[Kuala Lumpur] Deeriang @ Jalan Sultan Petaling Street

Sort of a new'ish restaurant and we were greeted by staff who was standing outside of the restaurant when we walked past one evening. He was super friendly and explained the restaurant's menu. We thanked him and said we will return to try.

So we did return to try. One can see Chef from the window at the front of the restaurant while they were making the buns. From the external of the shop, it looked as though it was for a takeaway but luckily, the store manager (I presumed) saw us and immediately opened the door and indicated that there are ample seats inside. 

The whole family trudged in and true enough, plenty of tables available. Shop decor was simple and elegant. Loving the colour scheme.

menu

Ordered their signature xiao long bao for all 3 flavours; egg and chives, chicken and beef. 

egg and chives

loaded with chives

beef xiao long bao

flavourful beef

I liked the chicken buns the most. The meat fillings are generous and lovely marinade. 

chicken bun

vinegar dip

Despite its name, there was no 'soup' inside these xiao long baos. Perfect snack for tea-break.

mushroom and chicken noodles

nice noodles

Oooh, the flavours from the mushroom and chicken noodles was strong! Tasted predominantly of soy sauce, garlic and the umami from the mushrooms. Noodles was well cooked and likeable.

tasty mushrooms

The store manager was super friendly and came to our table to enquire if we liked the food and we talked for a short while. Other staff was also diligent in wiping down the tables once the diners had left. 

interior

Overall warm and friendly vibes. Thank you to all staff that we met!

Deeriang Restaurant

Address: 48-G, Jalan Sultan, City Centre, 50000 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpu

Business Hours: 

Daily:11 am–12 am

The Bao Makers Cafe and Bakery @ 78 Horne Road

A cafe serving contemporary Asian influenced bao (包) or buns. The bun variant is of the kong bak bao (扣肉包) type. Besides the bao, there are other foods available. One could get salad, soups, small hot snacks like chicken wings, fries or fish sticks. Or, for mains if you are not into the buns, there are plates like fish and chips and pasta to choose from. Otherwise, there are brunch items such as eggs benedict or breakfast set. Or, just get any of the cakes baked in-house with their coffee.

signage

cakes

We were there to try its bao, and as it was part of our cafe hop, decided just to try two flavours of its buns. The bao platter offers 4 flavours (Classic, Bulgogi, Chili Crab and Teriyaki Chicken) at $28 but we wanted to try salted egg bao which was not part of the 4 included flavours. Can't do replacement with top-up too. So went non-platter instead.

self-serve iced water and wait for the order to arrive

The Salted Egg Shrimp made its entrance known by its fragrance. The salted egg sauce smelled really nice and strong. The shrimps were of a good size and there are three of those inside each bun.

Salted Egg Shrimp @$15

Very likely because we had taken some minutes to photograph these instead of biting into those soft buns filled with warm savoury salted egg sauce when it was just served, the oomph factor was lost. Tasted like any good zichar salted egg. These buns certainly won't fill up the stomach (unless you are on a diet). It needed at least a cup of coffee and perhaps that slice of cake.

Chili Crab @$16

Think the Chili Crab buns were fried but was impressed that it was not oily. In fact, it seemed a tad like a baked bun instead. The Chili Crab sauce here has some spicy kick that would be counted as a notch above the usual cafe spice level. Well suited for the local taste, I'd say. Also liked the fact that the crab meat chunks are very visible to the eye. Good.


Expect to spend about $20 - $24 per pax for a meal here.

The Bao Makers Cafe and Bakery

Website: https://www.baomakers.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/baomakers/
Phone: +65 6291 2330
 
Business Hours:

Monday to Friday            11am to 9pm
Saturday/Public Holidays  10am to 10pm
Sunday                         10am to 6pm