9 editor picks in Kuala Lumpur.
9 late night in Kuala Lumpur, editor-picked for food open late at the weekend. Where to eat past midnight on a weekend night. All late night in Kuala Lumpur.
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.
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.
OrderGrilled 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.
OrderNasi 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.
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.
OrderDry 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.
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.
OrderCurry wanton mee with char siew
TipIt only opens for supper hours, so this is a late night stop rather than a lunch option.
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.
OrderClaypot 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.
OrderChicken 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.
OrderGrilled 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.
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.
OrderNasi 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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