4 editor picks in Kuala Lumpur.
4 hokkien places in Kuala Lumpur we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Kuala Lumpur | Hokkien across every city.
Kim Lian Kee has fried Kuala Lumpur Hokkien mee at the Jalan Hang Lekir corner of Petaling Street since the 1930s, and is now in its fourth generation.
OrderDark, wok-charred Hokkien mee with pork lard and prawns.
TipOng Kim Lian's first stall was in Dang Wangi and was damaged in the war; this corner shop dates from the 1930s. Outdoor tables fill after 19:00.
Kim Lian Kee, founded in 1927 and on its Petaling Street corner since the 1930s, is credited with the dark, lard rich KL style of Hokkien mee in Kuala Lumpur.
OrderOrder the Hokkien mee, noodles fried dark with soy sauce and lard the way KL invented it.
TipThe original tin-roofed corner shop sits across the street from the larger air-conditioned Kim Lian Kee, and the outdoor tables fill after 19:00.
Kim Lian Kee fries the dark, lard rich Hokkien mee it is credited with inventing, at the Jalan Hang Lekir corner of Petaling Street, Kuala Lumpur.
OrderKuala Lumpur-style Hokkien mee
TipSit at the outdoor tables rather than inside for the charcoal wok in view. Closed Wednesdays, and the evening service is the busiest.
Ming Hoe Hokkien Mee fries dark soy Hokkien noodles and kau yuk mee hoon off the old third mile stretch of Jalan Ipoh in Kuala Lumpur, a family-style shop.
OrderKau yuk mee hoon with canned stewed pork, and fried fish cake.
TipThe kau yuk mee hoon is a sharing plate at about RM 40; pair it with a smaller noodle dish if dining alone.
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