SAO NAM RESTAURANT, 25, Tengkat Tong Shin, KL (Tel: 03-2144 1225, 012-218 9743) and Empire Gallery, Subang (Tel: 03-5022 2122) Business hours: noon-2.30pm and 7pm-10.30pm, daily at Tengkat Tong Shin restaurant, and 10am to 10pm daily at the Subang restaurant. The restaurant serves Indochine cuisine with a liberal use of Hong Hanh fish sauce from the island of Phu Quoc.
ISHIN JAPANESE DINING, No 202, Persiaran Klang, Batu 3 3/4, off Jalan Kelang Lama, KL. (Tel: 03-7980 8228). Business hours: noon to 3pm, 6pm to 10pm. Pork free. The restaurant prides itself on the freshness and authenticity of its dishes as its ingredients are air flown, twice a week direct from Japan’s famous market Tsukiji market. Among the dishes to relish are Satsumaimo Tempura, Maguro Kama Shioyaki and Jikasei Tofu.