ASIA FOOD GUIDE:U MALAYSIAA Kuala Lumpur THE LOCALS MUST KNOW MALAYSIA | 1 INTRODUCTION Welcome to Asia! We are as passionate about food as we are with the law. And no one knows local food better than those who walk the ground. In our Rajah & Tann Asia Food Guide series, our lawyers are delighted to share with you their favourite dishes in the heart of the cities where we operate and give you a taste of the delightful food the region has to offer. We bring you to savour the most authentic Asian food including under- the-radar eateries that only locals will frequent. This is our home ground, our advantage. MALAYSIA | 3 Malaysia 1. BANANA LEAF “In banana leaf meals, white rice is served The extensive culinary choices in on a banana leaf with Malaysia is a strength and unique an assortment of vegetables, pickles and characteristic derived from the papadum. In addition to melange of multi-racial culture of its gravy, boiled eggs, curry, fried meat or seafood people. Malaysian food reflects the are served as well.” country’s rich history and culture through the multi-ethnic makeup of 2. SAMBAL HIJAU NASI LEE Hock its population. Chye CAMPUR Partner, "For a taste of home cooked Christopher & Malay cuisine, check out the The culinary style of Malaysia is a Lee Ong Nasi Campur spread at Sambal melting pot of various influences Hijau Restaurant. Compliment Try it at: your modest plate of rice, with from its Malay, Chinese, Indian, and aromatic curries, grilled meats, ethnic citizens. Sri Nirwana Maju ulam/fresh vegetables, and Bangsar Banana Leaf seriously spicy sambals and 43, Jalan Telawi 3 chillies. There are no less than 50 The classic trait of Malaysian dishes Bangsar Baru delicious dishes to choose from, features a wide combinational use 59100, Kuala Lumpur with their specialty being the Tel: +60 3 2287 8445 Asam Pedas and Masak Lemak of herbs, various distinct spices and Cili Padi." cooking techniques. Ingredients such as coconut milk, lemongrass, pandan leaves, kaffir lime leaves YON See Ting Managing Partner, and tamarind juice are integral Christopher & Lee Ong elements lending intense flavours to Try it at: tantalise one’s taste buds with tangy, Sambal Hijau Restaurant aromatic, spicy and herbal flavours. 2990, Jalan Sungai Penchala, Kampung Sungai Penchala, 60000 Kuala Lumpur Tel: +60 3-7731 2045 4 | ASIA FOOD GUIDE MALAYSIA | 5 3. CHENDOL Kwong Wah’s recipe has been perfected by the Try it at: family over decades. Original Kayu The rice-flour noodles Nasi Kandar - SS2 are just the right texture, No. 64, Jalan SS 2/10 the coconut milk just SS 2, 47300 Petaling slightly salty, enough to perfectly offset the sweet Jaya, Selangor and fragrant palm sugar Tel: +60 3 7877 4777 syrup. And the ice – finely shaved; no chunks. 5. ROTI TISSUE “Roti tissue is a sweet flatbread sold YAU Yee Ming at Malaysian mamak (open-air food Partner, establishments) stalls. The best description Christopher & Lee - a tall, sweet cone of tissue-thin sugar- Ong crusted roti, with a total head-turning 'wow'.” Try it at: Kwong Wah Ice Kachang No. 5 Block C, Happy Mansion, Jalan 17/13, Section 17, Intan HARYATI Petaling Jaya, Malaysia 46400 Partner, Tel: : +60 1 2550 0975 Christopher & Lee Ong 6. LAKSA JOHOR “Laksa Johor features al dente spaghetti, enveloped in flavourful and luscious 4. NASI LEMAK gravy made with fresh wolf-herring, WITH AYAM and served with condiments and spicy GORENG sambal belacan. This hearty dish featuring an age-old traditional recipe Eileen YEOH The rice is perfectly wholly made from scratch by the Partner, steamed with fragrant restaurant, feeds your soul." Christopher & coconut milk while the Lee Ong chicken is crispy and juicy but not greasy. Try it at: Some say this is the best nasi lemak in KL!" Try it at: ADU Sugar Village Park Restaurant Restaurant 5, Jalan SS 21/37, Damansara 10A First Floor, Utama, 47400 Petaling Jaya, Lorong Ara Kiri 2, Deepak PILLAI Selangor Bangsar, 59100 Partner, Christopher & Tel: +60 3 7710 7860 Kuala Lumpur Lee Ong Tel: +60 3-2201 1441 6 | ASIA FOOD GUIDE MALAYSIA | 7 9. TANDOORI 7. GORENG PISANG CHICKEN (BANANA FRITTERS) “The restaurant serves For over 30 years, the stall juicy chicken thigh owner Mr Chiam has been tandoori straight from serving freshly prepared the coal fire clay oven. fried banana fritters using The tandoori chicken is only pisang raja (king succulent and fragrant bananas). The batter is with a heady aroma of light and crispy while the yogurt and spices. Eating banana remains soft and this with the mint sauce creamy inside. makes the experience a 8. NASI KANDAR truly satisfying