3 Eastern European restaurants in KL
Travel with your tastebuds one of these days. Try out Russian, Croatian or Yugoslavian cuisine without having to buy a plane ticket. Here are three Eastern European restaurants we picked out in KL
Russian restaurants are hard to come by, and lone ranger Samovar (pictured above) is tucked away round the back of Solaris Mont Kiara. You’ll already feel in a different world sitting at the balcony-side tables decked in ethnic throws and sparkly fairy lights. Try the beef dumplings (pelmeti) or chicken wrapped in pancakes (blinchiki) for a quick nibble. If you’re in the mood for serious eating, order the Golubtzi – proper Russian-style cabbage wrapped meat.
Croatia isn’t well represented in Malaysia, but restaurant Dubrovnik has held onto its place in the market for a long time. They serve pizza, but try the Croatian roast chicken. It’s called peka and is marinated for the better part of a day and roasted in woodfire. Or go for the mixed grill, replete with special lamb sausages. Adventurers can try the sour cabbage rolls filled with minced beef.
Chicken peka at Dubrovnik
Lavinier Coffee (Yugoslavian)
Occupying a surprisingly large space, Lavinier Coffee offers a decent range of coffee (they say they take it very seriously) in all the standard forms, but their lunch menu is where it’s at. Lamb features heavily in the menu’s mix of Yugoslavian and Mediterranean dishes, and is especially good in the Cevapi Sarajevo, a warm pita bread filled with little lamb kebabs, diced onion and salad.