Need ideas on what to eat? Here’s a selection of food in Mont Kiara and the surrounding areas:
Breakfast
1. Rubberduck
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Rubberduck is a hidden gem located in Plaza Damas. The café has such a serene ambiance with a simple setup and naked ceilings. The staff at Rubberduck are very welcoming, and are enthusiastic on recommending patrons the best breakfast selection to suit their palate. Aside from an excellent breakfast, coffee addicts will find that the caffeine-fix at Rubberduck is quite impressive as they have talented baristas who will spoil you with awesome coffees.
2. Kopenhagen Coffee
“Hygge”, a Danish word which means ‘coziness’ or retreating into your comforting bubble whilst seeking pleasures in life. This concept was what brought Kopenhagen coffee to life. All the way from Denmark, Peter Sehested, who is Danish himself and from Copenhagen, proudly owns this spot of the city with his passion in culinary and an idea for a very minimalistic style. He runs this place with a team of friendly staff serving healthy and fresh breakfast.
3. The Midnight Baker
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Whilst the husband bakes the bread and the wife crafts cakes and pastries, and their buddy makes the coffee, The Midnight Baker is the go-to spot for a hassle free breakfast, brunch or lunch. Ran by a small, self-determined team packed with passion and skill, this café delivers splendid and flavourful food for all. This beautiful bakery is family friendly and has a dedicated play corner to keep children occupied. The Midnight Café team is proud of their food creations, which is why they decided to have an open concept kitchen for patrons to watch the process of their food being created.
4. Huckleberry Food & Fare
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There’s nothing better than freshly baked delights in the morning. Ran by a team of French chefs, Huckleberry Food & Fare is a baking maestro with years of experience and dedication. Huckleberry, unlike other restaurants, has a 120-square-foot oven! Used to create baked masterpieces all throughout the day. The feeling of being inside the café is also unique with naked concrete walls, lounge-like long sofas, and dark wooden tables. The setting of this restaurant sets the mood for patrons to be relaxed. From fresh from the kitchen meals to baked delights, a wide choice of healthy and Instagram-worthy breakfasts can be found at Huckleberry Food & Fare.
5. Coffee Stain By Joseph
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If you are a coffee lover, then Coffee Stain by Joseph is the place to be. With grains imported all the way in from Papua New Guinea, Columbia and Guatemala, prepared freshly in the form of Latte, Expresso, Cappuccino and Flat White, Coffee Stain is well known to be one of the best places for a daily coffee fix. The place is however always packed due to its popularity, so getting a table may be hard. But once you are seated, talented baristas will take care of your coffee needs with their immaculate brewing techniques.
Brunch
1. Lewis Gene
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Chill out at the urban styled café called Lewis Gene, with high-backed cushions on top of 90’s music in a background created to provide an eccentric atmosphere. Located on the 2nd floor of a shop lot complex, this café overlooks the streets of Solaris Mont Kiara. Accompanied by an extensive range of coffees to choose from, the owner/barista of the café has his own unique flair for delivering superb coffees. It has been his signature as a coffee master to attempt new techniques in delivering coffee goodness to delighted patrons.
2. The Forum
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The Forum is a relaxing corner amidst the hustle and bustle of Desa Sri Hartamas, providing a peaceful corner to friends and family to have a hearty brunch. Showcasing contemporary foods and design, the Forum dedicates its cuisine to healthy and organic fare. Set to be one of Mont Kiara’s most insta-worthy locations, The Forum has an urban look with natural lighting playing a major role in its settings.
3. Wonderlust
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Wondering where to go for brunch? Head over to Wonderlust, where the menus are a series of surprises that are definitely worth exploring. The Wonderlust team has innovated a new dining concept which maintains their passion for tasty coffee, fancy foods and travelling inspirations. Wonderlust is a minimalistic café with simple wooden tables and chairs, and unique decor. As soon as you step into the restaurant, you will see a bunch of handmade hanging glass bottle chandeliers which will definitely catch your attention.
4. Fahrenheit 600
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It’s easy to determine a good restaurant when the owners have devoted their entire career to serving high quality freshly made cuisine. The name Fahrenheit 600 came from the temperature that the pizza, pasta and toasts are baked in their in-house brick oven at 600 degrees. Fahrenheit 600 is the perfect lace to have a hearty brunch with their menu choices consisting mostly of eggs, bread, and mushroom.