one." John MATTHEW “Originating from North Malaysia, nasi kandar is Head of Dispute Try it at: Resolution, steamed rice served with a Christopher & variety of side dishes such Passage Thru India Lee Ong as fried chicken, salted No. 4, Jalan Delima (Off Jalan egg, fish roe, fish, prawns Bukit Bintang), 55100 Kuala Try it at: and squid, with popular Sri Sarguna RAJ Lumpur Brickfields Pisang vegetable sides being okra, Partner, Tel: +60 3-2145 0366 Goreng bitter gourd and cabbage. Christopher & Lee Ong Opposite YMCA Kuala The rice is typically drenched Lumpur, with a mixture of curry 21, 19, Jalan Thambipillay, sauces (an act called ‘banjir’ 10. RAMLY Brickfields, 50470 which in local parlance BURGER means flooding), giving it "Many Ramly burger its signature robust flavor. stalls operate from food Operating since 1969, this is trucks. Each burger is considered by many as the dressed in a savoury best nasi kandar in Kuala sauce that explodes Lumpur!" with umami flavours." POR Jack CHOR Chuei Ying Partner, Partner, Christopher & Lee Christopher Ong & Lee Ong Try it at: Try it at: Restoran Kudu Bin Abdul Brader John Uptown No. 335, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Jalan SS 21/58, Rahman, 50100, City Center, Damansara Utama, 47400 Kuala Lumpur Petaling Jaya Tel: +60 12-213 7082 Next To RHB Bank 8 | ASIA FOOD GUIDE Tel: +60 1 2694 4154 MALAYSIA | 9 2. SAMBAL HIJAU OUR REACH RESTAURANT 8. RESTORAN CAMBODIA MYANMAR KUDU BIN ABDUL R&T Sok & Heng Law Office Rajah & Tann Myanmar Company T: +855 23 963 112 to 113 Limited F: +855 23 963 116 T: +951 9345 343 / 346 9. PASSAGE THRU INDIA E: [email protected] F: +951 9345 348 kh.rajahtannasia.com E: [email protected] mm.rajahtannasia.com 6. ADU SUGAR 7. BRICKFIELDS 4. VILLAGE PARK RESTAURANT PISANG GORENG CHINA PHILIPPINES 10. BRADER JOHN UPTOWN Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez Shanghai Representative Office & Protacio (C&G Law) 1. SRI NIRWANA MAJU BANGSAR BANANA LEAF T: +86 21 6120 8818 T +632 8894 0377 to 79 / +632 3. KWONG WAH F: +86 21 6120 8820 8894 4931 to 32 5. ORIGINAL KAYU E: [email protected] F +632 8552 1977 to 78 NASI KANDAR SS2 cn.rajahtannasia.com E: [email protected] ©mapz.com – Map Data: OpenstreetMap O DbL ph.rajahtannasia.com INDONESIA SINGAPORE 1. Sri Nirwana Maju Bangsar Banana 6. ADU Sugar Restaurant Assegaf Hamzah & Partners Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP Leaf 10A First Floor, Lorong Ara Kiri 2, Jakarta Office T: +65 6535 3600 43, Jalan Telawi 3, Bangsar Baru, Bangsar, 59100 Kuala Lumpur 59100, Kuala Lumpur Try: Laksa Johor T: +62 21 2555 7800 E: [email protected] Try: Banana Leaf F: +62 21 2555 7899 sg.rajahtannasia.com 7. Brickfields Pisang Goreng Surabaya Office 2. Sambal Hijau Restaurant Opposite YMCA Kuala Lumpur T: +62 31 5116 4550 THAILAND 2990, Jalan Sungai Penchala, 21, 19, Jalan Thambipillay, F: +62 31 5116 4560 R&T (Asia) Thailand Limited Kampung Sungai Penchala, 60000 Brickfields, 50470 E: [email protected] T: +66 2 656 1991 Kuala Lumpur Try: Goreng Pisang (Banana www.ahp.co.id F: +66 2 656 0833 Try: Nasi Campur Fritters) E: [email protected] th.rajahtannasia.com 3. Kwong Wah Ice Kachang 8. Restoran Kudu Bin Abdul No. 5 Block C, Happy Mansion, Jalan LAO PDR No. 335, Jalan Tuanku Abdul VIETNAM 17/13, Section 17, Petaling Jaya, Rahman, 50100, City Center, Rajah & Tann (Laos) Co., Ltd Malaysia 46400 Kuala Lumpur T: +856 21 454 239 Rajah & Tann LCT Lawyers Try: Chendol Try: Nasi Kandar F: +856 21 285 261 Ho Chi Minh City Office E: [email protected] T: +84 28 3821 2382 4. Village Park Restaurant 9. Passage Thru India la.rajahtannasia.com F: +84 28 3520 8206 5, Jalan SS 21/37, Damansara No. 4, Jalan Delima (Off Jalan Hanoi Office Utama, 47400 Petaling Jaya, Bukit Bintang), 55100 Kuala Selangor T: +84 24 3267 6127 Lumpur MALAYSIA F: +84 24 3267 6128 Try: Nasi Lemak with Ayam Goreng Try: Tandoori Chicken Christopher & Lee Ong E: [email protected] 5. Original Kayu Nasi Kandar - SS2 10. Brader John Uptown T: +60 3 2273 1919 www.rajahtannlct.com No. 64, Jalan SS 2/10 Jalan SS 21/58, Damansara F: +60 3 2273 8310 SS 2, 47300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Utama, 47400 Petaling Jaya E: [email protected] Try: Roti Tissue Next To RHB Bank www.christopherleeong.com Try: Ramly Burger 10 | ASIA FOOD GUIDE RAJAH & TANN ASIA Rajah & Tann Asia is one of the largest regional networks that brings together leading law firms and 800 fee earners across all our offices and practice areas, working towards one shared goal: to give our clients the home advantage. 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