Utama Seafood Village (Bandar Utama)

A seafood restaurant in Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, near the 1 Utama shopping mall. It shares its grounds with a farm.

What I'd point you to is the farm next door and the atmosphere. It's a pleasant setting where you can eat at a relaxed pace. The food is simple.

It started as a farm on the rooftop of 1 Utama, then moved to a plot between a hotel and a petrol station and grew into an urban farm. The founders, Tony Yong and Emil Jihad, both came from the food and beverage business. There's prawning and fishing on site, and the restaurant uses a lot of fresh produce from the farm.

A place I'd pick when I want an unhurried meal with the farm air around me.