Top 10 Local Food Favourites

Top 10 Favourites

Sunday May 4, 2008
Text by FARIDAH BEGUM

The first anniversary of Sunday Metro is on May 6 and to celebrate, we reveal our top 10 foods for the year!

1. Egg Tart

Recommended: Choy Bee Biscuit or Simee in Kampung Simee market, Ipoh; Fung Wong Biscuits, Jalan Hang Lekir, KL; Tong Kee Confectionary, Jalan Tun HS Lee, KL; Nam Heong Restaurant, Old Town Ipoh; Yuen Garden Dim Sum, Jalan Kenari, Bandar Puchong Jaya, Puchong, Selangor.

2. Ais Kacang



Recommended: Swatow Lane Ice Kacang, Penang; Mustafa Cendol, Jalan Teluk Sisek, Kuantan; Men Kee Food Court, Jalan Tun Ismail, Seremban; Berkeley Garden Restaurant, Berkeley Roundabout, Klang; Penang Village, Putrajaya and Hartamas Shopping Centre, KL.

3. Banana Leaf Lunch



Recommended: Krishna Curry House, Jalan P.P. Narayanan (formerly Jalan 222), Petaling Jaya; Ashoka, Perak Stadium, Ipoh; Passion of Kerala, Brown Garden, Gelugor, Penang; Sri Paandi Restaurant, Jalan Cantek, Section 5, Petaling Jaya; and South Indian Aiyengar Restaurant, Pines Condominium, Brickfields, KL.

4. Nasi Kandar



Recommended: Line Clear, Penang Road, George Town; Nasi Kandar Pelita (Headquarters: Taman Chai Leng, Prai, Penang; 21 branches in Malaysia, Chennai, India, and Australia); Nasi Kandar Kudu, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, KL; Kampung Melayu Nasi Kandar, Jalan Kampung Melayu, Penang; Restaurant J.S. Maju, Presint 9, Putrajaya.

5. Nasi Lemak



Recommended: Zam Zam Nasi Lemak near St Michael’s school in Alor Star; Nyonya Nasi Lemak at Jin Hoe Café, Jalan Cantonment, Penang; Nasi Lemak Tanglin at Kompleks Makan Tanglin, Jalan Cendasari, Kuala Lumpur; Lido Nasi Lemak, Klang, Selangor; C.T. Garden (C.T. Roses) Nasi Lemak, Jalan Dewan Sultan Sulaiman, KL.

6. Tau Foo Fah


Recommended: Pasar Malam Jalan Templer, Seremban; Hawkers Centre, Taiping; Funny Mountain Tau Foo Fah, Jalan Osbourne, Ipoh; small lane next to Wisma Hanifa, Jalan Masjid India, KL; Stall on Petaling Street across Hong Leong Bank, KL.

7. Murtabak


Recommended: Murtabak Mengkasar, Pekan, Pahang (also known as the royal murtabak); Padang Tembak, Penang; Hameediyah Restaurant, Campbell Street, Penang; Bismillah Restaurant, Klang; fresh and frozen murtabak from sisters Nik Sri Emas & Nik Sah at Jalan Merbau and Banggol, Kota Baru, respectively;


8. Roti Canai
Recommended: Sri Melur Jaya, SS19, Subang Jaya; Restoran Miria, Kota Baru; Zam-zam Kopitiam, Jalan Teluk Sisek, Kuantan; Vello Villas, Penang Street, Penang; Buharry Bistro, Asian Heritage Row, Jalan Doraisamy, KL.

9. Char Kway Teow


Recommended: Pun Heong Coffee Stall at Tebing Tinggi, Jalan Bendahara, Ipoh; side of Tin Wah Coffee Shop in 4 1/4 Old Klang Road; Hai Beng Coffee Shop (Old Man Lim), Jones Road, Pulau Tikus, Penang; Kedai Goreng Kuey Teow Tong Shin, off Changkat Bukit Bintang, KL; Kedai Kopi Sin Guat Keong, corner of Kimberley Street and Cintra Street, Penang.

10. Roti Bakar


Recommended: Kluang Train Station Canteen, Kluang; Kedai Kopi White House, Jalan Sultanah Zainab, Kota Baru; Kedai Kopi Hai Peng, Kemaman; Tong Nam Bee, Jalan Tun Razak, Raub; Hainan Curry Rice, Bukit Tinggi, Klang; Kedai Makanan Sun Sun, Jalan Merdeka, Ampang.

Source : The Sunday Star, Metro, 04 May 2008