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MalayBangsarCash only
Nasi Lemak Famous is a food truck parked on Jalan Telawi 4 in Kuala Lumpur's Bangsar, serving coconut rice and fried chicken into the small hours.
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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Street foodBukit Bintang
Wong Ah Wah on Jalan Alor in Kuala Lumpur grills chicken wings over charcoal, the stall that grew from one shoplot into five along the strip.
TryCharcoal-grilled chicken wings
TipOrder the wings first and let the queue for a table form while they grill.
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Street foodBukit Bintang
Jalan Alor Food Street in Kuala Lumpur is a full block of open air kitchens in Bukit Bintang, with tables spilling onto the road well past midnight.
TryGrilled seafood, char kway teow, satay and claypot dishes from the whole strip
TipArrive by 18:30 for a table before the after-work crowd fills the strip.
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HokkienPetaling Street
Kim Lian Kee fries the dark, lard rich Hokkien mee it is credited with inventing, at the Jalan Hang Lekir corner of Petaling Street, Kuala Lumpur.
TryKuala Lumpur-style Hokkien mee
TipSit at the outdoor tables rather than inside for the charcoal wok in view. Closed Wednesdays, and the evening service is the busiest.
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Chinese MalaysianChinatown
Lai Foong Beef Noodles on Jalan Tun H.S. Lee, across from Kuala Lumpur's Chinatown, has simmered its beef noodle soup and lala clams since 1956.
TryBeef noodle soup and lala clam meehoon
TipGo before 10am on weekends, the beef tendon usually sells out by early afternoon.
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Chinese MalaysianPetaling StreetCash only
Madras Lane Curry Mee off Petaling Street in Kuala Lumpur has ladled curry noodles loaded with yong tau foo over the same corner for decades.
TryCurry noodles with yong tau foo
TipThe bowl sells out most mornings, so aim to arrive well before 10am.