Kuala Lumpur

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Ah Koong Restaurant – Famous Fish Ball Noodles in Malaysia

2 years ago • 4,539 views
Travel \ Malaysia
My friends have been curious about the much raved of live lobsters in Pengerang, Malaysia. To satisfy their craving, we decided to embark on a food trail to Johor. As there are 8 of us, we chartered a minivan so that we can keep each other company without having to drive two cars. We started our journey from Singapore at 8:30am and arrived in Johor Bahru within an hour. Our...

Madam Kwan’s – High-end Hawker Fare in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

• 3 years ago • 9,746 views
Travel \ Malaysia
Aside from Nando’s, another place that I have been wanting to visit in Kuala Lumpur is Madam Kwan’s. Started by the 75 year old Madam Kwan Swee Lian in 1977, this 4-restaurant chain takes pride in dishing out true Malaysian cuisine. Even the ang mohs love it, judging by the number of expatriates dining in the swanky eatery! While the menu consists of largely hawker fare, the sleek and classy...

Steven’s Tea Garden – Best Teh Tarik

• 3 years ago • 4,533 views
Travel \ Malaysia
As I was strolling along the huge Mid Valley Megamall in Kuala Lumpur, the sign from a brightly lit eatery caught my attention. It screamed, “Best teh tarik in the world!” (or something to that effect). The place is Steven’s Tea Garden, a mamak restaurant chain. As a teh tarik lover, I had no choice but to go in. Right? Okay, actually it’s really the cute sarong-wearing lunghi-clad guy at...

Nando’s Peri Peri Chicken Restaurant – Peri Me Away

• 3 years ago • 38,067 views
Travel \ Malaysia
I was in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for a short trip last week. One of the things on my to-do list was to dine at Nando’s Peri Peri Chicken Restaurant, the UK fast food franchise specialising in the Afro-Portuguese peri peri (or piri piri) chicken. (Whoa, that’s one multi-national chicken!) My first peri peri experience was at AJ’s Piri Piri Chicken, another UK franchise that is modelled after Nando’s. Their chicken...