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Words: Viktor Simonic Photos: Monica Tindall You’ve likely heard it before and you’ll hear it again: Thirty8’s major selling point lies in its awe-inducing 360o view spanning across KL’s cityscape. As soon as we step out of the elevator its floor-to-ceilin…
Words: Heather Onderick Photos: Monica Tindall Songs from The Clash are gently playing in the background. The classic clean black lines, white tiles and waffle shelves full of European wines, accompanied by a few longer sprawls of trending cookbooks and ja…
Words: Richard Koret Photos: Monica Tindall Nestled two floors below some of Kuala Lumpur’s toniest hotels on the exclusive Starhill Gallery Feast Floor, Enak KL offers the only authentic Malay cuisine among the dozen plus high-end restaurants. Laid ou…
Joanna McCall and Monica Tindall Atelier (meaning workshop or studio) stood out for me from the moment I arrived at the doorstep in the ever-changing Bangsar neighbourhood. Here, they’ve done away with the standard potted plants that line an uneven street and re…
Aisling Cullen & Monica Tindall Did you know that Tokyo has more Michelin starred restaurants than any other city on this planet? The Japanese are incredibly precise when it comes to well-balanced flavours and beautiful presentation, using the freshest of …
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 …
Favola – Le Meridien Kuala Lumpur Favola, Le Meridien Kuala Lumpur’s Italian restaurant, gifts diners with a small piece of Venice in its setting. Grand arches, fresco murals and paper mâché carnival masks make lively décor. The cuisine, however, is dist…
Words: Heather Onderick Photos: Monica Tindall Recently opened Marco Creative Cuisine, is an experimental restaurant looking to introduce Malaysians to a fine food experience at a reasonable price. As you walk in, the blend of colors is reminiscent of Men…
Monica Tindall Inspired by our Bordeaux trip last summer, this year we’ll be heading to northern Italy and Austria for some further wine exploration. It just so happens however that we have a few days before our official trip begins so we’re planning on spending so…
Words: Viktor Simonic Photos: Monica Tindall It can be a hard thing to find a slice of quiet, relaxed ambience, combined with quality, contemporary European cuisine near the heart of Kuala Lumpur. Even scarcer in the city are European dishes, whose ingred…
Iketeru Monica Tindall Waterfalls, ponds and tropical greenery induce a feeling of overall wellness and peace as we leisurely enter Iketeru from the eighth floor of the Hilton Kuala Lumpur. While other restaurants in the hotel have been through facelifts and re…
Monica Tindall Mestrae, Shoes with Interchangeable Heels, 3 Pairs in 1! You can sort the veteran travellers from the rookies by the amount of luggage they carry. Lifers zip in and out of airports bringing only the bare essentials; often only what fits in a carry on. …