16 editor picks in Kuala Lumpur.
16 splurge places in Kuala Lumpur, editor-picked. tasting menus and the full big-night-out treatment in Kuala Lumpur. All Kuala Lumpur food.
Dewakan holds two Michelin stars and a Green Star in Kuala Lumpur for chef Darren Teoh's single tasting menu, built on indigenous Malaysian ingredients.
OrderThe evolving foraged tasting menu, the restaurant's only option each night.
TipThe room is on Level 48 of Naza Tower. Cancel more than 24 hours ahead; the kitchen charges RM870 per guest for late cancellations and no-shows.
Akar earned a Michelin star in the 2026 guide for chef Aidan Low's Kuala Lumpur tasting menu, which pairs endemic Malaysian ingredients with Japanese methods.
OrderThe ten-course Mekar tasting menu, built around endemic Malaysian ingredients.
TipThe current Mekar menu runs ten courses, from abalone with mung bean noodles to a crab claypot served family style.
Beta holds a Michelin star in Kuala Lumpur for chef Raymond Tham's Tour of Malaysia tasting menu, which moves course by course through the country's regions.
OrderThe Tour of Malaysia tasting menu, showcasing regional specialties course by course.
TipThe Tour of Malaysia menu is RM630++ a head; the cocktail, wine and champagne pairing adds RM330++ on top.
DC. by Darren Chin holds a Michelin star in Kuala Lumpur for French technique applied to Southeast Asian flavours, across a three-storey TTDI building.
OrderA seasonal menu or the omakase, then the cheese trolley with 20 choices.
TipLunch runs only on Friday and Saturday with three and four course menus; the dinner kitchen takes last orders at 21:30.
Molina holds a Michelin star in Kuala Lumpur for Dutch chef Sidney Schutte's seafood and vegetable tasting menus, served 51 floors up facing the Twin Towers.
OrderThe five or seven course tasting menu, built around seafood and vegetables.
TipOnline bookings close 12 hours ahead; for a same-day table, call the restaurant directly rather than booking online.
Terra Dining earned a Michelin star in the 2026 guide for self-taught chef Yu Cheng Chong's French-leaning, eleven-course Malaysian menu in Kuala Lumpur.
OrderThe eleven-course menu, whose beurre blanc carries a turmeric and coconut curry.
TipAdd the curated tea pairing, built to bridge flavours course by course, and ask the chef for the tasting notes.
Chim by Chef Noom holds a Michelin star in Kuala Lumpur for Thaninthorn Chantrawan's seasonal Thai tasting menus inside TSLAW Tower, Imbi district.
OrderOne of the two multi-course Thai tasting menus, which change every season.
TipA credit card guarantee secures the table; cancellations need 24 hours notice or rescheduling instead.
Nadodi runs chef Sricharan Venkatesh's progressive South Indian tasting menus from the Four Seasons Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, inside the Michelin Guide.
OrderThe multi-course Mile Journey tasting menu of progressive South Indian dishes.
TipMention any allergies at booking; the multi-course Mile Journey menus are set and hard to adjust on arrival.
Sushi Azabu, the Kuala Lumpur outpost of a New York sushi house, runs a 12-seat omakase counter at Isetan KLCC with seafood flown in twice weekly.
OrderThe 14-course omakase of seasonal nigiri, two cuts of tuna, rolled sushi and gyoku.
TipOmakase runs about RM388 to RM588 a head. The counter moved from Lot 10 to the ground floor of Isetan KLCC and is pork-free.
Bar Trigona on the sixth floor of the Four Seasons Kuala Lumpur ranked No. 38 on Asia's 50 Best Bars 2026, and was Malaysia's Best Bar in 2020, 2021 and 2022.
TipThe bar is named after a stingless bee found across Malaysia; order the Trigona Bee's Knees, a honey twist with toasted coffee.
Hide serves a fixed tasting menu led by fish and shellfish at the Ritz-Carlton Residences in Kuala Lumpur, where chef Shaun Ng cooks modern Malaysian food.
OrderThe fixed chef's tasting menu, mostly fish and shellfish with a few meat courses.
TipPlan at least two hours; dinner is RM698++ and a shorter Friday and Saturday lunch menu runs RM398++.
Vertigo on the 59th floor of Banyan Tree Kuala Lumpur on Jalan Conlay pairs Southeast Asian tapas with a smart casual rooftop dress code at night.
TipSmart casual dress is enforced at the lift lobby; flip-flops and sleeveless shirts will not get you up to the 59th floor.
Sabayon serves chef Steve Ariffin's seasonal European degustation menus on the 51st floor of EQ Kuala Lumpur, above Jalan Sultan Ismail and facing the towers.
OrderAn eight-course degustation, such as the 2025 menu with buckwheat pizokel.
TipDinner runs daily from 18:00, and on Sundays the room also opens from 12:00 to 15:00 for its Sunday Sky Brunch.
Sushi Ryu runs two omakase menus at an eleven-seat counter inside Platinum Park, Kuala Lumpur, with lunch from RM279++ and dinner from RM579++.
OrderAn omakase at the eleven-seat counter, with wild-caught fish served as sashimi.
TipIt sits in unit 3.3 on Level 2 of Platinum Park Tower 1, and two private dining rooms take larger groups.
Astor Bar and Decanter at The St Regis Kuala Lumpur, open since 2016, pours wine, champagne and cocktails among dark wood, velvet sofas and gold accents.
TipOrder the Rat Pack Rusty Nail, a smoking bourbon and Drambuie drink, if you would rather have a cocktail than wine.
Marini's on 57 plates Italian dishes on the 57th floor of Petronas Tower 3 in Kuala Lumpur, with a glass-roofed terrace bar facing the KLCC skyline.
OrderItalian plates in the dining room, then a drink on the glass-roofed terrace.
TipSunset hour runs 17:00 to 21:00 with better bar prices; DJs play on Friday and Saturday nights.
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