Guidebook for Kuala Lumpur

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Guidebook for Kuala Lumpur

Food Scene

With some modern twist to the old architecture, this cafe in black is a place that maintained the old school structure yet have the modern deco and design within. They serve fresh coffee daily and that's the first thing you will smell once you step into the cafe. Opening hours: Daily from 8.30am-11pm
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VCR
2 Jalan Galloway
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With some modern twist to the old architecture, this cafe in black is a place that maintained the old school structure yet have the modern deco and design within. They serve fresh coffee daily and that's the first thing you will smell once you step into the cafe. Opening hours: Daily from 8.30am-11pm
This cafe right outside The Robertson Residence, carries a simple yet chic décor perfect for breakfast and coffee pit-stops. Opening hours: Daily from 9.30am-10pm
Jamaica Blue Fine Coffees
No 2 Jalan Robertson
This cafe right outside The Robertson Residence, carries a simple yet chic décor perfect for breakfast and coffee pit-stops. Opening hours: Daily from 9.30am-10pm
Jao Tim means ‘hotel’ in Cantonese. This cafe is along Petaling Street and housed on the top floor of a pre-war colonial shop lot. The menu features a selection of pastries, sandwich and pies. The grilled cheese sandwich is the crowd-favourite. Other options include smoked duck quiche, chicken pie and curry chicken pie. For drinks, they serve espresso-based coffee, teas and craft beers. Opening hours: Tuesday - Sunday, 11am-7pm (until 9pm on Friday & Saturday)
Jao Tim
61 Jalan Sultan
Jao Tim means ‘hotel’ in Cantonese. This cafe is along Petaling Street and housed on the top floor of a pre-war colonial shop lot. The menu features a selection of pastries, sandwich and pies. The grilled cheese sandwich is the crowd-favourite. Other options include smoked duck quiche, chicken pie and curry chicken pie. For drinks, they serve espresso-based coffee, teas and craft beers. Opening hours: Tuesday - Sunday, 11am-7pm (until 9pm on Friday & Saturday)
This place is chic and cozy, and their meals are exquisitely arranged. From light food to heavy meals and desserts, your taste bud will surely be satisfied. Opening hours: Thursday-Tuesday, 11.30am-10pm (Open from 9.30am on Saturday& Sunday)
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Merchant's Lane
150 Jalan Petaling
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This place is chic and cozy, and their meals are exquisitely arranged. From light food to heavy meals and desserts, your taste bud will surely be satisfied. Opening hours: Thursday-Tuesday, 11.30am-10pm (Open from 9.30am on Saturday& Sunday)
Seng Kee is a traditional local Chinese restaurant famous for it's Claypot Lou Shu Fen (a variety of Chinese noodles, aromatically charred with thick dark soy sauce gravy topped with mince pork and raw eggs, served in heated claypot). This restaurant is crowded with customers. Please note that it's general cleanliness and environment may be a tad unappealing to some foreigners. Opening hours: Daily from 12pm-3am
China Town Seng Kee
52 Jalan Sultan
Seng Kee is a traditional local Chinese restaurant famous for it's Claypot Lou Shu Fen (a variety of Chinese noodles, aromatically charred with thick dark soy sauce gravy topped with mince pork and raw eggs, served in heated claypot). This restaurant is crowded with customers. Please note that it's general cleanliness and environment may be a tad unappealing to some foreigners. Opening hours: Daily from 12pm-3am
A Toast is hidden under a pedestrian bridge along Jalan Pudu and it serves varieties of handmade sandwiches, breakfast set meal, freshly-squeezed juices & etc for you to start your day. Seating capacity here is very limited as they are operating in a tight space. It is advisable to avoid peak hours or you can grab a wholesome breakfast to go. Signature Black Sesame Sandwich (sunny Side up+Chicken Ham) is recommended! Bamboo Charcoal Toast (combination of lettuce, tomato, cheese, buttery Scrambled Eggs and Chicken Floss) is also one of the most attractive sandwiches. Coffee is average but pure fruit juice is recommended. Opening hours: Daily from 6am-3pm (9am-3pm on Weekend)
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A • Toast - Breakfast & Juice Bar
291 Jalan Pudu
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A Toast is hidden under a pedestrian bridge along Jalan Pudu and it serves varieties of handmade sandwiches, breakfast set meal, freshly-squeezed juices & etc for you to start your day. Seating capacity here is very limited as they are operating in a tight space. It is advisable to avoid peak hours or you can grab a wholesome breakfast to go. Signature Black Sesame Sandwich (sunny Side up+Chicken Ham) is recommended! Bamboo Charcoal Toast (combination of lettuce, tomato, cheese, buttery Scrambled Eggs and Chicken Floss) is also one of the most attractive sandwiches. Coffee is average but pure fruit juice is recommended. Opening hours: Daily from 6am-3pm (9am-3pm on Weekend)
