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The Beef Noodle Shop, Paradigm Mall

The Beef Noodle Shop is Paradigm Mall's new stop for Taiwanese-inspired braised beef noodles, with a choice of flat or thin wheat noodles in a rich, robust broth of slow-simmered beef bones brightened with tomatoes and fired up with spices, delicious for rainy days.

Fun fact: The Beef Noodle Shop's founder's Malaysian father and Taiwanese-born mother formerly sold beef noodles in SS2, mainly in the 1980s and 1990s.

Ceoi Fong Lou, Taman Cheras

Ceoi Fong Lou is Yulek's new stop for Thai soul fare, from pad kra pao with minced wagyu beef to Hat Yai-inspired fried chicken wings. The kitchen ran out of duck eggs and holy basil when we visited, but its pad kra pao still proved punchy with wok-fired, chilli-fuelled heat.

SB Coffee, Ara Damansara

SB Coffee is Ara Damansara’s new back-lane cafe-roastery with automotive and artistic flair, bringing together a classic car, caffeine and colourful canvases.

Pair SB Coffee’s own-roasted Costa Rican pour-over, brewed by friendly barista-roaster Sam, with a local brunch of nasi lemak bungkus and telur kampung in a rustic setting that evokes a vintage motoring social club.

SB Coffee is a Klang Valley offshoot of Langkawi’s Smiling Buffalo Cafe, sharing this laid-back space with motorcycle dealership Motosentrik’s freshly launched showroom, featuring an Austin Mini Cooper, silver Norton and Ducati Red superbikes.

Crackling & Co, Bangsar Shopping Centre

Crackling&Co is BSC’s new butchery-bistro for carnivorous cravings, spanning charcuterie to chicken liver pate cooked with French butter, duck rillettes to tournedos Rossini to crispy-crackling pork.

Try Crackling&Co’s take on hachis parmentier, the French cousin of shepherd’s pie, served here with thickly pulled Angus beef brisket instead of mince, comfortingly blanketed with mashed potatoes and grated cheese for a beautiful bake, hearty and soulful.

Steak frites currently harnesses Black Onyx 100% pure Black Angus beef, more marbled than everyday Angus, complete with no fewer than three house-made sauces of blue cheese, mushroom and black pepper.

Chef William Ragonneau, his wife Tee Teh and right-hand man Chris do wonderful work, from their welcoming warmth to thoughtful touches in their own espelette-infused butter and kitchen-cured gravlax.

Ricebar, Bangsar

Simple Breakfast Club, Kajang

2PlusOne.Coffee Rumah Kopi, Kajang

Coffee in calm, minus the crowds: 2PlusOne.Coffee is a home-turned-hideout for caffeine cravings in Kajang, open in the morning and evening. Lattes prove light with silky nuttiness, courtesy of the signature Ethiopia-Brazil medium-roast blend.

KOFFI WOC, Oval Damansara

Work-from-cafe calm: KOFFI WOC is Oval Damansara's hideout for walnut banana loaves and yuzu soda coffee, open everyday, spacious and soothing.