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Local Restaurants
Top 20 Local Restaurants in Kuala Lumpur [2025]
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Sun Fong Bak Kut Teh
4.7
/5
676 reviews
From SGD 11.00
1.4 km from downtown
Address: 35a-41a, Medan Imbi, Imbi, 55100 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Highlights:
Special spiced slow-cooked bak kut teh
Founded in 1971
Saved by 155 users151 positive reviews
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Bak Kut Teh is considered a must-eat delicacy in Malaysia, and Xin Feng is an old signature dish. It has a strong medicinal flavor and is very healthy. It is a household name in the Chinese community in Malaysia. The pork ribs medicinal soup is mainly made of pork bones and pork mixed with eight kinds of ingredients such as licorice and angelica. The meat and bones are also fat and lean, very delicious, crispy but not rotten!
Food is often closely related to the social class of its consumers. Bak Kut Teh, which was born from the Chinese labor force rooted in this land, is the best example.
Food is often closely related to the social class of its consumers. The local cuisine that everyone can eat today was probably created by a specific group in a specific place for a specific reason in the past.
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Hai Kah Lang TRX
4.7
/5
28 reviews
Seafood
From SGD 8.00
1.5 km from downtown
Address: 32 & 34, Jalan Utara, Off, Jln Imbi, Imbi, 55100 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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This restaurant has built quite a reputation in the industry, with fresh seafood that's caught and prepared to order
Saved by 157 users100+ recent views
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This is also a restaurant I visited following the recommendation in a book~
In terms of taste, environment, and service, it was the restaurant with the highest overall rating during those days in Kuala Lumpur~
Taste:
|Haijiaoren Seabed Bird's Nest Jelly^Overall, the taste is sweet, there is only one standard for sweetness, no choice~
|Soft Shell Crab^A bit floury~
|Fish Head Rice in Milk Soup^Special taste, special dish, you can try~
The grouper milk soup with fruit noodles has a smooth soup, which is very delicious. The fish meat is delicate and fresh. The slightly spicy sambal adds a comfortable taste to the dish. Great!
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MADAM KWAN'S
4.4
/5
201 reviews
Southeast Asian
From SGD 14.00
Kuala Lumpur City Centre | 109m from downtown
Address: Kuala Lumpur City Centre, Petronas Twin Tower, Lot 420 421, Kuala Lumpur City Centre, 50088 Kuala Lumpur
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Highlights:
Signature nasi lemak with rich coconut aroma
A renowned flavor destination with over 20 years in business
Saved by 208 users100+ recent views
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It was founded by the founder of the once most popular Sakura Restaurant. This restaurant has now become one of the best places to taste Malaysian food. The owner is the 80-year-old Peranakan sister Guan, and her signature dish is her secret nasi lemak. In addition, authentic foods such as fried kway teow, satay, rojak, curry noodles, etc. can also be tasted in this restaurant. Today, my sister's first proper meal!
At noon, I checked in at the popular Kuala Lumpur restaurant "Mrs. Guan Restaurant"🍽
Lai milk tea~ It feels like black tea without soul~
At least "Thai milk" has the taste of milk tea [laugh cry]
I ran to a Malaysian restaurant and ordered a "stir-fried beef noodles" [dirty]
Coconut milk egg rice is not bad~ [gluttonous] The most delicious shrimp🦐
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Limapulo: Baba Can Cook
4.4
/5
24 reviews
Southeast Asian
From SGD 15.00
Golden Triangle | 1.5 km from downtown
Address: 50, Jalan Doraisamy, Chow Kit, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur
Selected for 2 years in a row
Highlights:
Special curry chicken with tender and smooth meat
Popular Peranakan restaurant for a decade
Saved by 168 users
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The freshly baked Pipa duck has firm and elastic meat and crispy skin. It is really different when it is freshly baked. It is delicious! It is better to come early than to come at the right time. Old shops are all treasures. How can a restaurant that has been open for more than 30 years not be delicious?
The Malaysian restaurant on top of the Petronas Twin Towers, the satay skewers are delicious, the milk tea is also good, I ordered a laksa, which is super authentic, the fish cakes are also delicious, and the eggs are served with spicy soup.
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Restoran Meng Kee Grill Fish
4.6
/5
106 reviews
Seafood
From SGD 32.00
1.4 km from downtown
Address: 39, Jalan Alor, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Highlights:
The signature grilled fish has a crispy skin and rich flavor
Established grilled fish restaurant for over 30 years
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It's a popular night market restaurant. The grilled fish there tastes very good. It's made with manta ray. The cream shrimp is also very delicious. The water spinach here has a little bit of chili, and the taste is also good.
