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Best kopitiams in Klang Valley for hawker food

Scour the shophouses to find traditional local kopitiams that still serve up your favourite hawker food and drinks with no frills needed. New Twenty-Twenty Hidden away but frequently...

Starbucks releases Halloween-themed frozen drinks

Starbucks has released a Halloween-themed frozen drink that evokes bloodthirsty vampires with raspberry syrup. This season, the Frappula Frappuccino serves as a follow-up to last year's green...

Top 5 Picks at The Intermark Food Court

Over the years, food courts in Kuala Lumpur have successfully turned the long-held belief that truly delicious, authentic local fare can only be found in dirty street alleys and decades-old...

Scrumptious, fresh seafood at Alu-Alu Restaurant, Kota Kinabalu

What's better than eating fresh seafood in Sabah? Eating fresh seafood in a breezy gazebo floating above crystal clear waters, that's what! And that's exactly what Alu-Alu Restaurant at Gayana...

Starbucks rolls out signature holiday cups

Starbucks has rolled out its annual red holiday cups in select locations worldwide. Every year, Starbucks produces a range of red cups specifically for the Christmas period. This year, the...

Cafe-hopping in Seremban Uptown

Inspired by our recent visit to Brickfields, our mission when travelling through Uptown Avenue, Seremban 2 was an Indian breakfast, but we just couldn’t ignore the selection of cafes in varying...

Subway to switch to antibiotic-free chicken

Subway has announced plans to serve antibiotic-free chicken across its US restaurants by 2016. After announcing plans in June to remove all artificial colours, flavours and preservatives from...

TMI Tries: ITALGelato

Nothing beats licking down some good quality gelato on a cool day, and the people at Resorts World Genting must feel the same way! The resort hotel recently launched their own gelato brand,...

San Francisco restaurants get record number of Michelin stars

Michelin handed out stars to a record number of San Francisco-area restaurants in the latest edition of its guide to be launched next Wednesday. Michelin, which rates restaurants in 24...

Bangkok to host Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants awards

The fourth annual Asia's 50 Best Restaurants awards ceremony will be held in Bangkok, Thailand on February 29, 2016, organisers announced today. After three consecutive years in Singapore, the...

Sinful chocolate desserts in Bukit Bintang

Want an utterly sinful dining experience? Bukit Bintang will easily draw out your naughty side with these chocolate temptations. Crunchy Chocolate Pizza MAD About Coco’s crunchy chocolate...

Africa know-how makes SABMiller a good drinking partner

Africa is hosting its biggest beer festival: a 14-date marathon tour of Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban serving more than 35,000 drinkers four different types of beer – all of them made by...

Two Malaysian restaurants make the cut on list of Asia’s best fine-dining eateries

Two Malaysian restaurants were voted among Asia’s top 25 fine-dining restaurants in TripAdvisor’s annual Traveller’s Choice awards. Kebaya, a posh Peranakan-themed restaurant in Penang, was...

Best cafes in Ampang

A raft of amazing cafes have been popping up all over the city of Kuala Lumpur, and Ampang is no exception to this trend! We’ve scouted the most happening area of town for the best late night and...

Travellers rank world’s top restaurants

TripAdvisor has announced its annual Travellers' Choice awards for the world's 365 best restaurants. This year's awards honour the top 25 eateries in the world, while dedicated lists were also...

Malaysian-born food-sharing service lets you dine in a stranger’s home

Not sure where to eat? Why not try inviting yourself for a meal in someone else's home? Dubbed the AirBnB for food, PlateCulture is a food-sharing service which offers patrons a chance to dine...

Claypot prawn rice and other one-pot wonders at Restoran Busy Corner

If you’ve only ever eaten the standard claypot chicken rice, it’s time you tried some of the other sumptuous goodness an earthen pot can make. I've never been a fan of one-pot wonder meals...

Some hits, but mostly misses at BBQ Thai restaurant

BBQ Thai restaurant along Old Klang Road exudes a laidback, chill-out atmosphere perfect for that night out with friends, as the majority of its seating is placed in an outdoor space with only...

Best Bangsar restaurants for date night

Here’s a cheat sheet of date ideas in Bangsar’s restaurants and eateries for different romantic experiences to suit any couple’s tastes. Ril's Bring your date back in time to the 1920s by...

World’s best bar: The Artesian in London

For the fourth year in a row, London's The Artesian bar has been named the world's best watering hole. At the World's 50 Best Bars awards, the bar attached to the luxury Langham hotel in London...