After completing high school and graduating with finance and project management majors at university, Junda Khoo began working for the banks. Six months later, Khoo felt compelled to leave it behind and follow his passion.

What started as making coffee, Khoo is now running four restaurants across Sydney’s city centre. One is heavily focused on Malaysian street food. Two reflect “Grandma’s” style of cooking, and finally, a modern Malaysian restaurant where Junda takes risks and experiments with traditional food in a contemporary way.

While there was initial pushback for Khoo, his perseverance has served success, with all four restaurants in high demand.

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