Nasi Campur @ Liew Chai Vegetarian - Centre Point

A Nasi Campur that I know I'm not going to find any hidden 'extra parts' simply because it's all vegetarian!
Liew Chai Vegetarian is probably my second favourite place to eat at Centre Point's Food Court. With lots of curries, stir fries, and tofu dishes to choose from there's definitely no chance of accidently stumbling across, say liver, yuk yuk yuk!

Today's pick was a bit of a green bean feast! Stir fried green beans with some kind of mock meat, a really tasty omelette with sliced green beans and a wonderful creamy coconut curry of fried beancurd puffs and you guessed it, green beans! All on top of nasi putih alongside a small bowl of vegetable broth, washed down with chinese teh ping.

Liew Chai Vegetarian is located in Centre Point's basement Food Court occupying a corner lot near the middle.

The Bill : Nasi Campur, Chinese Teh Ping 5.50 MYR

In England great food and shopping malls are two things that don't go hand in hand. Not so, here in Malaysia and KK, it's often where some of the tastiest food is found at an affordable price. If veggies are your thing head to Liew Chai and fill your boots!

Sarawak Laksa @ Tasty Food Court - Wisma Merdeka

Another great tasting Laksa here in KK, but very different from others I've tasted around town. Sarawak Laksa at The Tasty Food Court is very dark in colour and not at all creamy like other laksa's elsewhere, my guess is that there's no coconut or condensed milk added to this one. With it's dark fiery colour I thought it was going to be extremely spicy, but no, it wasn't a head blower! Not that it would be a problem for me as I like my food nice and spicy. The tasty soup came with generous ingredients including prawns, shredded chicken, shredded omelette, fried beancurd puffs, some kind of fried fish cake slice I think and of course noodles. The 'fried fish cake slice' is a mystery to me because I'm really not sure what it was, it definitely had a fish taste but a different texture to other oblong shaped slices I've had before. It was also kind of round in shape and possibly home made, if anyone can tell me what it is, leave a comment and let me know! I really love the addition of beancurd puffs in Laksa, soaking up all that lovely soup. Fried shallots and beansprouts top off the dish.

Tasty Food Court is located on the 2nd floor of Wisma Merdeka.

With stunning views over Tunku Abdul Rahman Park, possibly only rivalled by Suria Sabah's Food Court (and car park!) it's a great place to have lunch.

The Bill : Sarawak Laksa, Chinese Teh Ping = 7.20 MYR

You don't have to cross borders to get a taste of Sarawak, head to Wisma Merdeka ride the escalator and look out for Tasty Food Court. Enjoy the view!

Western Food @ The Chub's Grill - Karamunsing Capital

Why on earth haven't I been to Chub's before? Can anyone tell me? I've seen it before, driven past it before, walked past it even but never set hungry foot inside! Well tonight I did and I'm sure glad too, in a lipsmacking BBQ meat eating kinda way!
The Chub's Grill specializes in, you guessed it, BBQ and if the Flame Grilled Lamb Shoulder is anything to go by it's "Reeeeal prriitteeee niiice"
The Flame Grilled Lamb Shoulder Platter is massive! It comes with a choice of chips or Cajun Red Bean Rice, dressed side salad, buttered corn, garlic bread and two perfectly grilled lamb shoulders in an awesome sweet, sticky, barbecue sauce. So far this is the best tasting grilled lamb I've had in KK, delicious! The only drawback for me, the garlic bread was a bit dry, it was more crunchy than chewy though the Little Nibbler loved it.

The Little Nibbler's choice of Flame Grilled Pork Ribs was equally massive too. For me the pork was a little dry (maybe it was pre cooked?) but it still tasted great and had a hint of Chinese Char Sui flavour.

Not knowing how large the platters were going to be we also opted for a portion of Cajun Red Bean Rice, which really was too much! 

I really enjoyed the savoury taste of the rice but unfortunately it was on the dry side, if it was moist I think I'd choose it over chips. Maybe next time. 

One other slight grumble were the drinks we both chose, ice lemon tea, although they were free refills it's that ready mixed stuff that tastes, well, weird!

Next time I'll order beer! 

The Chub's (Cool, Honest, Unpretentious, Bornean's) Grill is located on a corner of Karamunsing Capital. As far as I'm aware it's open day and night.

The Bill : 1x Lamb Shoulder     25+

                                                                              1x Pork Ribs              21+

                                                                              1x Cajun Rice             4+

                                                                               2x Ice Lemon Tea      8+

                                                                               2x Napkin                   1+

                                                                    Total : 64.90 MYR

If your feeling hungry and need a meat fix head down to Chub's and get messy!

Sabah Laksa @ Kopitam - Api - Api Centre

Sharing my love of Laksa, the Little Nibbler spotted this 'PROMISI...SABAH LAKSA' sign while wandering around Api - Api and decided we should give it a go! Well who am I to argue?

