KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 6 -- Once dominated solely by the Japanese, the culinary landscape in Mont Kiara and Desa Sri Hartamas is evolving with a tide of new faces.

One can walk down a street in the Solaris Mont Kiara enclave and dine at a Japanese izakaya or tuck into Korean fried chicken while enjoying bak kut teh and pick up steamed buns and dumplings handcrafted by a couple from Shanghai.

Taking over a Korean restaurant, this shop lot along Jalan Solaris 4 is two concepts under one roof.

In the day, from 10am to 9pm, A Liang's Steamed Bun Shop offers handmade buns, jiaozi paired with homemade soybean milk and scallion noodles.

As evening approaches from 5pm to midnight, Nanyang style Chinese Barbecue is found in front, offering various...