Japan Trip - Izakaya, Shinjuku

Japanese Mamak

On our way back to Shinjuku Train Station, we came across this huge food sales. Crowded with people, and food and freebies. Staff there are pretty generous and nice, explaining what kind of food they selling in English and free taste. YUM! But is super packed, I can't even bring out my camera to take a good shot.

Food Market

Our friend here is leading us to the suppose to be Yakitori stall, knowing a good stall serving those, so we followed him, but tragedy happens.

Before of that incident, lets enjoy the Shinjuku street.

Pachinko - means casino specialise in mechanical gambling 

People everywhere, keep walking, I mean walk fast!

Penang White Curry Mee - Penang Corner @Kepong

All from Penang Corner

Recently, Social networks are being blasted and viral about the MyKuali Instant Penang White Curry Mee. Sold out in all Kedai Runcit, hypermarket, and even some shops are selling it at a much higher marked up price to earn extra profit during the hype. For a foodie like myself, of course the bandwagon are inevitable. Everyone is having it, buying it, loving it, even host some event to promote it.

But there aren't any REAL Penang White Curry Mee laying around, at least not near by KL. Stumble upon on the traditional Chinese food town - Kepong, we found this little stall that selling Penang White Curry Mee.

Curry paste

As you expected, White Curry Mee is White. Yep, we sure didn't know about it. On serving, it was white soup, more like a chicken stalk with milk, wasn't spicy, just plain milky soup noodles.

However, this magic Curry paste once added to the broth, it was a different food. The spiciness and the chilli flavour spread across the soup, making it a unique White Curry Mee taste. With pork blood, squid and shell meat, bring the freshness into the overall taste, combined with the savoury curry paste, a hearty meal for the day.

White Curry Mee served with Pork Blood, Squid and Sea Shell Meat with Curry paste added

They do serve Penang Prawn noodles, ain't shabby at all.

Penang Prawn Mee

Give it a try, not the best location of all, no parking, no air-cond, no walk ways, just a simple stall serving simple food.

GPS Coordinate : 3.207472, 101.644833

Top 6 Food Must Try in Melaka (Local Introduced)

World Heritage Town with heritage delicacies. 

A 2 hours drive from Kuala Lumpur to Melaka, enjoying much of the unchange local delicacies. Despite being a tourist town, the flavour and quality are still the same from what I've remember 4 years ago of my first visit. However this time, we won't be looking for the famous place that most typical tourist tried. This time, we would be the hipster, we will try the food introduced by the locals in Melaka.

Here's are the Top 6 Food Must Try in Malaka (Local Introduced).

1. Hainanese Chicken Rice Ball

Hainanese Chicken Rice Ball

Succulent Roasted Chicken or Steamed White Chicken along with hand pressed Onion-Oiled Rice Ball to kick start your journey in Melaka is a must try food here. Serving with fresh light cooked cabbage to add in some sweetness into your overall experience. For person who can't live without any spicy, their home-made chilli sauce is a good enhance to your taste bud. Head to this place early for its fresh steamy rice balls.

Heng Hainansese Chicken Rice Balls

Address : No. 536, Jalan Melaka Raya 10,

Taman Melaka Raya, 75000 Melaka

Opening Hours : 0900-2000 Daily

2. Durian Cendol

Durian Cendol with Gula Melaka and Ice Cream

How can you come to Melaka without trying their famous Durian Cendol or Normal Cendol with Gula Melaka(Melacca Sugar)? Rich taste of sugar cane(Gula Melaka) with chilly smooth blended ice, Cendol, red bean, topped with heavenly Durian and vanilla ice-cream is your sweet tooth fix. A different perspective of Cendol from Penang. A must try! Do tell us which version of Cendol you carter the most.

Jeta Groves

Address : 115 Taman Melaka Raya,

75000 Melaka

Opening Hours : 0745-1600 Closed on Monday

Contact : 013 6265992, 06-2821526

A Pie Thing @ Damansara Uptown

A Pie Thing - Very British

Tv-series, movies, travel show which always have a English pie in the scene. Especially the British kind of shows. But fear not, the Pie has landed in Klang Valley @ Damansara Uptown. A Pie Thing that is.

A Pie Thing

Being a super strategic position, A Pie Thing is very easy to be spot along LDP with its beckoning flashy signboard. Step inside and few glass cabinets of pies, freshly baked presented.

Menu board for drinks and combination

They serve a series of beef, chicken, lamb or even chili with cheese and veges.
Besides savoury pies, they serve a wide selections of chocolate cakes and candy too.

