Sek Yuen is a cantonese restaurant in Pudu, Kuala Lumpur.
Editorially verified September 26, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Guided tour · 3 hours
Immerse yourself in Malaysian culture with a cooking class in a local home. Visit a market, learn to cook classic dishes, and enjoy the meal you've prepared with your host.
5 hours
Explore a bustling morning market and discover the secrets of Malaysian cuisine. Cook a three-course meal in a local chef’s home and enjoy a shared lunch.
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Address: 313 Jalan Pudu, Pudu, 55100 Kuala Lumpur
Sri Paandi serves banana leaf rice in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, from 09:00 until 23:30 most days, with a dry mutton curry that regulars order by name.
OrderOrder the banana leaf rice with dry mutton curry, the dish regulars come back for.
TipThe dry curries are the strength here, ask for extra on the rice rather than the wetter gravies.
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.
Old China Cafe has cooked Nyonya laksa and Peranakan dishes from Penang, Malacca and Singapore on Jalan Balai Polis in Chinatown, Kuala Lumpur, since 1997.
OrderOrder the Nyonya laksa, a thick coconut gravy laksa the kitchen has served since 1997.
TipOrder the pie tee, crisp rice-flour cups you fill yourself with chicken, turnip and carrot, before the laksa.
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.
Sao Nam has cooked Vietnamese food on Tengkat Tong Shin in Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, since the 1990s and now holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand rating.
OrderOrder the mangosteen salad, the dish this Bib Gourmand kitchen is best known for.
TipIt closes between lunch and dinner, so plan around the two service windows rather than a walk in.
Soong Kee Beef Noodle has sold dry minced beef noodles and hand-rolled beef balls on Jalan Tun H S Lee in Kuala Lumpur since 1945, now second generation.
OrderOrder the dry beef noodles with beef balls, made to the same recipe since 1945.
TipA small bowl runs about RM13. Go before 12:00 or after 14:00, since the Chinatown lunch crowd takes every table.
