Daily Shots Cafe @ Jalan Tun Mohd Fuad 1, TTDI

Update: This cafe is no longer in operation =( 

Price Range: Reasonable! Coffee drinks range from RM6 – RM9.50

Cuisine: Coffee and cakes

Pork-free

This little cafe quietly set up camp in the half-a-shoplot we used to buy PS1 games in, and it’s looking very likely that we’ll be just as fond as this cosy hideout as well.

Turkish Café Istanbul @ Jalan Wan Kadir 1, TTDI

Price Range: Mains range from RM15 – RM20  

Cuisine: Turkish  

Pork-free

If you’re like us and have been struggling to find a decent Turkish meal in KL, you’re probably just as relieved when this café first opened its doors in TTDI last October. 

Bonjour Garden @ The Intermark, Jln Tun Razak

Price Range: Mains range from RM14 to RM48

Cuisine: Pasta, pizza, sandwiches, pastries

Pork-free

When stumped on a place for dinner, we’ve found ourselves heading to this quaint little bakery-cafe way too often. Have you tried the food here? Oh yes, then you’d know what we mean!  

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 Bites Cafe @ Lake Fields Sg Besi

Price Range : Mid-range

Cuisine : Western 

Catphobia-Friendly? : Yep!

Pork-Free

Whenever we try a new restaurant, the first bite would usually determine whether or not we were in for a good time. Aptly enough, every single bite at Bites is hypnotic, exciting, and satisfying right to the very end.

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.

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:

Meatless Monday Recipe: Fluffy Pumpkin Pancakes with Lemon Dill Yoghurt

How's everyone doing this 3-day weekend? Not only is it Meatless Monday (yayness!), it's also a public holiday (double the yayness!). 

Mondays like these don't roll around that often, so we decided to celebrate with one of our favourite pancake recipes: Fluffy Pumpkin Pancake with Lemon Dill Yoghurt. Best had for breakfast and tea-time snacks =) 

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).

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! 

Sizzling Brownie with Oreo Ice Cream @ Acme Bar & Coffee, The Troika

Price Range : Mid-range   

Cuisine : Western 

Recommended For : Idling over coffee and cake, watching the hurried city go by 

Catphobia-Friendly? : Yes

Too many times we have had to listen to awestruck stories of this wondrous creation, and too many times we kept telling ourselves we urgently needed to swing by Acme Bar & Coffee and see what the fuss is about! 

We are happy to report that our procrastination has finally come to a complete halt. The Sizzling Brownie with Oreo Ice Cream (RM 19) is, easily, one of the most genius offerings to grace the foodscapes of KL! 

Breakfast Sets @ Tappers Cafe, Damansara Uptown

Price Range : Mid-range   

Cuisine : Western selections for their breakfast sets

Recommended For : A morning meal out that's cosy enough for alone time or with company

Catphobia-Friendly? : Yes

Funnily enough, it's not too easy to find poached eggs for breakfast around Taman Tun area (besides the magnificent ones at Mukha). Turning to Foursquare for help, we were pointed to an unlikely destination for good, runny poached eggs... A big hurray for Tappers Cafe! 

A Colourful Night Out with StarHero at La Boca Latino Bar, Pavilion KL

Having been avoiding jam-packed KL if no compelling reason requires us to be there (and the award for most adventurous food bloggers goes to...), we braved the after-work jam last Wednesday and were handsomely rewarded with soulful South American dishes and highly entertaining new comrades!  It was, after all, the StarHero Ambassadors’ Meet & Greet cum La Boca Food Tasting Session =)

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! =) 

We Finally Caught Up with Royal Post's Coffee Truck!

Price Range : Mid-range  

Cuisine : Coffee!        

Recommended For : A cup of coffee that comes with a challenge

Catphobia-Friendly? : Depending on the location, we suppose  

After months of stalking Royal Post’ Instagram uploads, we rounded the corner to work today and were ecstatic to find the signature red-white-black coffee truck parked in front of the office! Finally, we were able to give this elusive traveling cup of coffee a try! (You know how we love them elusive eats, from our Humble Chef-stalking days).

Fahrenheit 600° @ Publika

Price : Mid-range
Cuisine : Pizza. Desserts. Coffee
Recommended For : Outstanding pizza, and decent vegetarian options 
Catphobia-Friendly? : Yes

Just another cute cafe in Publika? Think again!

The heavenly scent of baking dough will do wonders enticing curious passerby to seek solace at this cosy little nook. 

Call for Nominations: Time Out KL Food Awards 2013

It's that time of the year again! 

Yes, Raya is indeed around the corner, but we're referring to another exciting event that's also got us pumped: the Time Out KL Food Awards! 

The awards, which honour the best of the best food finds in the city, are all the more exciting due to the fact that the nominees are all voted by the public! What better way to get to know the best restaurants in town than through the eyes of its seasoned dwellers? Plus, the shortlisted restaurants make an awesome makan-makan to-do list! Here's last year's list for your reference. 

Nominations are now open until 31st August 2013, so head on over to the voting page and enlighten Kuala Lumpur on your favourite food haunts! Categories this year include Best Cheap Eats, Best Healthy Eats, Best Place for Coffee, Best New Restaurant and many more. (We had a hard time picking just one favourite restaurant for each category, traipsing from one insanely scrumptious memory to another, but pulled through somehow). 

Happy voting! =) 

Organic Coffee @ Motoya Express, Omotesando, Tokyo

Price Range : Mid-range 
Cuisine : Organic Coffee 
Recommended For : The Anti-Starbucks 
Catphobia-Friendly? : Totally!

What's a trip without a good cup of coffee to go with it? Just steps away from the Ben & Jerry's store in Omotesando Hills, we came across an unassuming little brown van tucked in a hidden corner, spewing hypnotic coffee scents. 

Free Flow Coffee Every Friday & Saturday @ Coffee Societe, Publika

One cup of coffee is always a welcomed accompaniment to dinner. Unlimited cups of coffee is... too good to be true? 

Yes, you read that right! Coffee Societe, possibly the most interesting coffee house in super-happening Publika at the moment, treats true coffee lovers with a quirky promotion. At a rate of RM10 nett, drink all the coffee you want every Friday and Saturday night, from 6 p.m. until about 11.30 p.m.  

Read on for Top 5 Reasons Why We Absolutely Adore Coffee Societe!