Kailash Parbat, Nu Sentral

Mumbai’s Kailash Parbat has opened its maiden Malaysian outpost, bringing Indian vegetarian street fare to NU Sentral, honouring its founding family’s three-generation-old culinary heritage that reaches back to the 1950s.

The Chaat Platter is the perfect sampler of spicy-savoury snacks: Dahi wada (pomegranate-powered lentil fritters, flooded with yogurt), bhel puri (puffed rice and potatoes with mango), crispy corn baskets, and sev puri (crunchy fried flour discs supercharged with onions and tomatoes, seasoned with chilli chutney and tamarind sauce). Full-blown flavour bombs.

Fun fact: This is Malaysia’s first Kailash Parbat, but the Mulchandani family’s brand - birthed by two brothers in Bombay in 1952 - has scores of franchised venues spanning Singapore to Switzerland to Saudi Arabia, New York and Los Angeles to Toronto.

The Clubhouse, Damansara Heights

For fans of fusion fun, The Clubhouse is Damansara Heights' friendly new destination for cross-cultural creations like the Italian-Malaysian-Japanese Milano Rendang Bowl, a hearty heap of crisply breaded chicken Milanese cutlet with house-blended rendang sauce, onsen egg and chuka wakame on japonica rice.

Two Happiness Collection Cafe, Puchong

Puchong's new Two Happiness Collection Cafe promises fuss-free flavours in Asian rice platters like Thai stir-fried ground chicken with holy basil and sunny-side-up egg or Japanese curry with chicken katsu and omelette.

Two Happiness Collection Cafe currently has no Instagram presence but can be found at SS-G-10, Persiaran Puchong Jaya Selatan.

PLAYGROUND by coffeehub, Bandar Sri Damansara

Bandar Sri Damansara's new PLAYGROUND by coffeehub is where budding baristas can bloom - it offers coffee brewing tools and classes, plus a caffeine bar by Bertiga Coffee for casual customers. Contact them before heading here; their business hours might not be stable.

Crib Coffee, Wangsa Maju

Wangsa Maju's new Crib Coffee offers cosy corners for sipping on caffeine and cocoa. Signatures include chocolate beverages layered with hazelnut spread or cherry puree for cheerful pleasures, dark and decadent.

Minutes Coffee, Wangsa Melawati

On lazy, leisurely mornings, hours fly by at Wangsa Melawati’s new Minutes, a calm, charming cafe run by friendly young founders Ariff and Danish. Cakes, caffeine and coolers make for a mellow mood in this thoughtfully cosy space.