Dewakan

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Dewakan
Dewakan
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Established2015
Owner(s) Darren Teoh
Head chef Darren Teoh
Food type Malaysian
Rating Etoile Michelin-2.svg Michelin Guide
Street addressNo 10, Persiaran KLCC
City Kuala Lumpur
Postal/ZIP Code50088
Country Malaysia
Coordinates 3°09′18″N101°43′06″E / 3.154890851515775°N 101.718440457668°E / 3.154890851515775; 101.718440457668
ReservationsYes
Website www.dewakan.my

Dewakan is a fine-dining restaurant in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia founded and run by chef-proprietor Darren Teoh. The name is a syllabic abbreviation of two Malay words "dewa" (god) and "makan" (eat). [1] Opened in 2015, the restaurant is known for its focus on refashioning local produce to produce new inventive local cuisine. [2] It gained its first Michelin star in 2022, and its second star the next year. [3]

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Dewakan began as a molecular gastronomy restaurant as part of an educational entrepreneurial effort within KDU University College, Shah Alam in 2015, where its head chef, Darren Teoh also taught. [1] [2] It relocated to its current premise in Naza Tower, Persiaran KLCC in 2019. [4]

Dewakan specializes in modern Malaysian cuisine, which focuses on creating dishes centered on indigenous ingredients such as buah kulim and ulam raja, which were procured from around Malaysia. [1]

In 2019, Dewakan was placed 46th on the Asia's 50 Best Restaurants list, the first and only Malaysian restaurant to receive the accolade. [5] [6] They repeated the accomplishment again in 2022. [7] They were awarded a Michelin star in the inaugural Michelin Guide Malaysia, becoming one of the first restaurants in Malaysia to receive the award. [8] They received their second Michelin star in 2023, becoming the first restaurant in Malaysia to do so. [3]

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