Best Halal Food Kuala Lumpur Ramadan: Iftar, Arab Rice, Middle Eastern Restaurants and Rehan
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Summary: This Kuala Lumpur halal food map issue 9 looks at Ramadan in Malaysia and introduces coffee shops, Korean fried chicken, Lanzhou-style roast lamb, iftar meals, Arab rice, Yemeni flatbread, Middle Eastern restaurants, and Rehan Restaurant.
Ramadan has just passed, and I spent the entire Ramadan this year in Kuala Lumpur. In fact, in Malaysia, Ramadan is not much different from usual times, and pedestrians are not restricted from eating and drinking on the streets. Most restaurants are open normally, but the number of customers will be less, but some restaurants will open all night after evening. Larger mosques will provide free iftar meals, which are served by people from all walks of life. The meals are relatively simple and unpretentious. Some of them don't look as rich as the iftar refreshments prepared by mosques in Beijing, so there is nothing to show off.
However, when it comes to food, nowhere is as rich as Beijing. Every day I see Beijing folks posting Iftar refreshments in my circle of friends, and I am extremely envious. I am going back to Beijing next month, and someone urged me to update the Beijing halal food map and start a new food journey as soon as I return to Beijing.
The list of restaurants introduced in this issue is as follows:
1. MARU COFFEE (Japanese style coffee)
2. KyoChon Chicken (Korean fried chicken)
3. Lanzhou open fire roasted mutton
4. Sahara Tent (Morocco)
5. RGB COFFEE
6. RESTORAN YAHALA (Middle East)
7. Nasi & Mee by Bapak Sayang (Malaysia)
8. BUSHANZIP (Busan)
9. ORCHLD (Middle East)
10. The Castle (Arabia)
11. YAKINIKU KURO (Japanese barbecue)
12. DRAGON HOT POT, one spicy and one spicy
13. WADI HADRAMAWT (Yemen)
14. REHAN (Middle East)
1. MARU COFFEE
Maru means circle, period, and OK in Japanese. This is a Japanese-style coffee chain in Kuala Lumpur. The Japanese-style simple decoration style looks particularly refreshing. In Kuala Lumpur, there are not many shops open before 10 o'clock, and it is not easy to find such a simple cafe with breakfast.
The front desk clerks are two young ladies wearing headscarves who serve with a smile every time they meet.
I especially like to eat their breakfast burgers. I have tried chicken, beef, and egg burgers. They are more delicious and exquisite than McDonald's burgers. A set meal with a cup of coffee and a burger costs about 11 ringgit.
The tuna sandwich set meal is more expensive at RM19.8, and is actually not as delicious as the beef or chicken burgers.
AddressMaru Kafe by Mynews. Com
2. KyoChon Chicken
This is a popular Korean fried chicken restaurant that only takes away food. It is located next to our store. Over time, I learned that this store is quite famous and its business is very good. It does not have dine-in food and only accepts online take-out orders.
There is a kitchen inside, which looks quite clean, and the menu is very simple, which is fried chicken in various flavors.
My wife likes this fried chicken very much and orders it often. You can also pick it up at the store.
AddressKyochon 1991 Wisma Central
3. Lanzhou open fire roasted mutton
There is a newly opened Lanzhou barbecue restaurant in Petaling Street. When I passed by by chance, I discovered that most of the restaurants in Petaling Street are Chinese food, with various cuisines, of which Northwestern cuisine accounts for the majority.
It was indeed an open-fire barbecue, but Brother Bati’s technique was not good enough. We were anxious to break our fast, and later asked the boss to grill it himself.
Petaling Street is more lively at night. Many shops are open until early morning, and some are even open all night.
Address: Baker Street (Petaling Street)
4. Sahara Tent
On the way my son goes to and from school, there are two Sahara restaurants. They are chain stores and the decoration style is Southeast Asian style. Since my son has been to Arab countries, he has been talking about going to Dubai again. Sometimes I take him here to have a good meal.
The interior space of the restaurant is very large and the environment is very good. There are running water and waterwheels, just like being in a tropical rain forest.
His table is also quite unique, and I just noticed it was a sewing machine.
This restaurant belongs to the Moroccan style of Arabic cuisine, which can also be said to be North African style. The tagine is a specialty. However, the children only eat French fries and barbecue every time. The staple food is scones. I think it is also very good. These foods are also easy to eat.
Address: Sahara Tent Restaurant Jalan Ampang
5. RGB COFFEE
One day I was taking my children for a walk near my house. It was raining and I accidentally walked to this cafe to take shelter. There was a big yard in front of his house. Parking was convenient and the kids could play in the yard.
I like these Western-style simple meals and light meals, and they are also suitable for feeding children. After staying in Kuala Lumpur for a long time, the taste becomes lighter and lighter, which is also influenced by the children.
