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Kirsten Durward and Monica Tindall Currently one of the hottest places to dine in the city, the newly relaunched Aka Chochin Izakaya, combines quality Japanese cuisine with contemporary flair. Recently appointed, Executive Chef Miguel Huelamo Estrada – a cu…
The award winning Japanese restaurant, Nagisa at Hyatt Regency Kinabalu, is a venue valued not only for quality cuisine, but too for its suitability to entertain important guests and visitors. Resembling a Japanese winter cottage, the restaurant is framed …
Set up as a modern living room, the recently renovated Lounge at Hyatt Regency Kinabalu immediately sets us as ease with its homey décor. A meeting place pre or post dinner, or for a longer stretch nibbling on an afternoon tea set with sweets, savouries and a hot b…
Words: Monica R. Clear Photos: Monica Tindall The first thing that hits you when you enter the Rondaevoo Café in Bandar Sri Damansara, after the verbal, “Welllllcommmmme!” from staff, is the space. Rondaevoo has a great ambience – full of natural l…
Words: Han Sen Hau Photos: Monica Tindall Upon entering the Gastro Project and noticing the checkered tiles, dark furniture, streaks of burgundy painting the walls—strictly the colour, though the idea of wine cascading on walls is an idea worth patent…
Sungeeta Singh and Monica Tindall With more people becoming aware of better food choices, health conscious eaters are in for a culinary treat at The Origin. This restaurant serves delicious fusion vegetarian cuisine. The team behind The Origin believes that v…
Words: Margaret Elizabeth Photos: Monica Tindall Many of you will already know and love Acme Bar and Coffee (ABC) so you will be as excited as I was to see what new creative twists appear in their Good Seed, spring menu. Stepping into ABC you feel quality in the si…
Blaq Coffee subscription is one of our favourite delivery services in Kuala Lumpur. It’s rather simple really. A team of experts source the best coffee from top small batch coffee roasters in Malaysia. Each month they select four single origins from four diff…
Words: Margaret Elizabeth Photos: Monica Tindall Seven Cups is an oasis of tranquility in the intriguing and bustling Empire Mall. Owner Eve Von developed her love for coffee on business trips and wanted to be able to imbibe delicious and unique coffees …
Sweet tooths beware! This post celebrates our favourite desserts for the first quarter of 2015. Click on the title links below to be taken to maps and further details. Best Desserts in Kuala Lumpur (Click on the title link for map, price and full details) Ashley…
This cocktail was created for Chinese New Year this year when our sommelier, Gustavo, found out that this year’s lucky colour for those who celebrate the festive is green. He experimented to incorporate the colour green using green tea syrup. Granizado means slu…
Words: Kirsten Durward Pictures: Monica Tindall It seems that the new theme for dining in KL these days is a modern take on the traditional plate sharing concept. Aka Chochin Izakaya is the latest in a slew of fresh and vibrant casual dining locations spr…