Where to eat and drink in Bangsar (2024)

From VCR to Juno and Studio Restaurant to Kayra, Bangsar’s dining scene is bound to impress

Cafe | Bangsar

Photo 1 of 2 Brunch plates at VCR (Photo: Instagram / @vcrlovesyou)

Photo 2 of 2 VCR’s French toast (Photo: Instagram / @vcrlovesyou)

Brunch plates at VCR (Photo: Instagram / @vcrlovesyou)

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VCR - Bangsar

Address: 31, Jalan Telawi 3, Bangsar, 59100 Kuala Lumpur

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Recent developments in KL’s dining scene have made one thing clear and it is that wine bars are the place to be. Every month seems to house a new wine bar opening, with bespoke collections of bottles now available across nearly every suburb. Juno proves one of the city’s best, offering not only excellent pours but a selection of curated small plates and desserts.

The space fuses the atmospheres of sophisticated jazz clubs and laidback European delis, perfect for late afternoon aperitifs or a dinner comprised of light but expertly crafted bites. Find an impressive selection of wines, with its newest additions being from Japanese winemakers, Grape Republic and a menu of avocado tempura, octopus and pumpkin, fresh oysters, and a seasonal skipjack tuna ceviche with an asam laksa dressing.

Taking inspiration from European cafés, daytime meals had at Alta are defined by eggs for breakfast, coffee, and of course, its renowned Alta Burger. When the sun sets, the laidback Bangsar spot mimics the atmospheres of wine bars, complete with sharing plates, low intervention wines, and tins of beer. Visit for breakfast to start your day with a decadent portion of Angus steak and fried eggs dressed in green hot sauce or a smoked haddock omelette with haddock and leek fondue and stracciatella.

For lunch, a must-order is its Alta Burger— two Angus beef patties sandwiched between potato rolls and smothered in cheddar cheese, onions, and its signature sauce. Alternatives to classic beef burgers can also be found here, seeing fried chicken breast and pickles from its Alta Chicken Burger and panko-fried sea bass and tartar sauce fortify its Alta Fish Burger. Dinners at Alta should always involve at least one of its pastas, from rigatoni with white ragu and fennel seeds to anchovy and lemon orechiette, French toast brûlée with beurre noisette, and a glass of natural wine from its rotating collection of labels.

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A sister restaurant of Alta Café, Studio Restaurant brings a similarly European-influenced dining experience to the suburb. Expect refined and contemporary creations at Studio, guided by chef-owner Christian Recomio. Each dish highlights European techniques and inspiration borrowed from global cuisines.

Multiple menus are available here that cater to all levels of hunger and feature snapper with fennel, watercress, and vanilla, braised duck and foie gras beignets with local figs, and cheese parfait with apple, sherry vinegar, and jungle honey. Despite its menus’ variety, a staple at Studio is its bread course of crème fraîche parker house rolls paired with cultured butter and a portion of crispy potatoes, jus gras and rosemary mascarpone.

For sharing plates designed to be paired with co*cktails, there is no place better than Coley. Touted by some as the bar with the best food menu, Coley’s recent menu revamp shined the spotlight on the culinary talent of chef Joel Kirk. Its new menu features after-work specials, Apertivos & Appetisers, with small plates of ricotta and lemon, olives and peppers, and roast tomato and tapenade.

Order its interpretation of European lentil stew, flavoured with leeks and dotted with pieces of roast chicken and sourdough croutons and pair the dish with a co*cktail of spiced rum, gingered gula Melaka. For those who prefer a brighter co*cktail, opt for its Avergreen and balance its vibrance with a decadent serving of aged Devesa sirloin accompanied by fries and kuchai caper butter.

If laidback Sunday afternoons were a place, they would be APW Bangsar. Nestled the artsy Bangsar dining hub is Olivia Deli, an eatery inspired by Southern European and Mediterranean cuisine. The menu stands as a compilation of the continent’s best dishes, housing caponata crostinis, marinated tuna served with tomato balsamic salsa, octopus with garlic and olive oil, and shrimp rissoles.

Daily specials are one of the restaurant’s signatures, offering limited-run portions of suckling pig empanadas, arroz de polvo or octopus rice, eggplant parmigiana, and more. The dining venue is also home to a storefront, where diners can take home a variety of pasta, tinned seafood, and jarred accoutrements.

Entier, or French for entire, is spearheaded by a nose-to-tail dining experience. Its menu proves a showcase of not just prime cuts but of specific, lesser-eaten parts of proteins and vegetables, highlighting the best of Malaysian terroir with collections of dishes that evolve with the seasons. In its most current form, Entier’s menu sees reimagined French classics, modernised with seasonal produce and ingenuity. Lunch seatings entail à la carte dishes of guinea fowl, seared and stuffed à la basquaise, escargot with pickled chanterelles, and stuffed whole quail with duck lardons and cognac sauce.

Its lunch tasting menu currently platforms the ingredients of spring, housing roasted Maine lobster and hand-made semolina spaghettini, parmentier velouté with Cantal cheese berlingot, and a fig-focused sweet course. Its dinner tasting menu begins with Tanjung Malim caviar and sweet potato blinis before a tomato tart with ricotta and fig chutney, and roasted celeriac with beef speck and hazelnut oil.

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