Kuala Lumpur Travel Blog

KL has seen more artisan coffee cafes and stores pop up lately than anything else. KLites are finally getting serious about their coffee, ordering it in all forms (espresso, mocha, or latte) round the clock. If you’re in the city and eager to fuel up, here are two options- R.A.W. Cafe Photo Courtesy...

If you’re wandering about the Pavilion KL shopping mall, be sure to locate Tokyo Street- a strip dedicated to all things Japanese from food and drinks to art, culture and fashion. The strip flanked by little cafes and boutiques is reminiscent of the Ginza and Shibuya districts of Tokyo. Located on...

If you ever find yourself trekking down the Changkat Bukit Bintang strip in KL city, be sure to pop into Pinchos Tapas Bar – an intimate Spanish-inspired bar, that’s typically packed with a diverse range of people. Photo Courtesy of Pinchos Tapas Bar We walked into Pinchos Tapas Bar last night....

La Vie En Rose – the city’s latest French restaurant opened late last year and has been quietly serving up some excellent French fare. The cuisine – traditional French dishes meticulously prepared and cooked by Toulouse born chef Jean Michel Fraisse. Fraisse is no stranger to the local dining...

If you do not know much about the Sri Lankan cuisine, here’s a quick introduction- The Sri Lankan cuisine will stun your palate with its liberal use of 52 spices such as cardamom, coriander, cumin, plenty of chili and the unique dried Maldives fish. It is this wide range of spices that gives the cuisine...

Contrary to popular belief – restaurants in hotels do not necessarily serve up just mediocre, uninventive food. Some of the industry’s best chefs work tirelessly churning out the most innovative dishes in their well-equipped hotel kitchens. Prime at the Le Meridien Kuala Lumpur is one such gem...

There’s something warm, and inviting about Irish pubs wherever you are in the world. And if you’re a traveler, finding one is like ‘coming home’ to a rousing welcome/ holler. That welcome comes straight from the bar – loud, warm and inviting. You feel instantly at home wherever you may be....

KL’s dining scene experienced resurgence in 2011 with many quality restaurants popping up around town. Here are my top five favorites – Cuisine Gourmet by Nathalie Photo Courtesy of Cuisine Gourmet by Nathalie You’ll be blown away by Chef Nathalie’s Arbefeuille’s cooking. The food is...

KL is a romantic city – I can vouch for that. It may not be Paris but you can most certainly find the right restaurants to celebrate (your) amour. You’ll see that KL can inject just as much romance into your experience as any other city. Here are my top five favorite romantic restaurants - Photo...

Ben’s Lot 6.1, 6th Floor, Pavilion KL Shopping Mall Lot 140, First Floor, Suria KLCC B4-5-1, Solaris Dutamas To Eat Is to Love – Could they be referring to their desserts? I just can’t help it but time and again I find myself returning to Ben’s – the latest addition to the Big Group empire....