Must-see restaurants in Kuala Lumpur

This restaurant inside Central Market has an upscale, Shanghai-1930s look, with lacquered chairs and pricey porcelain on display, and serves similar,…

Stairs lead up from a semi-concealed doorway to this high-ceilinged cafe. Staff nurture an easygoing vibe and customers are united by enthusiasm for…

The classics of the Peranakan (Nyonya) menu such as laksa, pong teh (chicken stew) and otak otak (spicy fish paste cooked in palm leaves) are served at…

In business since 1928, this beloved kopitiam serves classic Hainanese and colonial-era food: on Friday, Saturday and Sunday its famous roast pork …

There's no shortage of restaurants in Bukit Bintang serving Middle Eastern food, but few are as consistently good as Al-Amar. Choose from a tasty range of…

Combining a restaurant with an exhibitions centre, dedicated to preserving aspects of the various different Chinese cultures of old immigrants to Malaysia…

Sometimes you just need a fresh salad – Fin's poke bowls tick that box very nicely. The cafe shares a minimalist, airy space with the baristas of Room 103.

Resolutely on trend, this casually chic bistro with its open kitchen and cocktail bar has a menu that travels the globe, taking inspiration from culinary…

Occupying the same art deco pavilion for more than six decades, Sek Yuen is a Pudu institution. Some of the aged chefs toiling in the wood-fired kitchen…

This long-running Chinese restaurant is a very good no-frills, partly al fresco place. Order the milk curry prawns with buns to soak up the tasty gravy,…

This KL outpost of the popular Melaka cafe-bar of the same name has the same winning formula of affordable food, cold beer, mocktails and attractive…

All-day breakfast options here include local flavours such as pandan or kaya (coconut-cream jam) spread on the toast. Or you could go for a yee sang soba,…

When the king lived nearby it was said he occasionally sent his minions to get an order of grilled stingray from one of the justifiably popular barbecued…

One of a number of Troika fine-dining establishments, Strato serves Italian dishes that aim for homely authenticity (though we don't recall mama ever…

In 1927 Ong Kim Lian arrived in KL from Fujian, China, and opened a noodle stall – Kim Lian Kee has been serving some of the city's best Hokkien mee ever…

This unassuming stall, down an alley, has been serving up its satisfyingly thick, slippery noodles for more than 20 years. The Hokkien mee here is…

In a formula little changed since it opened in 1956, Capital Café has no frills, only fabulously old-fashioned Malay food. Chinese, Malay and Indian chefs…

Get here early as there's only a two-hour window of opportunity to sample chef Wong Peng Hui’s famous roasted pork belly; tables are claimed and a queue…

This reliable place is decorated with colourful communist propaganda posters and has a courtyard for dining outside. The kitchen turns out huge plates of…

The cakes here are works of art – as beautiful to look at as they are delicious to eat. The patisserie shares its ultra-stylish space with designer…