Cepat Samba, Wisma Central

 

Nasi Kandar Kubah, Bangsar

Yuu Kissa, 16 Sierra

Desserts and drinks, homemade with heart and thoughtfulness: Yuu Kissa is 16 Sierra’s welcoming new Japanese-inspired refuge, lovingly conceived by Windther and Chloe.

Seasonal Japanese melon is the core of the current signatures, the Melon Sand, sandwiching fresh, sweetly ripe melon chunks with Greek yogurt cream, and the Kamsah, a house-blended melon soda with coconut ice cream. Also try the lively curd-layered Lemon Dacquoise.

Lined with charming cat-themed illustrations, Yuu Kissa shares its address with Sumgirl Nail Studio, with its own separate space within a residence. Walk-ins are welcome, but if you’re driving here, text them first for parking instructions (parking is plentiful but requires security registration in advance).

Hé Ni Coffee: New home in Petaling Jaya

Hé Ni Coffee has a new home, moving from PJ Old Town to Section 22, steeped in a soulful neighbourhood spirit, welcomingly wood-framed with lived-in warmth.

Founders Wen Shuan and Jeffrey bring heart and humanity to Hé Ni, serving their personal bakes like strawberry mousse cake and banana bread, pouring patient brews like the Yunnan Menglian from their own small-batch roasts.

It’s a gorgeous space with genuine character, calm and charm in every corner.

Eleven at Saujana, Shah Alam

Straddling Ara Damansara and Shah Alam, Eleven at Saujana is a friendly new neighbourhood cafe for everything from avo toast to key lime pie, spaghetti puttanesca to shrimp fried rice.

For sunshine, serenity and steak frites, take a table by the leafy-viewed windows and try the Black Angus striploin, succulently medium-rare with seasoned fries.

Crêpes du Café, Kota Damansara

Crêpes du Café is Kota Damansara’s new French-inspired crêperie, a family passion project by trailblazing Malaysian mixologist Shawn Chong, who spent five formative schoolboy years in Paris.

Crafted by co-founder Amy, conscientiously cooking with an instinct for balance, these white-flour crêpes come in sweet and savoury styles, some blanketed with brûléed bananas, peanut butter and Kapiti ice cream, others rolled with shimeji mushrooms, battered oyster mushrooms and garlic butter.

For the heartiest helping, have these smooth, thickly tender crêpes crowned with chicken fillets, cherry tomatoes and a garlicky-rich, kitchen-simmered pomodoro sauce, paired with rouge-hued elderflower soda sweetened with strawberries and apples. Très charmant.