Merchant's Lane @ Petaling Street

Was looking back at some photos from my Sembreak and I think I should share about this place asap before this place becomes major LOL or maybe it already is 

It's a restaurant that I would say, be one of my favorites so far, in terms of it's ambience. Recently KL has this booming trend of Hipsters Cafes popping up and most of them look the same to me now. It's either vintage setting, contemporary-manhattan kind, or industrial style interiors. This restaurant rocks coz they gave the ancient shoplot of KL a modern twist while keeping the Malaysian touches. 

Merchant's Lane 美真林@Petaling Street 

Located on the first floor of a shoplot along KL's Petaling Street, you might easily miss the entrance if you didn't look carefully haha.
But the entrance is already triggering some memories of old skul Kopitiam in Malaysia.

 Awwww I love how they used Turquoise as the main color!! 

The old school menu!

They used the metal tables where you can see blurred reflections of yourself, i bet you've seen this in Kopitiam or old restaurants also. 

South China Sea -- RM24.00

I guess I seldom eat so healthy haha

So many colorfully diced veggies, with crunchy and fragrant deep fried potato strips. The salmon was pan seared with mild seasoning. Dipping them in the runny eggs is just delicious!

 Chicken Tender Salad -- RM17

I think it's delicious but the friend prefers it without the mayo. 

Tender and juicy chicken strips with fresh veggies and mayo that gives the right amount of seasoning and flavor to all the ingredients. 

Pomegranate Cooler -- RM14

Iced Matcha Latte -- RM15

another reason why I love the place, it's all lit up with natural light. Really love the bright and homey atmosphere here!

When we're done with our lunch, it's time to explore around this instagram-worthy place.

At one of the outdoor area with stained walls and aged wooden furniture. 

Love how they have the right amount of amount of greens in the house to make the place livelier and more Malaysia!

I guess this restaurant reminds me of Chinahouse in Penang, which I can never forget it's beautifully restored shoplot that has an awesome interior with local finish.  

There's different areas of the restaurant for you to choose, this one is more like a local tea lounge kinda area. With antique cupboards, paintings and some couches as well. 

Really enjoyed my meal over there despite the slightly higher price for food and lack of choices on their menu. I've always been a big fan of my own country's heritage especially the buildings! and it just feels so good to be dining in one of these aged shoplots that have been through the history. This could be your once-in-a-while kind of place to hang out with your friend and update about each other's lives. Which is exactly what me and Yianyeen did haha. Really glad to be meeting her before she flies to UK for 2 years! It's been a while since we last met, and I've always loved meeting up with her every now and then coz I knew how she transformed from a rather quiet person to now a confident and lively lady, and meeting her every time always amazed me on how she changed so much haha.

Hope she's doing well in UK! Can't wait for her to be back in KL again and we shall dig out more restaurants like this. In fact she was the one who suggested this restaurant.

Merchant's Lane 美真林
150, Jalan Petaling,
City Centre, 50000 Kuala Lumpur,
Opening Hours: 10.30am to 8.00pm
Check out their FB Page here:
https://www.facebook.com/Merchants-Lane-%E7%BE%8E%E7%9C%9F%E6%9E%97-965566273456114/timeline

Fuddruckers @ Lot 10 Bukit Bintang

Out with the lady for some super full lunch!

Dined in Fuddruckers @ Lot10 thanks to a groupon voucher. 

It originated from the US with its specialty in Hamburgers. 

The hamburgers are priced by the weight of the patties. 

My thoughts, the food is just okay...and definitely not worth the price. I'm not saying it's totally bad, but just there's no shining point about the food. Well maybe I didn't order the right thing. You can visit this place for a try if you fancy hamburgers with thick patties and loads of toppings. 

The Works (1/3 lb) -- RM34.90

Was expecting something mindblowing since their specialty is burger. But turns out, it's okay. Beef patty slightly too dry and hard to chew (we asked for medium). Seasoning, too healthy LOL can't taste much pepper or salt.

California Chicken Wrap -- RM19.90

This is one is also not bad, love the chicken filling. Sweet and sour and slightly spicy with flavors from bell pepper. Together with the crunchy tortilla wrap, it's quite a burst of textures. 

Mozarella Cheese Sticks -- RM18.90

This is sinfully yummy! But really can't eat without feeling guilty. I thought it's breadsticks wrapped with cheese but it's the opposite!! Idiot me didn't read the menu properly haha. 

The Mozerella sticks are mildly salty, and carries a super delicious cheesy aroma. When you bite through it's crunchy on the outside and chewy on the inside and as you chew, the flavor from the cheese will slowly fill your mouth. It's nice really! I actually don't feel "jelak" but we couldn't finish afterall, coz it's just too much cheese for us take-in in a day. 

Yeap, just one block of cheese...

