Tasty Chapatti, Jalan Ipoh

Located at the Viva commercial complex off Jalan Ipoh, Tasty Chapatti is a hidden gem for Punjabi food in KL. The namesake chapattis are soft and tasty, though rather small in size. You would need about 3 chapattis for an average eater. A good way to start would be to order the Chapatti set which comes with choice of two vegetables, dhall, papadam, two chapattis and an Indian sweet (laddu in this case).

A la carte orders allow more exploration. A very simple dish which goes very well with the chapatti is sardine curry.

Masala chicken is another good choice to accompany the chappati.

Mutton keema (minced mutton) is good and relatively mild on the spice scale.

If the spices start getting to you, cool down with a mango lassi - great for keeping cool.

Also recommended are the Sarron Ka Saag which is a combination of various types of vegetables including spinach and mustard greens. It looks mushy but is very tasty and is a very authentic Punjabi staple. Best eaten with a nice dollop of ghee.

Location :ViVa Mall, Jalan Suppiah Pillay off Jalan Ipoh (Near Best Hotel), Kuala Lumpur 51200
Contact : 03 - 40432636

CLOSED : Lavinier Coffee and Bistro @ Publika

UPDATE : As at November 2012, this restaurant has unfortunately ceased operations. It was good while it lasted. 

I've been eating a lot at Publika (Solaris Dutamas) of late and have tried most of the outlets there. One of the the best value lunch on offer is at Lavinier Coffee and Bistro. Describing itself as "Mediterranean, Yugoslavian and Entertainment" its actually a mish-mash of cuisines and influences with a strong leaning towards Yugoslavian, Bosnian and Eastern European food.

For the RM19.90 set lunch, you get:-

Bread with an eggplant dip or,

Bread with hummus (Middle Eastern chickpea and tahini). This was followed by Mushroom soup. The lemon wedge gave a nice tanginess to the soup.

For mains there are a few choices but the Sarajeva Cevapi which is a sandwich with lamb, chicken and mutton kebabs served with a salad and fries was a good choice.

The pizza was Hawaiian (from Hawaii of course, not Italy) ! Not by choice but because it was the only pizza on the set lunch menu :-)

There was a slice of cake for dessert as well but I forgot to take a pix. The coffee is freshly brewed. I found out the beans are sourced from Thailand. It was dark roasted so the aromas and flavours of the coffee were not very discernible.

Considering everything you get, it's definitely the best value lunch at Publika at the moment.

Location : A4 UG -1-1, Solaris Dutamas, No. 1 Jalan Dutamas 1, 50480 Kuala Lumpur. 
Contact :  603-6211-4789