KL's coffee culture is an expanding landscape of imported beans, state-of-the-art machines, hip baristas, and silky smooth pours. Pair that with some good grub...
Restaurants & Cafés
The best restaurants and cafés in Kuala Lumpur, including restaurant reviews, new restaurants and editors' picks
The best cheap eats in Kuala Lumpur
Eating well doesn’t mean you have to pay more, especially if you're in a food-centric city like Kuala Lumpur. Wherever you may be in the city, at any...
The best Instagram-worthy cafés in Kuala Lumpur
If you're all about taking pretty photos for your Instagram feed, get your phones ready and head to KL's most photogenic, highly stylised cafés. From...
The best afternoon teas in KL
Afternoon tea is meant to fill in the long gap between lunch and dinner and it's generally served at 4pm. We do love a good afternoon tea with all the...
Try this Mi Sedaap recipe inspired by our favourite KL mamak dish
We all know that instant noodles make for a tasty and easy meal when you’re in a pinch. But when you’re feeling more creative and want to put in a...
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Talitha Tan
Singer-songwriter and gym addict Talitha Tan shows us her favourite makan spots in town.
The Rojak Projek
The three people behind social art enterprise The Rojak Projek – Faye Lim, Jonathan Chong and Rachel Lee – tell us more about the restaurants in...
Fuad Alhabshi
Kyoto Protocol's frontman, Fuad Alhabshi takes us through his favourite makan spots in the city. You can follow him on his Instagram page.
Trisha Toh
As a professional food stylist, photographer and community manager for food discovery app Burpple, Trisha Toh is never short of recommended places to eat in...
The best restaurants and cafés in KL
Bakar
Guys, let’s all calm down about the ‘grill-concept’ trend. Grilling as a cooking method is at least 300,000 years old, and these days,...
Cantaloupe
Try the deftly-prepared foie gras satay at one of KL’s most stunning restaurants.
Fuego
The city view may be stunning, but it's the modern approach to grill and the inventive cocktails that make this restaurant and bar one of the best in the city.
Mercat
This Catalan gastrobar in Bangsar is one of the area’s more stylish for a quick dash to Europe. Chef David Caral, formerly of Circus, has concocted a...
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The best of food and drink in KL
The best cafés in KL
The best cafés in KL
You’ve got to admit that a trip to a good café sets you in a cheery mood – the sun-soaked space, glorious sunny side ups and that tingling...
The best chai lattes in KL
The best chai lattes in KL
Gaining precious real estate space on KL café menus is the chai latte, an updated version of the masala chai available on the streets of India and in most...
The best teahouses in KL
The best teahouses in KL
Fancy a spot of tea? Whether you're looking for traditional Chinese tea over dim sum or prefer to take the English route with scones and clotted cream, head to...
The best restaurants and cafés in KL
The best restaurants and cafés in KL
The Time Out Kuala Lumpur Food 40 is our monthly, definitive guide for where to eat in the Klang Valley. Establishments will only appear in this list if they...
The best restaurants in KL for healthy eating
The best restaurants in KL for healthy eating
Get in on the healthy food movement and start eating clean at these top restaurants for healthy eats in KL. We've also included a quick guide to meal portions...
The best banana leaf restaurants in KL
The best banana leaf restaurants in KL
Tired of the usual suspects when it comes to banana leaf rice? We bury our fingers in rice and curry to track down some of Klang Valley’s lesser-known...