You could hear the chuckle across Kuala Lumpur the morning the 2026 Michelin Guide for KL & Penang dropped. Not applause. Not outrage. Just a long, collective Malaysian “Aiyo…” — the kind you reserve for a friend who has well and truly embarrassed himself. Because this year, Michelin didn’t just stumble. They face-planted into the sambal, rolled into the longkang, and emerged holding a Select certificate… for a restaurant that has been closed for more than a year. Qureshi at KLGCC. Closed. Shuttered. Packed up. Yet awarded.
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