All Berries and Mango Smoothy -- RM19.90 each

There's a salad bar where you can choose from a range of fresh greens, coleslaw, potato salad and etc

Love the location though. 

It has the classic US diner interior. 

Very spacious and the seats offer a view of the Jalan Imbi street. 

Fuddruckers @ Lot10
R1 & R2, Annexe Block,

Lot 10 Shopping Mall, 

Bukit Bintang, 

Kuala Lumpur

Lunch Date 

Thanks for letting me stay over and also teman me to go pasar malam in Sg Long to have my stinky tofu heheheh...

Food Hunt at Pasar Malam Sg Long woohoo

Cheap and nice DimSum, Super aromatic and chewy Grilled Sotong

Grilled Pork Belly Slice, My awesome and beloved Stinky Tofu, the special Bonsai Icecream

Get to meet up with the ex-housemate as well before he graduate from UTAR!

enjoyed our blow-water and gossiping session at my fave mamak spot during my utar days, Station 2 LOL

Absolute Thai & Ooh My Gas @ The Gardens

Super short review, more like photo sharing
I don't have enough photos to make a full a review but I really wanna recommend the food from them haha...
so this was quite some time ago...
Outing with the 38 girls again haha..
Had lunch at Absolute Thai
well I haven't change my phone at that time, so I was counting on the girls to help me take pretty photos of the food, but turns out she deleted the photos after a few days omgggg haha

Love the ambience at Absolute Thai, contemporary and chic.
With lots of art works on the wall and there are all sorts of exotic ornaments used to decorate the restaurant.

anyways...the food!! So I'll just list down what we ordered:
1. Grilled Chicken RM29.90
It's no ordinary grilled chicken, they probably glazed the chicken with some sweet honey garlic sauce and there's 3 types of chili sauce to pair with. Giving a super appetizing flavor. The chicken itself is tender and juicy, the sauces spice up the flavor. Love this one!

2. Spicy Seafood TomYam RM14.90
Nice!! The soup was actually a clear tomyam soup unlike those super thick and creamy ones. Sweet, sour and spicy altogether, and it's a "rice-thief" mannn taste awesome with plain rice. Wish they'd given more soup.

3. Thai Ice Coffee RM10.90
I was curious, what could be so different with Thai coffee, well the trick is.... evaporated milk!! and I mean it was loaded with evaporated milk!! It gives a very nice milky flavor and balance off the bitterness of coffee, leaving only the coffee's aroma. Those who don't like bitter coffee can try this!

4. Green Tea in Pot RM8.00

5. Steamed Rice RM2.50
The waiter will actually come to you and serve the rice, so don't hesitate to ask for more if you think it's not enough coz, when you ask for extra rice it actually means an extra serving, and they'll charge.  With the tomyam, there's no way you can settle with your normal serving of rice, you'll need more heheh...

The only photo I have

yeap you can pretty much see everything we ordered on that day

Really Like the grilled chicken!!!

Absolute Thai

Lot T219, 3rd Floor,
The Gardens, Mid Valley City, Lingkaran Syed Putra,
59200 Kuala Lumpur

Opens daily from 11am to 10pm
Tel: +603 2287 7708

Yeap we enjoyed our lunch!!

and got to see bumble bee summore heheh

Had our sweet treat at Ooh My Gas Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream

we ordered Rise and Shine -- RM 12.90

which is a super refreshing flavor of orange and mango!

Love the sweet and tangy taste.

There's also some almond cookie bits to add texture to the creamy ice cream. 

btw it was actually quite cool to see the staff preparing the ice cream, with all the white smoke popping out

Maybe this is why N2 Ice cream is so instagram-worthy

OMG! Paradiso

Lot T-202A,
Level 3 The Garden Mall,
Mid Valley City Kuala Lumpur

Girls Day Out : Tous Les Jours

Here comes part 2 of our girls day out at downtown Bukit Bintang
after the super filling lunch at Mr. Dakgalbi, we kinda shopped around, just to burn off some of the calories before we pursue something more sinful....desserts!

Tous Les Jour @ WOLO Bukit Bintang

This super pretty bakery-cafe within the bustling shopping district. Perfect for people to take a break after all the shopping or maybe just a weekend tea time session with the family or friends. I really love the interior, the cafe spans over two floors with brick walls, double-storey windows, and you can't miss the super sized chandeliers, giving the perfect lighting to set the vintage yet urban mood. I never been to any foreign countries, but for some reason(maybe quite a lot angmos), it does felt like I'm in a foreign country's cafe. But it was super packed though, I guess it's because we went in at the peak hour which is 3pm,  the crowd got smaller as the evening approaches. 

The ground floor is the bakery where you can pick and order your cakes and pastries. The display is really pretty, it was meant to be like a french boulangerie. To my surprise, the pastries and cakes are not as expensive as I thought despite being a cafe situated in a major tourist area. You could have easily spent more than this if you went to any of the recent hipsters cafe in KL.  

