Sunway area guide

Discover the best restaurants, shops, cafés and things to do in Sunway

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Friday 6 January 2017

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Let’s not mask the fact that Sunway is an area dominated by students, which isn’t saying that it’s a bad thing. If you need help getting around the area, the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is making things better. It’s fast – not a concept Malaysians are accustomed to hearing and practising. Let’s not also forget about Sunway Pyramid and Sunway Lagoon, where there are plenty of things to do. If you don’t have plans in Sunway, you do now.

Things to do in Sunway

Muscle Theory

It’s a place engineered to keep you concentrating without the frivolities like fancy spotlights, annoying gym music or a sauna. You’re here to sculpt ‘Magic...

Sunway Pyramid Ice

It’s a common sight to see budding figure skaters training at Pyramid Ice. But even if you are an amateur or just want to give ice skating a try, Pyramid...

Galactic Laser

Laser Tag shares the same shooting principle as paintball and video games. But unlike paintball, you won't end up with bruises. And unlike video games, laser...

Sunway Lagoon

A mere 45 minutes drive from KL and you’ll be transported to the fun filled water fest that is Sunway Lagoon. Split into two themes, enjoy splashing in...

Mao Tattoo Studio

Getting inked is like swearing an allegiance – you’ll stick with a familiar tattoo artist. But seasoned pro Kelly V – with more than ten years of experience in...

Stars Archery

With several indoor archery ranges around the country, this is the place to go if you’ve got a budding William Tell on your hands.

Trim N Shave Barber Salon

A no-nonsense barber salon that justifies its RM13 price tag for a quick trim. Top up another RM25 for an additional hair wash and head massage.

Sunway Mega Lanes

With 48 Brunswick lanes and the latest bowling technology fitted, this fully-computerized bowling centre is one of the biggest and most well-maintained bowling...

Sunway Pyramid

Opened way back in 1997, Sunway Pyramid has managed to evolve and keep staleness at bay by expansion and renovation. Its sprawling 1.7 million sq ft of...

Best shops in Sunway

Major Drop

When you travel you tend to find brands that you wish were in KL; that’s one of the reasons Major Drop came about. The guys from Pestle & Mortar...

Palladium Boots

Originally started as a tyre-making company for aircrafts, Palladium Boots are now a sought-after brand in the boot market for people looking for both style...

Cover by Crossover

Crossover’s spin-off store aims to focus on creative and innovative elements, bringing in premium lifestyle brands such as Red Wing, Carhartt WIP and...

Best restaurants and cafés in Sunway

Softcore

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An exciting addition to Bandar Sunway's growing crop of cafés is Softcore, whose name refers to its signature molten cakes that come in Belgian dark chocolate,...

Lancelot Tea-Guild

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Tucked away in Bandar Sunway, Lancelot Tea-Guild stands out in a sea of rather grubby shops (the pristine white tea house is quaintly located in an area...

Hello Kitty Gourmet Café

If you remember the days of waiting patiently in line at McDonald's for the limited edition wedding range of Hello Kitty plushies back in the early 2000s,...

Lai Kong

Lai Kong serves plenty of your local comfort food favourites including a Melaka-style nasi lemak. This may seem like false advertising because where’s...

myBurgerLab Sunway

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myBurgerLab is the burger equivalent of fictional coffeehouse Central Perk. Friendly staff line the counters and regulars fill up the brimming space by...

Underground Société

Kar Wai and Kar Heng, the power brothers behind CoffeeSociété and Garage 51, are attempting to revitalise KL’s café scene with food...

Madam Tiow

There’s no better motivation to get you through work than the thought of a decent lunch. Madam Tiow is more than decent – it gives you options from just RM9.90...

Bite and Pull

Their nicely charred pizzas will make you wonder how you ever ate soggy crust in the first place. Pastries and fancy bruschettas are aplenty here too, but we...

Garage 51

The enterprising boys of Coffee Société have opened a shiny new café in Sunway, and it looks good. This time, the theme is much like its name – industrial and...

Eight Gourmets Gala

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Bandar Sunway’s new eight-in-one project brings together different dining options in a space that seats about 450. Helmed by the team behind Caffeinees,...

A Pie Thing Sunway

A good meat pie is difficult to track in our city, and the young team behind A Pie Thing is attempting to change that. Shortcrust pastry holds fillings like...

Shaaz Curry House

Have Shaaz’s mutton keema as well as garlic cheese naan, and you’ll never return to lesser curry houses ever again.

Ristorante Italiano Capricciosa Sunway Pyramid

When straight-laced Japanese and zany Italians collide, you know something cosmic is bound to happen—and it did—a gastronomic explosion which gave...

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Hartamas

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