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Bounty, The KL Journal Hotel, Bukit Bintang

Words: Hannah Staley    Photos: Monica Tindall As a child my favorite chocolate bar was Bounty as I loved coconut and it was one of the few chocolate bars to come wrapped in two individual halves providing a sense that you were getting just that little bit more. Jus…

Memory Makers, Traders Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

Words: Patricia Podorsek  Photos: Monica Tindall Some years before I moved to KL, I visited as a tourist and my host took our group of friends to the SkyBar for a sunset drink overlooking Malaysia’s iconic landmark. From the moment I tiptoed around the swimming po…

Yamaguchi Fish Market, KL

Yamaguchi Fish Market, Kuala Lumpur

Words: Aisling Cullen   Photos: Monica Tindall I’m a fish lover, so when I got the call that The Yum List was reviewing Yamaguchi Fish Market, my eyes lit up!  The restaurant is conveniently located for those in the city centre – its about a five minute drive from KLCC…

Goodness Greens Cafe, TTDI

Goodness Greens Cafe, Healthy Eating in TTDI

Words: Kristin Cosgrove    Photos: Monica Tindall Juicing has really taken on off here in Kuala Lumpur as of late; it seems as if everywhere I look there are kiosks popping up offering nothing but elixirs of concentrated vitamins and minerals packed into a glass o…

Mojo KL, The Row

Mojo KL, The Row, Kuala Lumpur

“get your mojo workin’” Mojo KL is one of the only restaurants to survive the rise, fall and rise again of the famous, then infamous and hopefully soon to be recognized once anew, Jalan Doraisamy. Located in what was previously known as Heritage Row, and now cleaned …

Ekkamai, Jalan Batai, Thai restaurant,

Ekkamai, Thai Bar and Restaurant, Jalan Batai

Words: Louise Miller    Photos: Monica Tindall The latest addition to Damansara Heights’ metamorphic Jalan Batai is this classy Thai bar and restaurant. Opened by the team behind The Social, El Meson and Estilo, Ekkamai announced itself with a promise of qual…

Villa Danieli, Sheraton Imperial, Kuala Lumpur

Michelin Starred Chef Marcello Fabbri in KL

For one week only (January 20th – 26th) Michelin-starred chef Marcello Fabbri is taking guests on gastronomical journey of flavours with the Taste of Italy promotion at Villa Danieli, Sheraton Imperial Kuala Lumpur.  As this promotion is short lived, I …

Bandar Sunway

The Morning After: Comfort Food & Good Coffee

Words: Shaun Humphries     Photos: Monica Tindall Hearing the phrase – “the morning after” – conjures up some interesting notions. Some good, some not so good, but always entertaining (and memorable, if not a bit fuzzy). After a recent Yum List visit to the The …