Catching the Tide: High Tide Restaurant...

Fish and seafood are incredibly popular in Malaysia, and although there is plenty of fantastic fish available, prior to the end of 2009 there were no high-end European fish and seafood restaurants in the city, particularly ones with the unique concept of using only fresh and sustainably harvested products Continue »

Nero Vivo Malaysia: Sensational,...

Unpretentious and humble fine dining might sound like an oxymoron, but at Nerovivo in Kuala Lumpur this is exactly what you get. In the five and a half years since opening its doors it has grown to become one of the city’s most happening restaurants  with great food and wines and an atmosphere reminiscent of any family-owned trattoria in Italy. Continue »

Li Yen Malaysia: Chinese Haute Cuisine

Kuala Lumpur is a city that has been drenched in Chinese culture for as long as anyone can remember. To the outsider its presence is perhaps most noticed by the staggering amounts of Chinese restaurants that fill the city’s streets with the sights and smells of Oriental cuisine. Li Yen restaurant at the Ritz Carlton is one of KL’s best. Continue »

Sage Restaurant and Wine Bar Malaysia

The Sage Restaurant and Wine Bar at the Gardens Hotel and Residences in Mid Valley City, Kuala Lumpur is not the typical fine dining restaurant that you would be able to find anywhere in the world. Continue »

Celestial Swiss Delights: Chalet...

For those who love traditional Swiss continental fare, the Chalet Swiss restaurant at Hotel Equatorial in Kuala Lumpur is a great choice. With its award-winning cuisine and warm ambience from the seventies, the signature restaurant located at the lobby (mezzanine) floor of Hotel Equatorial is one of the oldest establishments in town, and probably the only one in the capital city of Kuala Lumpur that is still considered nothing less than truly Swiss. Continue »

Frangipani by Coincidence: Frangipani...

Stephen Ng visits one of KL’s leading restaurants, Frangipani. Continue »

Restaurant Lafite Kuala Lumpur

Spago, Le Cirque and Lafite share one thing in common. With Lafite located at the Lobby Level of Shangri-la Hotel Kuala Lumpur, now one does not need to travel as far as Las Vegas to enjoy the ambience of Spago or Le Cirque. Restaurant Lafite is the masterpiece of Adam Tihany, the internationally acclaimed interior designer responsible for the design of those two famed restaurants. Continue »