15 editor picks across Malaysia.
15 cantonese restaurants worth the trip across Malaysia, editor-ranked. All cuisines in Malaysia.
Tek Sen has run its Carnarvon Street dining room since 1965 and holds a 2026 Bib Gourmand, Penang's benchmark for wok-fried Chinese home cooking.
OrderDouble-roasted pork, Belacan fried chicken
TipQueues build fast at both services; arrive before 11:30 or 17:30 and order the double-roasted pork first, it sells out.
Sek Yuen has cooked old school Cantonese food in its Jalan Pudu dining room in Kuala Lumpur since 1953, still best known for its butterflied pipa duck.
OrderOrder the pei pa duck, the butterflied roast duck the house is best known for.
TipBook ahead for weekend lunch; the restaurant now spreads across three shops on the same stretch of Jalan Pudu.
Sek Yuen, founded in 1948 by three brothers selling wantan mee from a push cart, has cooked pipa duck in its Jalan Pudu dining room since 1953.
OrderPipa duck and cold jelly chicken, two of the old Cantonese dishes.
TipCall two days ahead for the eight-treasure duck or the roast suckling pig; both must be ordered in advance.
Wong Ah Wah anchors Jalan Alor in Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, grilling the chicken wings that made this hawker street's night market so famous.
OrderOrder the grilled chicken wings, charred over charcoal and the reason for the nightly queue.
TipSeating spills onto the street, expect to share a table once the evening crowd arrives.
Wong Mei Kee roasts siew yok over charcoal on Jalan Nyonya in Pudu, Kuala Lumpur, and its Michelin Bib Gourmand pork sells out most days by 15:00.
OrderCharcoal siew yok, crackling roast pork belly, while it lasts.
TipArrive by noon when the day's roast pork comes out of the oven; it is often gone within three hours.
Wong Mei Kee roasts pork over charcoal off Jalan Pudu in Kuala Lumpur, open only for a three hour lunch window, and holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand.
OrderOrder the crispy pork belly, roasted over charcoal for a crackling skin.
TipIt sells out most days by 15:00, so arrive at opening if the pork belly is the point of the trip.
Lai Po Heen serves classic Cantonese dim sum inside the Mandarin Oriental hotel, overlooking Kuala Lumpur's KLCC park from its Jalan Pinang dining room.
OrderDim sum at lunch, ordered a la carte rather than from a trolley.
TipBook the dim sum lunch sitting; the a la carte dinner menu skips the steamed baskets entirely.
Yun House is Michelin Selected in Kuala Lumpur for its pork-free Cantonese menu and dim sum, set inside the Four Seasons Hotel on Jalan Ampang.
OrderDim sum plus the Hong Kong-style roast duck, sold by the half or whole bird.
TipThe signature duck must be ordered in advance, so ask for it when you book; the whole menu is pork-free.
Bao Teck Tea House steams dim sum in a tiled heritage house with an indoor moss garden, Penang's prettiest room for a slow Cantonese yum cha.
OrderHar gow with local shrimp, Honeycomb yam puffs
TipWeekends run longer hours but fill by 10:00; midweek at 08:30 gets you the moss-garden table and fresh har gow.
Tho Yuen steams old-school dim sum on Campbell Street, the veteran Penang teahouse where the first baskets land not long after six in the morning.
OrderSiu mai and har gow, Fish porridge
TipThe best baskets go early; before 09:00 is the only way to see the full spread.
Oversea Restaurant has cooked Cantonese banquet food on Jalan Imbi in Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, since the 1970s, and the group now runs several outlets.
OrderOrder the steamed grouper with superior soy sauce and the braised goose webs.
TipBook ahead for dinner, the Jalan Imbi flagship gets busy with regulars from the surrounding offices.
Li Yen is Michelin Selected in Kuala Lumpur for its Cantonese classics and Hong Kong-style dim sum, served inside the Ritz-Carlton on Jalan Imbi.
OrderHong Kong-style dim sum at lunch and Cantonese classics at dinner.
TipSunday brings an earlier dim sum sitting from 10:30; lunch on the other days starts at noon.
Tok Tok Mee still kneads noodle dough with a bamboo pole at its Campbell Street doorway, serving Penang's bounciest old-school wonton mee daily.
OrderWonton mee, Shrimp-roe noodles
TipWatch the bamboo pressing at the entrance, then order the dry toss with shrimp roe rather than the soup version.
Foong Lian has cooked charcoal claypot chicken rice on Jalan Yew in Pudu, Kuala Lumpur, since 1986, and the Michelin Guide now lists it as Bib Gourmand.
OrderCharcoal claypot chicken rice with Chinese sausage.
TipGo before 13:00 on weekdays; the small dining room in Pudu turns tables quickly but fills fast at noon.
Oversea Restaurant has run its Cantonese seafood banquets on Jalan Imbi in Kuala Lumpur since the 1970s, and the group now runs several outlets.
OrderSteamed grouper in superior soy and braised goose webs with mushrooms.
TipBook a round table for four or more; the seafood and roast meats are portioned for sharing, not solo plates.
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