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Siam Road Char Koay Teow

  • ★ 4.8
  • Charcoal char koay teow
  • George Town
  • Penang

Siam Road Char Koay Teow fries one dish over charcoal to a Bib Gourmand standard, the pushcart plate Penang queues an hour for without complaint.

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Wan Dao Tou Assam Laksa

  • ★ 4.5
  • Assam laksa
  • Pulau Tikus
  • Penang

Wan Dao Tou simmers its Bib Gourmand assam laksa from a 50-year-old family recipe on Jalan Gottlieb, Penang's benchmark bowl outside Air Itam.

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Ravi's Famous Apom Manis

  • ★ 4.5
  • Apom manis claypot pancakes
  • Pulau Tikus
  • Penang

Ravi's has griddled apom manis in claypots over charcoal on Burma Road since 1920, crisp-edged coconut pancakes now carrying a Penang Bib Gourmand.

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Jalan Alor Food Street

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.

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Kim Lian Kee

  • ★ 4.4
  • Kuala Lumpur-style Hokkien mee
  • Petaling Street
  • Kuala Lumpur

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.

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Penang Road Famous Laksa

  • ★ 4.4
  • Assam laksa
  • George Town
  • Penang

Penang Road Famous Laksa ladles a sardine broth of unusual depth on Keng Kwee Street, the Bib Gourmand partner to the cendol queue next door.

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Ali Nasi Lemak Daun Pisang

  • ★ 4.4
  • Nasi lemak bungkus
  • George Town
  • Penang

Ali Nasi Lemak wraps banana-leaf parcels of coconut rice and sambal at Sri Weld Food Court, the halal Penang breakfast the Michelin guide flags.

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Sister Yao's Char Koay Kak

  • ★ 4.4
  • Char koay kak fried rice cakes
  • George Town
  • Penang

Sister Yao's fries Teochew rice cakes with egg and preserved radish on Macalister Lane, a morning-only Bib Gourmand stall begun by their father in 1963.

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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

  • ★ 4.3
  • Charcoal-grilled chicken wings
  • Bukit Bintang
  • Kuala Lumpur

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.

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Air Itam Duck Rice

  • ★ 4.3
  • Braised duck rice
  • Air Itam
  • Penang

Air Itam Duck Rice braises duck with soy, anise and cinnamon beside the wet market under Kek Lok Si, Penang's Michelin-listed reward after the temple climb.

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Bridge Street Prawn Noodle

  • ★ 4.3
  • Hokkien mee and loh mee combo
  • George Town
  • Penang

Bridge Street Prawn Noodle serves its Bib Gourmand Hokkien mee mornings only at the far end of Beach Street, Penang's old-time daybreak bowl.

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Madras Lane Yong Tau Foo

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.

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Nasi Lemak Tanglin

Nasi Lemak Tanglin at Kompleks Makan Tanglin in Kuala Lumpur has cooked its coconut rice and sambal since 1948 and is now run by its third generation.

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Pudu Wai Sek Kai

Pudu Wai Sek Kai on Jalan Sayur in Kuala Lumpur, known locally as Glutton Street, fills its lane and side alleys with hawker stalls from late afternoon.

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Chun Kei Tai Bu Mee

Chun Kei Tai Bu Mee at the mouth of Jalan Sayur in Kuala Lumpur's Pudu tosses Hakka tai bu noodles with minced pork, a shop run by its fourth generation.

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Penang Famous Samosa

  • ★ 4.2
  • Samosas
  • Little India
  • Penang

Penang Famous Samosa fries mutton, chicken, sardine and vegetable parcels at pocket-money prices on Queen Street, Little India's Michelin-listed snack stop.

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Madras Lane Curry Mee

  • ★ 4.1
  • Curry noodles with yong tau foo
  • Petaling Street
  • Kuala Lumpur

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.

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Nasi Lemak Wanjo

Nasi Lemak Wanjo in Kuala Lumpur's Kampung Baru has served coconut rice with rendang and fried chicken since the 1960s under its cafeteria system.

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Anuar's Fish Head Curry

  • ★ 4.1
  • Fish head curry with fried chicken
  • Bangsar
  • Kuala Lumpur

Anuar's Fish Head Curry, also called Bangsar Fish Head Corner, has cooked its curry in Lucky Garden in Kuala Lumpur's Bangsar for about 30 years.

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Ah Loh's Apom Balik

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.

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Ammars Indian Cakes

Ammars Indian Cakes fries a full roadside counter of masala vadai, medhu vadai and curry puffs in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur's own Little India.

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