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| Please note that most restaurant do charge Government Tax (5%) and Service Charge (10%) | |||
| Kuala Lumpur offers a wide range of local cuisine. Mainstream are of Malay, Indian and Chinese origin. Foreign cuisine is widely available, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Swiss, Thai to mention a few. If you are in a hurry and food stalls don't tickle your taste buts fast food like burgers, sandwiches and salads are plenty available. Please remember, that due to the multi racial cohabitation flavors have a tendency to mix. Local food do contain chili in fresh, marinated or powder form. Below are some addresses of interest. Most major food outlets especially in hotels are halal, which means no pork. Meat is imported from USA, Australia and New Zeeland, so there should be any diseases. | |||
| LOCAL | |||
| Chinese | |||
| Bak Kut Teh | Bak Kut Teh, is a local (Malaysia and Singapore) Chinese dish consisting of braised pork (your choice of ribs and/or innards) in a herbal soup. It is served with Chinese bread sticks cut in pieces and salted vegetables. The herbal soup can be very herbal, sweetish, containing a lot cinnamon or even white pepper. It's worth to try. | ||
| Kedai Makanan Lim Kee Owner Patrick C. S. Lim | |||
| 54, Lorong Haji Taib Satu off Jalan Raja Laut 50350 Kuala Lumpur Tel.: 2692 6915 |
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| Lim Kee's Bak Kut Teh is reasonable herbal with a touch of sweetness. Some other dishes are braised lean pork in dark soya and a range of chicken dishes. His rice is very fragrant with some fried onions. | |||
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| Cantonese | Cantonese cuisine is one of the most popular Chinese kitchen. Decoration of the food as well as in the setting of the restaurant is very obvious. Few spices are used, which gives it a little dull touch compared to Schezuan. Steamed dishes like Dim Sum and fish are famous. | ||
| Golden Phoenix |   | ||
| Hotel Equatorial Jalan Sultan Ismail 50250 KUALA LUMPUR Tel.: 2161 7777 Fax: 2161 9020 Lunch 12.00-14.30 Dinner 18.30-23.00
| Elegant Cantonese Restaurant serving authentic Cantonese cuisine. | ||
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| Local Chinese Fair | |||
| Kar Ping Sea-Food Restaurant | Typical
simple chinese setting and clean. Some of the house specialities we
recommend are braised pork with sea cucumber in chefs special sauce .
Believe there's some rice wine in it. Fried glass noodles with
baby shrimps, simple and delicious .
Clay pot tofu with mushrooms and roast pork, a bit heavy but nice
flavour. If you like frog legs, try chefs special recipe. | ||
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94 Jalan Raja Laut 50350 Kuala Lumpur Tel.: 298 0105, 292 0575 Aircondioned | |||
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| Indian Banana Leaf | Banana leaf food is mainly Indian Muslim food served on a banana leaf. You eat with your fingers (finger tips not the hole hand!) The food comprises a range of curries (chicken, fish, fish head, mutton) and papadam (crispy corn bread) A type salad made of green beans or white cabbage, dahl (lentil) and a chutney is served as condiments. As drink you should try a lassi (yoghourt drink). Sweet lassi - plain with sugar, or flavored with mango, banana, orange. | ||
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| AFRICAN | |||
| South African | |||
| Out of Africa ask for Dave | |||
| No. 1, Lorong Sultan 46200 Petaling Jaya Tel.: 7955 3432
closed on Sundays | The setting is rustique, almost simple. The food is home cocked South African style. The famous
potjie dishes are the highlight of the menu, serving today's special and a few stews with mash and
vegetables | ||
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| ASIAN | |||
| Japanese | |||
| Kampachi | |||
| Hotel Equatorial Jalan Sultan Ismail 50250 KUALA LUMPUR Tel.: 2161 7777 Fax: 2161 9020
Lunch 12.00-14.30 Dinner 18.30-23.00 | |||
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| American | |||
| Hard Rock Café | |||
| Concorde Hotel Jalan Sultan Ismail Tel.: 244 4062 | Do you need any explanation ! They don't have their famous pork sandwich as the restaurant is halal. | ||
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| Planet Hollywood | |||
| Unit G003, Ground Floor KL Plaza 179, Jalan Bukit Bintang Tel.: 244 6602 | |||
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| Uncle's Chili | |||
| Hilton Petaling Jaya 2, Jalan Barat 46200 Petaling Jaya Tel.: 7955 9122 Fax: 7955 3903 | The setting is as the name sounds. A lot of American decoration. the food is hearty and good portions. | ||
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| German | |||
| Bierkeller ask for Hainer | The setting is German Pub style, with dark wood and a big bar. You can eat at the bar or join the dining area. As you always will have some Germans around expect a lively atmosphere. Football, Formula one or how to compete with the Japanese in Malaysia are wellcomed discussion subjects. The Bierkeller serves authentic German Bierkeller food. Don't look for pork knuckles as the place is halal. Some of the should try dishes are Wiener Schnitzel, Liver Dumpling Soup, Chicken or Beef Pie, Wurstsalad (goes well with beer). Instead of having French fries go for the potato salad ***. The local kitchen is good as well. Carlsberg, Bitburger and Diebels Alt are on draft. Schneider Weisse comes in ½ L bottles. If you need some stronger stuff, go for the wide range of Schnapps. | ||
| German Pub and Restaurant Ground Floor, Menara Haw Par Jalan Sultan Ismail 50250 Kuala Lumpur Tel.: 201 3313 Fax: 201 9313 Set lunch Monday - Friday. | |||
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| Irish | |||
| Delaney's | |||
| Parkroyal Hotel Jalan Sultan Ismail Tel.: 241 5195 | |||
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| Finnegan's | |||
| 6, Jalan Telawi 5 Bangsar Park Tel.: 284 0187 |
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| Swiss | |||
| Chalet | |||
| Hotel Equatorial Jalan Sultan Ismail Tel.: 2161 7777 | The Chalet is the oldest Swiss restaurant in town. | ||
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| Chalet Suisse Chef and owner Heinz Bauert | |||
| C11-1, Jalan Ampang Utama 1/1 Off Jalan Ampang/opposite Ampang point 6800Ampang Selangor Tel.: 4252 4589 Fax: 4251 5417 email: chaletsuisse@hotmail.com Set lunch Monday - Friday. | Five *chef and owner, Heinz Bauert makes sure that the food is consistent top quality in this rustic Swiss chalet setting. He will be pleased to fulfil your special wishes. Don't be surprised if Heinz sits down next to brief you on the latest happenings in KL. If you didn't get an appointment with the prime minister, you might find him here. The a la carte menu is a very refined home style cooking. | ||
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| Hotel Coliseum | |||
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98 Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman Kuala Lumpur Tel.: 2692 6270 | It's somewhat a leftover from the 1920's but famous in its own way. You go through the bar and reception and find yourself in yesterdays atmosphere. They are famous for their western style roast pork with chunks of fried potatoes. The steaks are good as well. Its worthwhile and inexpensive. | ||
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