I had been in KL for about 36 hours. I was slowly coming to terms with the fact that I could find many places for dinner that served excellent food, but no beer, or I could find several establishments that served beer along with mediocre food. It seemed it was very difficult to find somewhere that had both.
A client had insisted on taking me out for the [Friday] evening and despite my very best efforts at refusal; I had failed miserably. I had been taken to a great Banana Leaf Curry restaurant that was actually a great experience that you should try. Having been fed, I was ready for a beer.
I try to be aware of different cultures when I travel and I was aware that Malaysia is a Muslim country, and as such many of the people that live and work there may not drink alcohol. It took about an hour after dinner before I eventually asked if we could find a beer.
I had been staying at the 
I stumbled upon NeroVivo (‘Live Black’) whilst browsing the Internet. I was looking for somewhere great to take a colleague out for dinner for a birthday celebration in Kuala Lumpur. It seemed that NeroVivo had everything I was looking for: great food, fine wine and a fantastic reputation. It was also Italian, which was the only condition I had been given from my colleague.
I was looking for somewhere to go for a pre dinner cocktail (or perhaps even a glass of champagne) which had a view of the Petronas Towers. Some local colleagues informed me that Sky Bar at Traders Hotel was the place to go – if my budget allowed. Traders Hotel in KL is pretty posh with rates around the £100 mark. £100 a night for a hotel in KL is a lot of money; we had a room at the sort-of-nearby 
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