Nasi Lemak Wanjo is a malay restaurant in Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur.
Editorially verified September 26, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: 8 Jalan Raja Muda Musa, Kampung Baru, 50300 Kuala Lumpur
Original Kayu Nasi Kandar's Bangsar branch banks curries over rice around the clock, one of Kuala Lumpur's busiest nasi kandar counters after midnight.
OrderMixed 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.
MTR 1924 serves the same Bangalore-style dosas and filter coffee in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, that earned its Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition.
OrderMasala dosa and filter coffee at the walk-in counter.
TipSpice mixes, coffee beans and ghee come from the Bangalore central kitchen, so order the filter coffee with a dosa.
Old China Cafe has plated Nyonya laksa and mee siam inside a Chinatown shophouse in Kuala Lumpur since 1997, in a building that was once a trade guild hall.
OrderNyonya laksa, pie tee and the blue rice nasi lemak with Nyonya chicken rendang.
TipLook for the saloon doors at the entrance, which are more than 70 years old, and the twin mirrors set for feng shui.
Malai Thai Cuisine cooks pork-free Thai food at Menara Amplewest on Jalan P. Ramlee, and the Michelin Guide has listed this Kuala Lumpur room since 2024.
OrderTom yum goong and green curry with jasmine rice.
TipPrivate rooms take groups of up to 40; book ahead on weekend evenings for a table in the main dining room.
Betel Leaf on Leboh Ampang in Kuala Lumpur cooks boldly spiced Chettinad food, from mutton chukka to ghee roast dosa, beside North Indian staples.
OrderOrder the Chettinad mutton chukka with a ghee roast dosa, then a mango lassi or masala tea.
TipVegetarians can lean on the chilli paneer and gobi manchurian, two meat-free dishes worth ordering.
Al-Amar Lebanese Cuisine plates hot and cold mezze and grilled kafta inside Pavilion Kuala Lumpur on Jalan Bukit Bintang, serving daily from 10am until 10pm.
OrderMixed mezze platter with hummus, mutabbal and grilled kafta.
TipOrder the mixed mezze platter to share; it covers most of the kitchen's best small dishes at once.
