Midrange
Prego @ The Westin Kuala Lumpur
Prego serves tasty regional pastas, deliciously oven-baked pizzas and the latest in creative Italian cuisine. Add some Italian fun to your dining experience, whether it is a power lunch, a dinner for two or a family outing with its famed Sunday Bubbly Brunch.
Twenty One Bar and Kitchen
Stylish bar and restaurant. Great contemporary food. The bar is very popular at night. Affordable lunch deals at 30rm. Mains 30-60.
Tarbush
138 jln bukit bintang, tel: +60-3-21428558; lg 16, starhill gallery, tel: +60-3-21446393; and lot 19, 2nd floor food court, suria klcc - one of the most popular lebanese/middle eastern restaurant. good food and beautiful decor.
Kim Gary Beyond
B1f, avenue k klcc lrt - popular hong kong chain serving up very modern chinese fare. the locals' favorite is the rather un-chinese baked rice with cheese from rm11.90, but how about some borsht, a plate of spicy noodles "typhoon shelter" style and a cup of boiled coke with ginger. set meals for rm10-20.
Izzi
(http://www.izzikl.com) jalan sultan ismail opposite sungai wang plaza, right under the monorail's bukit bintang stop. tel: 60-3-21414111 - the four-floor izzi restaurant has pizza, pasta, salad, steak, hainan chicken, tom yam. drink: frozen coffee, spirits, beers, wine. opening hours: 11.00 am to 11.00 pm. upscale atmosphere. pizza runs about rm20. almost looks more like a lounge than a restaurant. free wi-fi.
Sahara Tent
87 jalan berangan, off jalan bukit bintang located on the ground floor of hotel fortuna. tel: +60-3-21448310 - large, authentic and popular middle eastern eatery in ain arabia, kl's little arabia. the giant mezze platter rm29 will leave two stuffed and a shisha water pipe at rm10 tops off the meal nicely.
Malaysian
Sungai Wang Food court
On top floor of sungai wang, one of the cheapest food courts in the area, big selection of chinese rice dishes, plus other stalls selling chinese, indian and vegetarian dishes.
Bijan
(http://www.bijanrestaurant.com) 3 jln ceylon - modern-styled dã©cor in a home-like setting with outdoor verandah-garden compliments the well prepared though perhaps slightly overpriced malaysian food. classy patrons and impeccible service however make it worth a try. around 60-90rm per adult.
Lot 10 Food court
Lot 10 shopping complex basement - provides an excellent spread of malaysian food in hygienic and air-conditioned comfort at prices that are only slightly above those outdoors. the lot 10 food court is reopened and renamed and 10 hutong, many famous chinese style and kl-based foods are served in this food court. don't miss it!
Signatures Food Court
2nd floor, suria klcc - very good selection of malaysian specialities from throughout the country. during lunchtime very popular with the employees of the petronas tower.
Seri Angkasa
(http://www.itc.com.my/ser...) atop kl tower - a revolving restaurant that has a good reputation, but is inevitably fairly steeply priced. the rm65++ lunch buffet is comparatively good value. rm40-45 for afternoon tea, rm140 for dinner accompanied by piano either 6-9pm or 9-11pm slot, reservations almost essential for evenings
Splurge
Laksa Shack
(http://www.laksashack.com.my) second floor suria klcc - specializes in nothing but the many forms of the malaysian laksa noodle all rm8.60, but the sour assam laksa is usually the top seller.
Nasi Kandar Pelita
(http://www.pelita.com.my/...) 149, jalan ampang opp corus hotel - a huge outlet of malaysia's largest nasi kandar chain, with long queues snaking out at lunchtime. ordering is easy, just choose and point, but be sure to ask for their specialty kuah campur mixed gravy, meaning that you get half a dozen curry sauces splashed on top. air-con available upstairs. open 24 hours. by malaysian mamak restaurant standards, having a meal at pelita will be considerably more expensive than having a similar meal elsewhere. worth it for the wide choices of food, the cleanliness and the quality, however.
Mid range
Asian Flavours Food Court
4th floor, suria klcc - a collection of restaurants offering both malaysian and international fare. among them are:madam kwan's, lot 420/421, fourth floor, suria klcc - very popular restaurant with excellent local fare in a pleasant ambience. try the nasi lemak rm12.80 or the meltingly smooth beef rendang rm6.80, and wash it down with a bowl of sweet green chendol rm5.50. get there early to beat the queues.
