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Paradise Palace
Located on the sixth floor, you can’t miss the ornamental gold facade of the restaurant. The sour radish soup, for example, wasn’t as spicy as we’d expected it to be, sprinkled with coriander and squirts of lime juice. The star howeve... -
NEO Restaurant & Luxe Lounge
Best described as ‘the new Zen’, NEO aims to arouse the palates of its patrons with rule breaking Asian fare. Oozing style and panache, the outlet is decorated with liquid walls, a huge chandelier and a chic looking bar. Food design is head... -
Coca Restaurant
Coca single-handedly made steamboat hip again, with their cleverly positioned shopping mall outlets wafting fragrant steam to tired shoppers. Their steamboat is cooked on an electrical cooking utensil which saves you from uncomfortable sweaty situation... -
Crystal Jade
Shanghainese dumplings and noodles, or more specifically la mian, have become quite popular in KL. Now, there’s a new outlet at The Gardens Mid Valley serving these delicious specialities. With branches in Beijing, Shanghai, Singapore and Jakarta... -
Chakri Palace
April 2009 There’s no excuse for not being able to find Chakri Palace. It’s right where the escalators drop you off on the top floor of KLCC. With such a world of choice on that level, you could be forgiven if you haven’t made it int... -
Celadon
The frontage doesn’t exactly ooze Thai-ness but the food certainly makes up for that. Celadon offers ‘Royal Thai Cuisine’ and the colourful curries, fresh salads and authentic spices fuse traditional cuisine with a fine dining setting... -
Baan Aa Haan Thai (BAHT)
July 2010 Thai food in Kuala Lumpur seems to veer between extremes: it’s either served by really grubby street vendors with questionable hygiene standards or in sanitised eateries in shopping malls, with rare standalone exceptions scattered few ... -
Babu Taiwan Cuisine
This cute little eatery is located along the busy streets of Desa Sri Hartamas. With such stiff competition, it certainly has stood out on its own as one of the few that serves authentic Taiwanese cuisine. As it was named after the owner’s pet do... -
Eccucino
Eccucino serves up a mix of international with an all day dining open kitchen, from western to Asian cuisines with an extensive range of hot and cold buffets available for daily breakfast, lunch and dinner. The restaurant’s specialty is their woo... -
Chalet Suisse
Owned by a Swiss couple, Chalet Suisse has been around for a while and has gained a reputation for its authentic and affordable Swiss cuisine. Amidst a number of Asian eateries, the humble Chalet Suisse stands out with its famous cow mascot greeting pa... -
Amuleto by Crystal Jade
Under the Singaporean Chinese restaurant chain Crystal Jade, Amuleto is their western fusion offering. Something of a mish-mash, the menu features an extensive list of tapas, vegetarian dishes, rosti and a lavish choice of beverages. Order thePapaya Sa... -
Restoran Theng Wah
June 2008 This coffee shop on a particularly desolate and, for some reason, always scorching stretch of Old Klang Road has a couple of things going for it: the pan meen and the char kway teow dished up by its two resident hawkers. Scrape a plastic cha... -
Weng Kee
Weng Kee is a Petaling Jaya institution specialising in char yoke, char siew (roast and barbecued pork), and liver sausage. -
Kohinoor
June 2008 The entire review of Kohinoor’s could be summed up in a single word: good. Each dish is good, the service is good, the atmosphere also good. However, nothing seems to really exceed this level. Just as nothing is ‘average’ o... -
Groove Junction
Groove Junction is a Bistro and Cafe Bar with a busy calendar of live music evenings. Not totally preoccupied with jazz, the venue has rather a bias towards it, being run by Jennifer Thomas, the sister of legendary jazz guitarist Jose Thomas, and Joann... -
Pakistani Stall
May 2008 Fifteen Pakistanis can’t be wrong, or so I thought to myself as my dining companion and I snagged the only empty seats among the three tables fronting a less-than-nondescript stall at the end of Lorong Bunus Dua, off Jalan Masjid Jamek.... -
Little Penang Kafe
April 2008 The lack of empty tables at the Little Penang Kafe tells its own story. This is a popular eaterie. Although you wouldn’t know that from the number of diners remarking that the food in Penang is so much better. And you know what? Th... -
Rain Nudle House
Note: Rain Nudle House has ceased operations until further notice. Our small group really enjoyed lunch at Rain Nudle House in Pavilion (there are some 13 other outlets around KL, including at Suria KLCC). The food was very good, the service excellen... -
Pak Loh Chiu Chow
Pak Loh Chiu Chow serves authentic Teochew dishes and is the sister restaurant of the renowned Pak Loh restaurant. Prices can be on the steep side but but they do serve excellent food. The menu is very comprehensive. -
Asian Terrace Restaurant
A restaurant offering both Thai and Vietnamese cuisine, Asian Terrace has a nicely judged selection of dishes. Their signature dishes include catfish with mango salad and deep fried river prawn with Thai chilli mousse.