Farm-to-table restaurants in KL

Sitka’s sustainable farm-to-table practices are brought to life by a properly modern café menu designed by the visionary behind Scotland’s Moonfish Café, Christian Recomio. Salads alone are cleverly put-together in combinations like roast beetroot with hummus, aubergine and Portobello, and mango with charred red onion, all of which can be ordered with an optional 63-degree egg or local ricotta. The lunch menu, meanwhile, features equally exhilarating additions like lobster roll on squid ink bun (order this, every time), crispy liver sub, fried buttermilk chicken in honey and thyme, and a variety of soft tacos.

Restaurateur Marcus Low and pastry chef Mei Wan Tan draw inspiration from world-renowned bakeries and restaurants to serve up modern American food that showcase local produce. The dynamic duo (formerly of the namesake supper club) focuses on clean, rustic flavours best exemplified in dishes like pulled pork with carrot and beet slaw, potato and leek soup, buckwheat fried chicken, and French toast with cornflakes and gula Melaka syrup. The restaurant’s bakery section operates during the day where Mei Wan’s expertise shines in teatime tin cakes and slices.

The promising Darren Teoh of Dewakan could be the pioneering chap to trigger a frenzy of top chefs running into our local rainforests with baskets in hand. His multi-course menu is an exhilarating showcase of local seafood and vegetables, jolted to life by modern techniques.

In the place of Bangsar stalwart F Concept by Buffalo is Roost, touting farm-to-fork concept through its modern European menu. Previously having worked together on F Concept, partners Priscilla, Tung Wei and Danish chef Albert Frantzen are now heading their new venture with flair. Ninety percent of the ingredients are sourced locally (yes, even the free range duck, cheeses and herbs) and recommended dishes include lavender-smoked king prawn with fresh cheese, mangrove crab ravioli and deep fried frog legs.