Pork remains a cornerstone of Gastro Bar - the siew yok salad is a should-try, with achingly succulent crispy roast pork surrounded by sauteed nai pak choy, baby spinach & baby cucumber with bacon pomme puree (RM28) - but seafood increasingly threatens to steal the spotlight.

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Huckleberry After Dark, Plaza Damansara. Hot dogs & burgers are another highlight - Huckleberry's house-made brioche buns form a fabulous foundation for these treats, with a beautifully crisp, buttery fluffiness that threatens to steal the spotlight from the sausages with a succulent snap & the patties with a meaty bite.

A cornucopia of choices turns this section into a real variety show.

Gastro Bar, Pan-seared sous-vide chicken similarly takes its cues from both West & East, partnered not only with pancetta & pumpkin puree but recast with a creamy-starchy risotto of black glutinous rice & a reduction of black chicken & traditional Chinese herbs (RM38).

Gastro Bar wine list merits investigating too, with most bottles of red clocking in between RM122 & RM230. All in all, this revamped direction for Gastro Bar is very promising, & the restaurant has some intriguing plans still to come.

Even if you're not in Petaling Jaya, this is a destination that feels worth the effort to travel to. We're likely to be back soon - many thanks to Gastro Bar for having us.

Gastro Bar bruleed caramelised banana tart is compellingly coupled with banana-pandan compote & bourbon ice cream (RM28), while a watermelon, calamansi & yuzu granita with glazed ciku, gula Melaka & dragon fruit (RM16) is as rejuvenating as its sounds. Our only lament is that the cocktail repertoire has been truncated, though you'll still find sufficient temptations with a twist or two, like a Mai Tai with banana-infused rum or Gin & Tonic with jasmine-infused gin (RM38 each).

Gastro Bar dessert selection is more compact but showcases equally elaborate & enticing ensembles, founded on fruits - a spiced apple crumble pie with brown butter sparks magic with honey-&-bacon ice cream, citrus chocolate ganache & black sesame soil (RM32).

Pastas & poultry illuminate Gastro Bar forte: Each of its nearly thirty current recipes is discernibly distinctive, weaving together global gastronomic threads into a tapestry of flavours & textures shaded with Asian/Malaysian sensibilities. A flattened mound of orzo rice-shaped pasta is buoyed by brown sugar-glazed bacon crisps, duck liver sausage & horseradish cream (RM30), tasting like a sweet-savoury cross between a Tuscan summer salad & Hong Kong lap mei fan.

Gastro Bar, shallow fried mantao is stuffed with masala beet hash instead of meat patties, making for mouthfuls of vegan-friendly pleasure with caramelised orange segments, wilted spinach & cilantro with kabayaki sauce & miso hollandaise (RM24). And what initially looks like a plate of scallops turns out to be eryngii transformed into truffled doppelgangers of the molluscs with a firmer bite, bolstered with blackened kailan, roasted soy baby corn & watercress, & decadent arugula-laced butter (RM32).