Lavantha KL restaurant in Chinatown, Kuala Lumpur, serving Cocktail Bar cuisine.
Behind a bank vault door beneath Moxy Kuala Lumpur Chinatown, Lavantha keeps a library rather than a menu: 120 takes on classic cocktails across ten base spirits. Come alone and sit at the counter, bring a friend to a standing table, or take a private room with several. Jon Lee’s second bar, and entirely its own.
Lavantha sits on the lower ground floor of Moxy Kuala Lumpur Chinatown, inside the former vault of the old Oriental Bank. Down the lift, through the vault door: a long, low room of black marble, gold and champagne light, built for conversation rather than volume. The menu is titled A Library of Modern Classics — 120 drinks, each a considered take on a classic cocktail, organised across ten base spirits from gin to champagne. Guests can also take a bottle from the list and have the team turn it into cocktails from the menu, glass by glass. A short menu of Japanese-influenced snacks. Start with the cured wagyu beef chips. The room takes all comers: the bar counter for those drinking alone, standing tables for a couple of friends, couches for larger groups, and private rooms for those who’d rather close the door. Open Tuesday to Thursday, 5.30pm–1am; Friday and Saturday, 7pm–2am. Closed Sunday and Monday.
Chinatown
Behind a bank vault door beneath Moxy Kuala Lumpur Chinatown, Lavantha keeps a library rather than a menu: 120 takes on classic cocktails across ten base spirits. Come alone and sit at the counter, bring a friend to a standing table, or take a private room with several. Jon Lee’s second bar, and entirely its own.

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