Diner's Shack, Fortune Centre

Noticed Diner's Shack (#02-31 Fortune Centre, 190 Middle Road, tel : +65 8891 2160) some time back and have been curious about their fish soup which have had tongues wagging.

Their main fish is batang/Spanish mackerel. Added extra sliced fish, fish roe and minced pork. The broth has the aroma of dried sole. Nice.

Also had a bowl with grouper. Same add ons as the previous bowl but additional sliced fish here is batang, not grouper. The broth in this bowl tasted more intense. 👍🏼

Duke Dessert (糖伯府), Fortune Centre

We ended up at Duke Dessert because Yat Ka Yan wasn't yet open for the day. Which was a good thing because we'd generally be geared towards the latter and might have never have found out that we like the desserts here.

The pastes were pretty good. Flavours were pronounced. Special mention to the walnut paste which was creamy, not starchy and pretty walnut-y. One of the better renditions we've had. 

This one also not bad. Lotus seeds were tender.

Kaya butter toast and kopi from Oriental Kopi @ TRX

Coffee break at Oriental Kopi (C.45.0 & C.46.0, Level Concourse, The Exchange TRXPersiaran TRXTun Razak Exchange, Imbi, 55188 Wilayah Persekutuan, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur). Did anyone notice that Google's address format is kinda inconsistent? Anyways, the toast was not bad.

Black coffee's pretty decent.

Hameediyah Multi Concept Dining, Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur

So we found ourselves at Hameediyah Multi Concept Dining (138 Jalan Bukit Bintang, Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur, tel : +60 3-2382 0344) while searching for nasi kandar. If anyone was wondering, it's similar to Chinese economy rice/cai png or Indonesian nasi padang where one pairs dishes of choice with rice. The origins of this particular style of rice and dishes is apparently Penang and the cooking stems from a couple of cultures. Notably Indian and Malay.

Most of the dishes we picked were savoury, spicy with a bit of heat and richness from gravies. The latter was specifically from the delicious lamb korma which featured tender bone in meat.

Notables for me included the telur ikan (fried fish roe), telur sotong (fried squid roe) and those batted bitter gourd which I've never taken notice of before. Food was great.

Mango lassi's not bad here.

Fuel Shack, KLCC, Kuala Lumpur

Stopped by Fuel Shack (Lot No. F201 , Level 2 Menara Berkembar Petronas, Persiaran Petronas, Kuala Lumpur City Centre, 50088 Kuala Lumpur) in the Signatures food court at KLCC for their blue cheese burger. Was looking forward to this.

Portion of the blue cheese was pretty generous.

Ingredients were fresh and the sweet buns were soft. What failed was the beef patty which appeared to be pre cooked and were heated on the grill on order rather than freshly cooked. There were barely scorch marks on them and they didn't taste particularly beefy. 😞

Tsukiji Sushi, Avenue K, Kuala Lumpur

Chanced upon Tsukiji Sushi (L2-4, Level 2, Avenue K, Jalan Ampang, Kampung Baru, 50450 Kuala Lumpur) and was drawn to them by the engawa don set on their menu.

Sadly it wasn't well done. The engawa was kinda far from what we imagined. The torching took too long and the fins have pretty much melted and texture as gotten a little slimy and wet. Even Sushiro aburis them with more skill.

The portion was also puny. It looked like the kind of portion of donburi that one gets at the end of an omakase meal.

The set came with some yoghurt-y berry cake thingy and a cheap tasting miso soup. Will not be back.