A'rest Cafe, IOI Mall Puchong

Soft-launched in IOI Mall Puchong, A’rest Cafe in Puchong is A'rest's fourth branch in the Klang Valley, with crowd-pleasers like the show-stopping strawberry cake, a scrumptiously airy sponge with ripe strawberries, soft cream and bright sauce.

The Overlook, Damansara Uptown

The Overlook has unveiled its new tea experience bar, tackling a contemporary take on classic Chinese tea traditions. 

The Overlook's tea sommeliers brew with custom-crafted clay teapots; their curation includes the Plum Velvet plum tea with medicinal spices, Mystic Ruby dark tea with honey, and Fresh Draft Nitro Tea, smoothly layered with creamy foam.

Adough, Pavilion Kuala Lumpur

Sourdough sanctuary Adough has birthed its third branch, bringing its all-sourdough loaves, pastries, pies, pastas and cakes to a beautiful new garden-inspired space with a rare skylight in Pavilion KL.

Snack on freshly launched specials like jalapeño seaweed rolls, banana chocolate cake and matcha brownies, plus sourdough viennoiserie favourites of honey butter shio pan, pistachio frangipane croissants, cruffins, tarts and more in a bright, welcoming bakery-cafe.

Thaqwa Classic, Kajang

Beans by Ali, Shah Alam

Beans by Ali is Shah Alam's new stop for lingering over long blacks and hot chocolate, tucked in an event space for community activities like religious lectures, doa selamat, plus umrah and hajj training courses. Coffee is sourced from local roasters Beam.

Big Mouth Cookies, Shah Alam

Big Mouth Cookies is Shah Alam's new stop for NYC-inspired cookies, thick and chunky, crisp to the bite, densely gooey to the chew. 

Its founder, formerly a home baker, has spent years perfecting her craft: Try the Raspberry Pistachio, beautifully balancing fruity tang with buttery-earthy nuttiness, and the Pandan Gula Melaka, evoking the flavour of Malaysian kuih like onde-onde.