At Ras Balouch Restaurant on Jalan Ipoh, Pakistani classics like mutton 'karahi' and 'chapli kebab' shine

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 5 -- There's a stretch along Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah, just after the Gombak River and before Chow Kit, where about eight Pakistani restaurants line up in a row, their signboards cro... Read More

First look: Sun and Moon, the ambitious new brunch and bistro concept by the team behind Eat and Cook and Barkar

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 26 -- Five years ago, when Eat and Cook first opened - not in its most recent spot among the shoplots leading to Pavilion Bukit Jalil, but in its original guise, a 300-square-foot ... Read More

Taman Mayang's JJ Budget Restaurant is more than just Penang food: 'Brandy' is dishing out great KL Hokkien mee and fried rice

PETALING JAYA, Sept. 21 -- Back in late 2023, I wrote about JJ Budget Restaurant, a kopitiam straddling the fringes of Taman Mayang and Kampung Cempaka. Its biggest draw was the front-and-centre stal... Read More

Head to New Fook Kee Restaurant in Cheras for hearty 'Vietnamese-style' deep-fried tilapia and a one-of-a-kind stir-fried 'kangkung'

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 4 -- When it comes to no-frills, honest-to-goodness Malaysian-Chinese food, it's hard to beat Cheras. The area is a haven of hidden, if-you-know-you-know places that feed differen... Read More

Fermented tea leaves, chickpeas and 'mohinga': A night of Myanmar food and beer at S Double One Restaurant, Desa Sri Hartamas

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 29 -- My friend Hong, a fellow writer and avid "foodie" - a label that makes me squirm, and I hope makes him squirm too - is an interesting character. When he's not talking about m... Read More

Run, don't walk, to Japan's Hide-Chan Ramen's KL Lot 10 pop-up for Bib Gourmand-worthy Hakata 'tonkotsu' ramen

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 15 -- Ramen is perhaps one of the few food trends that came to Malaysia and. never really went away. The fact that it's still around, having evolved from flash novelty to a staple ... Read More

From Brunei to Taman Paramount, 1MORE Pizza has lines out the door: Is it worth the hype?

PETALING JAYA, Aug. 10 -- When I think of pizza, I think of my neighbourhood Domino's that stood on a corner for over a decade. It had no tables, just a counter, a massive conveyor-type oven in the c... Read More

A taste of Palestine with 'maqluba' and more at Al-Sham Arabian Cuisine in Damansara Kim

PETALING JAYA, Aug. 7 -- One of the first things you notice when you step into Al-Sham, an Arabian restaurant that opened in Damansara Kim last December, is a small bottle of olive oil placed on every... Read More

Chope Chope Kopitiam brings comforting fare like Katong 'laksa', fried 'assam laksa' and Ipoh 'creme caramel' to Bukit Damansara's The Five

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 1 -- Bukit Damansara's very own office enclave-slash-hipster haven, The Five, is perhaps the last place one might expect to find classic Ipoh kai si hor fun or Singapore Katong laks... Read More