Porca, Petaling Jaya

Porca is PJ's new neighbourhood haven for Western comfort fare with modern playfulness, founded by the family that runs The Butcher's Table on this SS2 street.

Calm and cosy with the lived-in charm of a midcentury home, Porca puts its spin on everything from sliders to steaks. The service team works hard to ensure an enjoyable experience with a human touch throughout, grounded in genuine warmth.

Start with the abanico slider (an Iberian pork patty, plump and moist with the profile of a three-bite burger), hamachi salad (tossed with yellowtail sashimi cubes and dried stingray, a duet of fish in two styles) and potato chips (crisply kitchen-fried, cloaked in jamon iberico for indulgently hammy snacking).

Anchovy pasta proves beautifully briny, but save space for protein powerhouses like mozzarella-molten chicken cordon bleu, Argentinean sirloins and Spanish lamb ribs, fleshy and full-bodied for carnivorous cravings.

Finish with roti kaya, served with Chinese crullers instead of toast, and the creamiest truffle-scented cheesecake slathered with jamon.

The Bread Project, Petaling Jaya

New in Taman Rasa Sayang, The Bread Project promises a contemporary palette of craft and crusts to trust, by the friendly baking pros of PJ's Kona Bakehouse and Butter & Spice.

Unique standouts include the Hojicha Mochi Terrine Bread, a dark bun decadently layered with hojicha terrine, mochi and cream cheese, pillowy-playful with a soft, stretchy chew. Other innovations introduced here include the Passionfruit Brownie Danish and Raspberry Rose Custard Bloom.

Shio pan seekers, bookmark The Bread Project's salted sensations, irresistibly indulgent with thick fillings of taro and butter. More highlights span mentaiko baguettes with mala chilli oil, meticulously fine-tuned for top-tier flavours and textures.

Also try airy-crumbed focaccia sandwiches such as the banh mi-inspired Vietnamese-Italian hybrid of lemongrass-grilled chicken, pickled carrots and radish in fragrant flatbread.

The Bread Project should become a neighbourhood favourite for hot meals too, like lamb stew and shakshuka-style baked eggs. Pair with palmier-topped Einspänners, lusciously whipped.

Lorong, Happy Garden

Tuck into tamago toast at Happy Garden’s new Lorong, stretched out on a serenely secluded neighbourhood lane, grounded in genuine warmth.

Lorong serves Japanese-inspired specialities like honey-marinated salmon ochazuke, yaki udon, chicken nanban don and beef hambagu with yuzu kosho, in a fresh collaboration between Nost Coffee and Ophanim Coffee Roasters.

SUCA Urban Sip, Cheras

SUCA Urban Sip is Cheras’ bright new bingsu-and-cooler cafe, bursting with the colour, creativity and cheer of a big-hearted team.

If you indulge in only one shaved-ice treat this month, make it the Mango Royale Bingsu, a Thai-Korean blizzard of coconut milk snow, crowned with red ruby ice cream, mango, mochi and peanuts.

For sparkling charm, the Pink Rock Asam Pedas is a quality quencher, a tad savoury, a tinge spicy.

SUCA, also home to SUPEREALLY streetwear, is now in a secret soft launch, tentatively 1pm through midnight.