Kuala Lumpur

Food and Restaurants

Tagged as one of the best restaurants in the country, the Mahsuri is sure to satisfy your appetite and palate with its Asian and continental cuisine. The scenery further stimulates your senses through its view of the city skyline that is yours to feast on as you dine on the veranda.

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Top picks in Kuala Lumpur

Showing 1–15 of 15 restaurants

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Mahsuri

Tagged as one of the best restaurants in the country, the Mahsuri is sure to satisfy your appetite and palate with its Asian and continental cuisine.

Seri Angkasa

There is no better atmosphere in which to dine than at the revolving restaurant located at the 'Tower Head' of the Menara Kuala Lumpur.

Seri Melayu

If you are looking for the local dining flavor, search no further than Seri Melayu. This restaurant is unbeatable in Malaysian cuisine.

Hakka Republic

If you’re hankering for a burger in KL, look no further than Hakka Republic. Don’t be fooled by the Chinese characters and decoration – this restaurant specializes in steakhouse fare and other western dishes.

Shook!

Prepare your palate for it will be shaken when you dine at Shook! Its fusion cuisine of Italian, Chinese, and Japanese will enamor and stimulate your taste buds that you will desire more.

Top Hat

Located in one of the only remaining grand mansions in the city, the Top Hat restaurant was once a school and now has grown to become an opulent locale brightly colored and furnished with various antiques.

Eden Village

The intimacy and coziness found in Eden Village, perhaps because it is meant to resemble a Malay house. Here you will be able to try some popular Malay dishes such as the braised Shark's fin in a clay pot.

Scalini's La Piccola

You will not get better Italian food in Malaysia then at Scalini's La Piccola Italia. A testament to its high quality dishes is that Scalini's is always so booked that making a reservation is essential.

Albion

British cuisine is not the first thing that springs to mind when thinking about Kuala Lumpur, despite the British colonial presence, but lo and behold Albion is one of the city’s finest restaurants.

Bijan

Since opening in 2003, the Bijan Restaurant has consistently been rated as one of KL’s best Malay restaurants. The decoration is warm and inviting, and the staff is attentive.

Chopstick Noodle House

For noodle lovers, the Chopstick Noodle House is heaven. This restaurant offers over 20 different kinds of noodles prepared dry or with soup.

Coliseum Cafe

Opened since 1921, the Coliseum Cafe is considered one of the oldest restaurants in the country. Even more impressive, though, is the air of authenticity it has managed to retain.

Restoran Saray

Restoran Saray is about one of a dozen restaurants located on a funky strip referred to as 'Asian Heritage Row'.

Jalan Alor

By day, Jalan Alor is an ordinary street in Kuala Lumpur’s Golden Triangle (in what was once KL’s Red Light District). By night, Jalan Alor transforms into a bustling open air restaurant.