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Restoran Buharry
Giant fans blow cool, moist air around this popular hang out for office workers on Asian Heritage Row. All the usual mamak favourites are on offer, plus excellent tom yam soup and delicious mango smoothies.
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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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Restoran Dragon View
Diners are lured into this partly open-air Chinese restaurant by a kitchen window hung with crisp fresh vegetables. Food is prepared in a dozen different styles with a choice of beef, pork, fish, prawns, chicken, tofu or frog meat. Open day and night.
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Restoran Edo Jo
Top-notch Japanese food served in a tasteful wooden dining room with raised banquet rooms hidden by paper screens. Japanese expats come to Edo Jo for a taste of home.
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Restoran Hameed's
Conveniently located near Pasar Seni LRT station, Hameed's has steaming trays of hot curries, biryani and fried rice. Come at lunchtime for mouth-watering swimmer crabs and prawns, fried whole in chilli sauce.
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Restoran Makanan Laut Lai Fatt Ikan Bakar
Brickfields has a number of informal hawker-style restaurants serving tasty Malay Chinese dishes for around RM2 to RM15 . Try Restoran Makanan Laut Lai Fatt Ikan Bakar for delicious fresh seafood and ikan panggang (grilled skate with tamarind paste).
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Restoran Nagansari Curry House
This simple hawker-style restaurant serves a good selection of Malay dishes - soup mee, tom yam and the like - with a few Indian favourites thrown in for good measure. Fans blow moist air around the dining hall to keep diners cool.
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Restoran Nelayan Titiwangsa
Housed in a wooden pavilion at Taman Tasik Titiwangsa, Restoran Nelayan offers a popular Malaysian buffet. There's touristy but entertaining cultural shows ( daily except Monday), free with buffet supper.
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Restoran Oriental Bowl
Chinese office workers are lured to this health-food restaurant by the menu of Chinese dishes cooked with ginseng and medicinal herbs from the traditional Chinese pharmacy downstairs.
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Restoran Oversea
An unpretentious banquet restaurant that should feel comfortingly familiar to anyone who has spent time in mainland China. Specialities include pork belly, fish (cooked in various styles) and streaky bacon cooked in a pot with dried chillies.
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Restoran Sahara Tent
Probably the most authentic of the new Middle Eastern restaurants opening up around Jln Bukit Bintang. Come here for Turkish coffee, meaty kebabs and couscous, then sit back with a bubbling shisha.
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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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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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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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Saffron
Saffron offers summer colours and Mediterranean food - tapas, salads, grilled scallops and the like. Food is good but it can get busy here at weekends.
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Sagar at Hotel Istana
The sophisticated restaurant at Hotel Istana enjoys an enviable reputation for spicy North Indian food. There's a branch in the One Bangsar food street.
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Sagar in Bangsar Baru
The Bangsar branch of Sagar serves artfully-prepared North Indian food in convivial surroundings. There's a sister restaurant in the Hotel Istana.
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Sangeetha
Tasty thalis and other South Indian dishes are sold at this restaurant that has the added bonus of powerful air-conditioning. The Friday lunch buffet always pulls in a crowd.
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Sao Nam
This excellent Vietnamese restaurant is decorated with colourful propaganda posters. The kitchen turns out huge plates of delicious Vietnamese food, garnished with basil, mint, lettuce and sweet dips. Despite being listed as a starter, the banh xeo (a huge Vietnamese pancake with meat, seafood or vegetables) is a meal all by itself.
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Sentidos Tapas
On the corner of the Marriott Hotel is this stylishly designed tapas bar. The dishes are scrumptious and measures are generous - try the eggplant and tomato stew, which is delectable. The menu boasts a large range of tortilla, seafood and vegetable dishes. This is a great place for a sociable meal with friends.
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Seri Angkasa
The owners of Seri Melayu also run this glitzy revolving restaurant atop the Menara KL tower. As well as the lunch and dinner buffets, there are set meals for brunch and high tea at weekends, plus a full á la carte menu. There's a dress code so wear long trousers and shoes rather than sandals.
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Shang Palace
Seafood is the speciality at this gorgeously designed Chinese banquet restaurant. Topping the bill is 'Monk Jumps Over the Wall': sharks-fin, abalone, scallop and sea cucumber served in a monk's bowl. It's worth coming just to see the fabulous temple-style entrance.
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Shook!
A huge sprawling place with open kitchens and dedicated chefs preparing Pacific Rim, Japanese, Italian and Chinese food. The wine cellar is fabulously well stocked and the menu features loads of fresh seafood. Evening reservations advised.
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Si Chuan Dou Hua
For a break from Cantonese seafood and dim sum, head to this sleek modern place in the Parkroyal hotel and try fiery Sichuan dishes from southwest China. Green tea flows freely from giant long-spouted teapots.
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Signatures Food Court
KLCC's best food court, showcasing a wide range of Asian cuisines. There's a smaller food court in the Ampang Wing on Level 4.