Last summer vacation, I went to Kuala Lumpur and Singapore with my friends. On the last day in Kuala Lumpur, we went to Ming Kee Grilled Fish for a late-night snack after a day of shopping.
Haha, I think the food in Kuala Lumpur tastes similar, but it is still very unique for China. For example, this manta ray, it’s the first time to eat it, and I’m very happy that it has no bones~ Salted egg yolk squid and butter shrimp are also very good! Salted egg yolk is really delicious with everything! Oysters are delicious no matter how they are cooked~ A perfect ending! It’s just that there are too many people hahahahaha
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Dancing Fish
4.8
/5
6 reviews
Southeast Asian
From SGD 29.00
5.3 km from downtown
Address: Lot T120 &121, 3rd Floor, Bangsar Shopping Centre, Jalan Maarof, 59000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Classic Malay-Indian cuisine
Opened for Over 10 Years
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My favorite dish at Dancing Fish Malaysia is the barbecue. Every skewers here is top-notch, and the aroma is very appetizing.
The rice here can be refilled infinitely and paired with a variety of delicious dishes. It is cost-effective and suitable for sharing food with friends!
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FATTY BAK KUT TEH & FISH HEAD
4.5
/5
23 reviews
Southeast Asian
From SGD 8.00
Mid Valley City | 8 km from downtown
Address: 4 ½, 5, Batu, Old Klang Rd, 58100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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The signature bak kut teh broth is rich and delicious
Opened for Over 20 Years
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This is a time-honored Bak Kut Teh restaurant in Mid Valley. The pig's feet and pork offal can be made into Bak Kut Teh. You must order the fried dough sticks, which are delicious in the soup. The fish in black bean sauce tastes great.
Bak Kut Teh in Malaysia is a famous dish that is available in every household, and the taste is different in every household. The general method is to boil it with Chinese medicine, with some fat and some lean meat, and when it is served, it is served with fried tofu and fried dough sticks. It is very good.
No.
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Precious Old China
5.0
/5
8 reviews
Southeast Asian
From SGD 15.00
China Town | 2.3 km from downtown
Address: Central Market, Lot 2, Mezzanine Floor, Jalan Hang Kasturi, 50050 Kuala Lumpur
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Highlights:
Serving delicious Nyonya cuisine
Opened for Over 10 Years
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It is a famous authentic Nyonya dish. As it was our first time eating Nyonya food, we ordered two of the restaurant's signature dishes: orchid rice and Nyonya small golden marigolds. The Nyonya dishes were presented in a brightly coloured way, and the taste was also unique, with a sweet and sour taste and a hint of fishy spiciness.
A civilized local Southeast Asian restaurant with beautiful interior, comfortable atmosphere and authentic taste. It is highly recommended to local tourists, where they can feel the rich exotic atmosphere.
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Grandmama's (Pavilion Kuala Lumpur)
4.4
/5
29 reviews
Southeast Asian
From SGD 8.00
863m from downtown
Address: Lot 6.01.02 , P 6.01.00 & P 6.02.00, Lot 6.01.02 , P6.01.00 & P6.02, 168, Jln Bukit Bintang, Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Highlights:
Authentic Malaysian cuisine
Opened for Over 10 Years
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Hainanese chicken rice is pretty good. Today's pink soup is a bit greasy, but the service attitude is very good. I took it down and made another one immediately. Thumbs up! Malay fried tofu and bread curry chicken are delicious. I didn't expect to come to the right place [hehe]
By chance, I saw a lot of office workers eating there, so I joined them. The food here is authentic Malaysian food, and very exquisite. The laksa tastes very good, and the nasi lemak is delicious.
No.
10
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JP TERES
4.2
/5
14 reviews
Southeast Asian
From SGD 21.00
Kuala Lumpur City Centre | 420m from downtown
Address: Ground Floor, Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur, 12, Jalan Pinang, Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, 50450 Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
Highlights:
The restaurant's decor is elegant and grand, and it has many supporters of its local cuisine.
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There is a little sister who speaks Chinese in the restaurant, and the service is very thoughtful! The meals are mainly Indian cuisine, and the chef also provides special noodles, which taste very good 👍The seafood 🦞 is delicious and the meat is very fresh!
This is a shop near the Kuala Lumpur Aquarium. The shop's storefront is decorated in a Chinese style and they serve Hainanese chicken rice, so I went in to eat. The Hainanese chicken rice sounded good, but you have to pay extra for the chicken drumstick portion.
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