Hear ye, hear ye! Are you looking for the best food in Petaling Jaya, because it’s all here in this list! 15 Best Petaling Jaya Food Every Foodies Should Try features everything you’ll ever want to eat like Nasi Goreng Ayam Goreng and Beef Stew Noodles!
15 Best Petaling Jaya Food Every Foodies Should Try
1. Nasi Lemak Ayam Goreng | Nasi Lemak Bumbung
You have to try Malaysia’s national dish at Nasi Lemak Bumbung. With fast service, you’ll have your fragrant coconut rice, with a sunny side up egg, crunchy fried chicken, and sambal real quick. Combine your meal with a Teh Ais or Limau Ais!
Check out a promising review here.
Google Map | ⏰ Opens daily, Monday to Saturday, 5:30 p.m. – 4:00 a.m., Sunday, 5:30 p.m. – 12:00 a.m.
Facebook | 016 493 9204 | Less than RM 10 | Halal
2. Sweet & Sour Sauce Crabs | Restaurant Fatty Crab
If crabs are your favourite crustaceans, stop by here for dinner! Restaurant Fatty Crab makes the best sweet and sour sauce crabs. If sweet and sour is not your thing, they have other flavours, too. The fresh crabs have juicy and sweet flesh, it’s perfect!
Check out a promising review here.
Google Map | ⏰ Opens daily Monday, 5:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Facebook | 03 7804 5758 | Market Price | Pork-Free
3. Macao Style Pork Chop Bun | Fat Tea Macanese Food
Fat Tea Macanese Food serves food from Macau and Macao Style Pork Chop Bun is a must! A buttered bread roll with a chunky pork chop, and you can add cheese or even bacon. Apart from Macao Style Pork Chop Bun, have a taste of their Peri-Peri Chicken!
Check out a promising review here.
Google Map | ⏰ Opens daily except Monday, 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Facebook | 03 7733 1868 | Less than RM 20 | Non-Halal
4. Prawn Briyani | Malgudi Indian Cuisine
Malgudi Indian Cuisine is a beautifully decorated eatery that serves really good briyani. Taste their Prawn Briyani, it is a basmathi rice flavoured with exotic spices and layered with fresh prawns cooked in thick gravy. If you are not into prawns, they have other briyanis, too!
Check out a promising review here.
Google Map | ⏰ Opens daily, 12: 00 – 3:30 p.m., 6:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
Facebook | 03 7931 2556 | Less than RM 25 | Pork-Free
5. Bak Kut Teh | Heng Kee Bak Kut Teh
Heng Kee Bak Kut Teh serves pipping thick and hot herbal soup with pork belly, tofu pieces and choy sum. Have it with a bowl of white rice or dip some youtiao into the tasty soup. Sounds like a perfect dinner for the family!
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Google Map | ⏰ Opens daily except Monday, 5:30 p.m. – 12:00 a.m.
Facebook | 03 7785 1663 | Non-Halal
6. Banana Leaf Rice | Acha Curry House
Acha Curry House serves banana leaf rice that makes you feel homey in the inside. If you love curry, you have to try their crab curry and salted fish curry. It’s the bomb! There are many dishes to go with your banana leaf rice, make sure to choose wisely!
Check out a promising review here.
Google Map | ⏰ Opens daily, 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Facebook | 012 273 5096| Less than RM 15 | Pork-Free
7. Beef Stew Noodles | Ara Vietnamese Food
The dishes in Ara Vietnamese Food is made by a true Vietnamese. The beef stew noodles are made out of fine and springy rice noodles, thick beef broth, and fresh herbs. What’s the outcome? A bowl of love. By the way, they have Vietnamese drip coffee!
Check out a promising review here.
