Price Range: Mid-range Cuisine: Taiwanese Recommended For: When you’re super hungry! Catphobia-Friendly?: Yes A walk around One Utama in determination to find exciting lunch sets to add to our list ended deliciously at Little Taiwan. The set menu can get quite confusing, as there were a few different types of sets on offer, but at least there’s a huge selection to choose from! We decided to go with the, erm, 8 Hotties* ones, trying out theMa Po Tofu Riceset andMongolian Beef Riceset. Reasonably pri... read more »
Price Range : Mid-range Cuisine : Asian Western Recommended For :Great for a pre/post-movie meal; just steps away from TGV Catphobia-Friendly? : Yes The beautifully-decorated Charms has always stood out among the electronics and clothing stores that mostly occupy that old wing/new wing limbo on the top floor of OU. To say that it’s unnoticeable would be a complete lie, but the truth behind our avoidance of the restaurant stems from the fact that Julie used to work there after Form 5, while waiting... read more »
Price Range : Mid-range Cuisine : Good burgers Recommended For : Young diners in small groups (not a great place to dine at with impatient parents and screaming young kids, but thankfully, there’s the tapau option) Catphobia-Friendly? : Yes It was only a matter of time before we surrendered to the most-frequently tagged eatery on our respective Instagrams. The #beautifulmess and #foodporn on our feeds at 7.41pm on a Sunday night were the hashtags that broke the camel’s back. By 9 we were on t... read more »
Price Range : SplurgeCuisine : BrazilianRecommended For : Filling up thecarnivorequotaCatphobia-Friendly? : Yes Having been heavily inspired by Latin American culture these past few weeks, what with our salsa nights and digging around for obscure Chayanne films, it was not surprising that we would end up on the doorstep of Carnaval Churrascaria, vying for a taste of a true Brazilian feast! What is churrascaria, you say? Essentially, it refers to a barbeque joint. For an in-depth explanation, the restau... read more »
Price Range : Budget Cuisine : Malay (Snacks) Recommended For : Sinful treats to be tapau-ed back to the office for teatime Catphobia-Friendly? : It actually is! It seems that every time we lunch at Kuay Teow Auntie Gemuk, somehow or other we will end up at Angsana Risoles, somehow or other we will be returning to the car with a heaving brown bag full of piping hot risoles, and somehow or other the brown bag is emptied much too quickly. It’s as if we’ve fallen under a spell… of risoles? Well... read more »
Price Range Mid-range Type of Cuisine Vietnamese Recommended For A more exotic version of Subway Catphobia-Friendly Yes We seem to be rather receptive to Vietnamese cuisine lately, and our current favourite haunt of the Viet kind: Bahn Baguette! Being colonized by the French has greatly impacted the foodscapes of Vietnam, where such treats as baguettes are a common sight. Couple that with fresh Vietnamese flavours and you’ve got yourself an effortlessly beautiful fusion of East a... read more »
Price Range Mid-Range Type of Cuisine Organic Recommended For When you want something healthy and don’t want to spend too much Catphobia-Friendly Yes In keeping with our current hobby of scouring the best places for set lunches, we present to you: Opika! If you are a frequent OU visitor, no doubt you would have seen their colourful vege-fruits pillar wraps all around. If you haven’t actually tried it, having a taste of their set lunch may give you a clear idea of what you can expe... read more »
Price Range Budget Type of Cuisine Indonesian (Madurese) Recommended For Satay cravings Catphobia-Friendly At times, yes =) Sate Madura is, quite simply, one of our favourite Indonesian discoveries. Madurese cuisine is similar to East Javanese cuisine, probably due to their geographical proximity: it is characterised by the omnipresence of kicap manisand liberal usage of chilli in its dishes. What sets Sate Madura apart from the usual satays we have here in Malaysia, is its mari... read more »
Price Range Budget Type of Cuisine Indonesian Recommended For Penyet-related cravings Catphobia-Friendly Yeah! No cats around! Who doesn't love ayam penyet? Tender, crispy and spicy all at once, the quintessential East Javanese dish has (unsurprisingly) garnered a remarkable following among KLites. East Javanese cuisine is known for being especially spicy, and you can definitely feel the kick here at Ayam Penyet RIA. We have been coming to this outlet ever since our college days, a... read more »
Price Range Mid-range Type of Cuisine Desserts (Mille crepe, specifically) Recommended For Satisfying a craving for (what else?) mille crepe! Catphobia-Friendly Yes, thank goodness! Okay, so we've raved on and on and ON about how obsessed we are with mille crepe here. And well, why wouldn't we? The delicate pastry is so lovingly-made, with all its dainty layers, and effortlessly hits the sweet spot. Mille crepe is potentially becoming the new macaroon, as is evident by its sudde... read more »
