6 Great Restaurants In Kuala Lumpur

Thirty8 Restaurant & Lounge have pulled out all the stops in trying to impress its diners. Located on the 38th floor of Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur, it offers spectacular views of the Kuala Lumpur skyline (including up-close panoramas of the Petronas Twin Towers). The decor is ultra-modern with curving balustrades, high ceilings, floor-to-ceiling windows and lots of steel and chrome fixtures.

The kitchen puts out Chinese, Japanese and western fusion dishes that are both inventive and tasty. Standouts include barbecue Australian Black Angus beef ribs and roasted duck in 5 Chinese spices.

Cantaloupe is a great restaurant that offers flexible dining spaces suitable for post-work socializing or full-on fine dining meals. Naked bulbs, buffed wooden floors and high ceilings allow the views outside the restaurant’s floor-to-ceiling windows to take center stage.

The kitchen puts out Haute French cuisine that is simply unsurpassable. Standout dishes include fine de Claire oysters marinated with briny anchovy cream and served with a side of light cucumber jelly. We also love the lobster bisque, a creamy and highly-seasoned soup containing sweet shellfish, tart tomatoes and notes of rosemary.

Atmosphere 360 offers some pretty spectacular views of the city, including close-up views of the Petronas Twin Towers during your meal. This revolving restaurant is part of the Menara Kuala Lumpur, one of the tallest towers in the city. 

Food-wise, the restaurant is most popular for its buffet spread, which is set along the restaurant’s walls. It has 3 stations – the appetiser area, main course section and dessert bar. The selection changes from week to week, but there are always western, local and Chinese favorites.

Marini’s on 57 is an exclusive Italian dining venue on the 57th floor of Petronas Tower 3, adjacent to Suria KLCC. It consists of a restaurant, bar and lounge. Refined and elegant, paintings from Italian artist, Rosalba Mangione hang on the walls, while floor-to-ceiling windows and a glass roof provide great views of KL.

Standouts at Marini’s on 57 include spaghetti with botargo (mullet roe) and pan-fried seabass stuffed with shrimp and lemon dressing. 

Strato is an Italian restaurant on the 23rd floor of the famous Troika Sky Dining. This gourmet Italian trattoria’s interior design is charming, with an old-world library feel – but instead of books, the focus is on the open-concept kitchen and the views of the Kuala Lumpur city skyline outside the floor-to-ceiling windows.

Italian staples such as pizza and pasta feature prominently on the menu. Cracking service from the knowledgeable staff makes for a truly enjoyable dining experience, too. A standout in the mains section of the menu includes juicy pan-roasted cod, sprinkled with salty, herbed breadcrumbs, creamy, soft polenta and toasted almonds with anchovy chili oil.

Melur & Thyme is an Asian restaurant in Suria KLCC, offering an East-meets-West interior with kopitiam (traditional coffeeshop) marble-top tables, low-hanging bulbs, white brick walls and intricate wired art.

Food-wise, tapas take center stage with 2 varied categories: Melur, for eastern flavors such as duck satay, Peking duck and Nyonya chicken rending; and Thyme for its western counterparts, such as beef goulash, duck confit and salmon croquet.