Rimba Place, Taman Duta

Kampung classics in a calm city hideout: On the scenic hills near Parliament, Taman Duta's Rimba Place serves meals like the Daging Salai Set, spicy santan fare with meltingly tender beef, complete with ulam, tangy sambal and sirap selasih.

Urariin Coffee, Bandar Bukit Mahkota

Urariin Coffee is Bandar Bukit Mahkota’s new caffeine stop, brewing with a house blend of Brazilian, Indonesian and Ethiopian beans. The Banana Caramel Latte is brightly balanced, its smoky-sweet caramelisation buoying the coffee’s chocolaty butteriness.

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Hei Lok, REXKL

Hei Lok is REXKL’s new Malaysian noodle bar, ladling out Sarawak laksa, kolok mee, mee pok and more.

Pan mee is the satisfying speciality, fired up with flavourful dried chilli that packs deep heat. Pork-free kampua mee with minced chicken and shallot oil supplies a slick, savoury bowl that most folks can enjoy.

Coming Soon: Overture, Petaling Jaya

Come for chicken parma, stay for crystal-clear playback of Sade: Likely to launch mid-October, SS4’s upcoming Overture might soon be PJ’s best-sounding cafe, a listener’s lounge powered by Klipsch Cornwall speakers.

Wrapped in thoughtful acoustic treatments for a sensorially lush audioscape, Overture turns familiar music into richly dimensional rediscoveries in an intimate space lit low in amber with walnut-toned woodwork.

The meals menu looks compact but compelling: Five-day-cured salt beef sandwich, moussaka with garlic tahini, miso mushroom tartine, cereal milk panna cotta, whipped cheesecake with Earl Grey crumble and more.

Cafe Seongsu, Sri Hartamas

Helmed by a Korean husband and his Malaysian wife, Hartamas’ friendly new Cafe Seongsu bridges Korean crowd-pleasers and Western brunch favourites, from cheese chapagetti to croque madame, rose tteokbokki to French toast, ramyeon to eggs Benedict, coupled with creamy misugaru lattes, yuja americano and hallabong ade.

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Buttermood, Mont Kiara

Buttermood is Mont Kiara’s new Korean-run bake shop for salt bread with a confidently crisp bite, scones with a convincingly crumbly chew and butter tteok with coppery caramelisation.

Also find feathery madeleines, beautifully browned financiers, fresh milk and other firm favourites.

Buttermood is founded by a friendly South Korean husband-and-wife team; she brings over a decade of professional baking experience from her home country, while he supplies a chef’s seasoned skills. Dine-in seats are limited for now, with more furnishing and fuller fare of sandwiches and Korean-roasted coffee by next month.

Buttermood is open to the public at the residence lobby entrance of Gateway Kiaramas.