The Kuala Lumpur Traveler

It has been a long 2-week absence from blogging since I left for my home town in Kota Bharu for Aidil Fitri vacation. I was back a few days ago but lots of thing kept me busy so please accept my apology for the 2 week hiatus.
I had soto for dinner today which my wife bought from a local stall near my house but I didn’t really enjoy it and neither did she. Speaking of soto, always remind us of Soto Sungai Serdang near Kapar. We used to live there and Soto Sungai Serdang is definitely the best soto we …read more

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During my recent trip back to Kelantan, I stopped by at this very down to earth Haji Ramli Restaurant in Kg. Pek, Machang, Kelantan.
Famous for its mee rebus (popularly known as Mee Kg. Pek), Restoran Haji Ramli has always been our favourite place to satisfy our hungry stomach after almost 10 hours travelling in the car (approximately another 1 hour needed to reach Kota Bharu from Kg Pek, Machang). Everytime we dine here, we only order this mee rebus. Nothing else, and the kids enjoy it so much too.
I need not describe in details of this mee rebus, just …read more

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If you are a beriani rice lover and happened to be somewhere near Taman Tun Dr Ismail, you should not miss the opportunity to try this dish at Wak Chai Restaurant. I do not know the exact address but if you can find the Maybank’s Taman Tun Dr Ismail branch, you are just within walking distance less than 50 meters from Wak Chai Beriani House which is located along the row of shops just across the Maybank branch.
There are two varieties of beriani rice dish offered at Wak Chai. The normal beriani rice variety (where the rice and the meats …read more

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I blogged about Zenith Restaurant which is a halal Chinese Restaurant located in Desa Petaling, just outside of Kuala Lumpur. I just found out about another halal Chinese restaurant right in the heart of Kuala Lumpur.
Shanghai Delight is a halal Chinese restaurant owned by non-Chinese. Located in Bukit Bintang, the increasingly popular Shanghai Delight Restaurant offers not only dine-in option, but also takeaway and home delivery services.
If you love halal Chinese food, there’s a restaurant in Bukit Bintang that provides takeaways and home delivery. LEE SHI-IAN drops by the halal eatery.
It is not only halal but offers takeaway and home …read more

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Blogging about Malaysian politic is not only tiring, but also makes you hungry. So I decided to go out and have something for dinner. After thinking it through, my family decided to try something new for us… Chinese style meals. But where to find a halal Chinese restaurant in Kuala Lumpur? Well not terribly hard I’d say… thanks to Google. A quick internet search shows there is one in Desa Petaling, which is not too far from our place. Zenith Restaurant is owned by Haslinda Sim Abdullah who became a Muslim 20 years ago (follow the link for more …read more

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After that shocking landslide victory of Barisan Rakyat over Barisan National last weekend, I made my way back to Kuala Lumpur via the east coast…. so I passed by the Terengganu State. After spending about one hour in Dungun with my son who is studying there, we continue our journey and reached Paka town at about 8.30pm just nice for dinner. I actually planned my trip to arrive in Paka at that time because of this nice 24-hour restaurant in Paka, which is famous for its Spicy Chicken Steamed Rice (Nasi Kukus Ayam Berempah).
If you like hot steamed rice …read more

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Lontong loving folks, especially around Klang would have been very familiar with this little food joint already. I almost forgot about this little place which is located in the food court next to Pasar Jawa in Klang, until this morning when I was on my way back from Pulau Indah via Klang. Since it was still quite early in the morning and my stomach was hungry, I decided to stop by Lontong Klang and had breakfast there. It was just after 10am but there were still a lot of crowd at this immensely popular lontong outlet in Klang.
This lontong at …read more

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I had reached home a little earlier than usual today and was pleasantly surprised by my wife who had cooked Laksa Penang. It has been a while since we had Laksa Penang at home. Laksa Penang is undoubtedly one of the most popular local food here in Malaysia and it is enjoyed by both Malaysian and foregners alike.
If you are foreigners still learning about Malaysian food, you might be wondering what is Laksa Penang? Well, here is Wiki’s explanation about Laksa Penang:
Penang laksa, also known as assam laksa from the Malay for tamarind, comes from the Malaysian island of …read more

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I visited one of my daughters at her hostel today and took her out for lunch. We went to Satay Kajang Hj Samuri located in, well.. Kajang of course. I haven’t been to Satay Kajang for a long time. So it was a nice lunch with my family.
Satay Kajang used to be available only in Kajang but Hj Samuri’s satay outlets had been expanding like nobody’s business. Now you can even find Satay Kajang Hj Samuri outlet at the Dengkil rest area along the highway to and from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).
The choice of satays (skewed marinated …read more

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I love cooking. This is what I and my wife cooked for today’s breakfast. Its called nasi lemak, a coconut flavoured rice meal. Nasi lemak is very famous in Malaysia, usually enjoyed by all Malaysian at breakfast. However the trend has changed, you can now get nasi lemak for breakfast, lunch or dinner. And it is not uncommon to find these dishes available at many 24-hours food stalls around Kuala Lumpur, not forgetting to mention at the hotels as well.
The rice is served with hot chilli-based thick gravy (sambal) with anchovies, peanuts, cucumber and boiled eggs. If you buy nasi …read more

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