I remember in my younger years, Istana was a regular restaurant joint for my family… delicious chicken rice is all I can recall of this place. Even now, Istana is STILL known for it’s hainan chicken + rice. Strangely, just before my trip to Hong Kong and Singapore, I had a craving for CRAB (I think it was from all the food research I was doing…) My last visit to Istana was a few months back and I had an absolute FEAST!!

Ever since Mamak opened, it has been our destination of choice for a quick bite to eat if we are in town after midnight. I think my body is starting to reject kebabs once it hits midnight, must be a result of the copious amounts which I consumed when I was younger. Though the good news is, I have replaced my late night kebab fix with a hearty dose of Mamak who open until 2am on Friday and Saturday nights.

I find that one of the worst thing to do on a beautiful saturday evening is to be cooped up at home, in the kitchen cooking dinner for the family. Obviously, Howard’s mother shares the same sentiments, as she suggested we try a relatively new Malaysian restaurant – Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Cuisine, located in the heart of Parramatta.

Look no further for chilli mud crab
My personal belief is that once you’ve had the pleasure of tasting Singaporean/Malaysian food served at hawker stores, there’s no turning back. Whenever I have cravings for Singaporean/Malaysian food, we look back at the photos of our gastronomic adventures in Singapore and Malaysia and thank god for our great [...]

During our 4 days of extensive shopping in KL, there was one particular thing that we noticed. Each shopping centre had a Madam Kwan’s- Truly Malaysian Cuisine franchise, which was always packed despite the time of day. So when we were exploring the Pavilion shopping centre, we spotted a Madam Kwan’s, which was actually quite [...]

During our 4 days of extensive shopping in KL, there was one particular thing that we noticed. Each shopping centre had a Madam Kwan’s- Truly Malaysian Cuisine franchise, which was always packed despite the time of day. So when we were exploring the Pavilion shopping centre, we spotted a Madam Kwan’s, which was actually quite [...]

I was told the Laksa here was perhaps the best in Sydney. Too bad I didn’t order the Laksa.
Malay Chinese Take Away is best known for it’s long queues primarily filled with CBD office workers on their lunch breaks. Rain, hail or shine you will find no shortage of people tucking into their meals with [...]

The general consensus for food in Kuala Lumpur seems to be to head down to Petaling Jaya down at Chinatown and you cannot go wrong! Unfortunately for the Poorationary and I, we went quite wrong the first night. However, this was rectified by the sight of a packed Clay Pot Rice stand just off to the left of Petaling Jaya in the centre of the Chinatown stalls. Our return 2 nights later was wildly sucessful and possibly my favourite meal in Kuala Lumpur.