Two going on three months of no dining out also means just as long a period of no date nights. Restaurants are heeding the demands of gourmands everywhere for at-home meal kits that can reenact the dine-out experience – all in the comforts and safety of our own homes.

Bookmark these places for the next time you’re in the mood for a dreamy and delicious date night in.

For darling dim sum: Luk Yu Tea House

Luk Yu Tea House makes its highly anticipated comeback now with a delivery and takeaway menu of all-day dim sum, home-style Cantonese and Chiu Chow specialities perfect for sharing in the comfort of your home. Look forward to your favourite repertoire of flavoursome dim sum and a luscious array of signature dishes to satisfy your cravings. Purchase above RM150 and enjoy a complimentary serving of Deep-Fried Sesame Coated Pumpkin Balls with Lotus Paste. Home delivery and takeaway services are available from 11.00am-7.30pn daily. Peruse its menu catalogue and order via WhatsApp here: https://bit.ly/LukYuTeaHouseDelivery

For a French feast: Akar Dining

Akar dining looks to France for its seasonal Hommage home menu, highlighting items that make constant appearance at most French dinner tables. The restaurant’s Signature Roast Duck can now be yours to enjoy at home, readily sliced and served with apple puree and French beans as well as its Beef Marengo featuring a whole Argentine beef chuck braised whole to immense tenderness and served with tomato pulp, brown stock and apple puree, among others. A whole dessert menu is also available, along with a wine menu specially curated by its sommelier to pair with the items. Have a look at the menu and place your orders here: bit.ly/2V9q56p

For Edomae omakase: Taka

Be your own sushi chef with Taka’s latest addition, the take-home Temaki Kit. This kit features Taka’s finest ingredients carefully packed along with simple and easy instructions for your Temaki building session, promising hands-on fun and top-notch taste for 2 to 3 persons. The kit comes with 8 types of seasonal ingredients, sushi rice, nori seaweed sheets for RM288. Add on bafun uni or murasaki uni (120g each) and pay only RM1,068. Peruse other options in its menu and place your order here: linktr.ee/taka.kl

For a colonial escape: Colonial Cafe

Indulge in a British afternoon tea just like back in the colonial days with Colonial Cafe at Majestic Hotel KL’s take-home box. Created to inspire, surprise and refresh in a truly classic summer rendition of finger sandwiches, scones with clotted cream, and a selection of decadent sweet treats, it is available for takeaway or delivery from 11am-7pm. There’s also a Colonial sampler kit for the best flavours of a bygone era, like Hainanese Chicken Rice Ball and Hainanese Chicken Chop. Peruse the menu and place your orders here: https://wa.me/c/60146471060

For modern Malaysian mix: Beta KL

Join Beta KL on a journey to discover the best flavours of Malaysia from North to South with seasonal menus that highlight the best ingredients and recipes from our different states. From the North, winged bean salads and vegetable acar tempt while from the South, items like baked aubergine masak lemak gives us insight to the local provisions of the land. Available in limited sets per day, pre-order is required. View the full menu and place your orders here: betakl.beepit.com