Johnny Rockets @ The Curve, Mutiara Damansara

Milk Shake at it's finest

A hamburger restaurant featuring retro style American diner - Johnny Rockets finally arrives on its first branch @ The Curve, Mutiara Damansara. Checker board floor design, with overall white and red definitely eye catchy and appetising. The branch in The Curve is large enough to fit in round 40-50 tables, and despite that we are still having trouble getting a table because it is usually crowded with hungry customers. Especially on weekends, I have to wait approximately 30 minutes for me to get a table for four.

Picture by HungryGoWhere

I was being told their milk shake are the best there is, so I order one. I'm not quite a sweet tooth person, but man this milk shake is so good. Creamy, smooth, milky and the vanilla flavour just exploded in your mouth with a chilly touch. However, is still too sweet for my taste.

[TIPS] : Because the milk shake is too sweet for me, I have to suffer the sweetness in my throat till I found 7-Eleven to buy a bottle of water to rinse my throat because they DO NOT serve plain water. Yes, they only sell mineral water on a ridiculous price of Rm5 per bottle. So BRING YOUR OWN WATER.

Vanilla Milk Shake - Classic - Rm14.90

The Original Hamburger as their slogan said, why would you choose other than 'The Original' burger from their menu.

'The Original'

Juicy beef patties with fresh lettuce, pickles, onion and cheese dressed

Randaevoo @ Ativo Plaza, Bandar Sri Damansara

Rendezvous on Randaevoo

Pretty cleaver name for this Cafe because Rendezvous in French means to meet up, and this cafe are inviting customers to meet up in their Cafe.
Locating in the newest area - Ativo Plaza, Bandar Sri Damansara, a morden complex with similar design as Jaya One and Sunway Giza, this classy cafe is not far away from One Utama.

Picture by Eat Drink KL

At the first look of the design itself, it reassemble Plan B by the B.I.G group. With black bars, covered with glass and yellow lightning, giving it a contemporary look but somewhat boring as the newer cafe are abusing these style of front design now a days.

Napkin by Rondaevoo

The main selling point of Rondaevoo is their Fresh, Nutritious, & Organic food and coffee.

Tai Lei Loi Kei 大利来记 @ Kepong Usahawan

Macau Pork Bun(澳门猪扒包）@ Kepong

Tai Lei Loi Kei is an Fast Food Chain located originally in Hong Kong - Macau. Recently Macau is celebrating 10 years anniversary of their independence back to Hong Kong, China, the famous Macau Pork Bun has been a hype since then as their signature food to celebrate this historical day.

Sign Board of the Resturant

As a fast food chain, this is not fast at all. We arrive at 8.00pm and placed our order. We wanted to try the Pork Bun so badly, we ordered two Signature Pork Chop Bun & Drink @ Rm13.90. I was happily waiting beside the order line to collect our food, however when I realised my order number is 40+ customer behind this number as shown.

They do offer variety of choices such as chicken wings, rice, meat balls and etc. Even dessert @ Rm5 each cup.

Menu & Order Number pannel

As I have tried the original Macau Pork Bun, my expectation was high and looking forward to recall the taste and memories.

Bel Pasto Pizza Italian Restaurant @ Kepong

Bel Pasto is an Italian Restaurant located in Kepong that actually run by real Italian Chefs. This is the 2nd outlet as the main is established in Aman Puri.

Has a very Italian feel to it, clean and simple

Being in a Italian Restaurant, it's only natural to try their pasta, after all this is what they be famous of. Because my driver(Lim Laa Laa) is lack of sleep, he want an Double Shot Espresso @ RM 5.80 first before anything.

Small, but strong

I had their Set Meals which comes in variety of pricing from RM9.90, RM14.90 & RM29.90. I had the RM14.90 meals which consist of Mushroom Soup, A Pasta, and a iced tea drinks.

Tian Yian Cafe (天苑) @ Viva Home

LV - Lama(Tibetan) Vegan

Tian Yian Cafe (天苑)

A so called half German friend of mine recommend us to have dinner at this Tian Yian(天苑) Cafe just a street behind Viva Home. He is been bragging us for a week, praising their delicious food and environment.
So we give it a try.

It is operated by a Tibetan(喇嘛) from China. Never get to see the real owner, but the theme of the restaurant doesn't feel like it, a very classy 3 linked shop cafe with bunch of suited waiter & waitress.

The Front

From what I saw from the menu, this cafe serve fusion food. So many choices that, I took about 30 mins to place my order.
The price here is very reasonable, between Rm5 to Rm20 depends on the portion of the food.

Pork Sandwich with Fries - Rm12 with drinks

The pork is a vegan pork, the sauce is doing the job of replication the real pork taste. The texture however similar to canned pork. The fries I have to give credit, it doesn't feel and taste oily. In fact, I don't taste the oiliness that we usually have in normal fries.