Words: Aisling Cullen Photos: Monica Tindall Do you ever get café fatigue? Are you tired of hearing that another coffee house has opened up nearby with roasted beans from the hills of Indonesia? No? Neither do I! I love to see new independents bringing their inspir…
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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…
Milligram Cafe, Coffee and Eatery, Taman Mayang Jaya
Words: Heather Onderick Photos: Monica Tindall Deep in Petaling Jaya, Taman Mayang Jaya, to be exact, lies Milligram coffee, a cafe packed with PJ’s trendsetters, reminiscent of Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighborhood. With blinds outside to shade the outsid…
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 […]
Meat the Porkers, Porky Indian Cuisine, Publika, Kuala Lumpur
Words: Heather Onderick Photos: Monica Tindall It’s the new year in both the Chinese and Occidental worlds, which means a time to reinvent oneself, get out of your comfort zone and try something new. My first recommendation for foodies in Kuala Lumpur wo…
Hidden Gold in Tropicana: Pork & Beer in the Suburbs at Gold Bar
Words: Craig J Selby Photos: Monica Tindall Looking for tasty pork dishes and some specialty beer? Don’t want the hassle of city parking? Well, we might just have the place for you. Nestled in the growing backstreets of Tropicana, where there is still plenty of f…
a’Roma Dinings, Italian Restaurant in Taman Paramount
Words: Claire Horn Photos: Monica Tindall Nestled away in the 40 year old neighbourhood of PJ section 20, otherwise known as Taman Paramount, sits the delightfully authentic new Italian spot – a’Roma Dinings. Brought to life 9 months ago, we’re sure more …
D’Legends Bar, Porky Menu in TTDI, Kuala Lumpur
Words: Claire Horn Photos: Monica Tindall With an overwhelming variety of bars and restaurants to choose from in TTDI, it’s not surprising that D’Legends Bar has slipped under many peoples’ radar, given its unassuming appearance. But I’m not one to judge a bo…
The Eighth Avenue, Publika
Words: Ross Jones Photos: Monica Tindall The Yum List visited The Eighth Avenue on a Sunday afternoon This is not that odd, but Sunday afternoons are the perfect time to visit a restaurant like The Eighth Avenue. Not really lunch, but not really dinner, but a…
Ante, New Location, Same Porky Experience, 1 Utama
Words: Shaun Humphries Photos: Monica Tindall Visiting a Malaysian mall is always an experience – hundreds of stores, thousands of people and never enough parking. For an introvert like me, it’s all a bit overwhelming. Luckily, as a 37-year survivor in an ext…
Interlude, Porky Perfection & Happy Hours, TTDI
Hannah Staley & Monica Tindall On a thundery Sunday afternoon I meet Monica at Interlude: an international tapas bar situated within a lively street in TTDI. Being a Sunday the atmosphere is relaxed and chilled house music plays in the background. Fitting to …
The Eighth Avenue, Solaris Dutamas, Publika
Louise Miller and Monica Tindall As we approached this new eatery, housed between rivals on the outside street that circles the inner heart of Publika, we immediately got a snapshot impression of what this place is all about: our host and restaurant founder, Raj, …