Where To Eat In Kuala Lumpur
The food heaven city of Malaysia
Street food in KL
Once you arrive in KL you won’t have to worry about being hungry.
WHY?
So this is the good news: you got yourself in a food heaven!
The variety and diversity of food is so overwhelming that every day you will struggle to decide what to eat.
The multicultural spirit of Kuala Lumpur, and Malaysia in general, brought to the country the greatest culinary variety. This means that you can eat food from three different traditions: Chinese, Indian and Malaysian. And even more.
Street food
FOOD COURTS
Food courts are the best places to grab your meals: they are very popular in Malaysia and provide a range of different food. Local people are used to eat there, which means that the food is actually very good and very affordable.
You can find food courts either on the street or inside the hundreds of shopping centers.
The food court at the last floor of KL Sentral, for example, is definitely one of the best in the downtown area. You can find many different types of noodles, hot and dry pots, sushi, western cousine and so on.
Traditional Malaysian food
Food courts in KL you might want to check out:
Kuala Lumpur Signatures Food Court - Suria KLCC, Jalan Ampang
J'S GATE DINING, P1, Level 4, Lot 10, Jalan Sultan Ismail
Tang City Food Court, 21-27, Jalan Hang Lekir, City Centre, 50000
STREET FOOD
If you are keen for cheap and local food, then have a tour around the several street food and markets. You can also have the chance to mingle with locals and try different alternatives.
Craving come Chinese food? Go to Chinatown in the evening and enjoy the great street food around Petaling Street.
Chinatown
A very good Chinese restaurant in that area is Restoran Kim Lian Kee, 56, Jalan Petaling.
Little India, another popular neighborhood, is ideal if you want to try authentic Indian food.
Some famous market where you can walk around and try different plates and snacks: Kasturi Walk, Chow Kit Marktet, Taman Connaught Night Market.
INTERNATIONAL FOOD
Feeling western-food-nostalgic and craving a hamburger or a pizza? Don’t worry, KL will satisfy all your cravings.
Pizza in KL
It’s really easy, especially inside the malls, to find big restaurants chains or fast food such as Burger King, MacDonald’s, KFC, Nando’s, Pizza Hut…
Multiculturalism is Kuala Lumpur’s most precious value and it can be seen within this multi-faceted food culture.
You can literally find restaurants from all over the world!
The best Pizza is at Ciccio Bar Pizzeria, at 15, Changkat Bukit Bintang.
Spanish food? Marta's Kitchen, at 22 Jalan Sri Hartamas, has been rated as one of the best in the city.