24 editor picks in Kuala Lumpur.
24 street food places in Kuala Lumpur we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Kuala Lumpur | Street Food across every city.
Wong Ah Wah on Jalan Alor in Kuala Lumpur grills chicken wings over charcoal, the stall that grew from one shoplot into five along the strip.
OrderCharcoal-grilled chicken wings
TipOrder the wings first and let the queue for a table form while they grill.
Jalan Alor Food Street in Kuala Lumpur is a full block of open air kitchens in Bukit Bintang, with tables spilling onto the road well past midnight.
OrderGrilled seafood, char kway teow, satay and claypot dishes from the whole strip
TipArrive by 18:30 for a table before the after-work crowd fills the strip.
Ah Loh's Apom Balik on Jalan Hang Lekir in Kuala Lumpur folds peanut and sugar apom balik pancakes in a large pan, a sweet stop just off Petaling Street.
OrderPeanut and coconut apom balik pancake
TipThe peanut pancake is the classic, but the coconut and pandan versions are worth trying at about RM1.50 a piece.
Pudu Wai Sek Kai on Jalan Sayur in Kuala Lumpur, known locally as Glutton Street, fills its lane and side alleys with hawker stalls from late afternoon.
OrderHakka noodles, fried chicken and char kway teow from the whole lane
TipThe lane is busiest after 18:00, come a little earlier to avoid the dinner crush.
This unnamed stall fries char kway teow on Jalan Sayur in Kuala Lumpur's Pudu, finishing each plate with duck egg yolk stirred in at the last moment.
OrderChar kway teow finished with salted duck egg yolk
TipAsk for extra egg yolk, it is the whole reason the stall stands out on this lane.
Four-Eyed Boy Fried Chicken at the start of Jalan Sayur in Kuala Lumpur fries crispy chicken with a queue that forms as soon as the oil is hot.
OrderCrispy fried chicken
TipGet there right when it opens, the first batches sell out before the evening crowd peaks.
Jalan Alor Food Street is a full block of open air kitchens in Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, with tables spilling onto the road well past midnight.
OrderGrilled seafood, char kway teow, satay and claypot dishes
TipArrive by 18:30 for a table before the after work crowd fills the whole strip.
Imbi Market moved into ICC Pudu in Kuala Lumpur and still runs a morning hawker hall of chee cheong fun, popiah and curry laksa stalls every day but Monday.
OrderMixed hawker breakfast
TipGo on a weekday morning, the hall thins out fast once the market's stalls sell out.
Lot 10 Hutong gathers well known Malaysian hawker vendors inside an air conditioned basement food court in Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, under one roof.
OrderCurated hawker stalls
TipIt is pricier than a street stall but skips the queue and the weather, useful on a hot afternoon.
Quizinn Foodcourt by Rasa on level three of Nu Sentral in Kuala Lumpur runs stalls of Malay, Thai, Korean and zichar cooking under one roof.
OrderMixed hawker food court
TipArrive before noon for a seat, the tables fill fast with the KL Sentral lunch crowd.
Ah Fook Chee Cheong Fun inside ICC Pudu in Kuala Lumpur serves silky rice noodle rolls with curry sauce and fried yong tau fu, most mornings of the week.
OrderChee cheong fun and yong tau fu
TipThe curry sauce is the draw, ask for extra if the plain soy version feels thin.
Madras Lane Yong Tau Fu in the Petaling Street wet market of Kuala Lumpur fries its stuffed pieces on site, beside a chee cheong fun stall, from late morning.
OrderStuffed yong tau foo, fried and in broth
TipExpect a queue; the fried bean curd rolls and sui kow go fast once they leave the wok.
Auntie Mei's Crispy Popiah, once called Sisters Crispy Popiah, rolls crispy popiah at its ICC Pudu counter in Kuala Lumpur, a stall from the old Imbi Market.
OrderCrispy popiah
TipThe ICC Pudu stall now trades as Auntie Mei's; the Sisters Crispy Popiah name continues at the brand's other outlets.
Chow Kit Market, also called Bazaar Baru Chow Kit, on Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman is Kuala Lumpur's largest wet market, a maze of produce, fish and meat stalls.
TipGo before 09:00 for the freshest catch, the wet section thins out by late morning.
Pasar Besar Pudu on Jalan Pasar Baharu in Kuala Lumpur is a working wet market with its own breakfast hawker corner that draws a loyal crowd.
TipLook for Indian kuih, putu mayam, chicken rice and assam laksa among the stalls under the same roof as the produce.
Imbi Market inside ICC Pudu in Kuala Lumpur took in the traders from the old Jalan Imbi site back in 2016 and still opens as a breakfast market.
TipThe wet market fills the lower floors and the breakfast hawker hall sits above it. Closed Mondays, and the stalls sell out by early afternoon.
Petaling Street Market in Kuala Lumpur's Chinatown runs under a covered canopy from morning to late evening, with stalls busiest from 11:00 until late.
TipHours vary by stall, but something is open from about 09:00 to midnight; the market stalls peak from late morning.
The Bangsar Sunday Market closes Jalan Telawi in Kuala Lumpur's Bangsar every week for fresh produce, flowers and a long run of hawker stalls.
TipEvening is cooler and busier, the market is at its fullest after 18:00.
Pasar Besar TTDI is the wet market anchoring Taman Tun Dr Ismail in Kuala Lumpur, its produce stalls ringed by a busy breakfast hawker section.
TipIt closes on Mondays and shuts at 14:00 on other days, so come in the morning.
Pasar Malam TTDI takes over Jalan Tun Mohd Fuad 2 in Kuala Lumpur every Sunday evening, a night market where every hawker works under matching canopies.
TipMost stalls are up by about 17:00 and start packing away around 20:00, so arrive early for the full run.
Sri Petaling Night Market fills Jalan Radin Tengah and the streets around it in Kuala Lumpur every Tuesday from about 17:00, with a wide spread of snacks.
TipThe 18:00 to 20:00 window has both full stock and manageable crowds.
Lot 10 Hutong gathers well known Kuala Lumpur hawker names into one air conditioned basement food hall under Lot 10 mall on Jalan Sultan Ismail.
TipIndividual stall hours inside can run shorter than the hall's overall opening time.
Central Market, known locally as Pasar Seni, on Jalan Hang Kasturi in Kuala Lumpur began in 1888 as a wet market and is now an Art Deco hall of craft stalls.
TipKasturi Walk, the covered street beside the building, adds more open-air stalls, snacks and cold drinks.
Pasar Malam Bandar Baru Sentul takes over Jalan 1/48A in Kuala Lumpur every Friday evening with a compact run of neighbourhood hawker stalls.
TipArrive at around 17:00 to see every stall; many start packing up by 20:00 on this Friday market.
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