Everyday Food I Love

Portofino Ristorante Italiano invited Everydayfoodilove.co recently to wine tasting event on the 4th of October 2016. The star of the event was Mr. Alberto Orengia, who is the Asia Area Manager of Sartori di Verona. On the auspicious occasion, he and the famous vintner were proud to showcase 5 of their excellent wines, two of which were white wines and the remaining three red. But before we begin, a little bit about our wine host.

On the 30 August 2016, Corona introduced its “This is Living” Global Campaign at the Mantra Bar and Lounge in Bangsar Village 2. It aims to inspire people to just step out of home and go paint the town red. And what better excuse than to do it together with some friends?

Ciao! Tucked away on a busy buzzing Lucky Garden, Bangsar backstreet is where Portofino Italian Restaurant located, you’ll enjoy authentic Italian recipes at this restaurant. Here at Portofino, majority of their menu items are made from scratch. Everything you could ever want in an Italian restaurant, from convenience of location, atmosphere and all your favourite authentic Italian dishes includes a range of antipasti, salads, pasta, pizza and grilled meat (Portofino serves halal meat), and it’s great value to boot. Simply fantastic from start to finish, and well worth a visit.

Garnering praises and greeted with rave reviews from reputable opinions, we are humbled to be invited to what we now know, as-close-as-it-gets, to having L.A styled street food. All in the comfort of a rustic charm that you'd expect from old Mississippi, quite like how you'd imagine all those years from reading the adventures of Mark Twain's arguably most famous character, from which the restaurant share it's namesake.

Situated in the heart of Bangsar, Smirk Café recently opened its doors to the public and it exudes a homey vibe you never knew you needed. On top of their nostalgic décor and carefully selected variety of dishes, owner Elizabeth David brings her own touch of an eclectic personality to the brand with little trinkets like a phonograph, a huge lip-shaped sofa, and tonnes more.

The warm, soothing yet party atmosphere at our jovial dining area provides the perfect ambience for catching up with your loved ones and friends, who have travelled far and wide to meet on any occasion. Also with a team of respectable kitchen staff, they are also here to wow you with our wide range of food and beverages. Today we are highlighting their new pork-free dim sum menu.

Northwest Cherries from the United States, the most popular cherry amongst Malaysian consumers made the new season debut at Jasons Food Hall, Bangsar Shopping Centre recently. Northwest Cherries make up 75% of cherry sales in Malaysia, proof that when it comes to cherries, it takes the cake. Mr Chris Rittgers, Agricultural Attaché of the United States Embassy of Malaysia made an honoured appearance to launch the new season of Northwest Cherries.

Mikey’s New York Pizza is the latest pizza joint in Bangsar. Their pizzas are considerably larger than an average pizza, sold by the slice and as a whole pie, resembling the famous pizza in New York.

Yeast is a newly opened, chic and cozy bistro that offer delicious and simple French cuisine, Christophe Chatron-Michaud and his Malaysian-born wife, Lissan Teh are the founder of Yeast. Yeast, specialize in traditional Artisan French bread. Their breads are made using home-grown, natural yeast which can hardly find using in any bakeries and food outlets nowaday, it gives the bread a better texture, perfect crust and flavor. During lunch hours, their menu are more bread-centered items, as breads are the main acts in this establishment. For those who are leaving the office at 5pm-7pm everyday can pick up some marked down price bread with 30 percent off. Yeast provide a  hearty breakfast, quick business lunches, afternoon teas and romantic dinner which you can relax while enjoying your meal and sipping away your glass of wine in this perfect cozy ambient.