Madam Kwan's
Lot 420/421, fourth floor, suria klcc - very popular restaurant with excellent local fare in a pleasant ambience. try the nasi lemak rm12.80 or the meltingly smooth beef rendang rm6.80, and wash it down with a bowl of sweet green chendol rm5.50. get there early to beat the queues.
Budget
Budget restaurants, and "street stalls" are located almost everywhere in town, and these are good places to try the "real" Malaysian food, though hygiene can be sometimes an issue.
Indian
Al-Esfan
Berjaya plaza, jalan imbi monorail imbi - a 24-hour mamak joint offering rice, breads, curries, dips, tandoori chicken, noodles and even pizza at least in name. order what you will from any stall, they'll tally your purchases on a chit and you pay when you leave. roti canai 80 sen/piece, a plate of rice with three curries under rm5.
Budget
Passage To India
On jalan tun razak right next to the indonesian embassy is one of the best indian restaurants in kuala lumpur offering both northern and southern indian food. favorites here include the chicken beriyani, chicken tandoori, chukka mutton, fried fish, malabar avial and the slightly expensive but very tasty pti prawn masala.
Chinese
Jalan Alor stalls
This is now one of kl's busy food streets and coffeeshops with chairs and tables placed right on the sidewalk line the entire street. you'll be able to find the usual coffeeshop fare like hokkien fried noodles, wantan mee, char koay teow, bak kut teh, grilled seafood, chicken rice and the works. all places sell bottled or canned beer. the prices may not be the lowest in kl but certainly still affordable.
Super Noodle House
Lg-001, lower ground, sungai wang shopping centre, jalan sultan ismail. tel: +60-3-21424729. location: 3â°8'41.39"n ; 101â°42'41.21"e - one of the best hong kong-style restaurants in kl. menu includes porridge, wantan mee or chicken rice. good food with reasonable pricing.
Overseas restaurant
84-88 jalan imbi, tel+603-21449911
Budget
This is one of the most popular Chinese restaurants in Kuala Lumpur attracting a clientele ranging from local billionaires to middle class families. The reason is the food is outstanding and if you care to take a little time and book a day or two earlier you can order any number of special dishes that are typically but not necessarily more expensive. Service is haphazard and as prices are cheap, a discrete tip to one of the Captains and the waitress however, will change everything. Favorite dishes here include the 'Har Lok" which are large river prawns cooked in a thick soya based sauceorder well before you arrive at the restaurant, the suckling pig sandwich, the asam fish your choice of fish, usually pomfret cooked in tangy sauce, Char siew (honey roasted pork- very popular so order at least before you arrive, Ngow Lum Beef Brisket in Clay pot-advance order day before, Double boiled chicken soupadvance order, Belly of pork braised with salt fish in a clay pot, steamed fish, Roasted baby Duck.The Beggar duck, sweet and Sour Pork and the double fried rice are also delicious although many of the dishes are meant for plain steamed rice.
Hakka Restaurant
6 jalan kia peng. tel: +60-3-21431907 or +60-3-21431908 - there are many restaurants serving hakka food in kl, but this is the only one named "hakka restaurant" . located within a stoneâs throw from the newly-opened kl convention centre the hakka restaurant is now at the junction of jalan kia peng and jalan bukit bintang near the pavilion shopping complex. hakka restaurant has been serving up its famous dishes for more than 40 years in kl. try the chicken, sharksfin and shiitake wrapped in lettuce or the ever-popular stewed pork with steamed mantou dumplings. patrons may opt for indoor air-conditioned seating or enjoy the breezy night air at the el-fresco section with a cold beer. be wary as most dishes, even though listed as small, are quite large with two small main courses being more than enough for two people. most dishes cost myr20-40 with a few as high as myr150.
Mid range
You'll find any kind of food that you ever wanted to try in the Golden Triangle. For budget streetside food, there is Jalan Alor although the area is becoming a little too touristy, while expensive restaurants line Changkat Bukit Bintang. Jalan Imbi and the roads running off it have many Chinese restaurants. Jalan Bukit Bintang near the intersection with Jalan Sultan Ismail is becoming the focal point of KL's Middle Eastern restaurants. All the malls in the Golden Triangle have foodcourts where you can try local and international fare in comfortably air-conditioned surroundings.