Day-by-day eating plans for Kuala Lumpur. weekend classics, family routes, vegan plans, on-a-budget editions.

Day-by-day plans

Kuala Lumpur weekend: hawker classics from Pudu to Jalan Alor ★ 4.6

First-time visitor, weekend2 days

Two days that cover the dishes Kuala Lumpur is built on: a Pudu hawker breakfast, Hainanese chicken rice in Chinatown, nasi lemak in Kampung Baru, roti canai, banana leaf rice in Brickfields and a Jalan Alor supper.

  1. Day 1: Saturday: Pudu breakfast, Chinatown lunch, Kampung Baru night market

    Morning
    Start at Imbi Market inside ICC Pudu by 08:00 for chee cheong fun, popiah and curry laksa, then Hainanese coffee and kaya butter toast at Ah Weng Koh in the same hall.
    Afternoon
    Lunch on Hainanese chicken rice at Nam Heong on Jalan Sultan, then walk the covered Petaling Street Market and its side lanes.
    Evening
    Take a Grab to Kampung Baru for the Saturday night Kampung Baru Sunday Market from 19:00, and finish with nasi lemak at Nasi Lemak Wanjo on Jalan Raja Muda Musa.

  2. Day 2: Sunday: roti canai in Chow Kit, banana leaf in Brickfields, Jalan Alor supper

    Morning
    Roti canai with dhal and curry at Hamdan's Roti Canai in Chow Kit, then a walk through the wet section of Chow Kit Market before it thins out late morning.
    Afternoon
    Ride to Brickfields for banana leaf rice at Sri Paandi on Jalan Tun Sambanthan, with rice, vegetables and curries refilled on the leaf.
    Evening
    End on Jalan Alor Food Street in Bukit Bintang from 18:00, with charcoal-grilled chicken wings at Wong Ah Wah and whatever the woks along the street are frying.

Bak kut teh to Hokkien mee: two days in KL's Chinese kitchens ★ 4.4

Repeat visitor, two weekdays2 days

A weekday plan for eaters who have done Jalan Alor: herbal bak kut teh in Imbi, charcoal claypot rice on Jalan Ipoh, Hokkien mee off Petaling Street, Kepong dim sum, Chinatown beef noodles and a Pudu hawker lane.

  1. Day 1: Thursday: bak kut teh breakfast, claypot lunch, Chinatown late

    Morning
    Dry bak kut teh with pork knuckle at Sun Fong Bak Kut Teh in Imbi, which opens at 07:00 and serves the soup version too.
    Afternoon
    Claypot chicken rice with extra lap cheong at Jalan Ipoh Claypot Chicken Rice, cooked one pot at a time over charcoal, so allow for a wait.
    Evening
    Dark, lard-topped Hokkien mee at Kim Lian Kee on Jalan Hang Lekir, then claypot loh shu fun with a raw egg yolk at Seng Kee, now on Jalan Pudu and open until 01:00.

  2. Day 2: Friday: Kepong dim sum, Chinatown beef noodles, Pudu hawker lane

    Morning
    Dim sum at Foo Hou Dim Sum in Kepong, where siew mai and har gow come out of the steamers from 07:30.
    Afternoon
    Back in Chinatown for dry minced beef noodles and hand-rolled beef balls at Soong Kee Beef Noodle on Jalan Tun H S Lee, after the lunch crowd clears at 14:00.
    Evening
    Pudu Wai Sek Kai on Jalan Sayur from 16:00, a lane of hawker stalls for char kway teow, Hakka noodles and fried chicken.

Malay and mamak: one day of Kuala Lumpur's Muslim kitchens ★ 4.3

Malay and Indian Muslim food, one day1 day

One day on the Malay and Indian Muslim side of the city: roti canai banjir on Jalan Masjid India, Chow Kit market, a heritage Malay buffet near the Lake Gardens, then nasi lemak in Kampung Baru.

  1. Day 1: Wednesday: Masjid India, Chow Kit, a heritage buffet and Kampung Baru

    Morning
    Roti canai chopped and flooded with dhal and curry at Mansion Tea Stall on Jalan Masjid India, then walk north to Chow Kit Market before 09:00 for the fish and produce halls.
    Afternoon
    Lunch at Restoran Rebung near Bukit Aman, Dato' Chef Ismail's heritage Malay buffet of rendang, ulam and grilled fish; weekday lunch is the calmer sitting.
    Evening
    Kampung Baru after dark: nasi lemak with chicken rendang at Nasi Lemak Wanjo, a Kampung Baru counter since the 1960s.

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