Checking out a couple of places downtown that serve late dinners comprising offbeat recipes, starting with Marquee, a recently launched restaurant & lounge at Bukit Bintang's BB Park.
The top temptation's the Tommy Gun Burger: French toast topped with beef patty & brown sauce (RM25++). It works, sorta; the kind of hot mess that's worth at least a few bites.
For more familiar comfort food, Sarawak laksa (RM18++) is offered; might not be the best in town but unlikely to be the worst.
Cocktails come in the customary Cosmopolitan & Mojito forms.
A ten-minute drive from Marquee, there's a quieter retreat to be found at the ground-floor gastropub of Grid 9, a new backpackers' hotel near the Jalan Maharajalela monorail station.
Malay Tex-Mex? Tacos stuffed with spicy sambal prawns, lettuce & tomatoes (RM10). (Relatively) cheap & (fairly) tasty.
Wine & hard liquor are both available at Grid 9.
Marquee Lounge
BB Park, Jalan Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur
Grid 9 Gastropub
Grid 9 Hotel, Jalan Maharajalela, Kuala Lumpur
The gastropub is closed Sunday & Monday nights
The Oct.-Dec. inaugural edition of Eat Drink KL: 100 Favorites is now available in an eBook for free, convenient reading on computers, tablets & smartphones. It comprises reviews & information for 100 pretty nice eateries that span various locations, cuisines & budgets. Please click here: http://eatdrinkkl.publ.com/Eat-Drink-KL-100-Favorites-Oct-Dec-2013 (This link expires Dec. 31, 2013; see blog entries after that date for new link).
