Laksatiam, Chinatown

Laksatiam is Chinatown’s new stop for southern Thai-inspired laksa, lusciously starring springy-silky rice noodles made fresh each morning, soulfully flooded with fish in turmeric broth or chicken in green curry, soothingly fragrant with herbs and spices. 

Fun fact: Laksatiam is a spinoff of the long-enduring Old China Cafe Nyonya restaurant.

Shyng Coffee, Bukit Jalil

Bukit Jalil’s new Shyng Coffee rises as a Song Dynasty garden-inspired contemplative cafe for coffee and tea in soothing serenity.

L’Osteria e Cucina Cheras

Pasta for delivery can be a disaster, but L’Osteria e Cucina Cheras does a dependable job of transporting a trattoria’s tastes and textures.

Staples span Spaghetti di Gragnano IGP, Naples’ protected durum-wheat pasta with sauce-clinging firmness, and Rigatoni Napoletani, robust ridged tubes with grooves that gather every glossy coating.

Have them in preparations like Pasta alla Siracusana, Sicily-inspired with anchovy brininess, or Aglio e Olio, reworked with garlic-emulsified smoothness.

Five Snowmen, Chinatown

Chinese tea-infused soft serves: Chinatown’s new Five Snowmen churns ice cream that harnesses China’s highland-sourced tea for sensuous smoothness.

The Wuyi Mountain Da Hong Pao is the bold beauty, oolong rooted in Fujian’s misty, mineral-rich cliffs, the ‘King of Rock Tea,’ roasted with caramelised depth.

Volume, The Arch Galeries

Turn it up for Volume, The Arch Galeries’ new cafe-lounge with a towering wall of sound showcasing nearly 400 vinyl records.

Volume serves pastries, coffee and coolers in Tun Razak Road’s latest F&B, wellness and event space, The Arch Galeries, which houses upcoming stops like Gaga, Charmumu and The Listening Room, plus City Grocer for fresh food retail.

Try Volume’s Tropical Zen, blending matcha with guava and yuzu, and Heart Beat cold-pressed carrot juice with apple, beetroot, lemon and ginger.

Soto King, Bukit Jalil

 

Karipap Pusing Crunchy, Putrajaya