Sushi Tei @ Tropicana City Mall

Price Range: A full meal here costs an average of RM50 onwards per person 

Cuisine: Japanese  

Pork-free

Nothing's worse than meal time approaching and you're bombarded with the question, "What to eat?" 

This time around, we let our pocket full of Worthy Book vouchers decide where to head to, and we ended up with a pleasant meal at Sushi Tei =) 

Oriental Group Set @ Beyond Veggie, 1 Utama

Price: RM94.70 

Cuisine: Asian vegetarian

Pork-free

  

We’re not usually fans of mock meat, but we gotta hand it to Beyond Veggie... their vegetarian spread totally exceeded our expectations!

Mix & Match Set Menu @ Sushi King

Price Range: Mid-range

Cuisine: Japanese

Catphobia-Friendly?: Yes

Pork-free (refer to note at the end of the post for further clarification)

Our peak levels of indecisiveness usually strike the moment we step into a Japanese restaurant. Every single thing on the menu is amazing but there’s only so much stomach space (and not forgetting budget!) to go by. To go with the salmon don or the tenpura udon? The saba kabayaki or the salmon karaage?

So we dropped by Sushi King the other day after a long time, and found that they’ve introduced a Mix and Match Set – smaller portions of Japanese favourites that you can have as a set! Perfect!

[Ramadhan Buffet Review] M Cafe by Meesha Sukira @ Plaza Damansara

Price Range: Mid-range

Cuisine: Malay

Cat-phobia Friendly?: Yes

Pork-Free

Oh yes, it’s that time of the year already! With Ramadhan just around the corner, so begins our buka puasa reviews to ease your meal-planning this June =) A big thank you to Food Ink for introducing this cozy little café to us!

Wanderlust @ Solaris Mont Kiara

Price Range: Mid-range

Cuisine: Fusion

Cat-phobia Friendly?: Yes

Pork-Free

True to its name, Wanderlust introduces a world of flavours in each adventurous dish served. Thanks to Food Ink, the tongue traveller in us spent the balmy afternoon happily traipsing from one creative culinary interpretation to another!

Little Wonton @ Taman Tun Dr Ismail

Price Range : Mid-range

Cuisine : Asian Fusion  

Catphobia-Friendly? : Yep!

Pork-Free

Any lychee fans here? How about garlic? Vinegar?

How about this: any fans of vinegar, garlic, and lychee co-existing harmoniously in one bowl? Read on to get to know this cute eatery's eclectic F&B offerings. 

Ayam Kampung Publika @ Damansara Perdana

Price Range : Budget

Cuisine : Malay  

Catphobia-Friendly? : Yes, despite it being open air!

Halal

We were having this discussion the other day on the ultimate test to see whether someone truly knows you or not: if they can buy you a plate of nasi campur that contains all the lauk you would’ve picked yourself, you’ve got yourself a soul mate!

Anyways, on a slightly unrelated note...for a less daunting nasi campur dining option, check out Ayam Kampung Publika! 

Tasty Chapathi @ Jalan Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur

Price: Mid-range 

Cuisine : Indian (with a good range of vegetarian options!) 

Catphobia-Friendly?: Yes

Pork-Free 

You know one of those restaurants where everything that arrives on your dinner table are perfect tens, no misses? Tasty Chapati is one of those rare gems for us, and is possibly our favourite place for soulful Indian dishes right now (we have had our iftar 3 times here within the span of 1.5 weeks, if that says anything). 

Little Yum Yum @ Kota Damansara

Price Range : Mid-range 

Cuisine : Nyonya

Catphobia Friendly? : Yes
Halal

What started out as a wife's unbridled affection for her husband by learning the intricate ways of Nyonya cooking from her mother-in-law, is now one of the top Nyonya restaurants in town! 

Dao Kia @ One Utama

Price Range : Budget 

Cuisine : Soy drinks and desserts 

Recommended For : A vegan snack 

Catphobia Friendly? : Yes 

Favourite post-lunch desserts, right here! Who can say no to Dao Kia's silky smooth soy puddings? 

Pisang Cheese Jakarta @ Section 7, Shah Alam

Price Range : Budget 
Cuisine : Desserts 
Catphobia-Friendly? : Yes 

Being food bloggers, we're always excited when it comes to new food trends! And here's something we've been wanting to sink our teeth into: Pisang Goreng Cheese! 

Sukiya @ Kota Damansara

Price Range : Budget 
Cuisine : Japanese (Fast food) 
Recommended For : Casual meals 
Catphobia-Friendly? : Yes 

The bright facade of Sukiya caught out attention and drew us in for dinner a few nights back; welcomed warmly by very Japanese-sounding staff, we stood at the self-service counter and had fond flashbacks of Yoshinoya! 

