City Centre, Kuala Lumpur
Dewakan
A Two MICHELIN Star tasting menu built on foraged Malaysian ingredients and a Green Star commitment to sourcing.
FlightLogic expert score: 9.4/10 · ££££ · Malaysian , Progressive Malaysian
Quick answer
Is Dewakan worth visiting? FlightLogic assigns an expert score of 9.4/10 based on editorial research. The 4.8/5 star figure is an editorial composite for guide comparison — not a verified consumer aggregate. It has 2 Michelin stars. Best for special occasions, food enthusiasts, business dinner.
About Dewakan
Dewakan doesn't plate nostalgia — it dismantles Malaysian ingredients down to technique and rebuilds them as something you haven't eaten before. Torch ginger, jungle herbs, ulam leaves, and river fish sourced from smallholder foragers move through the kitchen's fermentation program before they ever reach a plate, and the tasting menu reads less like a greatest-hits of hawker classics than a research paper with excellent seasoning. It's the first restaurant in Malaysia to hold a MICHELIN Green Star, and that distinction isn't a garnish on the concept — sourcing discipline is the concept. Service is precise without being stiff, built for a room that wants to be told what it's eating and why.
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Editorial rating breakdown
Published reviews
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- 5.0Editorial sample
The fermented river fish course alone justified the flight up from Singapore — nothing about this menu plays it safe, and every plate had a point of view.
Response from Dewakan
Thank you Priya — that course changes with what our foragers bring in that week, so you caught a good one. Hope to host you again.
- 4.0Editorial sample
Genuinely inventive cooking and the sourcing story is real, not marketing — a couple of the fermented notes were more challenging than I expected going in.
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How far in advance should I book Dewakan?
Reserve three to four weeks ahead for weekend dinners; weeknight tables and the Friday–Saturday lunch seating can sometimes be secured with a week's notice.
Can the tasting menu accommodate dietary restrictions?
Vegetarian and shellfish-free versions of the Ekspedisi menu are available with 48 hours' notice, though the kitchen asks that other restrictions be kept to genuine allergies given the degree of customization required.