Ah Hei Bak Kut Teh is a bak kut teh restaurant in Pudu, Kuala Lumpur.
Editorially verified September 26, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: 33A Medan Imbi, Pudu, 55100 Kuala Lumpur
Sek Yuen, founded in 1948 by three brothers selling wantan mee from a push cart, has cooked pipa duck in its Jalan Pudu dining room since 1953.
OrderPipa duck and cold jelly chicken, two of the old Cantonese dishes.
TipCall two days ahead for the eight-treasure duck or the roast suckling pig; both must be ordered in advance.
Restaurant Teochew Lao Er steams fish and simmers rice porridge on Jalan Brunei in Pudu, one of Kuala Lumpur's few dedicated Teochew dining rooms left.
OrderTeochew steamed fish and plain rice porridge with braised peanuts.
TipAvoid Wednesdays: the shop closes on at least the second and last Wednesday of every month.
Sek Yuen, founded in 1948 by three brothers selling wantan mee from a push cart, has cooked pipa duck in its Jalan Pudu dining room since 1953.
OrderPipa duck and cold jelly chicken, two of the old Cantonese dishes.
TipCall two days ahead for the eight-treasure duck or the roast suckling pig; both must be ordered in advance.
Nam Heong Chicken Rice has boiled Hainanese chicken on Jalan Sultan in Kuala Lumpur's Chinatown since 1938, and the Michelin Guide still lists it today.
OrderHainanese chicken rice with roast pork belly on the side.
TipAdd the assam fish or the siu yuk from the side dishes; the village chicken comes with a thick chilli garlic dip.
Madam Kwan's serves its nasi lemak royale from a dining room inside Pavilion Kuala Lumpur on Jalan Bukit Bintang, a steady lunch stop for shoppers.
OrderNasi lemak royale with rendang and fried chicken.
TipThe nasi lemak royale comes with rendang and fried chicken together; it easily feeds one hungry diner.
Restoran Yusoof Dan Zakhir serves nasi kandar, roti and dosa beside Central Market on Jalan Hang Kasturi, Kuala Lumpur, an Indian Muslim counter open early.
OrderNasi kandar with squid sambal and a side of roti canai.
TipBreakfast works here too, with roti canai and dosa on the menu before the nasi kandar trays fill up for lunch.
Restaurant Teochew Lao Er steams fish and simmers rice porridge on Jalan Brunei in Pudu, one of Kuala Lumpur's few dedicated Teochew dining rooms left.
OrderTeochew steamed fish and plain rice porridge with braised peanuts.
TipAvoid Wednesdays: the shop closes on at least the second and last Wednesday of every month.
Sri Eurasian Cuisine cooks prawn bostador, debal curry chicken and other Kristang dishes of Malacca's Portuguese Settlement on Jalan Telawi 5 in Bangsar, KL.
OrderPrawn bostador with pineapple, then debal curry chicken with rice.
TipThe Pastel de Nata egg tarts sit quietly behind the counter; the high tea set adds sugee cake and putugal rice cakes.
