The Eighth Cafe, Old Klang Road

Basking in the sunshine of a beautiful skylight, Old Klang Road's new The Eighth Cafe serves up a soothing cafe experience, brewing up smooth tiramisu lattes and coffee matcha lattes for a morning escapade.

Luce Osteria Contemporanea KL: A video sneak peek

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Watch our video here about Luce - full feature to follow this week!

Kooky Bowl, Bandar Sunway

Set to soft-launch later this week, Bandar Sunway's Kooky Bowl keeps the Kooky empire rolling to a new neighbourhood, following in the footsteps of Kooky Cream and Kooky Plate. Here, the Sunway University campus crowd can savour a mix-and-match medley of East-and-West fare by day, with a diversity of desserts like ice cream, cakes and even tong sui by night.

Fiftig Seofon, Rumah Tangsi

KL's new cafe with old-world charm, a five-minute walk from Merdeka Square: Fiftig Seofon (translated to 57, a tribute to 1957) is a lovely fresh space in a heritage townhouse.

In this sanctuary of serenity in the city centre,. the welcoming team serves specialities from East to West, from Nasi Lemak Pattaya to Smoked Salmon on Sourdough Toast, coupled with classic coffee and contemporary lattes.

For a less guilty lunch, go for the Grande Soya Lah - toasted pecans with rolled oats, mixed berries, yoghurt and organic soybean milk - plus citrusy coolers like the Asamboi Ginger Lime and Cranberry Limeade.

Top tip: Get the window-side tables upstairs with prime views of both the Petronas Twin Towers and KL Tower.

Find Fiftig Seofon on a cosy corner of Rumah Tangsi, 10am to 10pm.

NICE Bistronome, Petaling Jaya

With inspirations that stretch from Nice to Naples, Section 17’s new NICE Bistronome brings together the repertoires of a brasserie and ristorante, with French escargots and Italian arancini sharing a single menu.

Chef Andy Choy’s command of the captivating open kitchen marks NICE Bistronome as the latest spin-off of the Chateau Dionne commonwealth, located below its sister cafe Doux Doux.

Start with NICE’s specialities of Nice - Niçoise salad, with an addictively rich anchovy dressing, and a thick, tender and tasty ratatouille of Mediterranean-inflected vegetables that Gusteau would be proud to serve.

All-day dining begins bright and relatively early at 11am. Carnivorous main-course musts include braised beef cheeks with balsamic and red wine jus and a reinterpretation of saltimbocca, swapping out veal cutlets for chicken roulade, draped in duck prosciutto instead of dry-cured pork ham - exemplary showcases of the NICE brigade’s expertise.

Make an entire meal of Italian classics - fresh chitarra pasta is a pleasure with plump tiger prawns in briny-sweet crustacean sauce, while risotto is simple but sumptuous, saturated with saffron in every bite. Kick off with fine focaccia, finish with tantalising tiramisu.

Neighbour Club, Sultan Road

Chinatown’s cafe boom continues with the soft-launch of Neighbour Club, the latest spin-off of the JWC Coffee Roastery group. 

Sip on JWC's signature blends and single-origins, plus coffee coolers like the Kaya Butter Coffee and Guava Fizz, while shopping for snacks like Choc Oh Sourdough Crackers.

Fun fact: This address also houses a JWC cocktail bar by night.