Yulek Wan Tan Mee is a cantonese restaurant in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur.
Editorially verified September 28, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Why locals love it: The shop sits on a residential Taman Cheras lane away from the district's night market strip, drawing office workers more than visitors.
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Address: 19 Lorong Durian, Taman Cheras, 56100 Kuala Lumpur
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.
Why locals goThe shop sits on a side road off the old third mile stretch of Jalan Ipoh, away from the city's food streets, and is known mainly to regulars.
TipThe kau yuk mee hoon is a sharing plate at about RM 40; pair it with a smaller noodle dish if dining alone.
Kasim Satay grills chicken and beef satay at Pasar Sentul in Kuala Lumpur, where the wet market turns into an evening food bazaar, from about RM0.90 a stick.
OrderBeef satay and chicken satay with peanut sauce, by the stick.
Why locals goIt is a plain stall inside Sentul's market bazaar, far from the tourist satay strips, and most customers are locals ordering sticks in bulk.
TipIt takes bulk orders, 10 to 100 sticks at a time, so call ahead to avoid a wait for a large batch.
Ming Kee Wanton Mee has cooked wanton noodles in a Taman Bukit Maluri shoplot with 1960s floor tiles in Kepong, Kuala Lumpur, since at least the mid-1980s.
OrderWanton noodles with homemade prawn dumplings and char siew.
Why locals goIt sits in a row of old shophouses fronting a Kepong wet market, in a suburb that most visitors to Kuala Lumpur never reach on any tour route.
TipThe shop sits beside Taman Bukit Maluri's wet market, so arrive before 09:00 to beat the market crowd for a table.
Chuan Kee Bak Kut Teh has simmered claypot pork rib soup in a Taman Danau Kota shophouse in Setapak, Kuala Lumpur, for more than four decades.
OrderClaypot bak kut teh with pork ribs in the herbal broth.
Why locals goIt sits in a residential Taman Danau Kota shophouse row off the Jalan Genting Klang food strip, drawing Setapak regulars rather than passing visitors.
TipCall ahead for the sang kut spare-rib version; it needs at least 45 minutes of advance notice to cook.
Segambut Yong Tau Foo stuffs fish paste into tofu and vegetables in an old single-storey bungalow in Segambut, Kuala Lumpur, a breakfast and lunch spot.
OrderFish-based yong tau foo with fried eggplant and bitter gourd.
Why locals goThe dining room is an old single-storey bungalow on a Segambut side road, and at night the same premises turn into a pork-bone hotpot restaurant.
TipParking is scarce by mid-morning, so come early and try the roast pork bun stall sharing the same yard.
Titiwangsa Wang Kopitiam serves zha jiang noodles, curry noodles and fried tofu under roadside trees in Titiwangsa, Kuala Lumpur, to its breakfast regulars.
OrderZha jiang noodles with curry noodles and fried tofu.
Why locals goThe kopitiam sits under trees on a quiet Titiwangsa side street away from the lake gardens, with mostly neighbourhood regulars at the tables.
TipBring cash; the kopitiam does not take cards and closes by early afternoon most days.
