Best Halal Food Kuala Lumpur: Chef Eyad BBQ, Chicken Rice, Shawarma City, Supamala and Nando's
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Summary: This Kuala Lumpur halal food map issue 6 follows the author's long stay near KLCC and covers Chef Eyad smoked barbecue, IKEA, The Chicken Rice Shop, Shawarma City, Sprezzatura Kafe, Supamala Sichuan hot pot, Bake With Yen, Monster Sushi, Grumpy Bagels, Nando's, and family-friendly Muslim travel meals.
Recently, I came to Kuala Lumpur while accompanying my child during their studies. I stayed for a long time and dug into the restaurants near my home. After this period of exploration, I found that my taste has completely failed in Malaysia. If I am in China, if I think a restaurant's food tastes good, then most people will find it delicious, and my taste is relatively close to the masses. However, in Kuala Lumpur, I don’t think the restaurants that locals like to eat are delicious, especially the Malay cuisine. I have tried several local popular online restaurants in succession, but they all turned out to be disappointing. Malay people have a strong taste, and most of their dishes are salty, spicy and fried. I still prefer lighter dishes, but the Middle Eastern cuisine I have eaten in Kuala Lumpur is very delicious and almost never lets me down.
Early review:
Kuala Lumpur Halal Food Map (Issue 5)
Kuala Lumpur Halal Food Map (Issue 4)
Kuala Lumpur Halal Food Map (Issue 3)
Kuala Lumpur Halal Food Map (Issue 2)
The restaurants in this issue are as follows:
1. Chef Eyad (smoked barbecue)
2. IKEA (Swedish restaurant)
3. THE CHICKEN RICE SHOP (Hainan Chicken Rice)
4. SHAWARMA CITY (Turkish & Syrian cuisine)
5. SPREZZATURA KAFE (light meal)
6. SUPAMALA (Sichuan hot pot)
7. Bake With Yen Chow Kit (baking supplies supermarket)
8. MONSTER SUSHI (conveyor belt sushi)
9. GRUMPY BAGELS (bakery shop)
10. Nando's (roast chicken)
1. Chef Eyad (smoked barbecue)
This is a Middle Eastern-style smoked barbecue restaurant, not far from the apartment where I live, with the Twin Towers in the background. I often pass by it, and then I thought of checking out the store. I was pleasantly surprised and have already visited it for the second time.
Most restaurants in Malaysia do not have halal certification, because the official unified halal certification is very expensive, tens of thousands of ringgit, so restaurants will use some obscure ways to express halal, because restaurants without certification are not allowed to label halal without authorization.
This kind of charcoal-smoked barbecue is also American-style barbecue, but it’s better to emphasize American-style here than just mention smoke.
This store is still an international chain store, but its branches are all open in Middle Eastern countries. We had a particularly delicious American barbecue restaurant in Dubai, and we couldn’t forget it after we returned home. We didn’t expect there to be one right outside our doorstep.
The first time I came alone, I saw an American-style burger on the menu and decided to order a beef one.
This smoked beef burger is very delicious. It has two layers of meat, one layer of patty and one layer of smoked beef. The quality of the beef is excellent, it is all lean meat, and it is grilled to a soft and chewy texture.
In a restaurant opened by Arabs, tabouli salad is an indispensable part of the salad.
Cherry tomato and mint salad, this is my second choice.
The second time our family of three came to eat, I chose a 250g smoked roast beef. The set meal came with a naan, a rice, a salad, and a plate of hummus sauce. The meat was so tender that Fahim also ate a lot. He especially liked to eat naan bread. I remembered that when we were in Egypt, he ate naan bread every day. The flat bread in Egypt only cost 20 cents a piece.
This shop is very particular, each cake comes with a bag.
This set is just enough for the three of us. If you have a big appetite, you can choose the 500g set, which will come with more side dishes.
His Kunafa dessert is actually the original flavor without added sugar. It tastes not sweet at all. If you want it sweet, just dip it in the syrup in the small dish.
Address: Chef Eyad Star Boulevard KLCC
2. IKEA (Swedish restaurant)
The IKEA restaurant in Kuala Lumpur has halal certification. It was also my first time to dine at IKEA. I used to visit Huiju IKEA in Beijing, but I would only eat ice cream and drinks there.