5. The Social
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Quickly becoming popular amongst the millennials upon its launch, The Social has been a hit ever since it first opened in Bangsar. Expanding to Publika, Desa ParkCity, and TREC, and feeding tens of thousands of patrons over the years, The Social is remarkably crowd-pleasing with its culinary hits that suits the palettes of everybody. If you are planning a visit, be warned that you will be spoiled for choice.
Lunch
1. Nanda Chicken
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Ahnyeong! If you are a fan of Korean cuisine or Korean chicken, then Nanda Chicken is the place to be! This restaurant is quickly becoming popular with constant queues, full of people eager to get their hands on the Korean chicken. Only tip-top quality ingredients are used to assure the consistency of the perfectly fried chicken. The menu is straightforward, and undoubtedly KFC (Korean Fried Chicken) is the star of the show. It is available in three categories including chicken with cheese, crispy with sauce and specials.
2. Doma Korean Restaurant
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The Korean-Chicken run does not stop there, Doma Korean restaurant is a fusion between Seoul and Sydney cuisine. With contemporary cooking married between borders, Doma’s head chef Terry Song serves flavoursome meals. Whether eating alone or with a group of people, Doma has cuisine to suit every desire. Fitted with modern furniture, pastel colours all around, and contemporary art pieces, Doma sets the mood for a nice lunch in the city. Like many Korean restaurants, the chicken comes in three types including original, honey-soy and sweet-spicy.
3. Soi 55
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Sawadeekap! Fancy travelling a few minutes instead of a few hundred kilometres to Thailand for a nice and affordable Thai lunch? Then head over to Soi 55, a Thai restaurant featuring Thai cuisine full of aroma and spices that fills every corner of the restaurant. Located along a row of shops in Mont Kiara, Soi 55 presents itself to be one of the leading Thai restaurants in the area among many other Asian inspired restaurants.
4. The Fat Fish
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The Fat Fish, which got its name from mostly serving sashimi, has been a sensation to many with its freshness and affordable prices. This vibrant deli-café will hook you up with seafood delights, from tuna, salmon, scallops, sea urchin and many more. Other than just selling carefully prepared sashimi, The Fat Fish also has their own produce where people can come and buy fresh seafood! The kitchen, on the other hand, never fails to create a different menu selection every week so that patrons won’t have to eat the same thing repeatedly.
5. Menga Kamikaze
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Menga Kamikaze is a traditional Japanese-styled shop at 1 Mont Kiara which serves remarkable Japanese ramen for everyone to enjoy. Renowned for having the best ramen in KL, Menga Kamikaze continues to strive for constant quality and perfect taste in their food. Patrons can not only enjoy original ramen, but also the Tsukemen-style ramen, which is basically ramen without soup that was originated Japan due to the fact that locals didn’t want to sip on soup during hot summer days.
Dinner
1. Thailicious
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Recognise the boat noodle trend that was attracting so much attention? Thailicious café has the same thing but reportedly one of the best in town, costing only RM1.90 per bowl. The restaurant itself looks like a hustling food market scene in Thailand. Thailicious has five flavours of noodles, with a choice of pork, beef, chicken, tom yum and yen ta fo. Other than boat noodles, this restaurant also serves quality and original Thai cuisines that will leave you craving for more.
2. Porto Romano
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Finding Italian restaurants in KL that does not create a hole in your pocket may be difficult. Fortunately, Porto Romano showed up with decent prices, but maintained the quality of great Italian food. Located in a nice location in the heart of Mont Kiara, Porto Romano has a homely environment and friendly staff to take care of you throughout your dining experience.
3. Kumar’s
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A step up from your everyday mamak store, Kumar’s deliver amazing aromatic Malaysian-Indian cuisines chockfull of different spices. As Mont Kiara lacks good Indian cuisine, Kumar’s has taken the challenge to showcase some of their best fares. The menu is full of hidden inspirations from original recipes, but with a slight modern touch.
4. Chicken House
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You can never go wrong with fried chicken, ever. Here at the Korean Chicken house, you would probably be in for a treat as it is reportedly one of the best chicken shops within Klang Valley. The name also represents a clear image on what they are focused on doing, 100% chicken! Tasty and extra crispy with perfectly measured batter to meat ratio, Korean chicken house is an amazing choice for fried chicken to suit any occasion.
5. Ante
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Ran and managed by a team of close friends all in their youth, Ante kitchen & bar is a fully-pork dedicated restaurant in Publika. Being one of the most popular spots in Mont Kiara, Ante is always full of joyful youngsters enjoying their night with the hyped environment and succulent food. Despite recently marking their 5-year anniversary, Ante celebrates by creating new innovations on the plates with hearty meals to be loved by many.
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