Cuisine Gourmet by Nathalie

Forget the flash hotel restaurants, if you want fine dining at sane prices, this should be your first port of call.

French chef Nathalie Arbefeuille has taken the KL fine dining scene by storm over the last few years, with her mix of classic Franco-Italian cuisine and more innovative European/Asian fusion dishes. Of her two KL restaurants, the most convenient for visitors is Cuisine Gourmet by Nathalie.

Her cooking is deceptively simple, forgoing flashiness, to turn out satisfying dishes like foie gras poached in red wine, and scallops in saffron sauce. Lunch prices are particularly keen, although the set dinner menus are good value too.

Cuisine Gourmet is on the corner of Jalan Punchak (the road up to Menara KL) and the upper end of Jalan P Ramlee; the nearest public transport is Raja Chulan Monorail.