delicious Australia — November 2017

KL’s contemporary cosmopolitan appeal is rooted in its rich heritage, cultural diversity

and multi-ethnic cuisine. Travel writer Jenny Hewett tests the city’s top bites and sights.

8AM ROTI ROYALTY

Head to roti canai institution Tg’s Nasi

Kandar (3 Tengkat Tong Shin, Bukit Bintang)

to sample Malaysia’s breakfast of champs.

Fried and flaky outside, soft and doughy

inside, dip it in dhal curry sauce and wash

it down with teh tarik (condensed milk tea).

9AM HISTORY ON SHOW

Head to Brickfields on the first and third

Saturday of the month and join a free Little

India heritage walk from the YMCA (95

Jalan Padang Belia). See Hindu temples, a

devotional flower market, art galleries,

pre-war shophouses and more.

1pm UNDERCOVER EATS

KL’s most iconic hawker stalls are now under

one roof at Lot 10 Hutong (Bukit Bintang).

Make for Penang Famous Char Koay Teow

for a version of the Malaysian noodle dish. PHOTOGRAPHY

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3PM AFTERNOON DELIGHTS

Stop for soft-serve green tea ice cream,

craft beer flights and sake sampling in

the basement of Isetan The Japan Store

(Lot 10, 50 Jalan Sultan Ismail). This slick

store stocks everything from Harajuku

fashion to kimono-fabric clutches.

6.30PM HAPPY HOUR ON HIGH

Kick back with tapas and boozy cocktails at

South American-themed Fuego in the heart

of the city (Level 23a, Tower B, The Troika).

From an outdoor terrace 23 floors high,

enjoy sunset vistas, chunky pickled prawn

guacamole and Peruvian pisco sours.

8PM TASTE TESTER

Some of KL’s most inventive bites are at

Babe in Damansara Heights (11th Floor,

Work@Clearwater), where Michelin-starred

chef Jeff Ramsey serves a 12-course modern

Japanese tapas menu of dishes such as

‘caesar salad’ capsules and clam miso soup.

10.30PM SPEAK-EASY DOES IT

Track down the concealed (and tiny)

speak-easy Omakase + Appreciate (Jalan

Ampang, Bangunan Ming Annexe), where

the award-winning mixologists shake

martinis and Negronis into masterpieces.

MIDNIGHT LATE GREATS

The night is not complete without a feast

at famed hawker street Jalan Alor (Bukit

Bintang). Try chilli crab at Restoran Meng

Kee Grill Fish, satay at Fat Brother Lok-Lok

and the crowd favourite, sticky, barbecued

chicken wings, at Wong Ah Wah.

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