Azalina’s: The Bay Area’s Best Malaysian Chef Is Finally Opening a Her New Restaurant in the Tenderloin - Eater SF
"Nearly three years after Azalina Eusope first shared plans for a new restaurant in the Tenderloin, the prominent and well-loved Malaysian chef is finally ready to welcome diners into the space at 499 Ellis Street. Though she previously described the restaurant as a version of a kopitiam, a type of coffee shop, she now tells the San Francisco Chronicle that the new restaurant, called Azalina’s, will 'take diners on a trip through Malaysia’s night markets and home kitchens.' The restaurant opens on July 20 and will serve a four-course menu ($100) that includes two beverages, one alcoholic and one not. Dishes will come from all over the Southeast Asian country, including roti jala, or lacy rolled crepes, and nasi kandar, a dish that 'epitomizes Mamak cuisine,' the chef told the paper; people who are a part of the Mamak ethnic group trace their roots to India and often practice Islam. Reservations for Azalina’s are open now on Resy." - Lauren Saria
