Kuala Lumpur Restaurants
Malaysia is renowned for its excellent food at equally excellent prices and KL is no exception. Dieters will find themselves taking a holiday, as the various cuisines on offer, including Malay, Chinese, Indian, Indonesian and Thai, come together to provide a hard-to-resist temptation to swing towards gluttony.
One of the best things about KL is its multiculturalism, which means you can sample foods from many nations in the capital without actually having to travel anywhere. Dishes are typically infused with plentiful amounts of herbs and spices including chillies, lemongrass, basil, coriander, garlic and ginger.
Where to eat
Little India has dozens of Indian restaurants, where you can eat authentic Indian fare from a banana leaf instead of a plate. Thalis and all-you-can-eat buffets are also popular in this end if town. Meanwhile, Chinatown provides hundreds of street vendors selling variations of Chinese cuisine as well as some more mid-priced Chinese restaurants and international fast-food outlets. Check out Petaling Market at night for a great selection of street-side dining. Jl Tar Nonya is also a great place to head for cheap Chinese and Malay cooking.
International cuisine is readily available for those visitors who are not so keen on spicy Asian food, with Mexican, Japanese, American, French and Italian fare available in the large shopping malls and around Bangsar.
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Local cuisine
Just about every dish here is rice or noodle-based, with noodle soups and fried rice (nasi goreng) being among the staples. Seafood and meats such as duck, pork and beef feature heavily, while various curries and laksa (a coconut noodle curry) are also found across the city.
The average Malaysian will eat at one of the hawker food stalls for an ordinary meal. Most of the popular dishes are available on the street including dim sum (dough-like buns with a sweet and savoury filling, served hot), aloo gobi (Indian potato and cauliflower dish), kari ayam (curried chicken), masala dosa (pancakes filled with spiced vegetable) and tom yam kung (Thai hot and sour seafood curry), while snack food comes in the form of samosas and rotis, found on every corner.