Wasabi Bistro

WHY GO

Calm and classy have always been the way of the Wasabi. It is another of Kuala Lumpur’s restaurants that has been around long enough to know exactly what its diners want.

TATLER TIPS The theme is Californian Japanese, which provides plenty of room for a non-traditional approach although there are many of the stalwarts of Japanese cuisine on the menu.

• Of the formerly avant-garde items that have now acquired classic status, Kumi’s No 1 Special tops the list. This is as rich and creamy as Japanese food gets, with avocado providing the foundation to bring out the flavour of crabmeat and white fish.

• anyone who thinks they don’t like papaya will have their preconceptions challenged by the papaya motoyaki, a papaya boat filled with seafood and creamy sauce.