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On April 7, 2025, we unveiled the 20 Best Restaurants, 20 Best Bars, and 22 Best-In-Class award winners

Tatler Best seeks to serve as a valuable resource for the sophisticated traveller, providing discerning gourmands a comprehensive view of luxury hospitality as a whole. Last year, Tatler Asia launched Tatler Best 2024 in Bangkok, a celebration of the region's 100 best restaurants, hotels, and bars, extending our reach across the whole of Asia to curate the ultimate guide to Asia’s most exciting experiences. 

This year, for the very first time, we launched Tatler Best Malaysia, an extension of the previous year’s Top 20 Restaurants, welcoming bars and hotels to our local awards.

Read more: Tatler Best Malaysia 2025, the ultimate guide to the best restaurants, bars, and hotels

Awards were given on April 7, 2025, to the best 20 restaurants and bars in the city, as well as a range of focused awards, the Best-In-Class awards. 

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Photo 1 of 8 The Entier, Nadodi, Bref, Potager, and Restaurant au Jardin team
Photo 2 of 8 The Reya, KL East under Sime Darby Property
Photo 3 of 8 The Reka and Penrose team
Photo 4 of 8 Kelvin Wong of Good Friends Club
Photo 5 of 8 Mark Lee of Pizza Duo, Yi Jun Loh, and Ong Ning Geng
Photo 6 of 8 The Backdoor Bodega team and Trisha Toh
Photo 7 of 8 Shaun Liew of Curate Coffee Roasters
Photo 8 of 8 The Gin Malaya and Spanish Cellar team, as well as representatives from Bar Mizukami, Eat and Cook, and Kyujin

Tatler Best of Malaysia was held at St Regis KL, in its grand ballroom which housed over 300 guests from all aspects of the hospitality industry. Bartenders, chefs, sommeliers, restaurateurs, and hoteliers came together for one night only to celebrate Malaysia’s hospitality scene, many of whom travelled long distances from across the country.

See also: Tatler Best-in-Class Bar awards in Malaysia for 2025

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Photo 1 of 5 The stunning St Regis Ballroom
Photo 2 of 5 The menu for the night
Photo 3 of 5 Amuse bouche
Photo 4 of 5 The first course of duck and foie gras
Photo 5 of 5 Beef and asparagus

Drinks were flowing throughout the night, from craft cocktails and tequila to local Malaysian craft beer and a wine pairing courtesy of our partners from Gin Malaya, Paper Kite, Clase Azul, and Spanish Cellar. 

Other esteemed sponsors also include Sime Darby Property and the beautiful venue, St Regis KL. A three-course menu was served courtesy of the hotel before the awards were announced, featuring delectable dishes like a trio of snacks served on a herb garden, duck and foie gras, and beef and asparagus. 

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Photo 1 of 8 Clase Azul
Photo 2 of 8 Paper Kite
Photo 3 of 8 Clase Azul
Photo 4 of 8 Gin Malaya
Photo 5 of 8 Gin Malaya
Photo 6 of 8 Paper Kite
Photo 7 of 8 Spanish Cellar wines
Photo 8 of 8 Spanish Cellar wines

Gerrie Beh, Tatler’s managing director and Katelyn Tan, dining editor, took to the stage to hand out a grand total of 62 awards throughout the night. The full list of awards can be found below, and were given to 20 restaurants, 20 bars, and 20 Best-In-Class winners.

Don’t miss: Tatler Best 20 bars in Malaysia for 2025

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Photo 1 of 5 Guests celebrate over wine
Photo 2 of 5 Belinda Boey, Su Kim Hock, Amanda Wan, Jack Weldie, Anthony Tan, Diane Ong Jack and Angeline Tan
Photo 3 of 5 The Molina and Fifty Tales team
Photo 4 of 5 Ferhat Nazri, Mark Nagel, Alex Cheah, Chew Jon Kin and Raymond Tham
Photo 5 of 5 Tatler Best awards

Best 20 Restaurants

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Photo 1 of 20 Tatler Best Restaurants 2025
Photo 2 of 20 Akar Dining
Photo 3 of 20 Atelier Binchotan
Photo 4 of 20 Beta KL
Photo 5 of 20 Chipta 11a
Photo 6 of 20 Dewakan
Photo 7 of 20 DC Restaurant
Photo 8 of 20 Eat and Cook
Photo 9 of 20 Fifty Tales
Photo 10 of 20 Gen
Photo 11 of 20 Hide KL
Photo 12 of 20 Molina
Photo 13 of 20 Entier
Photo 14 of 20 Potager
Photo 15 of 20 Restaurant au Jardin
Photo 16 of 20 Studio Restaurant
Photo 17 of 20 Sushi Taka
Photo 18 of 20 Table & Apron
Photo 19 of 20 Terra Dining
Photo 20 of 20 A Little Farm On The Hill

Discover the 20 Best Restaurants in Malaysia in 2025 here 

Best 20 Bars

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Photo 1 of 19 Tatler Best Bars 2025
Photo 2 of 19 Backdoor Bodega
Photo 3 of 19 Bar Terumi
Photo 4 of 19 Bar Trigona
Photo 5 of 19 Bar Mizukami
Photo 6 of 19 Coley
Photo 7 of 19 Dissolved Solids
Photo 8 of 19 Good Friends Club
Photo 9 of 19 Here & Now
Photo 10 of 19 Jann
Photo 11 of 19 JungleBird
Photo 12 of 19 No Bar Here
Photo 13 of 19 Penrose
Photo 14 of 19 Rakh
Photo 15 of 19 Reka:Bar
Photo 16 of 19 Soma Cocktail Bar
Photo 17 of 19 Three X Co
Photo 18 of 19 Triptyk
Photo 19 of 19 Vér

Discover the 20 Best Bars in Malaysia in 2025 here 

Best-In-Class Restaurants

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Photo 1 of 9 Best-In-Class Restaurants
Photo 2 of 9 Terra Dining
Photo 3 of 9 Barkar
Photo 4 of 9 Dennis Chong
Photo 5 of 9 Nico Ooi
Photo 6 of 9 Darren Teoh
Photo 7 of 9 Table & Apron
Photo 8 of 9 Restaurant au Jardin
Photo 9 of 9 Aaron Khor

Discover the Best-In-Class restaurant winners in Malaysia in 2025 here 

Best-In-Class Bars

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Photo 1 of 7 Best-In-Class Bars
Photo 2 of 7 Reka:Bar
Photo 3 of 7 Penrose
Photo 4 of 7 Affie Adut
Photo 5 of 7 Backdoor Bodega
Photo 6 of 7 Cabinet 8 KL
Photo 7 of 7 Penrose

Discover the Best-In-Class bar winners in Malaysia in 2025 here 

Best-In-Class Hotels

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Photo 1 of 7 Best-In-Class Hotels
Photo 2 of 7 St. Regis Kuala Lumpur
Photo 3 of 7 Else Kuala Lumpur
Photo 4 of 7 88 Armenian Penang
Photo 5 of 7 Hotel Indigo Kuala Lumpur On The Park
Photo 6 of 7 Datai Langkawi
Photo 7 of 7 St. Regis Kuala Lumpur

Discover the Best-In-Class hotel winners in Malaysia in 2025 here

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Photography: Fady Younis

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