Strawberry Fresh Cream Cake Slice -- RM8.00

well I guess it's been a while since I last had something simple. With all the recent craze for cheesecakes, mousse cakes, icecream cakes etc, spongecake was almost forgotten

But this simple one with super light tasting whipped cream and caramelized strawberry will be something that you'll miss.

Like the soft and fluffy texture of sponge cake and the sweet and sour strawberries 

Tiramisu Cup -- RM8.90

I thought it taste okay only....just very smooth and mild aroma of cheese and coffee blended together when u take a scoop from top to bottom. 

Macarons -- RM4.50 each

We had blueberry and chocolate flavor ones. 

No need me to tell u which color is which right haha

The blueberry one is better since the taste is not that heavy and overwhelming

a little bit of fruity taste to pair with the sweet almond meringue layer. 

chocolate filling was abit too sweet as the macaron itself is already quite sweet. 

It was a super hot day, after all the walking under the big sun, we all ordered cold drinks. 

From left to right

Caramel Latte -- RM9.00

Mocha -- RM10.00

Cappuccino -- RM9.00

Like the cappuccino since it's not that sweet so it's something that could neutralize all the sugar from the desserts. 

To be very honest, I think the cakes and drinks are quite tasty but not like superb, maybe I didn't order the correct thing. Was thinking whether it's worth it to spend this amount, but yes it is, coz the ambience is really great. Really felt relaxed and it was great to chat with friends and of course, with this beautiful setting, of course gotta take insta-worthy photos la!!

Anyways thanks to my two friends who brought me here to enjoy a fun Sunday afternoon...

Love the pretty chandeliers

Enjoying the view of the busy Golden Triangle. 

Anyhow, there's a lot to offer from their menu

Will definitely come back to try some of their savory/mains and also pastries...

Tous Les Jour

@ WOLO
126, 126A-C, 

Jalan Bukit Bintang

Kuala Lumpur. 

Check out TLJ's website for the location of other TLJ outlets!

http://tlj.com.my/store-location/

Okay la, gonna end this pose with SWAG

okay sorry, SWAG was the wrong word

Love Bruce Wayne 

Superman Mou Ngan Tai hahahahah

Girls Day Out: Mr Dakgalbi @ Bukit Bintang

Annyonghasaeyo!!

Today gonna teach you guys some korean-yo, and also eat yummy food-yo, 

Learn it from our teacher

Mr. Dakgalbi @ Bukit Bintang-yooooo

Hehe finally something special from the usual BBQ that we have at korean restaurants. This shop at BB specializes in this korean local cuisine name Dakgalbi. which is actually chicken strips marinated in hot sauce and pan-fried with crunchy veggies like potatoes, cabbage and onion. 

I remember Dakgalbi can be BBQ-ed oso, but this stir fried version gives a stronger sensation with all the sizzling spiciness. Slightly more tender and juicy chicken compared to BBQ version which is more charred. 

look at all the veggies!!!

by the way that's 2 serving

Each serving of Mr.Dakgalbi is RM19.00

It's the most basic version, with only the chicken and the veggies, you can add on beansprouts, octopus or seafood. 

Our groupon does not include any noodles or rice, so we had to add on. 

Ramyun -- RM6.00

Fried Rice -- RM6.00

Seafood pancake, included in the groupon. 

Not exactly nice, too much flour, sorry to say but I think mine is better haha...

with the springy Ramen stirred-in

Owh I forgot to mention there's 2 refillable side dishes and soup, they also provide fresh lettuce for wrapping. 

After you pretty much finished what's on the pan, the waiter will pour in a portion of rice with seaweed and use the left over veggies, chicken bites and of course the sauces remaining on the pan to make a fried rice!

Goshhh i really recommend you guys order this fried rice, it's like the rice just picks up all the essence of the veggie and chicken, the rice is warm, crunchy and sweet, and once you chew it, the flavor of the hot sauce pretty much just burst out, it's an addictive taste. 

Will definitely return to this place, can't forget the awesome hot sauce. And I guess it's something you should try other than the usual korean ramen and korean bbq. Guess the korean culture is really making a scene in Malaysia, first there's BBQ, then BungeoBang (fish shape bread), then there's Pat Bingsu (red bean ice), and now this. Can't wait to try more. By the way, if you're K-Pop fans or Running man fans, the restaurants has a tv that plays only korean shows and a wall with runningman host's autograph lol..

Jimui's of the day....

Mr. Dakgalbi

No. 61, Jalan Bukit Bintang,

Kuala Lumpur

Btw....since the shop is situated at Jalan Bukit Bintang, while we were eating, can help but to notice many "ladies" outside on the busy street of BB haha
  Stay tuned for Part 2 of our girls day out!