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Regale Wine Lounge @ Desa Sri Hartamas
A calm, cosy space for sipping on predominantly French wines (with a thoughtfully curated range of glasses starting at RM15), well-paired with platters of smoked and mature cheeses and baskets of...
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Kiffe @ SS15 Subang Jaya
Kiffe strives to put a fun spin on kebabs, inserting slender slices of grilled lamb, beef and chicken into its own interpretations of Mexican-inspired burritos and Canadian-inflected poutine - the...
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Coffeekix @ Puchong
Coffee with a kick: What's pictured here might look like a simple espresso with some water, alongside an iced latte, but the reality is more subversive - Coffeekix offers more than a dozen coffee...
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Valentin @ Ljubljana, Slovenia
This cosy restaurant & fish market in the heart of Slovenia's capital city hooks its customers with gnocchi that swims with calamari, prawns & mussels, plus monkfish soaked in a creamy truffle...
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Wurst @ MOV Hotel Kuala Lumpur
Meet KL's wurst restaurant: Tucked on a subterranean level of the Bukit Bintang neighbourhood's MOV boutique hotel, this distinctively designed spot (check out the slide that patrons can supposedly...
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La Fleur X Uniqorn @ Sunway Geo Avenue
When the last eagle flies and the last lion roars (shout-out to fans of early-1980s animated fantasy films), we can probably be found in one of the Klang Valley's first unicorn-themed cafes, pretty in...
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Da Niu Sarawak Kuching Kolo Mee @ Petaling Jaya
Kuching kopitiam classics, available for folks in PJ seeking a fuss-free lunch that costs under RM10: Da Niu's speciality is kolo mee, which can be ordered in either the original or red variant (RM7;...
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Cuisine Wat Damnak @ Siem Reap, Cambodia
Lauded as one of Cambodia's best restaurants, Cuisine Wat Damnak is well worth a visit in Siem Reap; French chef-founder Joannes Riviere delivers dishes that are rich and bold with Khmer flavours, with...
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Satoyama Chicken @ Puchong
Relying on free-range fowl raised in Sarawak for two months and fed with naturally farmed produce, Satoyama Chicken aims to bring a nutritiously wholesome bent to crowd-pleasers like chicken rice...
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Duck Ye Ye @ Taman Desa
Friendly Ipoh-born stall-keeper Mun Yew offers roast duck prepared to a family recipe; the result is satisfyingly meaty and sufficiently tender, with a light, clean flavour. Half a duck costs RM29,...
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Diem Cafe @ Puchong
Culinary cultures collide: Diem Cafe couples the Malaysian must-have of nasi lemak with a crispy Taiwanese fried chicken cutlet - it's a pairing that works, predictably (RM14.90). And what better...
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Sebok Cafe @ Shah Alam
Sebok gets busy with fun fare that spans East and West, from Nasi Ayam Penyet (RM16; complete with tempeh and tasty sambal) to a twist on Eggs Benedict that's sandwiched in the cafe's own-baked bagel...
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Alliance Art Cafe @ Siem Reap, Cambodia
Housed in a refurbished colonial-era Siem Reap building, Alliance Art Cafe pays homage to both Cambodian and French culinary traditions, with a menu where charcoal-grilled chicken with banana blossom...
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Entier @ Alila Bangsar
Tongue-to-tail dining finds a fresh advocate at the flagship restaurant of KL's new Alila Bangsar. Perched on the hotel's 41st floor, Entier (French for 'complete') is an eyrie for offal enthusiasts,...
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Moutou @ Lorong Panggung
Billed as an artists-run community space, this rooftop venue is a distinctive destination for cracking open a beer - or sipping on tea and coffee - while enjoying the evening in an urban herb-farm...
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Dao @ SS15 Subang
Run by three Ipoh-born siblings whose father has helmed a bean curd stall in Bercham for more than two decades, Dao is a fun new Subang cafe that specialises in soy milk-based desserts and drinks, both...
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42 Street Bakery @ Mont Kiara
Every Thursday, a Korean chef and a Malaysian baker set up shop at Plaza Mont Kiara's flea market, selling a smorgasbord of meticulously conceived bread and cakes.For a teatime treat, we purchased 42...
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Kaizen Coffee x Avgust Cafe @ Subang Jaya
Kaizen Coffee marks a fresh start for the folks behind Subang's now-closed Project Gibraltar; a visit to this easy-going space should yield consistently satisfying cups of coffee, with beans supplied...
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Phil's Bistro @ SS2 Petaling Jaya
Bistro fare with a couple of twists: Pork ribs are blanketed in a sweet-spicy sauce that's meant to evoke peri-peri dynamics (RM32.80; the meat is tender, fresh and well-prepared), while pasta...
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Drome Cafe @ Shah Alam
For fans of flavour-packed buns-with-meat combos, Drome's chicken burger, soaked in peri-peri sauce (RM13.90), and Coney hot dog, smothered in beefy gravy (RM14.90), might seal the deal for what to...
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