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CantoneseBukit BintangUntil Closes 02:00
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.
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MalayKampung BaruUntil Closes 00:00
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.
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MalayBangsarUntil Closes 02:00 (05:00 Mon night)Cash only
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.
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CantonesePuduUntil Closes 00:30
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.
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Street FoodBukit BintangUntil Closes 01:00
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.
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Bak Kut TehKepongUntil Closes 02:30
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.