The IKEA restaurant in Kuala Lumpur is very popular. You have to queue up to get a meal tray during lunch time. It is popular because of its high cost performance. A lunch only costs RM20 and there are unlimited drinks.
I feel that there are many more people coming to eat than buying furniture, and it is difficult to find a seat during peak dining hours.
People say IKEA's restaurants are also outsourced, with no rent, but IKEA has a profit-sharing agreement with the restaurant.
The variety of dishes is particularly rich. to Swedish meatballs, there are also some localized Malay dishes and desserts.
The process is the same as eating in the school cafeteria. Take a plate and tell the waiter what you want to eat and how much you want. He will help you prepare your meal, then go to the cashier to pay. If you want to drink, you can get a drink cup, and if you want to drink coffee, you can get a coffee cup.
I definitely still prefer this healthy light meal. Salmon and pasta are also children’s favorites.
People say this meatball is the most popular. The waiter will ask you how many you want to eat, tell the number, and then he will serve you with broccoli and mashed potatoes.
Another popular item is the grilled chicken wings. The chicken wings are huge and taste good. They were very comfortable to eat at IKEA and the two of them spent only RM40.
Address: IKEA Cheras (IKEA)
3. THE CHICKEN RICE SHOP (Hainan Chicken Rice)
This store is located on the second floor of AK Shopping Mall. I have eaten from their takeout before. Because there are so many people there at noon, I have to queue up, so I can order takeout faster.
With halal certification, this is more common in chain fast food restaurants and requires the restaurant to have a certain level of strength.
The Hainanese Chicken Rice Set, which comes with a portion of sour chili, a portion of chicken soup, and a portion of fried bean sprouts, is also around RM20.
Their taste is more suitable for Chinese people, especially southerners.
Address: The Chicken Rice Shop Avenue K
4. SHAWARMA CITY
This is another grilled daddy shop with the Twin Towers on its back. You can see the Twin Towers in the background of the sign. Because there are so many shawarma shops like this in Malaysia, I didn’t pay attention. I passed by several times without going in. A few days ago, Fahim had been eating Pizza Hut pasta for a week. I was really tired of it, so I wanted to give him a change of taste. It happened that this shop was very close to my home, so I came here.
Because there are many non-spicy rice dishes for children in Middle Eastern restaurants, and I like them very much myself, so when I don’t know what to eat, this is a good choice.
You can choose from all the dishes on the menu of this store. I picked a chicken one. The most popular one in Malaysia is chicken, because Indians here or some Chinese who believe in local religions do not eat beef.
For their chicken rice, there was so much chicken that it covered the rice, and the grilled chicken was so delicious that Fahim finished the whole plate of chicken. And when asked the next day if he wanted to eat pasta or hand-picked rice, he switched to hand-picked rice.
Address: Shawarma City KLCC
5. SPREZZATURA KAFE
This kind of quiet cafe with few people is my favorite place to go in Kuala Lumpur. The simple sandwiches provided are also my favorite light meals. This shop is a simple coffee shop next to the clinic I discovered when I took Fahim to get a flu shot.
Because it was noon time, all the nearby Malay food stalls were crowded with people. Only this shop looked deserted, so I came in.
This kind of healthy light breakfast that I like is not very recognized by the locals, but in Canada and the United Kingdom, the most popular breakfast restaurants in the morning have this kind of light breakfast, and you have to queue up.
This store actually has a good reputation on Google, but the parking fee here is too expensive, charging RM4 for half an hour, and the parking fee in this place has to be paid at the self-service machine in the lobby with a card, which is very troublesome.
Fortunately, the coffee and sandwiches taste very good. This set meal costs only RM30, which is already very expensive for office workers.
Address: Sprezzatura Coffee Phileo Buna Market (Sprezzatura Cafe)
6. SUPAMALA (Sichuan hot pot)
I've been missing Beijing's shabu-shabu recently, and I haven't found any particularly delicious hot pot restaurants in Kuala Lumpur, so I did a search and found this restaurant, which should be classified as Sichuan-style hot pot.
The environment of the restaurant is quite exquisite. It opened not long ago and the service of the staff is also very attentive.
