Hwarojung, Desa Sri Hartamas

Hartamas’ new @hwarojung brings a bright Korean-led perspective to cheerful, charcoal-grilled chicken.

Choose from Original salt-seasoned, Garlic or Spicy flavours for thigh meat, cooked in the kitchen for convenience, kept hot on a brazier at the table for consistent enjoyment. Flavours are gentle, focusing the spotlight on the freshness of the meat and barbecue.

Also try the chicken pancake, featuring tender sliced meat shallow-fried with grated potatoes, a guilty-pleasure powerhouse of protein and carbs, coupled with grapefruit ade to keep cool.

Midweek feasts: Concorde Hotel KL launches Jom Makan-Makan Hot Pot Buffet

Concorde Hotel Kuala Lumpur turns up the heat with its latest all-you-can-eat adventure: The Jom Makan-Makan Hot Pot Buffet, now simmering every Wednesday and Thursday evening at Melting Pot Café.

Priced at RM98 nett per adult (with 50% off for kids aged 6 to 11), this flavourful feast runs from 6pm to 10pm, featuring value and variety for fans of bubbling broths and steamy pots.

Select two soup bases from a bold lineup, from the Signature Curry to Tom Yam to Chicken, Tomato or Kimchi Soup.

Pick from a premium protein spread: Australian sliced beef brisket, New Zealand lamb slices, seabass, tiger prawns, asari clams and more, primed for dunking and devouring. Pile on veggetables like long white cabbage, baby romaine lettuce, spinach and sweet pea sprouts.

Complement your customisable experience with tofu beancurd, mushrooms and noodles. 

Plus, explore tempting sides like fried mee mamak, Yong Chow fried rice, prawn and vegetable tempura, and chicken karaage with wasabi mayo.

Don't miss the teppanyaki station with grilled-to-order lamb shoulder and chicken, sizzling with soy butter teppan sauce or teriyaki butter.

End on a high with dessert indulgences like baked Japanese citrus cheesecake, red velvet cake, tiramisu, mini French pastries, chocolate mousse, and fresh waffles topped with ice cream and all your favourite condiments. Or go Malaysian with a DIY ais kacang!

Seats are limited, so book early. Contact 03-2717-2233 or 012-399-0734 to reserve your spot.

Restaurant Kajin, Sri Petaling

Restaurant Kajin sparks fresh fusion flair in Sri Petaling; its modern-minded menu spans hearty meals like Chargyu Claypot Rice, showcasing succulent sliced beef with sweet-savoury Cantonese barbecue notes on rice enriched with tallow and garlic (RM24) and snacks of gunkan cracker-style rice tarts topped with eel and pickles (RM7), chased with crisp yuzu genmaicha cold brews (RM10), conceived with admirable ambition.

Mauceri, KLoé Hotel

Pasta purveyor Mauceri summons up a Sicilian summer spirit in KL's city centre, with a pop-up restaurant stretching from now through September in KLoé Hotel.

Chef Paolo Mauceri brings a satisfying bite to his handmade specialities: Spaghetti turned vibrant with parsley sauce, showered with crisp pangrattato breadcrumbs; tagliatelle pomodoro, boldly sweet and luscious with crushed tomatoes and basil; and busiate cacio e pepe, richly cradling a cured yolk, peppered with Pecorino.

Start with a salad of creamy burrata with pea shoots, Mauceri's signature beetroot soup with creme fraiche, and sourdough slices with whipped herbed butter; end with sorbetto al limone, lovely in a hollowed lemon.

Founders Paolo and Yan have crafted a charming space, where fresh herbs front the kitchen, pantry staples of pastas and preserves populate the shelves, while dried dill, chilli peppers and garlic bulbs are bunched invitingly over the service counter. 

Lunavera Space, Federal Hill

Soft-launching within a week, Lunavera Space is a soothing sanctuary for slow sipping, soundtracked by birdsong, set on the slopes of Federal Hill with verdant views of tembusu trees.

Perched beside The Estate colonial-era mansion turned event space, Lunavera arcs with art and architecture, arching across a coffee bar, casual kitchen and craft beer station.