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vour the sublime sushi, served at the counter one piece at a time, by expert Japanese chefs
from Nagoya. There are also private booths for more intimate dinners.
BIJAN$$$
MALAY
( 2031 3575;
www.bijanrestaurant.com
; 3 Jln Ceylon; mains RM60-100; noon-2.30pm & 6.30-10.30pm Mon-
Sat, 4.30-10.30pm Sun; monorail Raja Chulan)
One of KL's best Malay restaurants, Bijan offers skil-
fully cooked traditional dishes in a sophisticated dining room that spills out into a tropical
garden. Must-try dishes include
rendang daging
(dry beef curry with lemongrass),
masak
lemak ikan
(Penang-style fish curry with turmeric) and
ikan panggang
(grilled skate with
tamarind).
TWENTY ONE KITCHEN & BAR $$$
FUSION
( 2142 0021;
www.drbar.asia
; 20-1 Changkat Bukit Bintang; meals RM60-80; noon-3am; ; monorail Raja
Chulan)
Lots of interesting choices on the menu here, several of which you can sample to-
gether on tasting plates. The bar upstairs, with a deck overlooking the street, gets cranking
at weekends when a DJ spins chill and dance tunes.
FRANGIPANI$$$
MEDITERRANEAN
( 2144 3001;
www.frangipani.com.my
;
25 Changkat Bukit Bintang; mains RM60-120; 6.30-10.30pm Tue-Sun;
monorail Raja Chulan)
A new Spanish chef has injected Mediterranean seafood flavours into
this classy, long-running restaurant. There's ambitious combinations of flavours and tex-
tures but not everything works - choose carefully! The beautiful dining room has tables
surrounding a reflecting pool. There's an equally stylish bar upstairs and a newer, partially
open-air bar out front serving a tapas menu.
AL-AMAR$$$
MIDDLE EASTERN
( 2166 1011;
www.al-amar.com
;
Level 6, Pavilion KL, 168 Jln Bukit Bintang; noon- midnight; monorail Bukit
Bintang)
There's no shortage of restaurants in Bukit Bintang serving Middle Eastern food
but few as classy or consistently good as Al-Amar. Choose from a tasty range of
mezze
and grilled meats or go simple with a
shawarma
sandwich. There's belly dancing on Fri-
day and Saturday night and a Sunday lunch buffet (RM87).
For a more casual experience there's
Al-Amar Express
MAP
GOOGLE MAP
(
www.al-amar.com
;
Jln Bukit Bintang;
8am-3am; monorail Bukit Bintang)
outside Fahrenheit 88.