This dipping station has more Nanyang characteristics, with various seafood sauces and Southeast Asian specialties, but no sesame sauce.
When we first arrived, we were at the first table. It didn’t take long for the store to be filled with people, all of them office workers who came to eat at noon. This store has buffets at different prices, as well as a la carte, and we chose a la carte.
I remember the buffet starts at more than 50 ringgit per person, and there are several more expensive ones.
You can choose from four kinds of soup bases. The dipping sauces and soup bases in this store are very good, but the presentation of the ingredients is really not flattering, because the price of this store is mid-to-high-end in Kuala Lumpur, with per capita consumption of more than 150 ringgit, but this product is definitely not available in Beijing.
Moreover, the portion of the dish was really too small. The two of us added many more dishes, and we ate a total of more than 300 ringgit before we were barely full, with nothing left.
To be honest, the seafood and squid here are very fresh, and the meatballs taste better than those at home, but the beef and mutton are just not that good.
This brown sugar glutinous rice cake is not very authentic either. It is flat in appearance and tasteless.
So I say that domestic hot pot rolls are still very good. This kind of restaurant will definitely not survive for three months in Beijing, but the business is very good in Malaysia. Domestic hot pot restaurant owners may consider coming to Kuala Lumpur to make a roll.
Address: 50, Jalan Raja Abdullah, Chow Kit, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur
7. Bake With Yen Chow Kit
This is a halal supermarket that specializes in baking supplies and ingredients. Baking is very popular in Kuala Lumpur, and most of them are halal shops, so this kind of raw material supermarket exists.
Moreover, the raw materials in this store are sold very cheaply, including all kinds of seasonings and flour.
Baking molds, colorings, almond flour, etc. are all available. The entire site is halal, so you can buy with confidence.
There are also many Chinese clerks, which makes communication easy.
Address: Bake with Yen Chow Kit
8. MONSTER SUSHI
When I'm walking my baby shopping, and I don't know what to eat, I'll go to a Japanese restaurant.
This is a very cute conveyor belt sushi restaurant. Most Japanese food restaurants in Kuala Lumpur are relatively affordable. The per capita consumption of this small restaurant is only RM50.
Conveyor belt sushi is suitable for children. You can eat whichever one looks pretty. After you finish the meal, you will pay according to the color of the plate. You can also order a la carte.
This set meal is neither salty nor spicy and is suitable for all ages.
The fried rice is also very tasty.
I really can’t resist the temptation of freshly squeezed juice in Kuala Lumpur, a bottle of which costs less than ten ringgit.
Address: Sushi Monster Setapak Central
9. GRUMPY BAGELS
This is a new Internet celebrity roasting and coffee shop in Kuala Lumpur. The owner is a retired flight attendant and is quite popular on Xiaohongshu.
The location is relatively secluded. It is located in a bungalow in an alley. The surrounding area is not busy, but the store's business is very good.
We arrived early in the morning, there were not many vacancies, and the parking space at the door was also tight.
I didn’t see the proprietress that day. People say the proprietress likes to post videos of herself baking on Xiaohongshu, which has attracted many fans.
We packed several kinds of bagels. They tasted good to eat on the road, but their products were a little more expensive, with a bagel costing ten ringgits.
The decoration of the store is relatively simple and simple, and it looks very comfortable. However, compared to cafes in China, the environment is not as outstanding. It can only be said that competition among Chinese catering companies is fierce.
The styles of cakes look very ordinary, but the business of this shop is really good, and the proprietress is very attentive in running it.
That's the boss lady in the photo. Their way of living and working is very enviable.
Address: Grumpy Bagels
10. Nando's (roast chicken)
This grilled chicken restaurant was the restaurant where we ate on our first date in Malaysia. It was 10 years ago. At that time, we only focused on people-watching and had no impression of the taste of the food. Now that we live in Kuala Lumpur, we occasionally order takeaway from their restaurant because my son also likes the meat and vegetable combination of this chicken rice.
You can choose any flavor, make sure it is not spicy, and you can also match the side dishes inside. This store is a large chain and can be found in many shopping malls.
Fahim likes to eat green beans and chicken, but he doesn’t like to eat vegetables, so we can only try our best to provide him with nutritious meals. Fortunately, he lives near KLCC, so there are more restaurants to choose from.
