Other restaurants in Kuala Lumpur
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Wong Ah Wah
At the southern end of the street, and justly famous for its seriously addictive chicken wings, this is an ideal spot for a late-night snack with a bottle of beer.
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Ikan Panggang Stall
Join the locals enjoying spicy fish and seafood dishes from the Ikan panggang stall outside Hong Leong Bank, unsigned and tucked behind the stalls on the corner of Jln Petaling and Jln Hang Lekir. Order ahead –it generally takes 20 minutes for your foil-wrapped pouch of seafood to cook, allowing time to explore the market. Wash the meal down with a glass of mata kucing (cat’s eye), a refreshing Asian fruit drink, also bought from a stall on the same corner.
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Nam Chuan Coffee Shop
Nam Chuan Coffee Shop is the name of this food court – inside are many individually run stalls, including Christina Jong’s which serves Sarawak laksa from 8am to 3pm Thursday to Tuesday. As with other food courts come at different times of the day and you’ll find different operators running each of the stalls – some doing the breakfast and lunch, others just working in the evening.
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Imbi Market
The official name is Pasar Baru Bukit Bintang, but everyone knows it simply as Imbi Market. Breakfast is like a party here with all the friendly and curious locals happily recommending their favourite stalls. We like Sisters Popiah; Teluk Intan Chee Cheung Fun, which serves a lovely oyster and peanut congee (rice porridge), and Bunn Choon for the creamy mini-egg tarts.
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Sunday Market
Kampung Baru’s Saturday pasar malam –called the Sunday Market because it runs into the early hours of Sunday morning – is also worth attending. The main action here is focused at the end of Jln Raja Alang, not far from the LRT station, where you’ll find the stall Warong Perasan serving a good selection of Malay dishes.
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Yut Kee
At this much beloved Hainanese kopitiam, the staff remain calm and polite however busy it gets. Skip the Western dishes and go for the house specialities such as roti babi (deep-fried bread filled with shredded pork and onions) or the fried Hokkien mee noodles.
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Betty’s Café
Cutely designed canteen offering simple local dishes such as curry laksa, prawn mee noodles and Ipoh koay teow soup. There’s also a branch in CapSquare ( [tel] 2691 7880; G49, CapSquare Centre, Capital Square, 8 Jln Munshi Abdullah; [hrs] 10am-10pm).
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Sri Nirwana Maju
There are certainly flashier Indian restaurants in Bangsar, but who cares about the decor when you can tuck into food this good and this reasonably priced? Serves it all from roti for breakfast to banana-leaf curries throughout the day.
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Loaf
This Euro-style bakery cafe and bistro (in which ex-PM Dr Mahathir is an investor) is a Malaysian take on a Japanese baked-goods shop. Huh? No matter – the baked goods are divine and we love the mini cheesecakes for a quick snack.
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Hakka
Specialising in Hakka-style cuisine: try the stuffed crabs and tofu dishes. The outdoor section – atmospheric and hung with fairy lights that complement the view of the illuminated Petronas Towers – is only open in the evenings.
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Sagar
Enjoy the good-value thali meals (rice or bread served with assorted vegetables and curries; RM8.80 to RM9.80) at this sidewalk cafe, and soak up the street life of Little India. There’s also an air-con section inside.
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Chawan
Hard to fault this chic contemporary take on a kopitiam. It offers mega-strength coffees from all of the country’s states to wash down dishes such as beef rendang and a brown paper–wrapped nasi lemak.
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Twentyone Kitchen & Bar
Lots of interesting choices on the menu here, several of which you can sample together on taster plates. The bar upstairs, with a deck overlooking the street, gets cranking at weekends when a DJ spins chill and dance tunes.
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Dining Room
A masterclass in understated luxury and sublime French-style cuisine. You won’t regret treating yourself to the set lunch here (RM126.50), while for a real celebration there’s the eight-course degustation dinner (RM322).
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Khukri
Something of a gathering point for Nepalis in KL, this simple restaurant serves authentic Nepalese cuisine, including great momos (dumplings), steamed or fried, and spicy chicken and mutton dishes.
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Yu Ri Tei
Beside the Sentul Park Koi Centre is this charming teahouse serving simple Japanese dishes such as noodles. Combine a meal here with a visit to the adjacent Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (KLPac).
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Magnificent Fish & Chip Bar
The high quality of the fish (at least eight types, including barramundi) explains the relatively high price you’ll pay for the newspaper-wrapped fish and chips at this thoroughly English operation.
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Ikan Bakar Jalan Bellamy
People drive from all over to frequent the three barbecued fish hawker stalls on the hill behind the royal palace – even the king occasionally sends his minions to get an order of grilled stingray.
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Thai-la
One of the more interesting dining options at the new CapSquare complex. The food is tasty, the decor has a chic charm and Zaki, the entertaining camp owner, can talk the hind legs off a donkey.
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Chelo’s Appam Stall
Sample freshly made vegan Indian delights, including the sweet appam (coconut-milk pancakes). Also in this hawker stall area you’ll find Anwar dishing up an amazing fish-head curry.
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Fukuya
Based in a quiet suburban area of downtown KL, this ‘house of happiness’ is where chef Takao Ando makes diners smile with his impeccable kaiseki (Japanese fine dining) cuisine.
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Yogitree
We love anywhere that serves breakfast until 6pm. This ‘real food’ cafe and yoga clothes boutique uses plenty of organic produce in its mix-and-match local and Western food menu.
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Ngau Kee Beef Ball Noodles
The dish at this venerable street stall comes in two parts: dry, steamed noodles topped with a thick soy-sauce mince, and the chunky beef balls in a clear soup. Delicious!
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Kompleks Makan Tanglin
A good reason for hanging out in the Lake Gardens is the chance to grab a meal at this popular hawker stall complex – Ikan Bakar Pak Din’s stall is a popular one.
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Ibunda
In a restored colonial mansion Ibunda makes a valiant attempt at Malay-fusion fine dining, serving up eye-popping creations with subtle flavours and textures.
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