The ultimate #throwback guide to KL

This is a tribute to the humble kopitiams, aka the city’s original cafés. Always the dependable option for a morning coffee, roti bakar and half...

Before the never-ending mall invasion in the Klang Valley, these were the neighbourhood institutions, the go-to places for grocery store staples, snacks and...

Despite the advancement of medical science, Chinese herbal medicine remains relevant today. This traditional medical practice is all about balancing the energy...

A bumper list of your favourite places from the past, including boutiques, supermarkets and attractions.

The late amateur photographer Gordon Hutchings was a chopper pilot from New Zealand stationed in KL from 1963 to 1966, on secondment from RAF UK to the Royal...

Looking for a snip(pet) from the past? Look to KL's old-school barbershops and hair salons that have stood the test of time. As part of our #Throwback theme,...

Drink it like it’s the ’70s (or the ’20s, if you like) at some of the oldest bars in the city. For more great bars, see our list of the best...

Happiness used to be inexpensive and life was much simpler back then. Check out our list of childhood snacks, household items and nostalgic games you grew up...

Long before food trucks became hip and Western, food trucks in KL were mostly all about pisang goreng, rojak, nasi lemak and tau foo fah. Here, we get to know...

Cinema is the biggest fraud in human history. At twenty-four lies per second, every film is an elaborate scheme of make-believe by a cabal of fabulists:...

‘I remember our neighbours. There were two boys who made appam, so we just called them small appam and big appam. The same with another family who ran a...

If you hear the roti man honking away in your neighbourhood, stop him for these treats.