Address: Nando's
Summary: This Kuala Lumpur halal food map issue 6 follows the author's long stay near KLCC and covers Chef Eyad smoked barbecue, IKEA, The Chicken Rice Shop, Shawarma City, Sprezzatura Kafe, Supamala Sichuan hot pot, Bake With Yen, Monster Sushi, Grumpy Bagels, Nando's, and family-friendly Muslim travel meals.
Recently, I came to Kuala Lumpur while accompanying my child during their studies. I stayed for a long time and dug into the restaurants near my home. After this period of exploration, I found that my taste has completely failed in Malaysia. If I am in China, if I think a restaurant's food tastes good, then most people will find it delicious, and my taste is relatively close to the masses. However, in Kuala Lumpur, I don’t think the restaurants that locals like to eat are delicious, especially the Malay cuisine. I have tried several local popular online restaurants in succession, but they all turned out to be disappointing. Malay people have a strong taste, and most of their dishes are salty, spicy and fried. I still prefer lighter dishes, but the Middle Eastern cuisine I have eaten in Kuala Lumpur is very delicious and almost never lets me down.
Early review:
Kuala Lumpur Halal Food Map (Issue 5)
Kuala Lumpur Halal Food Map (Issue 4)
Kuala Lumpur Halal Food Map (Issue 3)
Kuala Lumpur Halal Food Map (Issue 2)
The restaurants in this issue are as follows:
1. Chef Eyad (smoked barbecue)
2. IKEA (Swedish restaurant)
3. THE CHICKEN RICE SHOP (Hainan Chicken Rice)
4. SHAWARMA CITY (Turkish & Syrian cuisine)
5. SPREZZATURA KAFE (light meal)
6. SUPAMALA (Sichuan hot pot)
7. Bake With Yen Chow Kit (baking supplies supermarket)
8. MONSTER SUSHI (conveyor belt sushi)
9. GRUMPY BAGELS (bakery shop)
10. Nando's (roast chicken)
1. Chef Eyad (smoked barbecue)
This is a Middle Eastern-style smoked barbecue restaurant, not far from the apartment where I live, with the Twin Towers in the background. I often pass by it, and then I thought of checking out the store. I was pleasantly surprised and have already visited it for the second time.
Most restaurants in Malaysia do not have halal certification, because the official unified halal certification is very expensive, tens of thousands of ringgit, so restaurants will use some obscure ways to express halal, because restaurants without certification are not allowed to label halal without authorization.
This kind of charcoal-smoked barbecue is also American-style barbecue, but it’s better to emphasize American-style here than just mention smoke.
This store is still an international chain store, but its branches are all open in Middle Eastern countries. We had a particularly delicious American barbecue restaurant in Dubai, and we couldn’t forget it after we returned home. We didn’t expect there to be one right outside our doorstep.
The first time I came alone, I saw an American-style burger on the menu and decided to order a beef one.
This smoked beef burger is very delicious. It has two layers of meat, one layer of patty and one layer of smoked beef. The quality of the beef is excellent, it is all lean meat, and it is grilled to a soft and chewy texture.
In a restaurant opened by Arabs, tabouli salad is an indispensable part of the salad.
Cherry tomato and mint salad, this is my second choice.
The second time our family of three came to eat, I chose a 250g smoked roast beef. The set meal came with a naan, a rice, a salad, and a plate of hummus sauce. The meat was so tender that Fahim also ate a lot. He especially liked to eat naan bread. I remembered that when we were in Egypt, he ate naan bread every day. The flat bread in Egypt only cost 20 cents a piece.
This shop is very particular, each cake comes with a bag.
This set is just enough for the three of us. If you have a big appetite, you can choose the 500g set, which will come with more side dishes.
His Kunafa dessert is actually the original flavor without added sugar. It tastes not sweet at all. If you want it sweet, just dip it in the syrup in the small dish.
Address: Chef Eyad Star Boulevard KLCC
2. IKEA (Swedish restaurant)
The IKEA restaurant in Kuala Lumpur has halal certification. It was also my first time to dine at IKEA. I used to visit Huiju IKEA in Beijing, but I would only eat ice cream and drinks there.
