From kampung food and Chinese dishes to Bangladeshi and Middle-Eastern fare, the variety of offerings in Cyberjaya is amazing.
TO most of us, Cyberjaya is just a township featuring offices of major ICT companies.
But Cyberjaya TV compere Antonia D. Arguelles is showing me where to go for good food. Toni, as she’s better known, is a livewire and such a sport that the whole day spent sampling food around Cyberjaya, is nothing but fun.
We start at Kitchen Village in Prima Avenue Food Haven, Prima 3, famed for Chinese cuisine.
Besides Kitchen Village, there are four other food outlets here. Padi House serves fusion food. The Walk serves grilled chicken, pizza and Japanese bento sets. Wherelse Restaurant serves local delicacies and vegetarian foods. And the all-time-favourite OldTown White Coffee is here too.
At lunchtime on weekdays, Kitchen Village is packed with office workers, but come dinner time and on weekends, the restaurant is not as busy.
Toni, whose father is a Sabahan of Filipino descent and mother, a Malay with Eurasian blood, loves the fish head curry, butter prawn and the unique salted egg chicken at Wherelse Restaurant. The shaven ice with mango or strawberry is recommended too.
Exotic fare
Few Malaysians have tried Bangladeshi cuisine. Now you can, with two former Multimedia University students cooking up some of the best Bangladeshi dishes at Restoran Al-Bustan in Neo Cyber.
Zaihidul Hasan and Atiq Rahamn are dishing out their home delicacies with Middle-Eastern dishes. Must-try items include mandy chicken, Zorabian lamb and kebsa chicken, all served with basmati rice, chilli sauce, garlic sauce and salad.
Bangladeshis love very sweet desserts too. Try laddhu and rosh malai, or go for doi, a yoghurt-like curd.
The year-old Al-Bustan (which means paradise in Arabic) also makes home deliveries and offers catering services.
Just a few blocks away, another year-old restaurant, Pakistani Restoran Khayam E-Basera, draws diners with Arabian and Mughal cuisine. One of its best-sellers is shawaya chicken (roasted chicken with Arabic spices), served with rice.
Toni loves the mandy chicken and Zorabian lamb at Restoran Al-Bustan, and butter chicken and chicken pakora at Restoran Khayam E-Basera.
Home, sweet home
Next, Toni heads for Kelab Komuniti Taman Tasik Cyberjaya, where you can indulge in fun activities such as go-kart, paint ball and beach volley ball or tee off at the golf driving range.
The club is also known for its kampung cuisine. Its Bayou Coffee House, run by a mother-and-son team, has a list of must-try dishes that includes dinding daging masak kacang goreng, fried sliced beef cooked with long beans, ayam masak lemak cili padi and sambal udang lontek boek.
Rodziah Abdul Rahman cooks Negri Sembilan-style ayam masak lemak cili padi while the dinding daging masak kacang goreng and sambal udang lontek boek are Padang dishes.
Be there from 11.30am to 2.30pm if you want to try its international buffet (RM19.90).
No wonder Toni keeps coming back to Cyberjaya to relax and to enjoy the live performance at Prima Avenue. She says: “Like I said, good environment, no traffic jam, peace and tranquillity — stuff I yearn for on weekends! And I find them here in Cyberjaya.”
Where to go
Kitchen Village:
Prima Avenue Food Haven, Prima 3, Block 3503, Jalan Teknokrat 5, Cyberjaya. Tel: 03-8320 2699
Restoran Al-Bustan:
18-G Biz Avenue, Neo Cyber, Lingkaran Cyber Point Barat, Cyberjaya. Tel: 03-8319 1990. Email: al-bustan@live.com.my
Restoran Khayam E-Basera: 29G Neo Cyber, Lingkaran Cyber Point Barat, Cyberjaya. Tel: 017-332 3516
Bayou Coffee House:
Kelab Komuniti Taman Tasik Cyberjaya, Jalan Kelab, Persiaran Semarak Api, Cyberjaya. Tel: 03-8318 0008 ext 150. Email: rozeeflair@yahoo.com. Website: www.bayoucatering.com.my
STEPHEN NG
traveltimes@nstp.com.my
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Mandy chicken at Restoran Al-Bustan |
But Cyberjaya TV compere Antonia D. Arguelles is showing me where to go for good food. Toni, as she’s better known, is a livewire and such a sport that the whole day spent sampling food around Cyberjaya, is nothing but fun.