If you would like to try the Chinese classic breakfast, Ah Weng Koh is one of famous coffee shop to go! Order the breakfast set (signature Kaya Butter Toast/Bun + a pair of half boiled eggs + Hainan Tea). Opening hours: Tuesday- Sunday, 5.30am-2pm
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Ah Weng Koh Hainan Tea 阿榮哥海南茶
Jalan 1/77C
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If you would like to try the Chinese classic breakfast, Ah Weng Koh is one of famous coffee shop to go! Order the breakfast set (signature Kaya Butter Toast/Bun + a pair of half boiled eggs + Hainan Tea). Opening hours: Tuesday- Sunday, 5.30am-2pm
Sisters Crispy Popiah is one of the stall in Ah Weng Koh Coffee Shop, located just next to Wantan Noodle. The popiah gives a good crunch and it's on the savoury side. * Popiah is a popular street food in Malaysia. It's a type of fresh spring rolls with sauce, vegetable filling and garnishes all wrapped in a neat and tasty parcel. Opening hours: Tuesday- Sunday, 5.30am-2pm
Sister's Crispy Popiah
Jalan 1/77C
Sisters Crispy Popiah is one of the stall in Ah Weng Koh Coffee Shop, located just next to Wantan Noodle. The popiah gives a good crunch and it's on the savoury side. * Popiah is a popular street food in Malaysia. It's a type of fresh spring rolls with sauce, vegetable filling and garnishes all wrapped in a neat and tasty parcel. Opening hours: Tuesday- Sunday, 5.30am-2pm
Sam Kee Joe is one of the stall in Ah Weng Koh Coffee Shop, located just next to sister's Crispy Popiah. Wantan Noodle is common in Malaysia but what stood out is the noodles of Sam Kee Joe. It's thin and springy. Try their signature Wantan Noodle with CharSiew and the Curry Chicken Wantan Noodle. Opening hours: Tuesday- Sunday, 5.30am-2pm
Sam Kee Joe Wantan Mee Stall
No.81 Jalan 1/91
Sam Kee Joe is one of the stall in Ah Weng Koh Coffee Shop, located just next to sister's Crispy Popiah. Wantan Noodle is common in Malaysia but what stood out is the noodles of Sam Kee Joe. It's thin and springy. Try their signature Wantan Noodle with CharSiew and the Curry Chicken Wantan Noodle. Opening hours: Tuesday- Sunday, 5.30am-2pm
If you unsure of what to have for breakfast, you could consider going to Win Heng Seng, a local coffee shop/kopitiam, which has impressive array of food stalls. Join the queue for the mini egg tarts from Tai Zi Ta: tiny, airy puffs of flaky pastry with eggy custard best eaten fresh from the oven. Another famous stall would be the Pork Noodle.
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Restoran Win Heng Seng
183 Jalan Imbi
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If you unsure of what to have for breakfast, you could consider going to Win Heng Seng, a local coffee shop/kopitiam, which has impressive array of food stalls. Join the queue for the mini egg tarts from Tai Zi Ta: tiny, airy puffs of flaky pastry with eggy custard best eaten fresh from the oven. Another famous stall would be the Pork Noodle.
Wong Ah Wah stands out for their famous BBQ chicken wings. Best time to reach is before 6.30pm when the crowd and traffic are still light and you could get a table easier. As in any tourist concentrated zone, you are given a menu with photos along with their respective prices, so everything is self-explanatory. Other popular dishes include Kam Heong La La (Clams), Salted Egg Squids, Stir Fried Bamboo Clams & etc.
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Wong Ah Wah Chicken Wings
No 1 亚罗街
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Wong Ah Wah stands out for their famous BBQ chicken wings. Best time to reach is before 6.30pm when the crowd and traffic are still light and you could get a table easier. As in any tourist concentrated zone, you are given a menu with photos along with their respective prices, so everything is self-explanatory. Other popular dishes include Kam Heong La La (Clams), Salted Egg Squids, Stir Fried Bamboo Clams & etc.
This coffee shop is famous for it's Fish Ball Noodles. For more than 50 years serving mouthwatering good food, this is also one of the oldest stall at this area. Until today, the owner still prefers to use market-fresh fish to handmade the bouncy fish balls, fish cakes and fish dumplings! Sit down and enjoy a bowl of piping-hot noteworthy fish ball noodle that uses fried pork lard! Crispy bits that is aromatic and appetizing. If fish ball noodles doesn’t suit your taste buds, do try the pork noodles from another stall.
YW Coffee Shop
15-1 Tengkat Tong Shin
This coffee shop is famous for it's Fish Ball Noodles. For more than 50 years serving mouthwatering good food, this is also one of the oldest stall at this area. Until today, the owner still prefers to use market-fresh fish to handmade the bouncy fish balls, fish cakes and fish dumplings! Sit down and enjoy a bowl of piping-hot noteworthy fish ball noodle that uses fried pork lard! Crispy bits that is aromatic and appetizing. If fish ball noodles doesn’t suit your taste buds, do try the pork noodles from another stall.

