LITO Bakery Cafe, Bangsar

LITO Bakery Cafe is Bangsar's cheerful new stop for family-friendly, oven-fresh comforts, from chicken pesto sourdough sandwiches for a satisfying lunch to Central European-inspired koláčky pastries with raspberry or blueberry jam fillings for teatime treats, part of the Sri Penaga condominium's blossoming community of public cafes.

Veron's, Bangsar

Bangsar's new Veron's serves soul-warming meals made with honest effort and heart, led by wife-and-husband team Veronica and Suresh with welcoming warmth.

Set in a sun-dappled, spaciously leafy alfresco corner of the Sri Penaga condominium complex, Veron's offers fresh, vibrant fare like salads scattered with orzo pasta, succulent with shrimp, feta cheese and herbs on rocket leaves and cucumber.

Swedish-inspired beef meatballs are hand-shaped in Veron's kitchen by the friendly crew, chunky with a rustic bite and tender chew, blanketed in brown gravy, complete with creamy mashed potatoes, crisp slaw and house-made Black Forest jam.

The menu features something for everyone, spanning East to West. Laksa Ramyun folds Korean ramyeon into Malaysian curry laksa, with noodles in spicy santan broth laced with gochujang for extra kick, topped with chicken mandu, fishcakes and boiled egg.

Veron's is open to the public; it only takes a minute to register at the guardhouse.

Sun & Moon, Imbi

Seeking to soft-launch later this month, Sun & Moon is Imbi’s luminous new space where cafe daydreams rendezvous with bistro evenings.

Nore: Sun & Moon is currently not open. Follow them for their opening announcement soon.

Six months in the making, Sun & Moon has been beautifully built from scratch, cavernously sculpted with a skylight that ushers in daytime while orb lamps orbit over booth tables with lunar calm.

The menu evolves from sunrise to supper with European-inflected flair; come for chorizo pesto galettes, beef ragu penne, steak & eggs and much more, matched with matcha strawberry lattes.

Pokok, Sunway Pyramid

Pokok spreads its foliage in spectacular fashion with its biggest branch, a soaring, sun-splashed new sanctuary in Sunway Pyramid Terrace where concrete cool meets leafy lush, for creamy crab chilli scrambled eggs with Grana Padano cheese in croissants.

Flaky, Ara Damansara

Ara Damansara’s new Flaky is the first contemporary spinoff of Tai Zi Ta, the mini-tart specialist with a legacy birthed in Ampang nearly three decades ago.

Flaky brings those time-treasured egg, coconut, pandan and pineapple tarts to PJ, plus pork-free mini chicken siew bao and kaya puffs (RM1.50 each, RM12 for ten).

These mouthfuls of classic comfort, oven-fresh every morning, prove crisp-crumbled and custardy-cored. The flagship egg tarts are as delicately flaky as the store’s name promises, partnered with Nutella lattes.