5 editor picks across Malaysia.
5 japanese restaurants worth the trip across Malaysia, editor-ranked. All cuisines in Malaysia.
Sushi Azabu, the Kuala Lumpur outpost of a New York sushi house, runs a 12-seat omakase counter at Isetan KLCC with seafood flown in twice weekly.
OrderThe 14-course omakase of seasonal nigiri, two cuts of tuna, rolled sushi and gyoku.
TipOmakase runs about RM388 to RM588 a head. The counter moved from Lot 10 to the ground floor of Isetan KLCC and is pork-free.
Sushi Ryu runs two omakase menus at an eleven-seat counter inside Platinum Park, Kuala Lumpur, with lunch from RM279++ and dinner from RM579++.
OrderAn omakase at the eleven-seat counter, with wild-caught fish served as sashimi.
TipIt sits in unit 3.3 on Level 2 of Platinum Park Tower 1, and two private dining rooms take larger groups.
Ippudo's Pavilion counter serves the Hakata chain's tonkotsu ramen inside Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur's busiest shopping and dining strip, daily.
OrderAkamaru Modern tonkotsu ramen with a soft-boiled egg.
TipIppudo was the first ramen house to name its broths by colour: Shiromaru is the white bowl, Akamaru the red one.
Zuka Izakaya grills skewers and pours sake on Level 7 of St Giles Mid Valley in Kuala Lumpur, a room set under crimson blossoms and lantern light.
OrderGrilled skewers and a mixed sashimi plate.
TipIt is a fusion izakaya inside the St Giles hotel on Level 7, so take the hotel lifts rather than the mall entrances.
Tanba Japanese BBQ and Hotpot grills buffet-style yakiniku and bubbles a la carte hotpot on the first floor of Mid Valley Megamall in Kuala Lumpur.
OrderOrder the buffet-style yakiniku for the table grill, then a highball from the Japanese liquor list.
TipLarger groups can book the private VIP room, which comes fitted with a karaoke system.
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