23 neighbourhoods across Malaysia, grouped by city. Plan dinner by the door you walk out of. Want the global view? Browse every neighbourhood.

Bukit BintangKuala Lumpur · 43 places · KL's shopping and hotel district, where Jalan Alor turns into a grill-and-wok street after dark and Changkat and Jalan Mesui carry the bars.ChinatownKuala Lumpur · 42 places · The old Chinese quarter around Petaling Street, with Hokkien mee at Kim Lian Kee, Madras Lane curry mee and kopitiams along Jalan Balai Polis.BangsarKuala Lumpur · 30 placesKLCCKuala Lumpur · 26 places · The Petronas Towers district, home to Dewakan and the tasting-menu rooms of the big hotels, plus sky bars and Jalan Ampang nasi kandar.PuduKuala Lumpur · 26 places · A market district east of Bukit Bintang: Imbi Market's breakfast stalls moved into ICC Pudu, and Jalan Sayur fries char kway teow and chicken.Chow KitKuala Lumpur · 19 places · KL's biggest wet market and the streets around it, with roti canai on Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, chilli pan mee and Jalan Doraisamy bars.Pulau TikusPenang · 14 places · Residential Penang at its most food-serious: a morning wet market, Nyonya dining rooms and an evening hawker centre locals guard jealously.BrickfieldsKuala Lumpur · 12 places · Little India beside KL Sentral, where Jalan Tun Sambanthan and Jalan Thambipillay serve banana leaf rice, dosa, Indian sweets and goreng pisang.Kampung BaruKuala Lumpur · 9 places · A Malay village of wooden houses in the shadow of the Petronas Towers, known for nasi lemak on Jalan Raja Muda Musa and its Ramadan bazaar.Gurney DrivePenang · 6 places · The seafront promenade of malls and condos, with a covered hawker centre and seafood restaurants that fill up after dark.Little IndiaPenang · 6 places · Sari shops and spice grinders around Lebuh Queen, with banana-leaf halls, samosa stalls and nasi kandar canteens at every corner.Air ItamPenang · 2 places · The market town under Kek Lok Si temple, home of the definitive assam laksa and a duck-rice stall worth the trip alone.Batu FerringhiPenang · 2 places · Penang's resort strip: beachfront hotel dining, a nightly pasar malam and grills that trade on sea breeze and sunset.Masjid IndiaKuala Lumpur · 2 placesTanjung BungahPenang · 1 places · The quiet coast road between town and the beaches, where chicken-rice institutions and family char koay teow shops feed the neighbourhood.George Town Heritage CorePenang · 108 places · UNESCO shophouse streets where kopitiams, clan temples and third-generation hawker stalls share five-foot ways.Kepong and SegambutKuala Lumpur · 16 places · The Chinese suburbs of the north, where dim sum halls, bak kut teh shops and claypot chicken rice draw locals rather than visitors.Mont Kiara and Sri HartamasKuala Lumpur · 13 places · Expat condo country in the northwest, dense with specialty coffee, bakeries and wine shops around Jalan Kiara, Publika and Desa Sri Hartamas.Sri Petaling and Old Klang RoadKuala Lumpur · 13 places · Southern suburbs for kopitiam breakfasts and a busy night market, with coffee roasters in Taman OUG and Seputeh off Old Klang Road.Taman Tun Dr IsmailKuala Lumpur · 13 places · A leafy western suburb with an outsized dining scene: Akar, Terra Dining and DC by Darren Chin sit near wine bars, bakeries and a wet market.Bukit DamansaraKuala Lumpur · 11 places · Hillside homes above a compact commercial strip at Plaza Damansara, packed with cocktail bars, speakeasies, wine bars and a Sri Lankan kitchen.Cheras and MaluriKuala Lumpur · 6 places · The eastern suburbs, where Hai Kah Lang cooks seafood noodles, Yulek serves char siew wan tan mee and Old KL Kopitiam toasts buns over charcoal.Jelutong and the SouthPenang · 5 places · Workaday southern districts where hawker food stays priced for locals, from Presgrave Street stalls to Bayan Lepas Nyonya kitchens.

Cities: Kuala Lumpur · Penang

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