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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.
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Chinese MalaysianPetaling StreetCash only
Madras Lane Yong Tau Foo, off Petaling Street in Kuala Lumpur, is a self-service stall said to have run for more than 60 years, frying stuffed pieces fresh.
TryStuffed yong tau foo, fried and in broth
TipThe stuffed items can sell out by early afternoon on busy weekdays.
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Street foodPetaling StreetCash only
Ah Loh's Apom Balik on Jalan Hang Lekir in Kuala Lumpur folds peanut and sugar apom balik pancakes in a large pan, a sweet stop just off Petaling Street.
TryPeanut and coconut apom balik pancake
TipThe peanut pancake is the classic, but the coconut and pandan versions are worth trying at about RM1.50 a piece.