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Food tours and tastings to book

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Jalan Alor Food Street

Jalan Alor Food Street is a full block of open air kitchens in Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, with tables spilling onto the road well past midnight.

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888 Hokkien Mee

  • ★ 4.4
  • Hokkien mee prawn noodle soup
  • Jelutong
  • Penang

888 Hokkien Mee has stirred its deep-red prawn broth on Lebuh Presgrave for 30 years, the evening bowl that anchors Penang's Hokkien mee argument.

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Wong Ah Wah

Wong Ah Wah anchors Jalan Alor in Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, grilling chicken wings over charcoal for the night market crowd until 02:00, Tuesday to Sunday.

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Line Clear Nasi Kandar

  • ★ 4.3
  • Nasi kandar with mixed curry
  • George Town
  • Penang

Line Clear Nasi Kandar never closes its alley off Jalan Penang, which makes it Penang's undisputed default answer to hunger at three in the morning.

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Super Star Koay Teow Soup

Super Star Koay Teow Soup works Kimberley Street's night shift until 23:00, the Bib Gourmand cart lighting Penang's classic supper lane since 1960.

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Nasi Lemak Wanjo

Nasi Lemak Wanjo has sold coconut rice and fried chicken from a Kampung Baru counter in Kuala Lumpur since 1963, and it stays open until midnight.

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Hing Kee Bakuteh

Hing Kee Bakuteh in Kepong, Kuala Lumpur, simmers a Bib Gourmand bak kut teh from mid afternoon into the small hours, dry version and soup both on the table.

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Restoran Kapitan

  • ★ 4.1
  • Claypot briyani, tandoori chicken
  • George Town
  • Penang

Restoran Kapitan runs its tandoors around the clock at the Chulia Street corner, the reliable late-night claypot briyani stop of backpacker Penang.

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Pudu Pasar Wanton Mee

Pudu Pasar Wanton Mee at the Pudu wet market in Kuala Lumpur serves curry wanton mee and glass char siew after dark, from 19:30 on Tuesday to Saturday.

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Nasi Kandar Pelita

Nasi Kandar Pelita on Jalan Ampang in Kuala Lumpur serves nasi kandar around the clock, rice drenched banjir style in a choice of curry gravies.

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Seng Kee

Seng Kee, the Chinatown claypot noodle house once on Jalan Sultan, now cooks its loh shu fun on Jalan Pudu in Kuala Lumpur from 16:00 until 01:00 daily.

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Sami's Corner

Sami's Corner works a side lane off Jalan Tun Sambanthan in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, from 07:00 until midnight, best known for a queue-free chicken biryani.

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Meng Kee Grill Fish

Meng Kee Grill Fish fires up a charcoal grill on Jalan Alor in Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, serving whole grilled fish to the night market crowd until 3am.

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Nasi Lemak Famous

Nasi Lemak Famous is a food truck on Jalan Telawi 4 in Kuala Lumpur's Bangsar, one of the few coconut rice stops still open well past midnight.

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Gurney Drive Hawker Centre

  • ★ 3.8
  • Rojak, fried oysters, laksa
  • Gurney Drive
  • Penang

Gurney Drive Hawker Centre serves the seafront until midnight, the covered night court where Penang visitors end their evening with rojak and ais kacang.

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