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Kohinoor
There are several excellent restaurants along the Waterfront Esplanade, including this Indian place offering comfortable indoor seating and a breezy outdoor patio. Take advantage of their authentic tandoori oven and don’t forget to grab a side of pillowy garlic naan.
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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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Nasi Kandar Pelita in KLCC
This swish, fan-cooled pavilion near the KLCC is probably the flashiest of all the mamak canteens in KL.
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Spice & Rice
Southern Indian food is served with class on crisp white table clothes laden with wine glasses and candles. There's an OK (but good for Penang) wine list, cocktails are on offer and the service is excellent. Goanese fish curry, chicken tikka and, ahem, goat-brain masala are just some of the menu items. There's live jazz on Thursday and Friday nights; otherwise you'll have to suffer through the pseudo-soft rock and country and western music that's pumped through the stereo.
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Sarkies Corner
Sarkies offers different themed dinner buffets every day of the week; the focus shifts from Asian to Western to fusion to the kitchen sink, and its uniformly good stuff (you’ll want to dress up). The lunch buffet is gorgeous – it plucks menu items from across the globe, and if you can’t find something you want, you’re a very picky eater. Finally, for the nascent colonialist deep in your soul, high tea (RM46) is served in the garden from noon to 3pm every Sunday.
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Selvam
This is a classic banana leaf restaurant always busy with its loyal band of local patrons ordering tasty and cheap curries, roti and Tandoori chicken sets (RM5.50). Even devout carnivores will second guess their food preferences after trying the Friday-afternoon vegetarian special with 10 varieties of veg for only RM6.
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Kaliammans
Smart, air-con restaurant serving North and South Indian cuisine, as well as Western food such as pizza. It's regarded as one of the better Indian budget places in town. The best value is the tasty banana-leaf set meals, but the garlic naan with palak paneer (spinach and cottage cheese) is to die for.
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Bilal Restoran
No points for ambience, but the Bilal is highly popular for its South Indian Muslim dishes. There’s a large range of roti canai (unleavened, flaky flat bread), including egg and bawang (onion), plus ikan (fish) and kambing (mutton) curries.
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Sri Ananda Bahwan
Basic Indian eatery, seemingly forever full of chatting locals, serving up tandoori chicken, roti canai (unleavened flaky flat bread) and murtabak (roti canai filled with meat or vegetables). There’s an air-con dining hall if you prefer more comfort.
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Srirekha
Probably the Golden Triangle's most authentic Indian restaurant, Srirekha pulls in huge crowds of Indian tourists (which can slow down the service). The Chettinad specialities are excellent and the house thali (Indian plate meal) is cracking value.
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Khan’s Islamic Restaurant
This simple canteen is one of Miri’s best Indian eateries, whipping up tasty treats like mouth-wateringtandoori chicken and aloo gobi (Indian potato and cauliflower dish), as well as the usual roti canai. It’s opposite Mega Hotel.
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Choice Restaurant
Forget false modesty, the Choice simply proclaims ‘We are the best’, and this seems to be corroborated by the popularity of the authentic Indian meals with the authentic Indian residents who turn out for roti, fishhead curry and sambal.
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Medan Makan Bunga Raya
Follow the sounds of a chopping meat cleaver to Medan Makan Bunga Raya, where you can feast on Indian-style curry-pork rice in the evenings or try the local speciality of gula melaka (palm sugar) during the day.
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Passage Thru India
Top-notch Indian cuisine is on offer at this smart restaurant in a restored townhouse, decked out with traditional carvings and paintings. The feed is what you would expect at a fine Indian dining establishment in a Western city.
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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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Gem Restaurant
One of the most consistently good Indian restaurants in Brickfields. Come for its thali, the chunky chicken tikka and the great range of vegetarian options, including creamy Indian-style veg.
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Spice of India
Don't be put off by the mall location - Spice of India offers some of the best North Indian food in the capital. Tandoori dishes are the house speciality, and the atmosphere is refreshingly informal.
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MD Curry House
Sometimes, you need a curry and you need it served on a banana leaf by friendly locals. The MD pretty much has you covered in all regards if you fit the above description.
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Sri Devi Restaurant
As popular with locals as it is with tourists, this is a great place for an authentic banana-leaf curry and a mango lassi; the biryani dinners are an especial treat.
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Nasi Kandar Bestari
The most popular mamak house in Desa Sri Hartamas, serving tasty snack meals and rehydrating tea and coffee to people staggering home from pubs and bars.
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Nasi Kandar Pelita in Bangsar Baru
Serves exquisite Indian Muslim food, including magnificent roti canai and hariyali tikka (spiced chicken with mint, cooked in the tandoor)
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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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Kayu Nasi Kandar
Popular food court–style place serving up cheap and tasty Malay and Indian dishes, including fish curry, tandoori chicken and vegetarian options.
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Madras New Woodlands Restaurant
One of the best bets for vegetarians offers tasty banana-leaf meals and North Indian specialities, including lots of traditional sweets.
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Restoran Kapitan
Very busy restaurant specialising in tandoori chicken and biryani, along with fish and mutton curries. They do a mean masala tea, too.
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