Michelin's Kuala Lumpur & Penang guide adds one star, for Potager, and keeps Dewakan as Malaysia's only two-star
Michelin's release lists all nine one-star restaurants and the special awards; ExpatGo gives a local, unimpressed read on a quiet year.
The fifth MICHELIN Guide Kuala Lumpur & Penang, released Nov. 4, recognises 159 places: one two-star restaurant, nine one-star restaurants, 60 Bib Gourmands and 89 MICHELIN Selected establishments. The only promotion is Potager, a contemporary French restaurant in Kuala Lumpur, which earns its first star. Darren Teoh's Dewakan, known for indigenous ingredients and Malaysian flavours, keeps two stars and remains the country's only two-star restaurant.
The other one-star restaurants are Akar, Beta, Chim by Chef Noom, DC. by Darren Chin, Molina and Terra Dining in Kuala Lumpur, and Au Jardin and Auntie Gaik Lean's Old School Eatery in Penang. Four places joined the Bib Gourmand list and 12 entered the Selected category. Aidan Low of Akar won the Young Chef Award, and Potager's Mr Nazahar won the Service Award.
ExpatGo notes that, unlike previous years, Michelin skipped a gala and announced the selection by press release only.
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