Located at: Sunway Pyramid Mall, Bandar Sunway, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia Visited on: 03rd October, 2022 Mantra used to be our favourite Indian restaurant during our stay in Sunway, Malaysia between 2008-2012. It was a much larger space on the ground floor of Sunway Pyramid, as opposed to the smaller affair that is now hidden away…
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The Asia Diaries: Peranakan Place
Located at: 1 Utama Mall, Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia Visited on: 02nd October, 2022 The tagline at Peranakan Place is ‘authentic Nyonya cuisine’. So, what exactly is Nyonya cuisine? Let’s start with what Peranakan means. Peranakan refers to an ethnic group in Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore that are native-born but are of mixed ancestry….
The Asia Diaries: De.Wan 1958
Located at: The LINC KL, Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Visited on: 01st October, 2022 Chef Wan is one of Malaysia’s most recognised celebrity chefs whose television shows we would sometimes come across on the Asian Food Network, during our time in Malysia. He is known for his flamboyancy as much as for his media…
The Asia Diaries: Madam Kwan’s
Located at: Mid Valley Megamall, Lingkaran Syed Putra, Mid Valley City, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Visited on: 30th September, 2022 Madam Kwan’s is a chain of Malaysian restaurants started by the now-89-year-old Kwan Swee Lian and currently run by her son and his family. The brand is popular for its authentic curries and Malaysian specialties such as…
The Asia Diaries: Tamarind Hill
Located at: 19 Jalan Sultan Ismail, Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Visited on: 29th September, 2022 Nothing much had changed since we last visited Tamarind Hill about ten years ago. The quiet Thai-Burmese restaurant with its rustic, dimly-lit ambience and Buddhism-inspired décor was still the same, and – more importantly – the food still tasted just…
The Asia Diaries: Nasi Lemak, etc.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia If you visit Malaysia, nasi lemak is a MUST have. It’s basically considered as their national dish and, over decades, has been consumed for breakfast in most Malaysian (and even Singaporean) households. Nasi means ‘rice’ in Malay, and lemak literally translates to ‘fatty’ – an indirect reference to the coconut cream in…
Noodles
Located at: Cinnamon Grand, 77 Galle Road, Colombo 03, Sri Lanka Visited on: 13 September, 2022 Noodles at Cinnamon Grand serves a variety of East Asian dishes that range from Singaporean to Thai, Vietnamese and Japanese. They do a pretty good job with their laksa, but today we were going to taste a few other dishes….
Ichi Zen
Located at: 63/2 Ward Place, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka Visited on: 02 September, 2022 Ichi Zen is one of the latest Japanese restaurants to hit the city. Opened in January 2022 and, according to their website, led by a chef with over twenty years of experience in Japanese cuisine, it’s a quiet spot located slightly off…
Bombay Borough, Colombo
Located at: Ground Level, One Galle Face Mall, 1A Colombo-Galle Road, Colombo 02, Sri Lanka Visited on: 15 August, 2022 Bombay Borough Indian Bar & Eatery at One Galle Face Mall is one of three of the restaurant’s international branches. The other two are located in Bangalore, India and Dubai, UAE. One of the first things…
Asylum Restaurant & Lounge Bar
Located at: Arcade Independence Square, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka Visited on: 27 July, 2022 Asylum Restaurant & Lounge Bar welcomes its patrons with a rather comprehensive and colourful menu that covers a variety of European, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, African, Asian and Far Eastern dishes. We started our lunch off with their Bacon-wrapped Grilled Prawns – honey…
The Eat Log 