Four years after their establishment, Malaysian omakase spot Eat and Cook has announced their “Final Chapter.”
At least, it’s the final chapter in their current Bukit Jalil restaurant.
“With a heavy heart yet great anticipation, we announce that this season marks the beginning of our Final Chapter in this beloved location,” they posted to social media on February 3, 2025.
However, they clarified that this isn’t a goodbye. Rather, it’s the end of one chapter and the start of a new, exciting story in a brand-new home.
In conjunction with this closure notice, they have launched a Final Chapter menu curated by Chef Lee Zhexi.
“We promise to make this Final Chapter extraordinary. Join us one last time in this space to toast to the past and look ahead to a future full of promise,” they wrote in their post.
They ate and cooked
Founded by hotel chefs Zhexi (also known as Chef Lee) and Yongzhi during the COVID pandemic, Eat and Cook subverts typical omakase norms by honing in on local flavours.
The two chefs were later joined by Steve and Harry, who are directors of the business.
“The name of our restaurant sums up what we’re about. You enter with an appetite to eat and our chefs will decide what to cook for you—right in front of you,” Steve and Zhexi told Vulcan Post in a 2021 interview.
With that concept, the restaurant went on to be recognised by the likes of MICHELIN, having been one of the MICHELIN Selected restaurants from 2023 to 2025.
They were also #79 in Asia’s 100 Best Restaurant 2023, and was deemed a Top 20 Restaurant in Malaysia by Tatler’s Dining Malaysia 2022.
With these impressive accolades under their belt, we can’t help but wonder why they’ve decided to end their current chapter here.
Back in 2021, they told Vulcan Post that they hope to expand their F&B group so all of the staff have the opportunity to lead, to experience, explore their creativity, and also become one of the shareholders, Steve and Zhexi expressed.
Their company, The Feast Dining Group, have indeed been able to do just that. The team successfully launched BarKar KL, which is also a MICHELIN Selected restaurant as of 2025. BarKar KL is described as “a cooking concept of rough wood fire open flame dining.”
Perhaps the closure of Eat and Cook as we know it currently is a step further in their quest of establishing a notable F&B group.
The next chapter
Thus far, the restaurant has yet to reveal any additional details about what’s to come for the team. Vulcan Post has also reached out for comment.
Their Final Chapter menu will be available from February 13 to May 31, 2025. There’s a lunch menu (RM350++) as well as a dinner menu (RM580++).
Closing out their closure notice, the team expressed their gratitude towards their team, trusted suppliers, as well as patrons.
“Closing this chapter at Eat and Cook is bittersweet, but it’s not an end—it’s the start of a new horizon,” they wrote.
“With every plate served, we’ve shared a part of our soul, and as we move to a new home, we carry these memories and emotions with us, ready to create something even more extraordinary.”
Featured Image Credit: Eat and Cook
