Currently KL’s hottest location for food and beverage, you can visit Art Printing Works (APW) at just about anytime during the day and find it filled with gourmands, Instagrammers lining up the perfect shot, and a whole bunch of those-in-the-know hunting …
Best of the month in KL
Via Pre, Friendly Italian Restaurant, Damansara
Words: Aisling Cullen Photos: Monica Tindall Living in the city centre has its benefits – lots of shops and amenities are on my doorstep, good restaurants and bars are within a 5 minute reach… but with life in KLCC, you can never get away from the constant noise […]
Re-opening of Lemon Garden at Shangri-La Hotel KL
Words: Joanna McCall Photos: Monica Tindall It was pouring down with rain as I made my way towards the Shangri-La Hotel Kuala Lumpur, brolly in hand and feet soaked through from splashing through puddles. Despite this, I was glad to be walking – it was Fr…
Pulp by Papa Palheta, Art Printing Works (APW), Bangsar – An Epicurean Tale
Words: Margaret Elizabeth Photos: Monica Tindall Situated in the leafy yet bustling former Art Printing Works site in Jalan Riong, Bangsar, is Pulp by Papa Palheta aka Pulp; an eco system that is everything coffee. The interior cleverly incorporates a coff…
Contextualising Cocktails, Coley Bar, A Fun Night Out in Bangsar
Words: Han Sen Hau Photos: Monica Tindall Cocktail culture in Kuala Lumpur isn’t a new thing, although it certainly feels like it with the number of watering holes popping up in the most unusual locations, reviving interest in overlooked parts of the city and …
Case Study, A Cocktail Bar, Art Printing Works (APW), Bangsar
Words: Matt Jones Photos: Monica Tindall After being dropped off by my Uber driver out the front of what looks like a derelict industrial wasteland, I wandered inside (past Pulp cafe) to discover a rather fantastic conservation-minded factory conversion. Fr…
Proof Pizza + Wine, APW, Bangsar, We’ve Found a New Best Pizza in KL
Words: Aisling Cullen Photos: Monica Tindall I’m obsessed with pizza. Pizza knows the way to my heart unlike any other food. Its been a huge part of my food life for so long and my love affair with it has stood the test of time – from my college […]
Agak Agak, Contemporary Malaysian Cuisine & A Social Enterprise, APW, Bangsar
Words: Heather Onderick Photos: Monica Tindall Located in the hip and cool urban space, APW, restaurant Agak Agak, gives diners a chance to sample some Malaysian favorites and Asian interpretations with creative twists; all while supporting a good cause. …
Arthur’s Bar & Grill, Shangri-La Hotel KL, Best Happy Hours
Arthur’s Bar & Grill Between the Moon and New York City Words: Craig J Selby Photos: Monica Tindall Stepping into Arthur’s Bar and Grill at the Shang, I couldn’t help but think of a popular movie from my childhood era, Arthur (starring Dudley Moore). Maybe it wa…
Luretta D.O.P. Isetan, 1 Utama, A Lesson in Italian Passion
Words: Claire Matheson Photos: Monica Tindall Innocuously hidden away on the top floor of Isetan in One Utama, surrounded by Japanese restaurants, is an absolute treasure trove of cured meats, stockpiles of virgin olive oils, Mediterranean chee…
Sapore, New Spanish & Italian Restaurant, Ampang
Words: Hannah Staley Photos: Monica Tindall I love Spanish and Italian cuisines so when I see a menu that features both, I know I will be in for a treat. Sapore, Italian for flavor, is one of a number of small independent restaurants to recently open its doors […]
Bonfire Restaurant & Bar, Newly-opened at Starling Mall, Damansara Uptown
Words: Patricia Podorsek Photos: Monica Tindall Bonfires make me think of my brother. Every summer, he gathers any available family member for a three-day celebration of fresh food, cool cocktails, and feisty company out in the woods under the trees. At t…