Drinks & Nightlife

Located in Chinatown, PS150 is a cocktail bar which still maintain much of its pre-war building’s character. This hidden bar's entrance is dimly lit and you'll have to go through a series of creaky wooden doors to finally get to the main bar area. PS150 changes their cocktail menu every three months to keep things interesting, but one thing that they’ll always emphasise on are Southeast Asian flavours. Opening hours: Tuesday-Sunday, 6pm-1.30am
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PS150
150 Jalan Petaling
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Located in Chinatown, PS150 is a cocktail bar which still maintain much of its pre-war building’s character. This hidden bar's entrance is dimly lit and you'll have to go through a series of creaky wooden doors to finally get to the main bar area. PS150 changes their cocktail menu every three months to keep things interesting, but one thing that they’ll always emphasise on are Southeast Asian flavours. Opening hours: Tuesday-Sunday, 6pm-1.30am
The Attic Bar doesn’t claim to be a speakeasy but it certainly has the attributes of one. It’s located discreetly on the rooftop of the Travel Hub flashpacker guesthouse, with no signs on the street level indicating its existence. To get here, you need to be buzzed into the first floor guesthouse, head to the back and then take the spiral staircase two floors up – where you’ll find a cosy, relaxed little space, complete with sofa and beanbag corners. They serve great drinks at reasonable prices in a wondersome Chinatown setting manned by extremly friendly staff. Bartender might offer to tailor make cocktails based on your alcohol of choice. Opening hours: Tuesday-Sunday, 6pm-1am
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The Attic Bar
15 Jalan Balai Polis
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The Attic Bar doesn’t claim to be a speakeasy but it certainly has the attributes of one. It’s located discreetly on the rooftop of the Travel Hub flashpacker guesthouse, with no signs on the street level indicating its existence. To get here, you need to be buzzed into the first floor guesthouse, head to the back and then take the spiral staircase two floors up – where you’ll find a cosy, relaxed little space, complete with sofa and beanbag corners. They serve great drinks at reasonable prices in a wondersome Chinatown setting manned by extremly friendly staff. Bartender might offer to tailor make cocktails based on your alcohol of choice. Opening hours: Tuesday-Sunday, 6pm-1am