Four Malaysian bars named in Asia's 50 Best Bars 2025: Penrose remains the top bar in Malaysia at No. 10, while Three X Co leaps to No. 15

KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 -- Last night, at a glitzy ceremony in the Wynn Palace, Macao, four Malaysian bars were recognised in the 2025 edition of Asia's 50 Best Bars. Penrose retained its title as The ... Read More

Head to Puchong for a taste of Kelantan's irresistible 'nasi Kak Wok' at Restoran Warong Wok

PUCHONG, July 6 -- Mention Kelantan, and nasi kerabu and nasi dagang almost always follow in the same breath. But there is another lesser-known dish that is every bit as delicious and deserving of at... Read More

In conversation with Alan Goh, the pizzaiolo behind Round Pizza Napoletana and now Tonda, Taman Desa's newest Roman-style pizzeria

KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 -- As I walk into the newly completed Tonda (so new the signboard isn't even up yet), founder Alan Goh is hunched over the counter, fiddling with a pair of switches. The long cen... Read More

Two Malaysian bars in Asia's 50 Best Bars 2025 extended 51-100 list: Backdoor Bodega ranks No. 64, Coley No. 92

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 -- Two Malaysian bars have been included in the 2025 edition of Asia's 50 Best Bars' extended 51-100 list: Coley in Kuala Lumpur comes in at No. 92, continuing its streak of being... Read More

Fuss-free 'yong tau foo' and an espresso tonic surprise in Sungai Way at Restaurant Sungai Way Hakka Yong Tau Foo

PETALING JAYA, June 29 -- Two weeks ago, we featured Kedai Kopi Hoh Piah in a story about pan mee being sold out of a home in Sungai Way. This week, we return to the same neck of the woods, quite lit... Read More

Find a great 'pan mee' out of a house in Sungai Way, at Kedai Kopi Hoh Piah

PETALING JAYA, June 15 -- With its narrow, densely packed roads and many businesses still run out of converted homes, Sungai Way has an aesthetic unlike other suburbs in Petaling Jaya. While rapid de... Read More

Into the belly of The Gathering Beast: Brilliant, sometimes bizarre 'Chinese fusion' cooking in Aman Suria

PETALING JAYA, June 12 -- The Gathering Beast, set loose on Aman Suria barely a month ago, is unlike anything else in the neighbourhood in more ways than one. For one, its sweeping exposed-brick faca... Read More

Craving a snack? Go bananas for the 'pisang goreng' and 'kuih bakul' at USJ 2 Goreng Pisang in Subang Jaya

SUBANG JAYA, June 1 -- As a kid, I used to take the bus (read: small van) home from school in Subang. I lived the furthest, so I was always the last one off. Most of the other kids lived nearby, so ... Read More

What's for lunch? A simple, satisfying 'nasi berlauk Kelate' at Warung Soho in Plaza Damas

KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 -- Of the many things I love about living in this country, our definition of a "work lunch" is one of them. I take tremendous pleasure in knowing that a cold sandwich or stale pa... Read More

In Damansara Perdana, an awesome chicken 'mandi' and 'shawarma' await at the unassuming Charisma Arab and Pastry

PETALING JAYA, May 25 -- "The chicken mandi is not ready yet, sir. You want shawarma?" I nod, pay, and take the only seat at the lone plastic table. It's not hot, exactly, but the air on the lower gr... Read More

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