I also approached my relatives who live in the area regarding their thoughts on this curious shop. One called the service “lousy,” while another said they used to make mooncakes but don’t any more.

AT a chic bar and lounge in Medan Damansara, Kuala Lumpur, the memory of a cocktail named after a local dessert continues to pleasantly linger. It is a concoction by Mezze’s head bartender Abel Sukau, ...