Simply by DaYork, Petaling Jaya

Siu yuk, simple and satisfying: Simply by DaYork in PJ's Section 14, run by newly engaged couple Sunny and Peggy, serves roast pork with light, crisp crackling and juicy flesh, on sweet-savoury, sauce-slicked rice or mellow salted egg instant noodles, complete with creamy-yolked eggs, fresh-and-crunchy pork lard and craft beers for a worthwhile meal.

Simply by DaYork

12b, Jalan 14/20, Seksyen 14, 46100 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

Un by Dayday, Puchong

Officially opening 10 December, Un by Dayday is billed as ‘an unusual cafe,’ a coffee-and-croffle bar in an unexpected location - inside Puchong’s new K Homié Japandi furnishing showroom. 

It’s a calm, comfortable space to admire slow-living craftsmanship, while sipping on coolers like the E(art)h Latte, a butterfly pea-infused iced matcha latte. 

Un by dayday 

C-06-1, Dataran Puchong, Taman Puchong Utama, Puchong, Selangor.

Pacha, Qatar

Qatar might be an increasingly modern nation, but you'll still find centuries-old recipes served in its capital, Doha, including pacha - boiled sheep's head, stomach and trotters, served with bread sunken in hot, oily broth and more flatbread on the side. The cheeks and tongues are considered the best bits.

Art Core: Eat & Paint at Plaza Arkadia

Food and fun with acrylics come together at Art Core's Eat & Paint weekly event: Enjoy a delicious dinner at this venue in Plaza Arkadia, then ease on over to the easels to paint your own mini-masterpiece on a blank canvas. It's a wonderful way to spend an evening, unwinding while unveiling your artistic talents.

The Eat & Paint session costs RM148 per person, typically lasting about three hours, with one hour for the meal and two hours for painting, held on different days each week.

When we visited, nasi kerabu was served once we arrived, a hearty meal to fuel us up.

Everything is ready and provided for customers to paint, including the canvas, acrylic paint, and even the reference material to spark inspiration, from landscapes to still objects and more.


Art Core's instructor will help to refill the paints and offer useful tips on improving your work. This is suitable for beginners who might need more guidance as well as experienced painters who can work independently.

If you haven't completed your painting by the end of the night, no worries - you can return to finish it another time, such as during Art Core's open-to-all art jamming sessions on weekends.

Customers can choose whether to bring their work home or leave it here to be displayed.

All in all, Art Core's Eat & Paint activity is a cheerfully cool, casually convenient way to bring the community together, with everything you need - from the space to the equipment and material, plus an in-person instructor - to fulfil your artistic ambitions without fuss or fear.

Art Core
B-1-6, Block B, Plaza Arkadia, Jalan Intisari Perdana, Desa Parkcity, 52200 Kuala Lumpur. Tel: 017-664-5004