“There is a clam hotpot place in Kepong called Big Head Lala Hotpot and it is amazing, and my go-to for late night supper. They close at 3am, and their last order is 2:30am. We often go after our shifts at Reka.”

Dai Tao Lala Pot

Address: C-G-6, Fortune Avenue, Block C, Jalan Metro Perdana 3, Taman Usahawan Kepong, 52100 Kuala Lumpur. +6012 601 1788

“Double Chicken Please in New York is my favourite bar overseas.” The design-forward cocktail bar offers a range of savoury culinary cocktails, with a menu that reads akin one seen in a restaurant, starting with appetisers before moving on to mains then desserts.

Double Chicken Please

Address: 115 Allen St, New York, NY 10002, United States. Instagram / @doublechickenpleasenyc

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“A hidden gem to me is the pan mee stall in Lucky Garden. It is the middle coffee shop, and the lady there has been making pan mee for over 30 years now!”

Kedai Kopi & Makanan Chun Heong Kopitiam

Address: 14, Lorong Ara Kiri 2, Bangsar, 59100 Kuala Lumpur

“Other than the coffee at Reka, I would highly recommend the coffee at The Hub. They have multiple outlets, and the owners and roasters are really great people.”

The Hub Coffee Roaster

Multiple outlets

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