Veggies Gyudon

Kafe @ Ubud, Bali

Price Range : Mid-range 
Cuisine : Vegan / vegetarian with amazing raw options 
Recommended For : Chilling-with-coffee-and-a-book kinda place 
Catphobia-Friendly? : Yes 

We seriously feel the easiest (and yummiest) way to go vegan is to move to Ubud! Jalan Hanoman, especially, is lined with such amazing vegan restaurants, and Kafe was undoubtedly one of our top picks! 

Nasi Beringin @ Menara Mutiara Bangsar

Price Range: Budget

Cuisine: Malay

Recommended For: Nasi campur for the indecisive

Catphobia-Friendly?: Oh yes! 

We never knew such a famed eatery lies hidden in the second-floor food court of Menara Mutiara Bangsar! Lucky for us, we had Malaysia's top food expert to shed light on this hidden delight =) 

Thank you MTS for the awesome suggestion! 

Chutney Mary @ Jalan Telawi 2, Bangsar

Price Range : Mid-range   

Cuisine : North Indian 

Recommended For : Family dinners (or with friends; meals here are best shared) 

Catphobia-Friendly? : Oh yes! 

One of the best feelings in the world is finally stepping into a restaurant that you've passed by for years! What makes it even better? When the restaurant exceeds all expectations and delivers a memorable meal =) 

We absolutely loved our dinner at Chutney Mary, which we have the good folks of StarHero to thank for! The dinner was kicked off with the quintessential North Indian starter, Paneer Tikka. Basically firm cottage cheese slices are coated in a light batter and baked in the tandoor. The hint of black cumin seeds provides a delicious dimension to this starter staple. 

Mee Ketam KL @ Jalan Keramat, Dato Keramat

Price Range : Mid-range   

Cuisine : Noodles & Seafood 

Recommended For : When table etiquette is completely out the window 

Catphobia-Friendly? : Surprisingly, yes! =D 

So the last time we were here, we were on the Life & Times Fabulous Food Hunt. Since time was of the essence, Jules was to gulp down the steaming bowl of crab noodles as inhumanely quickly as possible (we didn't win the race anyway hahaha!). Despite the quick guzzles of the bowlful, the incredible flavours still shone through and we made a mental note to come back. 

Dim Sum A La Carte Buffet Brunch @ China Treasures, Sime Darby Convention Centre

Price Range : Mid-range   

Cuisine : Dim Sum

Recommended For : Good halal dim sums! 

Catphobia-Friendly? : Yes

One of our biggest struggles when it comes to food (makan oso got struggles! First world problems habis!) has always been finding good halal dim sums!   

For a reasonable RM50++ per person, China Treasures ends the search for us with its utterly satisfying a la carte buffet, with over 48 different dim sum dishes to choose from! 

Tweet to Eat at the Nuffnang FoodFest!

Tweet to eat? What a fascinating concept! 

We are stoked about the upcoming Nuffnang FoodFest (#NNFoodFest) happening this October, and can't wait to explore a concept very much new to us: social media currency! Yep, your smartphone is all you need at this wallets-not-required food celebration (might wanna bring along a powerbank though!). 

Intrigued? Save the date: 

Date: 5th of October 2013 (Saturday) Time: 4.00PM – 10.00PM Venue: Blue Atrium, Sunway Pyramid

The food fest will feature a huge array of delicacies, with around 50 food stalls to choose from, for the convenience of its attendees to savour local and international favourites all in one place. Besides tweeting and eating (tweating?), there will also be cooking competitions and food photography workshops to appeal to the fervent foodie. 

We'll keep you updated once we hear more news about the Nuffnang FoodFest, so stay tuned! In the meantime, you can also heead on over to www.nnfoodfest.com for more info. If you're keen to attend, RSVP here! 

Save the date, and we'll see you there! =) 

Ikan Patin Masak Tempoyak @ Restoran Sri TTDI, Shah Alam

Price Range : Budget 

Cuisine : Malay (Nasi Campur) 

Recommended For : An Omega 3-loaded lunch 

Catphobia-Friendly? : Not at all  

A few weekends back, a mild craving for ikan patin was a good enough excuse for us to up and leave to Temerloh for lunch. Having a chronic craving for the fatty freshwater fish on a weekday like today, however, it seems Temerloh is hardly an option.

‘Cahaya Ramadan’ Buffet @ Riverside Restaurant, PWTC

Price Range : Mid-range  

Cuisine : Malaysian       

Recommended For : A good variety of authentic Malaysian flavours   

Catphobia-Friendly? : Yes

It’s that time of the year again. With Ramadhan just about to knock on our doors, along comes one of the favourite Malaysian things of the fasting month: Ramadhan buffets.