The Sabah Laksa looked fantastic, topped with corriander, beansprouts and juicy prawns. Taste wise it grew on us, mainly because the becalan was a little overpowering to our tastebuds. But the more we ate, the more the heat of the spices came through, and the happier we were! It was lacking however in variety of ingredients, just prawns, though it has to be said they were very tasty and a good size too.

Now I've called this place Kopitam because it seems that they are using the same sign from the previous vendors, maybe they will change the name at a later date, who knows?

Kopitam is located inside the Api - Api Centre furthest away from McDonalds.

Opening times are 07.30 - 14.30 

The Bill : 2x Sabah Laksa, 1x Teh Tarik Ping, 1x Kopi C Ping =15MYR

Good value tasty Laksa, not the best in my opinion but definitely worth a try, I would be more than happy to return for more!

Roti Cobra @ Islamic Restaurant & Hotel - Kampong Air

Another one of my all time favourite meals in KK! Roti Cobra.
Sometimes simple is best, take a well cooked roti, top with a fried egg then cover with curry of your choice, in my case ayam (chicken), so wonderfully simple! It may not look too appetising but trust me, looks are definitely deceiving as this tastes fab and hits the spot anytime of the day.

The Little Nibbler opted for kambing (goat).

Teh Tarik Ping and Kopi C Ping for drinks.

Islamic Restaurant is open all day long and in the evening too, not quite sure when it closes. This branch is located in Kampong Air opposite Maybank there's also another branch in Centre Point.

The Bill : 2x Roti Cobra, 1x Teh Tarik Ping, 1x Kopi C Ping = 16MYR

Both branches of Islamic Restaurant are among my favourites in KK, with great tasting Roti's, Nasi Campur, and Biryani you really cant go wrong.
Roti Cobra is so good it's hard to resist ordering two!

Nasi Campur @ Fook Yuen Cafe & Bakery - Jalan Gaya

It's Nasi Campur time again, but this time not so much russian roulette as I must admit to having this meal once before at Fook Yuen!
My pick today as before was nasi putih, curry taufu pok, stir fried okra or ladies finger topped with a fried egg. 
Dare I say it? Delicious! My one and only complaint is that the curry sauce is like water with no substance to it at all, now maybe this is the recipe but I for one would like a thicker sauce. It tastes nice and spicy as all curry should do and I love the fried stuffed tofu. The okra was well cooked and not too slimy, I think this is what puts people off okra, the slime! A sunny side up tops off the meal, how can you possibly go wrong?

 

There's a few branch's of Fook Yuen Cafe & Bakery located around town, this one is at the far end of Gaya Street closest to the Tourist Information Centre.

The Bill : 1x Nasi Campur, 1x Chinese Teh Ping = 5.70MYR

Fook Yuen is large, clean and has a large variety of food.

With economy breakfast, dim sum, nasi campur, a bakery and drinks menu it's a great place to come, during breakfast, lunch or dinner.

Penang Fried Keow Teow @ Penang Prawn Mee - Lido Square Food Court

Penang Fried Keow Teow is a hawker stall favourite, it's also known as Char Kway Teow as well as other various forms and spellings.

Flat rice noodles are stir fried over a high heat with soy sauce, belacan, chilli, egg, prawn, cockles and beansprouts. Served with extra sambal belacan. 

The Penang Fried Keow Teow at Penang Prawn Mee, Lido is well executed, you can tell the dish has been cooked at the all important high temperature by the lovely smokey taste of the noodles. Also for me the dish isn't too greasy which it can be at times. Ingredients are plentiful considering the price, just 5MYR, with plenty of prawn, cockles and egg.

Penang Prawn Mee was the Little Nibblers choice, again another famous hawker stall dish. Noodles come in a spicy soup broth with prawn, fishcake slice and pork slice. At first the belacan seems a little overpowering in this dish but soon subsides when the chilli kick comes through. Again this is were ours and local tastes differ, for us sometimes, belacan can be a little off putting.

Now as the shop has a chinese sign I asked the lady the name and she assured me it is called Penang Prawn Mee, I can only take her word for it! The shop is located at Lido Square Food Court on the corner furthest away from the daytime wet fish market.

Lido is packed most evenings with happy diners.

 The Bill :  1x Penang Fried Keow Teow   5

                                                                          1x Penang Prawn Mee             5

                                                                          1x Chinese Teh Ping                0.50

                                                                          1x Kopi C Ping                          2

                                                              Total :  12.50 MYR

Lido Square Food Court is buzzing, it has a lively atmosphere, fantastic food and cold beer! Lots of hawker food to sample from Penang Prawn Mee and all the other vendors waiting your custom.

If you've not been it's time to go!