A cozy and lovely little cafe, unpretentious, serving bistro food, French inspired and ORGANIC from soups to gourmet desserts. Croisette Café, located at Level 3, Cascadium Condo, Bangsar, with a view of the swimming pool and the city skyline, is the perfect venue. Croisette Cafe serve great food with a great ambience. The menu includes Asian, French, Mediterranean, Moroccan and Western cuisine

Cafe Barbera Bangsar is a unique cafe that is house in an bungalow, tuck away from the busy area of Jalan Maarof. Cafe Barbera with over 140 years of history for preparing the finest gourmet coffees in Italy. Their concept is based on it's selection of exceptional Italian coffees, with an impressive display of Italian coffee machines also for sale. A must try would be the Cappuccino Italiano and Affogato. Offering a variety of delectable eats such as in-house baked pastries, breakfast set, freshly made soups and salads, Panini and Ciabatta sandwiches, pizzas, pastas, main course meals and desserts.

The Press Room, conveniently located at the front of Bangsar Shopping Centre, is an interpretation of a vintage European brasserie. The emphasis is on simple Anglo-French brasserie food made from the finest ingredients, served in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere to satisfy the demands of today's discerning clientele.

Brux-Ale offering 18 types of beer which is vast enough to shake the biggest beer connoisseurs in town and most of it haven’t been seen or tasted in KL before. Brux-Ale’s menu serving Belgian and European classics delightful food. You'll have to sit at the bar once, all the artisanal breweries or retro labels from the bottle will make you fall for it.  Sorry, if you’re not a beer lover cause you going to turn into one at Brux-Ale.

Bisou Bake Shop opened her doors in June, 2007 on Heritage Row were then moved to Bangsar Village when they become well-knowned and opened a second store in KLCC. At Bisou Bake Shop you'll be sporting a selection of homestyle cupcakes, cakes and cookies, there is something to suit every palate. With 13 cupcake flavours everyday and an additional “Cupcake of the Month”, cupcake lovers are spoilt for choice. And for those who would perhaps prefer a bigger piece of cake, they have a fabulous selection that includes our very famous Banoffee Pie and a Real Black Forest Gateau.

Mist was born from the brainchild of Kelvin. Herein does lay an epitome to the future of nightlife and clubbing in the main city of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is an avenue where a touch of class and elegance does blend with the drops of essence meet the hip, the savvy and the trendsetter. Through an indulgence of the journey of the Mist, you will find traits that depict a level of futurism fed into an avenue that is clouded, overshadowed and based by that impetuous feeling a club needs and deserves.

Heritage Food is a cafe located in the heart of Bangsar Baru (in front of Bangsar Village 2), serving a delicious culinary experience from around the world. Heritage Food means great recipes that have been passed down from generation to generation, a culinary art that is timeless. Their specialties; Johore Laksa, Asam Pedas Johor, Bangsar Grilled Lamb, Australian Butcher’s Heritage Steaks nd Fried Ice Cream.

Huck moved his popular cafe from Petaling Jaya to Bangsar. It's much closer and more convenient now Huck's Café is an outlet at Bangsar serving a mix of Asian, Western, Italian and Mexican fare. The restaurant prepares their ingredients fresh everyday which means that orders are only taken through advanced reservations. No walk-in guests allowed to ensure purchase of ingredients are pre-planned. Dinner is at RM88 per person for this gastronomic meal.

IF you are a vegetarian, finding a place to eat need not be a problem. As Kuala Lumpur is a food haven and if you are a vegetarian, for health or religious reason, there are restaurants and eateries that cater to your needs as a vegetarian. Nature's Vegetarian is located in the buzzing street of Jalan Telawi. This is a typical traditional chinese restaurant. Upon entering, you will be greeted by three prominent porcelain figures Fook, Luk, Sau. An array of tea leaves is displayed at its counter ready to serve its diners.

TeaRoom offers a collection of homemade-quality cakes with delightful combinations and delicious flavours. Be it classic favourites for a simple everyday indulgence or a novelty design to celebrate that special occasion, the choices and possibilities are simply endless. Instead of just picking up a cake from the cake counter or standard album, the celebration cakes you sought for can be created just for you.

This coffee shop is actually quite small, pack and hot but it's all well worth it for good food, parking is another headache so you got to try your luck. There are many food stall in this little coffee shop and quite a few are famous too. Check it out yourself!