From fancy lounges, rooftop bars to Insta-worthy restobars, KL homes several of its best kept secrets that come out to play during the night.
And we’re here to help you out with a list of 2019’s bars to check out, that will take your stress on a one-night vacation!
1. Lucky Tora
Entering to the streets of Changkat, Lucky Tora enters into the nightlife with its restobar with a big roar! With soul-warming Japanese-eats with a modern punch and sake cocktails with Southeast-Asian subtleties like Pandan to Assam fruit, Lucky Tora aims to please in its spirits and its food. With aesthetic wicket chairs, neon-signs and an artsy asphalt to first greet you at the forefront, you’d be itching to get a photo at every corner.
From Yakitoris to Szechua-style gyozas, Lucky Tora’s food is sure to leave you wanting more. (Psst, psst, if you love seafood, we recommend trying the Sashimi Ceviche) Along with the difference in ambience during day and night is one you’ll want to wait for.
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Address: 25, Jalan Mesui, Bukit Bintang, 50200, Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur
Operating Hours: 12:00PM – 3:00PM, 5:00PM – 1:00AM (Monday-Friday) | 12:00PM – 1:00AM (Saturday-Sunday)
Check out their website/menu here, for more info.
2. Isabel Restaurant & Bar
The revival of a 1950s home, in the midst of the hustle and bustle of KL, transforms into Parisian-esque furnishing with an unexpected surprise of Southeast Asian flavors (Oxtail Assam Pedas, Mago Kerabu being a few of them), playing with nature and a hint of light pink. This restobar is any Instagrammer’s dream.
From their signature of Tanqueray 10, Aperol, Elderflower and Orange Bitters, to a classic Dirty Martini. Isabel’s cocktails make a notable reputation as much as their food and great photogenic-scape.
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Address: 21, Jalan Mesui, Bukit Bintang, 50200, Kuala Jumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur
Operating Hours: Closed on Mondays | 12:00PM – 3:00PM, 6:00PM – 12:00AM (Tuesday-Friday) | 12:00PM – 1:00AM (Saturday) | 12:00PM – 12:00AM (Sunday)
Check their Facebook page here, for more info.
3. Mrs Jones’ Parlour
Picture a grandma that you know and love that brings you apple strudels and baked-goods whenever you visit. Now replace all those sugary delights with gin and you get Mrs Jones’ Parlour. Located right above the brunch crowd-serving Tujoh café, serving up to 50 kinds of different gins, this bar is out to change the minds of all gin-nay-sayers with their creatively crafted gin-tails by the amazing bartenders there.
With a tinge of nostalgia, resembling a grandmother’s home with reminiscent floral-cushion beds, vintage photos and lamps. It’s a good place to go to, if you’re looking for a change of Instagram setting.
Address: 617a, Jalan 17/10, Seksyen 17, 46400, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Operating Hours: Closed on Sundays | 5:00PM – 1:00AM (Monday-Thursday) | 5:00PM – 2:00AM (Saturday)
Check their Facebook page here, for more info.
4. Kirin Bar
The newest cousin and addition to Mr. Chew’s Chino Latino Bar, this bar is a perfect spot to get you and your friends fired-up before dinner or the big night-out. With its zen-like ambience in the décor, that exudes Japanese comfort and casual-chic. To amp up the comfort, Kirin Bar encourages self-service as much as to pour your own drinks.
Of course, it wouldn’t really be a Japanese-inspired bar without its sake and rice wine, and Kirin Bar does not run short on that. With its house-made infused sake, it is totally a game changer. Along with its signature “Takeaway Gin & Tonic” that comes in a form of a takeout box, who said that takeout boxes were only meant for fortune cookies and lo meins?
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Mr Chew says… What goes into our ‘Take-Away’ G&T? Come over and find out.
Address: WOLO, Jalan Bukit Bintang, Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur
Operating Hours: 11:30AM – 2:30PM, 5:00PM – 1:00AM (Monday-Sunday)
5. Botak Liquor
It seems that cafés harboring adjacent outlets like bars, seem to be a recurring trend, as Botak Liquor take another bite out of the trend pie. Residing above Chocha Foodstore at Jalan Petaling, as you head for the spiral staircase, you shake off the old pastel tiles and Chinese courtyard finish, as you step into a botanical paradise, filled with nothing but floor-to-ceiling potted greenery.
Botak Liquor bends and diversifies the “farm to table” concept by growing in-house ingredients that help enhance the flavor of their carefully-curated drinks by an amazing team of talented mixologists.
Address: 156, Jalan Petaling, City Centre, 5000, Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur
Operating Hours: Closed on Mondays | 12:00PM – 1:00AM (Tuesday) | 5:30PM – 1:00AM (Wednesday-Thursday) | 5:30PM – 2:00AM (Friday-Saturday) | 5:30PM – 11:00PM (Sunday)
Check their Facebook page here, for more info.
6. JOLOKO
If you’re not feeling too picky and you’re just looking for an escape to a comforting yet colorful time with your friends or families, JOLOKO is your go-to. Get on-board as JOLOKO transports you to a tropical island getaway, with its Caribbean-Spanish sharing-platters and “enough Mezcal and Tequila to make you start speaking Spanish”.
Address: 43, Jalan Kamunting, Chow Kit, 50300, Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur
Operating Hours: 5:00PM – 1:00AM (Sunday-Thursday) | 5:00PM – 2:00AM (Friday-Saturday)
Check out their website, for more info.
7. Pacific Standard
On the 41st floor of Alila Bangsar Hotel,old Hollywood hits the bar scene of KL. As Pacific Standards impresses the crowds with its stylish cocktails and oozing old-showbiz glamour with its lamp table-top that we only see in movies, where people have conversations of scandalous schemes.
Enjoy drinks with a method to their madness like the Sunset Swizzle, consisting of chartreuse and pineapple rum with swizzle-churned ice, or The Lady Georgian with vodka and citron cordial, to go along with the soundtrack that easily sets the tone of the ambience of the space, both Insta-worthy and a great place for catch-up sessions and warm-up drinks.
Address: Level 41, Alila Bangsar, 58, Jalan Ang Seng, Brickfields, 50470 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur
Operating Hours: 5:00PM – 1:00AM (Sunday-Thursday) | 5:00PM – 2:00AM (Friday-Saturday)
Check out their website, for more info.
