This Gorgeous Hotel Will Make You Wanna Go On A Romantic Retreat Right Now

As cliché as candlelight dinners and beds topped with animal-shaped towels can be (don’t forget the liberal sprinkles of rose petals), sometimes, that's just the kind of weekend you need to relax and recharge! 

Nasi Ulam Cikgu @ Kampung Kraftangan, Kota Bharu

Price Range: Budget

Cuisine: Nasi campur, Kelantanese style

Halal

If lunch doesn’t count to you if rice is not involved, then you’d appreciate this fuss-free eatery famed for rice with ulam and assorted lauk (like the legendary giant keli!)

Mr Pie Man @ Jalan Tun Mohd Fuad 3, TTDI

Price Range: Pie combo meals range from RM9.90 to RM 19.90

Cuisine: Pies

Pork-free 

A quick chat with the Pie Man himself told us that the café’s existence is due to the fact that he can’t seem to find a good pie to sink his teeth in upon his return from New Zealand. We’re just glad to have a cosy pie shop so near to home! 

Ko Hyang Korean Country Delights @ 1 Utama

Price Range: Mains are RM15ish and above

Cuisine: Korean

Pork Free

The best thing about having Korean food? The colourful-flavourful meal you're treated to!

Mikey's New York Pizza @ Publika

Price Range: Mid-range

Cuisine: Pizza

Cat-phobia Friendly?: Yes

Pork-Free

We’ve been bidding ‘How you doin’?’ to Joey’s pizzas for far too long. A worrying habit, we realize. Stop taunting us, Joey!

Lucky for us, we can now put our Friends rerun binges on hold and say hello to a proper fold-in-half-to-fit-in-your-mouth piece of New York pizza!

[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!

The Humble Pie Co @ Section 17, PJ

Price Range : Mid-range

Cuisine : Pies  

Catphobia-Friendly? : Yes

Pork-free

Happiness is craving for desserts and being stuffed with glorious durian pies. If you’re a fan of durian in your sweet treats, The Humble Pie Co’s got you covered.

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! 

Fikcles @ Taman Tun Dr Ismail

Price: Mid-range 

Cuisine: Western 

Catphobia-Friendly?: Yes 

Halal

At a glance, Fikcles fits right in with the current quirky café troupe with its adorably-painted façade and its coffee-scented interior. But scan through the menu and you’ll find this genius creation that sets this cosy café significantly apart:

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! 

FIQS Gastronomy @ SS19, Subang Jaya

Price : Mid-range 
Cuisine : Fine dining-ish 
Recommended For : Enjoying expertly crafted foods without the pretentious frou-frou setting
Catphobia Friendly?: Yes siree! 

Fancy foods in a comfy, casual space? You're looking for FIQS Gastronomy. Tucked away in a random corner of SS19, the unassuming little eatery is truly a breath of fresh air! 

The menu is delicate and thoughtful, and we had quite the debate trying to decide on our dinner dishes! 

Abah & Sons Co Motocafe @ Lake Fields, Sg Besi

Price Range : Mid-range
Cuisine : All-day breakfast and coffee
Catphobia-Friendly? : Yes 

Chancing across this adorable-looking place online, we made a point to drive all the way to Sg Besi last night to give this place a try (we're gonna pretend we're totally unfazed by the alarming amount of petrol we tend to carelessly consume in the name of food).

Kampong Kravers @ Damansara Kim

Price Range : Budget 

Cuisine : Snacks and desserts (karipap is the specialty here) 

Recommended For : Tea-time snack 

Catphobia-Friendly? : Yes 

Fancy having a karipap version of pineapple tarts? How about sweet durian custard stuffed into karipaps? 

If you answered yes to the above, Kampong Kravers deserves a spot on your makan list! Specialising in the art of making karipaps, the unassuming cafe provides a wide selection of this staple Malaysian snack! 

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

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. 

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!