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Heed this useful price list if you plan on uncorking a special bottle at a restaurant
Corkage fees, a crucial point of consideration for wine enthusiasts when deciding where to dine out, are covered in this useful feature. Know that when restaurants allow their customers to BYOB (bring your own bottle), not only are they offering bottle service (preparing a wine bucket, maintaining your bottles at the optimum temperature and refilling your glasses), but they are also sacrificing potential earnings from their drink sales. Therefore, what might at first seem like an extraneous cost is, in fact, a fair trade-off in the world of F&B.
Considerate customers should show respect for a restaurant's corkage fees, but if you'd rather not incur the expense, simply ask the sommelier on duty to recommend a house pour. The following information for 70 odd restaurants in Kuala Lumpur were compiled using the 2020 and 2021 Tatler Dining Guides. All prices are for 'per bottle'.
RM100 or more
- A Li Yaa
- Beta KL
- Cantaloupe, Troika Sky Dining
- Cava Spanish Wine Bar
- Char Line
- Chocha Foodstore
- Cielo
- Cilantro
- Concubine
- Curate
- DC Restaurant
- Dewakan
- El Cerdo
- Entier French Dining
- Flock, W Kuala Lumpur
- Fuego, Troika Sky Dining
- Horizon Grill
- Jhann
- Kikubari
- Lai Po Heen
- Leonardo's Dining Room & Wine Loft
- Li Yen
- Ming Ren Xuan
- Nadodi
- Nero Nero
- Nobu Kuala Lumpur
- OpenHouse
- Palillos
- Prime, Le Méridien Kuala Lumpur
- Sabayon, EQ
- Shang Palace, Shangri-La Hotel Kuala Lumpur
- Sitka Studio
- Skillet at 163
- Strato, Troika Sky Dining
- Sushi Hara
- Sushi Hibiki
- Tamarind Springs
- Tiki Taka
- WIP
- Yun House
See also: How To Spot High Quality Glassware
Between RM50 and RM100
- Apollo Dining
- ATAS Modern Malaysian Eatery
- Beast by BIG
- Bijan Bar & Restaurant
- Bref by Darren Chin
- Café-Bistrot David
- Cava Restaurant & Bar
- Ee Chinese Cuisine, Eastin Hotel Kuala Lumpur
- Elegant Inn Hong Kong Cuisine
- Ember Modern Bistro
- Erawan
- Flour
- Gooddam
- Japas by Jeff Ramsey
- Joloko
- Kayra Authentic Kerala Cuisine
- La Risata
- Opus Bistro
- Sushi Azabu
- Sushi Kazu
- Tandoor Grill
- The Lankan Crabs
Less than RM50
Free of charge
Samantha Sowerby has hung up her hat as Tatler Malaysia's dining editor to explore her cultural roots through cuisine in Shanghai. For seven years, New York City was home, but scurrying between stints in stuffy newsrooms and sizzling kitchens wore her out. She loves a good "Specials" board at a restaurant and always tries to hold herself to a better standard. Follow her on Instagram @sammi.in.shanghai.
