Sambal Streets Kuala Lumpur Food Tour with 15+ Tastings
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Food tours and tastings to book
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All 30 restaurants
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Auntie Gaik Lean's Old School Eatery
- ★ 4.8
- $$$
- Peranakan
- George Town
- Penang
Auntie Gaik Lean's Old School Eatery holds a Michelin star in the 2026 guide, cooking heirloom Nyonya recipes behind a Bishop Street shopfront in Penang.
Ivy's Nyonya Cuisine
- ★ 4.5
- $$
- Peranakan
- Pulau Tikus
- Penang
Ivy's Nyonya Cuisine in Penang is a husband-and-wife Peranakan room with a 2026 Bib Gourmand; Ivy cooks while her husband runs the small floor.
Yut Kee
- ★ 4.4
- $
- Hainanese
- Dang Wangi
- Kuala Lumpur
Yut Kee, founded in 1928 on Jalan Dang Wangi and now on nearby Jalan Kamunting, cooks Hainanese chicken chop and roast pork roll in Kuala Lumpur.
MTR 1924
- ★ 4.4
- $
- Indian Vegetarian
- Brickfields
- Kuala Lumpur
MTR 1924 serves the same Bangalore-style dosas and filter coffee in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, that earned its Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition.
Sifu Nyonya Cuisine
- ★ 4.4
- $$
- Peranakan
- George Town
- Penang
Sifu Nyonya Cuisine on Rope Walk earned a 2026 Bib Gourmand for Penang Peranakan cooking, its septuagenarian chef running forty-odd a la carte dishes.
Peninsula House
- ★ 4.4
- $$$
- Modern Australian
- George Town
- Penang
Peninsula House serves modern Australian sharing plates upstairs in 1937's India House, the handsomest dinner room on Penang's old Beach Street.
Kim Lian Kee
- ★ 4.3
- $$
- Hokkien
- Petaling Street
- Kuala Lumpur
Kim Lian Kee has fried Kuala Lumpur Hokkien mee at the Jalan Hang Lekir corner of Petaling Street since the 1930s, and is now in its fourth generation.
Sri Nirwana Maju
- ★ 4.3
- $
- Indian
- Bangsar
- Kuala Lumpur
Sri Nirwana Maju's banana leaf rice, ladled with fish curry and rasam, draws lunchtime queues on Jalan Telawi in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, most weekdays.
Sek Yuen
- ★ 4.3
- $$
- Cantonese
- Pudu
- Kuala Lumpur
Sek Yuen, founded in 1948 by three brothers selling wantan mee from a push cart, has cooked pipa duck in its Jalan Pudu dining room since 1953.
Bibik's Kitchen
- ★ 4.3
- $$
- Peranakan
- George Town
- Penang
Bibik's Kitchen serves heirloom Nyonya recipes under classic Peranakan motifs on Jalan Sri Bahari, a Penang Bib Gourmand pick in the 2026 guide.
Winn's Cafe
- ★ 4.3
- $$
- Peranakan
- Pulau Tikus
- Penang
Winn's Cafe fills a two-storey Pulau Tikus house with local art and Bib Gourmand Nyonya plates, a husband-and-wife act on Penang's Jalan Cantonment.
Nasi Lemak Wanjo
- ★ 4.2
- $
- Malay
- Kampung Baru
- Kuala Lumpur
Nasi Lemak Wanjo has sold coconut rice, fried chicken and sambal from a Kampung Baru cafeteria counter in Kuala Lumpur since 1963, open until midnight.
Ah Hei Bak Kut Teh
- ★ 4.2
- $
- Bak kut teh
- Pudu
- Kuala Lumpur
Ah Hei Bak Kut Teh starts its sixteen-herb pork rib broth at 05:00, before opening on Medan Imbi in Pudu, Kuala Lumpur, and holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand.
Wong Mei Kee
- ★ 4.2
- $
- Cantonese
- Pudu
- Kuala Lumpur
Wong Mei Kee roasts siew yok over charcoal on Jalan Nyonya in Pudu, Kuala Lumpur, and its Michelin Bib Gourmand pork sells out most days by 15:00.
Jawi House
- ★ 4.2
- $$
- Peranakan
- George Town
- Penang
Jawi House on Armenian Street is Penang's standard-bearer for Jawi Peranakan cooking, blending Malay and Indian spice work in a cafe-gallery.
Richard Rivalee Nyonya Cuisine
- ★ 4.2
- $$
- Peranakan
- George Town
- Penang
Fashion designer Richard Rivalee cooks his grandmother's pork-free Nyonya recipes in an antique-filled Macalister Lane shophouse in central Penang.
Sardaarji - Flavours of Punjab
- ★ 4.2
- $$
- Indian
- Little India
- Penang
Sardaarji cooks Punjabi tandoor food under colourful drapes at the edge of Little India, the Bib Gourmand answer to Penang's South Indian majority.
Bao Teck Tea House
- ★ 4.2
- $$
- Cantonese
- George Town
- Penang
Bao Teck Tea House steams dim sum in a tiled heritage house with an indoor moss garden, Penang's prettiest room for a slow Cantonese yum cha.
Malai Thai Cuisine
- ★ 4.1
- $$
- Thai
- KLCC
- Kuala Lumpur
Malai Thai Cuisine cooks pork-free Thai food at Menara Amplewest on Jalan P.
Hor Poh Cuisine
- ★ 4.1
- $
- Hakka
- Segambut
- Kuala Lumpur
Hor Poh Cuisine is Segambut's lone Hakka restaurant, ladling lui cha rice soup in Kuala Lumpur since 1999, and it carries a Michelin Bib Gourmand today.
Jalan Ipoh Claypot Chicken Rice
- ★ 4.1
- $
- Claypot rice
- Jalan Ipoh
- Kuala Lumpur
Jalan Ipoh Claypot Chicken Rice, an unnamed stall on Jalan Batu Ambar in Taman Kok Lian, Kuala Lumpur, cooks each claypot to order over charcoal.
Sin Kiew Yee Shin Kee Beef Noodles
- ★ 4.1
- $
- Noodles
- Chinatown
- Kuala Lumpur
Sin Kiew Yee Shin Kee Beef Noodles has boiled beef noodles on Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock in Kuala Lumpur's Chinatown since starting as a stall in 1949.
Ceki Nyonya Restaurant
- ★ 4.1
- $$
- Peranakan
- George Town
- Penang
Ceki Nyonya Restaurant dresses its Sri Bahari shophouse in antiques and card-game nostalgia, serving home-style Peranakan plates in central Penang.
Nyonya Willow
- ★ 4.1
- $$
- Peranakan
- Bayan Lepas
- Penang
Nyonya Willow hides in a Bayan Lepas commercial row far from tourist Penang, feeding local families northern Nyonya cooking worth the drive south.
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