Sambal Streets Kuala Lumpur Food Tour with 15+ Tastings
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Food tours and tastings to book
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Everything to book in Kuala Lumpur, Penang
All 30 bars
Ranked by our editors.
Backdoor Bodega
- ★ 4.6
- Speakeasy
- George Town
- Penang
Backdoor Bodega hides behind a clothing store on Jalan Gurdwara and sits at No.
Coley
- ★ 4.4
- Cocktail bar
- Bangsar
- Kuala Lumpur
Coley in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, named for bartender Ada Coleman, pours classics like a claypot-aged Hanky Panky and sat No.
Three X Co
- ★ 4.4
- Speakeasy
- Bangsar
- Kuala Lumpur
Three X Co hides behind a barbershop in Bangsar Shopping Centre, Kuala Lumpur, and was named Best Bar in Malaysia at No.
PS150
- ★ 4.3
- Speakeasy
- Chinatown
- Kuala Lumpur
PS150 hides behind a toy shop facade on Jalan Petaling in Kuala Lumpur's Chinatown, pouring cocktails across three rooms themed on eras of Indochina's past.
Bar Trigona
- ★ 4.3
- Cocktail bar
- KLCC
- Kuala Lumpur
Bar Trigona on the sixth floor of the Four Seasons Kuala Lumpur ranked No.
No Bar Here
- ★ 4.3
- Retro cocktail bar
- George Town
- Penang
No Bar Here plays 80s and 90s nostalgia a few doors from its older sibling Backdoor Bodega, a Tatler-listed disco-cocktail room in central Penang.
Good Friends Club
- ★ 4.3
- Neighbourhood cocktail bar
- George Town
- Penang
Good Friends Club pours kopitiam-inspired cocktails behind teal doors on Jalan Gurdwara, the Penang bar that turns laksa into a working Negroni.
JungleBird
- ★ 4.2
- Rum bar
- Bukit Damansara
- Kuala Lumpur
JungleBird in Bukit Damansara, Kuala Lumpur, is a rum-focused cocktail bar named for the Jungle Bird, the drink created at the Kuala Lumpur Hilton in 1978.
Vertigo
- ★ 4.2
- Rooftop bar
- KLCC
- Kuala Lumpur
Vertigo on the 59th floor of Banyan Tree Kuala Lumpur on Jalan Conlay pairs Southeast Asian tapas with a smart casual rooftop dress code at night.
Reka:Bar
- ★ 4.2
- Cocktail bar
- Bukit Damansara
- Kuala Lumpur
Reka:Bar in Bukit Damansara, Kuala Lumpur, took its name from the Malay word for creation and reached No.
Magazine 63
- ★ 4.2
- Speakeasy lounge
- George Town
- Penang
Magazine 63 opened in 2017 behind an unmarked wooden door on Jalan Magazine, Penang's first true speakeasy and still its most theatrical lounge.
Kool Kongsi Listening Bar
- ★ 4.2
- Listening bar
- Pulau Tikus
- Penang
Kool Kongsi spins vinyl on a mezzanine above Jalan Argyll as Penang's first listening bar, with cocktails mixed to match the record on the deck.
Concubine
- ★ 4.1
- Cocktail bar
- Chinatown
- Kuala Lumpur
Concubine sits inside the restored Kwai Chai Hong alley in Kuala Lumpur's Chinatown, pairing modern Asian cocktails with heritage shophouse murals.
fono
- ★ 4.1
- Listening bar
- Kampung Attap
- Kuala Lumpur
fono sits at the top of The Zhongshan Building in Kampung Attap, Kuala Lumpur, running listening-room drink sessions built around vinyl selectors.
Cabinet 8
- ★ 4.1
- Speakeasy
- Chinatown
- Kuala Lumpur
Cabinet 8 hides behind a neighbourhood cafe on Jalan Sultan in Kuala Lumpur, building cocktails around oolong, lapsang souchong and pu'er tea.
Manchu Bar
- ★ 4.1
- Speakeasy
- George Town
- Penang
Manchu Bar dresses its Rope Walk speakeasy in red lanterns and Qing-dynasty props, pouring Penang cocktails from porcelain teapots until 03:00.
Pahit
- ★ 4.0
- Cocktail bar
- Bukit Bintang
- Kuala Lumpur
Pahit on Jalan Sin Chew Kee in Kuala Lumpur is Coley's gin-focused sister bar, marked outside only by a neon sign that reads Juniper and Joy.
Heli Lounge Bar
- ★ 4.0
- Rooftop bar
- Bukit Bintang
- Kuala Lumpur
Heli Lounge Bar in Kuala Lumpur serves cocktails on Menara KH's working helipad, which lands aircraft by day before it opens as a bar at night.
SkyBar
- ★ 4.0
- Rooftop bar
- KLCC
- Kuala Lumpur
SkyBar on Level 33 of Traders Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, faces the Petronas Twin Towers directly and remains one of the city's best-known rooftop rooms.
Bar Micro
- ★ 4.0
- Speakeasy
- Mont Kiara
- Kuala Lumpur
Bar Micro in Mont Kiara, Kuala Lumpur, hides above Provisions bakery behind dark curtains and low lighting built for small, quiet drinking groups.
Kiku
- ★ 4.0
- Listening cafe
- Chow Kit
- Kuala Lumpur
Kiku on the third floor of Yap Ah Shak House in Kuala Lumpur is a Japanese-style jazz kissa, pairing vinyl jazz with sandos, donburi and coffee by day.
Antarabangsa Enterprise
- ★ 4.0
- Roadside bottle shop bar
- George Town
- Penang
Antarabangsa Enterprise is a bottle-shop-turned-street-bar on Lorong Stewart, the cheapest cold beer in George Town on plastic chairs in Penang.
Archipelago
- ★ 4.0
- Courtyard cocktail bar
- George Town
- Penang
Archipelago pours from the back door of an Armenian Street shophouse into a plant-lined courtyard, Penang's earliest-opening serious cocktail stop.
Jann KL
- ★ 3.9
- Cocktail bar
- Chinatown
- Kuala Lumpur
Jann KL on Level 7 of the Four Points by Sheraton in Chinatown, Kuala Lumpur, pours cocktails built around Malaysian street flavors like tau fu fa.
Soma Cocktail Bar
- ★ 3.9
- Cocktail bar
- Taman Tun Dr Ismail
- Kuala Lumpur
Soma Cocktail Bar in Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Kuala Lumpur, twists classic cocktails with local ingredients like jackfruit, tau foo fah and dark rum syrup.
The Attic Bar
- ★ 3.9
- Rooftop bar
- Chinatown
- Kuala Lumpur
The Attic Bar sits on the roof of Travel Hub Guesthouse on Jalan Balai Polis in Kuala Lumpur's Chinatown, with an alfresco terrace and an Italian kitchen.
V88 Starhill
- ★ 3.9
- Listening bar
- Bukit Bintang
- Kuala Lumpur
V88 Starhill sits inside an Eslite bookstore on Jalan Bukit Bintang in Kuala Lumpur, running a vintage sound system curated by the fono team.
@21 Rooftop Bar
- ★ 3.9
- Rooftop bar
- Bukit Bintang
- Kuala Lumpur
@21 Rooftop Bar on the 21st floor of Hyatt Centric in Kuala Lumpur pours craft cocktails with a straight-on view of the Petronas Twin Towers.
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