In Klang Valley, there are places that we just naturally know are the most popular among the citizens, such as Petaling Jaya, Subang Jaya, Bangsar, and, of course, Bandar Utama. In Bandar Utama, you’ll find that there are plenty of eateries, so much so that you might find it hard to decide on where exactly to eat. So, we’ve rounded up the best places to makan at in Bandar Utama, and what exactly to order when you’re here.
1. Zam Zam Café & Satay Club
Located at the edge of Lebuh Bandar Utama, Zam Zam Café & Satay Club is a hidden gem. Still, it is a pretty large complex with both air conditioned and non-air conditioned areas. They specialise in satay, while also offering other foods from both Asia and the West.
Signature dishes: Murtabak, Briyani, Satay
Hours: Monday-Thursday: 10am-12am, Friday-Sunday: 10am-1am.
Address: Lot 51555, Lebuh Bandar Utama, 47400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Website: Zam Zam Café & Satay Club
Tel: 03-7722 3871
2. SALTed
To all Sarawakians who have decided to uproot their lives and make a living here, if you miss home a little and you failed to discover anything that even reminds you a little of home, maybe this place can be your refuge? SALTed has been lauded as the restaurant that has a Sarawak laksa that tastes the closest to the original ones back in Sarawak. But of course, that’s also because the owners are both from Kuching, Sarawak. But hey, it’s still a piece of home, right?
Signature dish: Sarawak Laksa
Hours: Monday-Sunday: 10am-3.30pm.
Address: 30-1, Jln PJU7/16A, Mutiara Damansara, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
Website: SALTed
Tel: 03-7733 4566
3. Green Dot Stables
Jacques Driscoll opened up Green Dot Stables in Detroit back in 2012, a horse race-themed restaurant that offers slider-esque food for the customers. Their success has gained a lot of attention, and after one email from a Malaysian came the emergence of a Green Dot Stables branch right here in Malaysia. Their sliders come in small but filling portions, allowing customers to afford it while also be able to have enough to fill up their stomachs.
Signature dishes: Slider Burgers
Hours: Monday-Sunday: 7am-3am.
Address: G10, Lebuh Bandar Utama Centre Point, Bandar Utama, 47800 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Website: Green Dot Stables
Tel: 03-7731 6536
4. Bosko
No, not the Hong Kong actor, Bosco Wong. This is Bosko—a play on the phrase ‘boss code’—a restaurant cum bar that is cheerfully decorated, colourful, and staffed with the friendliest of people. They have an extensive menu that mainly caters to the Western spectrum of food items. And if you’re looking for fine wine, they have a wall of Sauvignon Blancs for you to choose from, along with blackboards scribbled with wine pairing tips. You can tell that they take their wine seriously.
Signature dishes: Crispy Duck Platter, Bos Double Cheeseburger
Hours: Monday-Sunday: 10am-2am.
Address: Jalan BU 1/11, Lebuh Bandar Utama, 1st floor, Centrepoint Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
Website: Bosko
Tel: 03-7733 2511
5. J&D Espresso
You’d think that with a weird combination like pork and coffee, J&D Espresso probably wouldn’t be able to do well, but they did. Since their conception in 2012, they’ve been conquering the taste buds of visitors. Using the tagline ‘Bloody good coffee’, you can be certain that they’ve definitely made good on that promise, along with scrumptious pork stuff that will get any pork lovers drooling.
Signature dishes: Gourmet Pork Burger, Fried Breaded Chicken Parma
Hours: Monday-Sunday: 11.30am-9.30pm.
Address: Oasis Business Centre BU11, Lebuh Bandar Utama, Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
Website: J&D Espresso
Tel: 017-313 3931
6. Roast Factor Glee
With the usage of micro roaster, this café has an array of delightful brews for your choosing, whether hot or cold. In addition, if you’re there for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, they have light eats like brioche buns to heavy stuff like roasted pork. As an artisan café, you have a chance to taste their specialty coffee every day, each day a different coffee.
Signature dishes: Caffe Latte, Brioche
Hours: Wednesday-Monday: 8am-6pm.
Address: G06 Village Shops @ The Club, 9 Bukit Utama, No. 9 Persiaran Bukit Utama, Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
Website: Roast Factor Glee
Tel: 03-7732 2893
7. Granite Kitchen & Lounge Bar
When you see the tagline “Heaven is upstairs if pigs could fly”, you already know that you’ve arrived to what can only be pork heaven. Fusing foods from the East and the West, their menu does not remain the same, because that would be boring and they would lose their appeal. So it is possible that the food you’ve tasted the first time you’re here won’t be available in a couple of months time. The food they have had in the past include Balinese roasted babi guling and roasted pork belly spaetzle pasta.
Signature dishes: Balinese roasted babi guling and roasted pork belly spaetzle pasta
Hours: Monday-Sunday: 8am-2am.
Address: Jalan BU 1/11, Lebuh Bandar Utama, 1st floor Centrepoint Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
Website: Granite Kitchen & Lounge Bar
Tel: 03-7733 5571
8. Marco’s Creative Cuisine
At Marco’s Creative Cuisine, you do not just eat the food one by one. Instead, you will be brought on a journey of discovery, just like how Marco Polo discovered lands and cultures during his adventures, only you will be discovering fresh and new kinds of flavours.
Signature dishes: Deconstructed Black Forest, Aromatic Chicken Consommé
Hours: Monday-Sunday: 11am-10.30pm.
Address: Lot G146, Ground Floor (Old Wing) 1Utama Shopping Centre, No. 1 Lebuh Bandar Utama, Bandar Utama, 47800 PJ, Selangor, Malaysia
Website: Marco’s Creative Cuisine
Tel: 03-7731 8923
9. Mak’s Chee
Wonton noodles are so important to the Chinese community – one of the “fast” food if we’re rushing somewhere and it’s utterly tantalising to the tongue. Mak’s Chee has been a long purveyor of wonton noodles in Hong Kong, emerging in Malaysia with its first outpost two years ago. With its new emergence, people have crowded over and left with only compliments at the tips of their tongues.
Signature dish: Wonton Noodles
Hours: Monday-Sunday: 10am-10pm.
Address: Lot LG311D, 1 Utama Shopping Centre, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
Website: Mak’s Chee
Tel: 03-7722 2788
10. Betjeman & Barton
The history of Betjeman & Barton spans back almost 100 years ago, when Arthur Betjeman opened the first tea house in Paris in 1919. His success brought the tea house from the oceans of Europe to Malaysia, garnering similar popularity among our local tea enthusiasts. They also serve some small sweet eats to go along with tea, because that’s just the right way of having tea.
Signature dishes: Betjleman & Barton: English tea
Hours: Monday-Sunday: 10am-10.30pm.
Address: Lot G220, Ground Floor, 1, Lebuh Bandar Utama, Bandar Utama City Centre Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
Website: Betjeman & Barton
Tel: 03-7731 5433