Google Map | ⏰ Opens daily except Monday, 10:00 a.m. -3:00 p.m., 5:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Facebook | 03 7733 0312 | Less than RM 15 | Non-Halal
8. Nasi Dagang | Capital Nasi Dagang Kelantan
Nasi Dagang is a specialty from East Coast of the Peninsula of Malaysia. Served with rice and half-boiled egg, you can choose gulai ikan tongkol, beef rendang, curry chicken, and many more to go with. If you want to go big, they do serve The Ultimate Nasi Dagang Kelantan.
Check out a promising review here.
Google Map | ⏰ Opens daily, Monday to Saturday, 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Sunday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 a.m.
012 921 5200| Less than RM 20 | Meat Halal Sourced
9. Hokkien Mee | Restaurant Ahwa Hokkien Mee
Restaurant Ahwa Hokkien Mee cooks their noodles with dark sauce with fresh prawns and a generous amount of crispy pork lard. They cook their noodles using charcoal, and that makes it taste better. The cook makes the dish with wok hei, definitely a must-try!
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Google Map | ⏰ Opens daily, 4:00 p.m. – 2:00 a.m.
012 212 0623 | Less than RM 15 | Non-Halal
10. Williams Corner
Confused? Well, Williams Corner, a Western food eatery, doesn’t have an actual menu. You have to tell the waiter what you feel like having and they will make it for you. Heads up, their portion is huge! They serve all kinds of meat for your Western dishes and a number of desserts.
Check out a promising review here.
Google Map | ⏰ Opens daily, 6:30 p.m. – 2:00 a.m.
Facebook | 018 351 7921 | Less than RM 40 | Pork-Free
11. Pork Satay | Chuup Restaurant
Chuup Restaurant serves a number of pork dishes. It is definitely a good place for porcine lovers. The star of their menu, Pork Satay, is marinated with aromatic spices and served with peanut sauce. If you want to have a full-on pork meal, try their deep fried pork chop!
Check out a promising review here.
Google Map | ⏰ Opens daily except Tuesday, Weekdays, 12:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m., Weekends, 11:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Facebook | 03 7733 6673 |Less than RM 25 | Non-Halal
12. Roasted Duck | Loong Foong Seafood
A place to be if you have cravings for a roasted duck at night! Right outside of Loong Foong Seafood, there’s a hawker selling roasted duck, but you can have it in the restaurant itself. The skin of the roasted duck is light and crispy and the meat is tender and juicy. Sounds like a dream team!
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Google Map | ⏰ Opens daily, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Facebook | 012 660 8654 | Non-Halal
13. Bamboo Charcoal Yam | Key Hiong Dim Sum
The early bird catches the Dim Sum? Key Hiong Dim Sum serves classic Dim Sum. Think of Siew Mai, Char Siew Bao, and Low Mai Kai. They think out of the box, too! Think of Bamboo Charcoal Yam. Charcoal bun with yam fillings! On season, there’s Bamboo Charcoal Durian Gold Bag!
Check out a promising review here.
Google Map | ⏰ Opens daily, Weekdays, 6:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m., Weekends, 6:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Facebook | 03 7804 6912 | Non-Halal
14. Kolo Mee | 7th Mile Kitchen
7th Mile Kitchen is one of the best Sarawakian eateries located in Petaling Jaya. The highly recommended Kolo Mee is made with springy noodles, topped with char siew, minced pork and spring onions. It is drenched with dark sauce. By the way, they have really good Sarawak Laksa!
Check out a promising review here.
Google Map | ⏰ Opens daily except Monday, 7:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Facebook | 016 228 3832 | Less than RM 10 | Non-Halal
15. Mee Bandung Muar | Danga Bay Mee Bandung Muar
It is the next best place to visit if you can’t drive all the way to Muar for one. The humble hawker stall serves one of the best Mee Bandung Muar, it has a good flavour, with a mixture of sweetness and a little heat from pepper. Apart from that, they have really good asam pedas!
Check out a promising review here.
Google Map | ⏰ Opens daily except Sunday, 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
012 321 4225 | Less than RM 10 | Halal
This post is updated on 1 January 2021.
