Cover Merdeka brings along many specials for a limited time only. With this list, get the most out of this special day (Image: Onde Onde cake from Lacher Patisserie)
Merdeka brings along many specials for a limited time only. With this list, get the most out of this special day (Image: Onde Onde cake from Lacher Patisserie)
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Every Merdeka, establishments all across the country show their patriotism—and the shared love of food—through limited edition offerings that showcase our local flavours
If there's one thing Malaysians agree on, it's that we have the best food in the world. Our cuisine is a unique hodgepodge of cultures that have amalgamated into what we lovingly call Malaysian food.
While we share many flavours and ingredients with neighbouring countries, our unique cultural interpretation of them is a great source of pride.
Restaurants, cafes, bakeries, bars, and many more show their Malaysian pride with limited-edition specials you can only find during this national holiday. From ice cream flavours inspired by local treats to viennoiserie takes on national dishes, creativity is showcased through the medium we love most: our food.
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Provisions
Provisions, the beloved brunch cafe in PJ is bringing back the classics with their first ever Pandan Nasi Lemak. With fluffy coconut rice, sambal pedas, and crispy ikan bilis, it’s hard to go wrong with our classic national dish. For something a bit lighter, pair it with a flaky kaya croissant and cool off with a pandan pop.
Available from 25th August to 16th September.
Provisions, 49, Jalan SS 22/23, Damansara Jaya, 47400 Petaling Jaya, @provisionsmy
Culina
Above Sambal anchovy pizza
Above Chilli Crab Spaghetti
Sambal anchovy pizza
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This market-to-bistro all-day dining restaurant is bringing in some inspired eats for a limited time only, including a sambal sardine anchovy pizza and chilli crab spaghetti. Freshness is a guarantee, thanks to incredible produce from the premium grocery store attached to the restaurant.
Available from now until 30th September.
Culina, B1, Shoppes at Four Seasons, 145, Ampang Blvd, Kuala Lumpur City Centre, 50450 Kuala Lumpur, +603 2026 5085
Being Juice
Above The Tropika Gemilang, the healthy boost you need this Merdeka (Image: Being Juice)
The Tropika Gemilang, the healthy boost you need this Merdeka (Image: Being Juice)
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Driven by a tribute to the Jalur Gemilang, Being Juice utilises Malaysia’s excellent array of local fruits to create a drink that symbolises courage, pride, and unity. Mango, pineapple, strawberry, and papaya is the fruit base, further enriched with Greek yoghurt, honey, blue spirulina, and beetroot powder. Topped with fruit, nuts, granola, and coconut foam, it’s chock full of goodness, all in the name of Malaysia.
Available in select stores, get this drink from 30th August onwards for a limited time.
Being Juice, multiple locations, @drinkbeing
OrGelato
The breakfast of champions, now in the form of ice cream. They've reimagined the classic kaya toast, creating an ice cream with hints of coconut, gula melaka, and crunchy pieces of their homemade toast. What more could you need in a scoop?
Available now, until stocks last.
OrGelato, LG-01-03, Menara The MET, 20, Jalan Dutamas 2, Mont Kiara, 50480 Kuala Lumpur, @orgelato
Lacher Patisserie
This pastry house is pulling out all the stops for Merdeka this year. New on their menu is their onde-onde cake, or a kopitiam classic cake made of of white coffee and condensed milk for the ultimate nostalgia kick.
Available now, until stocks last.
Lacher Patisserie, multiple locations, @lacherpatisserie
Pocky
Above Made with real durian, the King of Fruits meets Pocky (Image: Pocky)
Above Coated in coconut with a palm sugar biscuit stick, evoke your childhood with this new flavour from Pocky (Image: Pocky)
Made with real durian, the King of Fruits meets Pocky (Image: Pocky)
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Limited edition flavours of Pocky will now include durian and onde-onde to allow Malaysians to ‘Share the Taste of Heritage’ this Merdeka. Made with real and natural ingredients, Pocky’s latest flavours showcase our unique flavour landscape. Pocky Durian is coated in a rich, creamy durian-chocolate layer. Meanwhile, Pocky Ondeh-Ondeh features a pandan chocolate coating covered in real desiccated coconut for a hint of saltiness, all wrapped around a palm sugar-flavoured biscuit stick.
Inside Scoop
The true essence of Malaysian snacks are captured with Inside Scoop’s Lokal Legends series, a Merdeka campaign that features six brand-new ice cream flavours from this homegrown ice cream brand. Find flavours such as Gardenia’s Choc-A-Lot Twiggies, GSC’s Caramel Popcorn, Julie’s Le-mond Lemon, ZUS Coffee’s Spanish Latte, Farm Fresh’s Choco Malt Kaw, and Beryl’s Gula Melaka Chocolate this Merdeka.
Available from 18th August to 21st September.
Inside Scoop, multiple locations, @myinsidescoop
Bacha Coffee
Above Taste their fragrant rendition of nasi lemak, paired with a few of their popular brews (Image: Bacha Coffee)
Above Their coconut panna cotta is a decadent sweet treat, perfectly paired with a cup of freshly brewed coffee (Image: Bacha Coffee)
Taste their fragrant rendition of nasi lemak, paired with a few of their popular brews (Image: Bacha Coffee)
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The Merdeka Set is inspired by heritage, and features two classic Malaysian dishes of nasi lemak and cendol.
Their nasi lemak is a blend of fragrant coconut rice, fried anchovies, peanuts, quail eggs, an a house made sambal that was specially created for Aztec Night Coffee, an Arabica blend with bold dark chocolate notes and a subtle hint of chilli spice. Their panna cotta is topped with a scoop of gula melaka ice cream, topped with caramelised coconut flakes for the ultimate ending to your meal, and goes great with the Sweet Santos decaf, a Single Origin coffee with roots in Brazil.
Available from 20th August to 20th September 2025.
Bacha Coffee, with outlets in Suria KLCC and The Exchange TRX.
Keandra's expertise lies within writing deep dives into the culture and anthropology of food, sometimes with a philosophical twist. With a background in London's F&B consultancy scene, she's excited to be back in Kuala Lumpur to champion the local dining scene.
Reach her at keandra.hing@tatlerasia.com, @keandruh
