Where to eat in Kuala Lumpur after midnight, and the classic 2am move.
Where to eat in Kuala Lumpur after midnight. kitchens that keep going, post-bar staples and the classic 2am move.
Original Kayu Nasi Kandar in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, banks curries over rice around the clock, one of the busiest nasi kandar counters after midnight.
TryMixed rice with fried chicken, squid sambal and mutton curry gravy
TipAsk for a splash of two or three curries over the rice; the mutton curry is the strongest of the lot.
Nasi Kandar Pelita on Jalan Ampang in Kuala Lumpur serves nasi kandar around the clock, rice drenched banjir style in a choice of curry gravies.
TryNasi kandar with mixed curry gravies and fried squid
TipAsk for banjir if you want the curries poured generously over the rice rather than served on the side.
Wong Ah Wah anchors Jalan Alor in Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, grilling chicken wings over charcoal for the night market crowd until 02:00, Tuesday to Sunday.
TryGrilled chicken wings and charcoal satay
TipSeating spills onto the street, expect to share a table once the evening crowd arrives.
Nasi Lemak Wanjo has sold coconut rice and fried chicken from a Kampung Baru counter in Kuala Lumpur since 1963, and it stays open until midnight.
TryNasi lemak with fried chicken, sambal and boiled egg
TipAdd the ayam rendang to the base plate; the house sambal leans sweet, with a chilli heat that builds slowly.
Nasi Lemak Famous is a food truck on Jalan Telawi 4 in Kuala Lumpur's Bangsar, one of the few coconut rice stops still open well past midnight.
TryNasi lemak with fried chicken, late night
TipIt is one of the few nasi lemak stops in Bangsar still open well past midnight.
Pudu Pasar Wanton Mee at the Pudu wet market in Kuala Lumpur serves curry wanton mee and glass char siew after dark, from 19:30 on Tuesday to Saturday.
TryCurry wanton mee with char siew
TipIt only opens for supper hours, so this is a late night stop rather than a lunch option.
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.
TryGrilled seafood, char kway teow, satay and claypot dishes
TipArrive by 18:30 for a table before the after work crowd fills the whole strip.
Hing Kee Bakuteh in Kepong, Kuala Lumpur, simmers a Bib Gourmand bak kut teh from mid afternoon into the small hours, dry version and soup both on the table.
TryDry bak kut teh with bird's eye chilli and dried cuttlefish
TipOrder the dry version if the soup at other bak kut teh shops tastes too mild for you.
Seng Kee, the Chinatown claypot noodle house once on Jalan Sultan, now cooks its loh shu fun on Jalan Pudu in Kuala Lumpur from 16:00 until 01:00 daily.
TryClaypot loh shu fun with minced pork and a raw egg yolk
TipThe claypot pearl noodles arrive with a raw egg yolk on top, stir it through while the pot is still hot.
Sami's Corner works a side lane off Jalan Tun Sambanthan in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, from 07:00 until midnight, best known for a queue-free chicken biryani.
TryChicken biryani, sup kambing and roti canai
TipBiryani is a regular item here, not a Sunday only special as at some of its Brickfields neighbours.
Meng Kee Grill Fish fires up a charcoal grill on Jalan Alor in Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, serving whole grilled fish to the night market crowd until 3am.
TryGrilled whole fish and fried kway teow
TipThe grilled fish is bony, so ask the server which cut has fewer bones if that matters to you.
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