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Any restaurants or bars that open til late near Mandarin Oriental Singapore?
Hi Agaaga,
If you are looking for western (totally not chic as its a steakhouse), do go Morton's located in Mandarin Oriental. They also have a separate bar that starts happy hour for Martinis about 5pm -7pm and serves beef sandwiches that are simply sinful..
For something more fine dining, do try Gunther's for modern French Cuisine. Closes about 11pm but great food. Its about 15 mins walk from Mandarin Oriental.
For bars, hop over to :
- The Loof at Odeon Towers, just a stone's throw away from Gunther's.
- One Fullerton: a cluster of bars overlooking the upcoming Sands Integrated Resort.
- Post Bar in Fullerton Hotel: chic and really one of my favs
Langkawi, Penang and KL with kids
When in Kuala Lumpur, do make a trip to the local night market (Pasar Malam) whereby you will find lots of local ingredients and street food being sold. I enjoy going to the Sunday night market in an area called Bangsar (about 15 minutes drive from KL city -non peak hour) and its located next to a shoppin gmall called Bangsar Village. It typically starts about 6pm till about 9.30pm. Make sure you go with an empty stomach and fill it as you walk along the street. I love munching along and having the fresh sugar cane juice to wash down my food. If the street food there does not appeal to you, there are plenty of restaurants, both reasonable and that have massive mark-ups, in the area.
Had posted this in another reply recently and thought it may be useful to you:
If you love good chinese food, make sure you visit Overseas Restaurant in the heart of Kuala Lumpur. Address: 84 – 88 , Jalan Imbi. Kuala Lumpur. Tel No: +603-21449911. Their famous roast pork is amazing (crisp outside and tender inside), the double boiled chicken soup (ordered one day in advance) and beef brisket (ordered one day in advance) are just yummy. Am already drooling as I type!
For Indian food, take a trip to Kanna Curry House. Address: No. 29 Jalan 17/45
46400 Petaling Jaya Selangor (Non-peak hour: about 20-30 minutes drive from heart of Kuala Lumpur). Tel No: 603-79584814. Serves amazing banana leave rice with assorted vegetables and papadams. Then you can choose to have fried spicy fish, its tasty fried chicken, love their masala lamb and lots more.
For Malay food, I have to sheepishly admit that I normally crash at my friends'place for great home-cooked meals.
Food Tourism in Malaysia and Indonesia
Both are great countries to visit.
In terms of food, personally, I find a greater diversity in Malaysia mainly due to the diversity of various ethnic and cultural groups i.e.
- Chinese food from various dialect groups: Hokkien, Cantonese, Teo Chew, Hainanese, Hakka etc
- Malay: traditional Malay, Malay-Indian cuisine, javanese
- Nyonya: a mix heritage of Chinese-Malay cuisine
- Indian: northern and southern indian cuisine
In Malaysia, a must is the seafood. When in Kuala Lumpur, take a trip to Klang (about 45 minutes drive from the heart of Kuala Lumpur - non peak hour) for great seafood.
Also, do make sure you make a trip to the local night market (Pasar Malam) whereby you will find lots of local ingredients and street food being sold. Preferably, take a trip to an area called Bangsar (about 15 minutes drive from KL city). They have a night market every Sunday located next to a shopping mall called Bangsar Village. It typically starts about 6pm till about 9.30pm. Make sure you go with an empty stomach and fill it as you walk along the street. I love munching along and having the fresh sugar cane juice to wash down my food.
If you love good chinese food, make sure you visit Overseas Restaurant in the heart of Kuala Lumpur. Address: 84 – 88 , Jalan Imbi. Kuala Lumpur. Tel No: +603-21449911. Their famous roast pork is amazing (crisp outside and tender inside), the double boiled chicken soup (ordered one day in advance) and beef brisket (ordered one day in advance) are just yummy. Am already drooling as I type!
For Indian food, take a trip to Kanna Curry House. Address: No. 29 Jalan 17/45
46400 Petaling Jaya Selangor (Non-peak hour: about 20-30 minutes drive from heart of Kuala Lumpur). Tel No: 603-79584814. Serves amazing banana leave rice with assorted vegetables and papadams. Then you can choose to have fried spicy fish, its tasty fried chicken, love their masala lamb and lots more.
For Malay food, I have to sheepishly admit that I normally crash at my friends'place for great home-cooked meals.
I could go on and on in relation to the places to visit for food but will stop here just in case I do bore you. Do feel free to buzz me and will point you the place(s) for food that you are craving for.