The IKEA restaurant in Kuala Lumpur is very popular. You have to queue up to get a meal tray during lunch time. It is popular because of its high cost performance. A lunch only costs RM20 and there are unlimited drinks.
I feel that there are many more people coming to eat than buying furniture, and it is difficult to find a seat during peak dining hours.
People say IKEA's restaurants are also outsourced, with no rent, but IKEA has a profit-sharing agreement with the restaurant.
The variety of dishes is particularly rich. to Swedish meatballs, there are also some localized Malay dishes and desserts.
The process is the same as eating in the school cafeteria. Take a plate and tell the waiter what you want to eat and how much you want. He will help you prepare your meal, then go to the cashier to pay. If you want to drink, you can get a drink cup, and if you want to drink coffee, you can get a coffee cup.
I definitely still prefer this healthy light meal. Salmon and pasta are also children’s favorites.
People say this meatball is the most popular. The waiter will ask you how many you want to eat, tell the number, and then he will serve you with broccoli and mashed potatoes.
Another popular item is the grilled chicken wings. The chicken wings are huge and taste good. They were very comfortable to eat at IKEA and the two of them spent only RM40.
Address: IKEA Cheras (IKEA)
3. THE CHICKEN RICE SHOP (Hainan Chicken Rice)
This store is located on the second floor of AK Shopping Mall. I have eaten from their takeout before. Because there are so many people there at noon, I have to queue up, so I can order takeout faster.
With halal certification, this is more common in chain fast food restaurants and requires the restaurant to have a certain level of strength.
The Hainanese Chicken Rice Set, which comes with a portion of sour chili, a portion of chicken soup, and a portion of fried bean sprouts, is also around RM20.
Their taste is more suitable for Chinese people, especially southerners.
Address: The Chicken Rice Shop Avenue K
4. SHAWARMA CITY
This is another grilled daddy shop with the Twin Towers on its back. You can see the Twin Towers in the background of the sign. Because there are so many shawarma shops like this in Malaysia, I didn’t pay attention. I passed by several times without going in. A few days ago, Fahim had been eating Pizza Hut pasta for a week. I was really tired of it, so I wanted to give him a change of taste. It happened that this shop was very close to my home, so I came here.
Because there are many non-spicy rice dishes for children in Middle Eastern restaurants, and I like them very much myself, so when I don’t know what to eat, this is a good choice.
You can choose from all the dishes on the menu of this store. I picked a chicken one. The most popular one in Malaysia is chicken, because Indians here or some Chinese who believe in local religions do not eat beef.
For their chicken rice, there was so much chicken that it covered the rice, and the grilled chicken was so delicious that Fahim finished the whole plate of chicken. And when asked the next day if he wanted to eat pasta or hand-picked rice, he switched to hand-picked rice.
Address: Shawarma City KLCC
5. SPREZZATURA KAFE
This kind of quiet cafe with few people is my favorite place to go in Kuala Lumpur. The simple sandwiches provided are also my favorite light meals. This shop is a simple coffee shop next to the clinic I discovered when I took Fahim to get a flu shot.
Because it was noon time, all the nearby Malay food stalls were crowded with people. Only this shop looked deserted, so I came in.
This kind of healthy light breakfast that I like is not very recognized by the locals, but in Canada and the United Kingdom, the most popular breakfast restaurants in the morning have this kind of light breakfast, and you have to queue up.
This store actually has a good reputation on Google, but the parking fee here is too expensive, charging RM4 for half an hour, and the parking fee in this place has to be paid at the self-service machine in the lobby with a card, which is very troublesome.
Fortunately, the coffee and sandwiches taste very good. This set meal costs only RM30, which is already very expensive for office workers.
Address: Sprezzatura Coffee Phileo Buna Market (Sprezzatura Cafe)
6. SUPAMALA (Sichuan hot pot)
I've been missing Beijing's shabu-shabu recently, and I haven't found any particularly delicious hot pot restaurants in Kuala Lumpur, so I did a search and found this restaurant, which should be classified as Sichuan-style hot pot.
The environment of the restaurant is quite exquisite. It opened not long ago and the service of the staff is also very attentive.
This dipping station has more Nanyang characteristics, with various seafood sauces and Southeast Asian specialties, but no sesame sauce.
