Kota Bharu
As popular with locals as it is with tourists, this mint-green, fan-cooled place serves authentic curries on a banana leaf and a delicious, lurid-yellow…
Must-see restaurants in Malaysia
Sarawak
Fairy lights and brightly coloured walls lift Musbee above Limbang's dining pack. The menu, introducing a few Thai flavours, is also a little different…
George Town
Follow the crowds to this lively night market, which fills the street from Gat Lebuh Macallum to Gat Lebuh Cecil. There's the usual selection of bargain…
Ipoh
You'd better come early (seriously, 7am) for the chance to sample Hainanese curry noodles and pork and bean sprouts. These two dishes are pretty much all…
Cameron Highlands
The busiest of the Indian restaurants on Tanah Rata's main road, this popular place heaps vegetable curries, pappadams and rice onto banana leaves for its…
Kuala Lumpur
Takashi Kimura is often lauded as one of KL’s most accomplished chefs. The eclectic range of Japanese–French-inspired dishes might include the likes of…
Melaka City
Amy Heritage Cuisine dishes up delectable food in a no-frills restaurant, 1km southeast of Dutch Sq. Melt-in-the-mouth candlenut chicken, spicy asam fish…
Sarawak
Above the fruit-and-vegetable market is a hawker centre with 26 Chinese and Malay food stalls. The Malay buffet at stalls 4 and 5 includes delicious fresh…
Melaka City
This cute cafe is a Melaka nook to get away from it all and always a pleasure to visit, serving breakfasts, chocolate muffins, croissants, cheese cake and…
Ipoh
Arrive early for a sit-down dim sum experience in the dining salon of Ming Court. Point at what you fancy from the trays circulated by staff, and don't…
Sarawak
Freshly baked Chinese and Western-style pastries, cakes, mini pizzas and other easy-to-pack day-trip picnic fare or on-the-river snacks for the boat trip…
Kuching
This lively bar-restaurant has a range of draught and bottled beers plus wine and cocktails. Also available are decent Western, Asian and fusion dishes…
Sabah
Handily opposite the ferry terminal, Sharifah fills up with locals who come for the flaky roti prepared a dozen ways, murtabak filled with sardines,…
Kuala Lumpur
This late-night supper hotspot on the edge of Chow Kit is a bare-bones joint famous for its thicker take on bak kut teh (chilli-infused pork curry stew),…
Medan Selera Kebun Sultan Food Court
Kota Bharu
This bustling, fan-cooled Chinatown food court, which opens late in a town that closes early, offers dishes like claypot chicken rice and kway teow (rice…
George Town
Service is friendly at this cheap, cheerful South Indian restaurant, and the lunchtime banana-leaf thalis (set meals) are a bargain. Many locals come when…
Kota Bharu
The Four Seasons is packed nightly with locals enjoying seafood dishes like braised sea cucumber, claypot prawns and dried cuttlefish with mango salad…
Melaka
If you're passing through Alor Gajah around lunchtime, you won't fail to miss the crowd at this chicken-rice stall close to the bus station. Nadia's…
Kuala Lumpur
A pile of chairs hanging from the ceiling and an old Alpine Sunbeam car are part of the quirky decor at this upmarket cafe, one of the most successful…
Ipoh
This busy, no-frills halal place will feed you a mountain of nosh for a few ringgit. Pile your plate by pointing at whatever's freshly cooked that day …
George Town
One side of this seaside food centre is called 'Islam' and serves halal Malay food, and the other is called 'Cina' and serves Chinese and Malay…
Teng Wun Bakery & Confectionery
Malaysia
A popular purveyor of kaya (coconut-cream jam) puffs and durian cakes since 1979, Teng Wun uses fresh pandan and durian to make cloud-like cupcakes and…
Kota Kinabalu
This popular restaurant fairly buzzes with an army of bandanna-wrapped staff waiting on your every need. Good homemade pasta, great pizzas, Roman statues …
Kuching
Under a large verandah and cooled by a fleet of helicopter fans, this cafe serves some of Kuching’s best Sarawak laksa. There are also stalls selling…
Sarawak
Designed to be macaque proof, this cafeteria serves a varied and tasty selection of fried rice, chicken, fish, cakes, fresh fruit and packaged snacks…
Sarawak
An old-time kopitiam (coffee shop) with laksa (RM7) in the morning and excellent nasi goreng (fried rice; RM5) and cheap cold beer (RM3 to RM5). Push the…
Zhun San Yen Vegetarian Food Centre
Kuching
A meat-free buffet lunch of Chinese-style curries, priced by weight, is served from 11am to 2pm (RM2.50 per 100g). When the buffet is over, you can order…
Cameron Highlands
A charming throwback to the old Tanah Rata, this Christian-run stalwart upstairs on the main strip near the bus stand serves tasty cream teas (scones,…
Sandakan
Driving to/from Sepilok and in need of a caffeine pick-up? Look no further: at this cute cafe you just input your order electronically and your double…
Sabah
Opposite the train station, this little restaurant serves fluffy char siu buns (RM2.50), mee sup (noodle soup topped with pork), Singapore-style mee…
Kuantan
There always seems to be a line outside this small cake shop for the mango cheesecake, which is lovely but a rather brief reward if the queue has been…
Kota Kinabalu
The best supermarket in KK stocks loads of imported items, from Spanish chorizos and hams to French cheeses and gourmet Swiss ice cream. Also home to a…
Kuching
A fixture in the heart of Kuching’s Indian Muslim district since 1974. Halal specialities include nasi biryani (rice with chicken, beef or lamb; RM10 to…
Pulau Langkawi
The fish and chips here are passable, but honestly it's more about the location – a quiet, sandy stretch of Tanjung Rhu that encourages making an…
Kota Bharu
The welcome is friendly and food delicious at this brightly decorated place that has been in business since 1946. Sample Chinese, Malay and popular…
Sarawak
Bisaya, Lun Bawang and Iban stallholders sell jungle edibles, sausage-shaped Ba Kelalan salt and a dozen kinds of upland rice. The larger weekly tamu …
Kuala Lumpur
Justly famous for its seriously addictive chicken wings, this is an ideal spot for a late-night snack with a bottle of beer. A wide variety of other…
Ipoh
A chic coffee shop and restaurant in the industrial-chic Kong Heng Sq development. It's a great place to retreat for a calm espresso or a globetrotting…
Kota Bharu
Don’t let the plain decor fool you. Westlake Eating House serves some of the tastiest Chinese fare in Eastern Malaysia. Dig into the likes of braised pork…
Pulau Langkawi
The bar and restaurant at La Pari-Pari serves Western breakfasts, sandwiches, burgers and Nonya dishes including laksa, as well as a good selection of…
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