3 editor picks across Malaysia.
3 italian restaurants worth the trip across Malaysia, editor-ranked. All cuisines in Malaysia.
Jaloux hides Chef Hong's hand-rolled pasta behind greenery on King Street; four opening days keep this Penang Italian room permanently full.
OrderPappardelle with oxtail ragu, Risotto
TipNo reservations and only four opening days; arrive at noon sharp or expect the pappardelle to be gone.
Il Bacaro pairs an Italian couple's handmade pastas with Venetian cicchetti inside the Campbell House hotel, Penang's most personal Italian room.
OrderHandmade tagliatelle, Cicchetti
TipThe owners also run the hotel upstairs; ask what fish came in from the jetty market before choosing your pasta.
Marini's on 57 plates Italian dishes on the 57th floor of Petronas Tower 3 in Kuala Lumpur, with a glass-roofed terrace bar facing the KLCC skyline.
OrderItalian plates in the dining room, then a drink on the glass-roofed terrace.
TipSunset hour runs 17:00 to 21:00 with better bar prices; DJs play on Friday and Saturday nights.
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