Ra-Ft Sierramas Words: Shaun Humphries Photos: Rich Callahan I always love walking into a place that just feels right. From the lighting and colours to the smells and sounds – when all those features are working together, I’m overcome with a subtle sense of calm, …
Breakfast
Breakfast Mont Kiara @ Fat Olive Food Garage
Words: Kitty Noble Photos: Monica Tindall The team at Fat Olive Food Garage, run by Stacee (a former producer) and Kike (life-long chef), has started serving breakfast… and pizza! Known for their mouthwatering tapas, scrumptious paellas, and home-baked so…
Sausage KL, Pork Breakfast Ampang
Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan Sausage KL is a new all-day-breakfast café just opened in Ampang that celebrates all things pork. “It’s all very non-halal. It’s sausages, bacon, it’s pork ribs,” says co-owner Matt. Tucked away on the ground floor of …
Breakfast Menu Brasserie Fritz, WOLO, Bukit Bintang
Words: Louise Miller Photos: Monica Tindall Thousands of miles from the French capital, Brasserie Fritz has injected Bukit Bintang with a massive dose of Parisian style. On the ground floor of the WOLO hotel, gorgeous Gallic touches abound from the moment you st…
Der Backmeister, German Bakery, TTDI
Monica Tindall Known for selling the best and widest selection of European style breads in Kuala Lumpur and some hearty sit-down meals, Der Backmeister German Bakery has become a go-to spot for lingering weekend brekkies and a weekly stop for picking up bread and …
The Good Batch, Damansara Utama, The Brinner Winner, All Day Brekkie KL
Words: Claire Matheson Photos: Monica Tindall There have been two great moments of realisation about food in my life. The first was discovering you don’t need to be celebrating someone’s birthday to eat cake. The second was learning you can eat breakfast at d…
The Good Co., Plant-based Eating and the Prettiest Food in Kuala Lumpur
Words: Aisling Cullen Photos: Monica Tindall Eating clean is something I try to maintain, but inevitably I fail along the way. I have every good intention of sticking to a healthy diet, but somehow life gets in the way. And cheesecake. And pasta. I do enjoy my ve…
Le Petit Dotty’s, Cheap Breakfasts, Coffee & Pastries
Words: Aisling Cullen Photos: Monica Tindall I am on a health buzz right now. I’ve adopted clean eating as my everyday diet, I’m trying to exercise at least four times a week, and I’m determined to get rid of my baby belly which has been taunting me for […]
Gastro Sentral, Le Meridien Kuala Lumpur, Upscale Pub
Monica Tindall We first tried Gastro Sentral a few years back when the lobby of Le Meridien Kuala Lumpur was freshly renovated. Back then it made a positive impression, but with the number of new eateries popping up around KL it’s been a while since our last visit. On …
Graze, Hilton Kuala Lumpur at KL Sentral, Weekend Brunch
Monica Tindall Coffee starts us off on this Sunday morning at Graze at the Hilton Kuala Lumpur. A handful of espresso-based drinks are founded in a blend of Brazil Santos Cerrado and Colombia Huila Excelso. Americano (RM12), Cappuccino (RM12) and the Macchinett…
Kopenhagen Coffee, A Sweet Taste of Denmark in Kuala Lumpur
Words: Aisling Cullen Photos: Monica Tindall Have you heard about ‘hygge’? It’s a Danish word that has been trending for quite a while now, and roughly translates into ‘cosiness’ or retreating into your familiar comforting bubble while seeking out the litt…
Spanish Breakfast, Mercat Barcelona Gastrobar
Spanish Breakfast Bangsar Words: Claire Matheson Photos: Monica Tindall There are two kinds of people in this world: those who like to share their food, and those who don’t. I fall firmly into the first category. I am incapable of sitting through an entire meal a…