10 best experimental dining experience in KL you probably didn’t know exist

Last Updated on 2016-05-19 , 1:35 pm

As human beings, we are forever testing and experimenting new ways of enjoying our meals, enhancing its tastes and inventing new ways of enjoying them. There are also those who are innovating new cooking methods to bring out certain tastes you never knew exist.

From the weird and the innovative, here are 10 of the most experimental dining experiences in KL that you can experience and satisfy your curiosity:

Jibril @SS15, Subang Jaya

Jibril is a speakeasy in the sense that it’s a hidden bar, behind the Sangkaya ice cream parlour in SS15. However, the kick is, it’s completely halal, meaning all the drinks and food are clean, alcohol free and pork free. They are best known for their mocktails like the Potter, Monroe and Gandhi, as well as butter chicken rice.

25 SS15/4B, Selangor 47500 
Opening hours:
Mon-Thurs: 12noon-12midnight
Fri: 2.30pm-12midnight
Sat & Sun: 12noon-12midnight

Top Catch Fisheries

If you fancy a fresh breakfast of sashimi, head on over to Top Catch at OUG and you’ll find the freshest cuts of fish including salmon, butterfish, yellowtail, scallops and sea urchin served with some light soy sauce. Breakfast has never been this fresh!

17, Jalan Hujan Rahmat, Overseas Union Garden (OUG), Kuala Lumpur 58200
Opening hours:
Tues- Sunday: 7.30 am – 1.00pm

Dining in the Dark 

One of the most outlandish dining experiences in KL, this restaurant actually lets you eat in the dark, as they believe that food can be enjoyed using the all the senses apart from sight. As you dine, you’ll be guided by special “Darkness Experts” and your menu will be a complete surprise.

46 Changkat Bukit Bintang, Bukit Bintang, 50200 Kuala Lumpur
Opening hours:
Mon-  Sun: 6pm – 9.30pm

Gajah Tiga Café

If you thought that regional Malay and Indonesian dishes were boring and limited, let Gajah Tiga change your mind with their fusion twists on traditional cuisine. Here you’ll find  modern twists like rending pasta and spicy crab aglio olio.Their Butterscotch pancakes come highly recommended too!

156-00-01,Kompleks Maluri, Jalan Jejaka, Taman Maluri, 55100 Kuala Lumpur.
Opening hours:
Mon to Fri : 10am-10pm
Sat: 10am to 5pm

HeliLoung Bar

The HeliLounge bar is divided into two sections, one of which is an actual and functioning helipad that you can climb up to. As you dine, you’ll be able to get a 360° view of KL and enjoy the city when it gets dark and all the light are glimmering beneath you.

34th Floor, Menara KH, Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur 
Opening Hours:
Mon-Wed, 6pm-12midnight;
Thu, 6pm-2am
Fri-Sat, 6pm-3am

Atmosphere 360 @ KL Tower

Located one floor above the viewing deck, Atmosphere 360 is one of the oldest unique dining experiences in KL. Be enthralled by the sights or Kuala Lumpur down below as you very slowly rotate while having your meal. Food is usually served buffet style and all day long.

Menara Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Puncak, 50250 Kuala Lumpur
Opening hours:
Mon to Sun: 10am – 11pm

Huck’s Café

This café, which is really a restaurant, is housed in a bungalow in Bangsar. It’s the brainchild of Mr. Huck Seng, who is not professionally trained as a chef, but churns out some of the most creative fusion dishes out there, combining Asian, Hungarian, Mexican and any other flavours that catches his fancy. Basically, you’ll have to make a booking first and then show up to taste whatever the chef comes up with, which is usually extremely worth the visit.

22 Jalan Abdullah, Off Jalan Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, 59000
Opening hours:
Tues-Sun, 7pm-11pm

Plate Culture, Malaysia

Rather than being just a single restaurant or chef, Plate Culture is a revolutionary practice sweeping the globe, and Malaysia is not left out. Basically Plate Culture allows you as the customers to browse the Plate Culture website, choose and pay a host, and then enter and dine at you host’s home, where they’ve prepared a meal for you.

Anywhere
Opening hours:  Depending on host

Lepaq Lepaq 

Now this has got to be one of the most creative cafes to have opened in KL in the last few years. What’s made them famous were the viral photos of their ‘Rainy Day Coffee’, a cup of steaming coffee with cotton candy hanging over it and dripping into the coffee . Another one of their must-try creation is the nasi lemak cheesecake, uniquely outlandish but delicious.

6, Jalan Ceylon, Bukit Ceylon, 50200 Kuala Lumpur
Opening hours:
Mon to Fri: 10am-11pm
Sat to Sun: 9am -11pm

Subak 

Nestled in one of the green lungs of KL is this Balinese eatery that is organic in both taste and design. Expect to dine amidst lush greenery, and be pampered by dishes that are inspired by Balinese cooking, but with a modern twist. There are also plenty of western cuisine to choose from, as you take in the restaurant’s rustic settings.

Jalan Penchala Indah, Bukit Lanjan, 60000 Kuala Lumpur.
Opening hours:
Mon to Sun: 11am -11pm