When we first arrived, we were at the first table. It didn’t take long for the store to be filled with people, all of them office workers who came to eat at noon. This store has buffets at different prices, as well as a la carte, and we chose a la carte.
I remember the buffet starts at more than 50 ringgit per person, and there are several more expensive ones.
You can choose from four kinds of soup bases. The dipping sauces and soup bases in this store are very good, but the presentation of the ingredients is really not flattering, because the price of this store is mid-to-high-end in Kuala Lumpur, with per capita consumption of more than 150 ringgit, but this product is definitely not available in Beijing.
Moreover, the portion of the dish was really too small. The two of us added many more dishes, and we ate a total of more than 300 ringgit before we were barely full, with nothing left.
To be honest, the seafood and squid here are very fresh, and the meatballs taste better than those at home, but the beef and mutton are just not that good.
This brown sugar glutinous rice cake is not very authentic either. It is flat in appearance and tasteless.
So I say that domestic hot pot rolls are still very good. This kind of restaurant will definitely not survive for three months in Beijing, but the business is very good in Malaysia. Domestic hot pot restaurant owners may consider coming to Kuala Lumpur to make a roll.
Address: 50, Jalan Raja Abdullah, Chow Kit, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur
7. Bake With Yen Chow Kit
This is a halal supermarket that specializes in baking supplies and ingredients. Baking is very popular in Kuala Lumpur, and most of them are halal shops, so this kind of raw material supermarket exists.
Moreover, the raw materials in this store are sold very cheaply, including all kinds of seasonings and flour.
Baking molds, colorings, almond flour, etc. are all available. The entire site is halal, so you can buy with confidence.
There are also many Chinese clerks, which makes communication easy.
Address: Bake with Yen Chow Kit
8. MONSTER SUSHI
When I'm walking my baby shopping, and I don't know what to eat, I'll go to a Japanese restaurant.
This is a very cute conveyor belt sushi restaurant. Most Japanese food restaurants in Kuala Lumpur are relatively affordable. The per capita consumption of this small restaurant is only RM50.
Conveyor belt sushi is suitable for children. You can eat whichever one looks pretty. After you finish the meal, you will pay according to the color of the plate. You can also order a la carte.
This set meal is neither salty nor spicy and is suitable for all ages.
The fried rice is also very tasty.
I really can’t resist the temptation of freshly squeezed juice in Kuala Lumpur, a bottle of which costs less than ten ringgit.
Address: Sushi Monster Setapak Central
9. GRUMPY BAGELS
This is a new Internet celebrity roasting and coffee shop in Kuala Lumpur. The owner is a retired flight attendant and is quite popular on Xiaohongshu.
The location is relatively secluded. It is located in a bungalow in an alley. The surrounding area is not busy, but the store's business is very good.
We arrived early in the morning, there were not many vacancies, and the parking space at the door was also tight.
I didn’t see the proprietress that day. People say the proprietress likes to post videos of herself baking on Xiaohongshu, which has attracted many fans.
We packed several kinds of bagels. They tasted good to eat on the road, but their products were a little more expensive, with a bagel costing ten ringgits.
The decoration of the store is relatively simple and simple, and it looks very comfortable. However, compared to cafes in China, the environment is not as outstanding. It can only be said that competition among Chinese catering companies is fierce.
The styles of cakes look very ordinary, but the business of this shop is really good, and the proprietress is very attentive in running it.
That's the boss lady in the photo. Their way of living and working is very enviable.
Address: Grumpy Bagels
10. Nando's (roast chicken)
This grilled chicken restaurant was the restaurant where we ate on our first date in Malaysia. It was 10 years ago. At that time, we only focused on people-watching and had no impression of the taste of the food. Now that we live in Kuala Lumpur, we occasionally order takeaway from their restaurant because my son also likes the meat and vegetable combination of this chicken rice.
You can choose any flavor, make sure it is not spicy, and you can also match the side dishes inside. This store is a large chain and can be found in many shopping malls.
Fahim likes to eat green beans and chicken, but he doesn’t like to eat vegetables, so we can only try our best to provide him with nutritious meals. Fortunately, he lives near KLCC, so there are more restaurants to choose from.
Address: Nando's
