Kumar’s, Mont Kiara
There is no filtered water on offer, and the only options for water are the bottles on the menu for a fucking ridiculous price of RM15. Are we at Coachella?
Author: The Perpetual Saturday
Guide to Banteay Samre
Banteay Samre is like the appetizer to the main entree that is Angkor Wat
Tea Garden, Sunway Velocity Mall
Missing from this dim sum restaurant are the crotchety aunties announcing the food on their metal carts, instead replaced by young men in freshly pressed chef outfits delivering your dish with a gentle smile.
Guide to East Mebon
This temple is like a miniature version of the nearby Pre Rup. A mini Rup, if you will.
Cor Blimey! British Fish & Chips, Desa Sri Hartamas
The meal arrives like a Mount Fuji of fish, and the chips are delightfully fat like that government worker your mom is trying to set you up with
Guide to Ta Prohm Temple
Home to the iconic tree seen in “Tomb Raider,” it seems ridiculous that a tree has become so famous that people are flocking specifically to see it. Treebeard from “The Lord of the Rings” must be kicking a hobbit in a jealous rage right now.
Doma Modern Korean, Mont Kiara
Food is a bit pricier at Doma over more basic Korean restaurants. Though the individual dishes weren’t a sticker shock, it can all quickly add up.
Guide to Baksei Chamkrong
Baksei Chamkrong is like the place you wander into when you’ve been unceremoniously turned away from the much cooler nightclub across the street.
Guide to Phnom Bakheng
It feels like the entirety of Phnom Bakheng is just for the ‘Gram. It’s not as spectacular as what was advertised but you have to continuously tell yourself that it’s going to be awesome because other people said so and you went through all the trouble of getting here.
Guide to Pre Rup
Pre Rup can be ascended by very steep staircases at the four cardinal directions. If you were hoping that one of the staircases was “the easy one,” I didn’t find it.