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| Minangkabau-style sambal udang lontek boek at Bayou Coffee House |
Besides Kitchen Village, there are four other food outlets here. Padi House serves fusion food. The Walk serves grilled chicken, pizza and Japanese bento sets. Wherelse Restaurant serves local delicacies and vegetarian foods. And the all-time-favourite OldTown White Coffee is here too.
At lunchtime on weekdays, Kitchen Village is packed with office workers, but come dinner time and on weekends, the restaurant is not as busy.
Toni, whose father is a Sabahan of Filipino descent and mother, a Malay with Eurasian blood, loves the fish head curry, butter prawn and the unique salted egg chicken at Wherelse Restaurant. The shaven ice with mango or strawberry is recommended too.
Exotic fare
Few Malaysians have tried Bangladeshi cuisine. Now you can, with two former Multimedia University students cooking up some of the best Bangladeshi dishes at Restoran Al-Bustan in Neo Cyber.
Zaihidul Hasan and Atiq Rahamn are dishing out their home delicacies with Middle-Eastern dishes. Must-try items include mandy chicken, Zorabian lamb and kebsa chicken, all served with basmati rice, chilli sauce, garlic sauce and salad.
Bangladeshis love very sweet desserts too. Try laddhu and rosh malai, or go for doi, a yoghurt-like curd.
The year-old Al-Bustan (which means paradise in Arabic) also makes home deliveries and offers catering services.
Just a few blocks away, another year-old restaurant, Pakistani Restoran Khayam E-Basera, draws diners with Arabian and Mughal cuisine. One of its best-sellers is shawaya chicken (roasted chicken with Arabic spices), served with rice.
Toni loves the mandy chicken and Zorabian lamb at Restoran Al-Bustan, and butter chicken and chicken pakora at Restoran Khayam E-Basera.
Home, sweet home
Next, Toni heads for Kelab Komuniti Taman Tasik Cyberjaya, where you can indulge in fun activities such as go-kart, paint ball and beach volley ball or tee off at the golf driving range.
The club is also known for its kampung cuisine. Its Bayou Coffee House, run by a mother-and-son team, has a list of must-try dishes that includes dinding daging masak kacang goreng, fried sliced beef cooked with long beans, ayam masak lemak cili padi and sambal udang lontek boek.
Rodziah Abdul Rahman cooks Negri Sembilan-style ayam masak lemak cili padi while the dinding daging masak kacang goreng and sambal udang lontek boek are Padang dishes.
Be there from 11.30am to 2.30pm if you want to try its international buffet (RM19.90).
No wonder Toni keeps coming back to Cyberjaya to relax and to enjoy the live performance at Prima Avenue. She says: “Like I said, good environment, no traffic jam, peace and tranquillity — stuff I yearn for on weekends! And I find them here in Cyberjaya.”
Where to go
Kitchen Village:
Prima Avenue Food Haven, Prima 3, Block 3503, Jalan Teknokrat 5, Cyberjaya. Tel: 03-8320 2699
Restoran Al-Bustan:
18-G Biz Avenue, Neo Cyber, Lingkaran Cyber Point Barat, Cyberjaya. Tel: 03-8319 1990. Email: al-bustan@live.com.my
Restoran Khayam E-Basera: 29G Neo Cyber, Lingkaran Cyber Point Barat, Cyberjaya. Tel: 017-332 3516
Bayou Coffee House:
Kelab Komuniti Taman Tasik Cyberjaya, Jalan Kelab, Persiaran Semarak Api, Cyberjaya. Tel: 03-8318 0008 ext 150. Email: rozeeflair@yahoo.com. Website: www.bayoucatering.com.my
STEPHEN NG
traveltimes@nstp.com.my
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