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All the restaurants we've listed are open daily from 10am until midnight, unless otherwise stated. Phone numbers are given where you need to book ahead. Most Malay restaurants in KL serve a limited range of dishes, so for a wider selection you'll need to dine out at one of the big hotels, many of which offer special buffets. Finding good Chinese or Tamil and North Indian food is much easier: it's served in cafés and restaurants in both Chinatown and Little India. In Little India especially, the cafés and hawker stalls do a manic trade at lunchtime in excellent banana-leaf curries, murtabak, dosai and roti. The trendiest area in KL to eat and drink in the evening is Bangsar , around 4km west of the centre, with over a dozen top-notch restaurants, two hawkers' areas - one inside a giant hangar, the other in the adjoining street. |
Ang Patt Meng Café , 97 Jl Petaling, Chinatown. Typical cheap Chinese café, serving morning noodles and, after midday, nasi campur with meat, fish and vegetable dishes.
Bilal Restaurant , 33 Jl Ampang. At the city-centre end of Jl Ampang, this north Indian restaurant is particularly popular for its chicken and mutton curries. About RM20 for two.
Le Coq D'Or , 121 Jl Ampang (tel 03/242 9732). Housed in a converted tin towkay 's mansion. It's worth coming for a drink on the verandah, even if you don't want to sample the French, Malay and Chinese cuisine (RM40 a head). Dress smartish.
Modestos , Lorong Perak, just off Jl P Ramlee (tel 03/248 9924). Sprawling pizza and pasta joint with a lively bar.
Alexis Bistro , 29 Jl Telawi Tiga (tel 03/284 2880). Big helpings of designer food for KL's growing cappuccino class. Excellent pastries at a buzzy hangout.
Annalakshmi , 46 Jl Maarof (tel 03/282 3799). Sensational Indian restaurant with a very wide choice of dishes from across the sub-continent.