Malaysian restaurants in Kuala Lumpur
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Kedai Kopi Lai Foong
Chinatown has a number of informal hawker-style restaurants, with various food stations serving classic Malay Chinese dishes. Almost all offer fried rice, fish curry, rice porridge, mee (thin noodles, fried or in soup) and tofu dishes - a meal should cost less than RM20. Kedai Kopi Lai Foong is recommended.
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Restoran Yusoof dan Zakhir
A huge banana-yellow and palm tree-green canteen opposite Central Market serving huge portions of delicious mamak food. Fresh coconuts are chopped open at the entrance to provide a refreshing natural accompaniment to the spicy dishes served inside.
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Little Penang Kafé
Set meals (RM13.50) let you sample several of the Nonya dishes that Penang is famous for, including lobak (deep-fried tofu-rolled chicken strips) and the spicy Siamese lemak laksa (using coconut milk), only available Friday to Sunday.
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Restoran Zhing Kong
Chinatown has a number of informal hawker-style restaurants, with various food stations serving classic Malay Chinese dishes. Almost all offer fried rice, fish curry, rice porridge, mee (thin noodles, fried or in soup) and tofu dishes - a meal should cost less than RM20. Restoran Zhing Kong is recommended.
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Bon Ton
Housed in an atmospheric Malay-style wooden pavilion just east of the Bukit Bintang tourist area, Bon Ton serves excellent Euro-Asian fusion food, plus a series of set menus showcasing cooking from around Malaysia. Sample such unusual dishes as tom yam carbonara, and black pepper and mango chicken.
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Sing Seng Nam
KL is fast filling up with new ‘old-style’ kopitiam, but this is the genuine object, busy with lawyers from the nearby courts enjoying breakfast of kaya toast and runny boiled egg or a kopi peng (iced coffee with milk).
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Top Hat
Serves both traditional British – think oxtail stew and bread-and-butter pudding – and local dishes, such as Nyonya Laksa (R28), which all come with signature ‘top hats’ (pastry shells filled with sliced veggies) and choice of local dessert.
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Precious
Decorated with beautiful antiques (most for sale) and modern Chinese art, this sister establishment to the Old China Café offers an upscale environment in which to enjoy trademark Nonya cuisine, as well as a bar.
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Restoran Buharry
Popular hangout for office workers on Asian Heritage Row. All the usual mamak (Muslim Indian) favourites are on offer, plus excellent tom yam (hot and sour) soup and delicious mango smoothies.
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Lotus Hotel in KLCC
A second branch off Jln Ampang of this nasi kandar (Penang-style steamed rice) canteen. Expect huge trays of fish curry and lots of spicy fried meat and vegetables. The first branch is in Chow Kit.
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Lotus Hotel in Chow Kit
Just north of Little India, Lotus is Chow Kit's favourite nasi kandar (Penang-style steamed rice) canteen. Expect huge trays of fish curry and lots of spicy fried meat and vegetables.
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Restoran Sakura
Try this huge restaurant on the road behind the Ritz Carlton for Malay food in more upmarket surroundings. Look out for good-value late-lunch and early-supper specials.
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Capital Café
If you're wandering through Little India, drop into this hole-in-the-wall café for excellent Malay satay sticks (beef and chicken) with peanut sauce.
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Bijan
Skilfully cooked traditional dishes in a sophisticated environment. The durian cheesecake is a surprisingly pleasant way of sampling the pungent fruit.
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Ikan Bakar Berempah
If you can’t make it to Kampung Baru for the night market, head to this stall serving a wonderful range of barbecued fish daily.
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Restoran de Kitaro
A busy open-air canteen next to BB Plaza serving possibly the cheapest roti canai and nasi lemak in KL.
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Warong Perasan
Good for mee soto (noodle soup), nasi ayam (chicken rice) and fried fish.
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Bujang Lapok
This place serves similar food to Ikan Baka Berempah in a tiled, fan-cooled pavilion.
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Chop ‘n' Steak
A Malay-style steak and chicken restaurant arranged around mock-up of a fishing boat.
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