I now have a soft spot for this kind of café and bar with a refreshing environment. This store is a treasure. It is located in a residential area in the city center and is rarely visited by tourists.
To be precise, there are fewer people during the day. I once passed by in the evening and found that there were more people in the store. This is because people here prefer to go out to consume in the dark.
In the block where this store is located, there are several good-looking restaurants with relatively large areas. I will take my time to explore the restaurants when I have time in the future.
Address: RGB Coffee at the Bean Hive
6. RESTORAN YAHALA
Some time ago, my son was ill and hospitalized. He didn't like to eat the special children's meals provided by the hospital. The main reason was that the children's meals in the hospital were too healthy and light, with many vegetables and bland taste. He didn't like vegetables, but wanted to eat Arabic naan and mandi rice. There happened to be an Arabic restaurant next to the hospital, so I packed it up and brought it back to him to eat.
Middle Eastern restaurants are more common in Kuala Lumpur. After eating too much, I can taste different flavors. Now I don’t need to look at the menu when ordering because they are all the same, but the cooking methods are slightly different.
And what’s incredible to me is that Middle Eastern restaurants in Kuala Lumpur are generally doing very well, no matter how well they do.
My son likes to eat Arabic flatbreads, but there are many kinds of Arabic flatbreads, some are like naan, and some are like bread.
As a northerner, my son prefers pasta over rice. The chicken in Mandy Chicken Rice is suitable for children because it is neither spicy nor salty, and is soft and fall off the bone.
Address: Yahala Restaurant - Ampang
7. Nasi & Mee by Bapak Sayang
This is a traditional Malaysian flavor chain store in Aeon Supermarket. In fact, there are various Southeast Asian delicacies on the menu. What we ordered was Vietnamese special traditional snacks.
This kind of small shop is more suitable for young couples.
I like Southeast Asian curry rice very much. It’s a bit spicy, but it’s also very appetizing. There are usually several snacks included in a set meal.
Address: Nasi Mee by Bapak Sayang AEON
8. BUSHANZIP
BUSAN means Busan. This restaurant specializes in Busan, South Korea, and its signature dish is spicy fried octopus.
This store is the most Korean store I have ever eaten in. The owner is Korean and speaks fluent English.
The decoration of the restaurant is also exquisite and the service attitude is very good.
This spicy stir-fried live octopus is a must-order for every table. The waiters help fry it freshly. The picture above shows the correct way to eat it.
The octopus is guaranteed to be fresh and tender, but it is also very spicy.
The vegetables that accompany the meal are also very fresh, and the waiters will help add vegetables at any time, so you don’t have to worry about not having enough food, which is great for friends who like to eat vegetables.
The spicy octopus alone is definitely not enough, you also have to add a piece of Australian Wagyu beef barbecue.
The staple food is this Busan specialty cold noodles. The taste of this noodles is different from the cold noodles we have eaten in China. The boss said this is a Busan specialty, but I still think Qiqihar cold noodles are more delicious.
Address: Busanzip
9. ORCHID
This Middle Eastern restaurant is the closest to our home. It’s just downstairs and across the road. Although it looks classy, the food is actually very cheap, and the mandi rice in this restaurant is the best in Kuala Lumpur in my opinion.
Most Middle Eastern restaurants will install a large screen to watch football games. As long as there is a game, the restaurant will be open all night.
Even the toilets and wash basins in this store are made of gold. My son likes to eat their food. We come here almost every week and the store staff all know us.
For this portion of Mandy's Chicken Rice, if it's just my son and I, we'd order a quarter portion, and two adults can order a half portion. A quarter portion only costs RM22, which is cheaper than many restaurants I've been to, and it's also delicious.
Sometimes the flavors are changed, but basically they are not bad, suitable for children, nutritious, delicious and healthy.
But my son doesn’t really like salads or anything with soup or dip, he only likes mandi or grilled meats.
Address: Orchid Restaurant (Orchid)
10. The Castle
This store is also near where I live. I pass by it every day. One time, my son suddenly wanted to eat the castle-like meal, so I took him here to have a few meals. The taste was average, not as good as the Orchid I recommended earlier.
But the environment is also very good. The advantage of this store is that there is a yard at the door and easy parking.
The price is a few dollars more expensive than Orchid, but the prices of this type of Arabic restaurant are not much different, so don't be intimidated by the decoration, just go inside boldly.
The Mandy Chicken Rice in this store looks relatively simple, with no raisins in it and few side dishes.
Address: The Castle Restaurant
11. YAKINIKU KURO
There is a very popular Japanese barbecue restaurant in TRX, and you have to queue for half an hour to get a meal.
Beef imported from Australia and Japan is used, and the per capita consumption is about RM150.
A quick calculation shows that almost all the Japanese food shops I have seen in Kuala Lumpur are halal.
However, eating barbecue in Kuala Lumpur is not as cost-effective as in Beijing. The main reason is that the price is slightly higher than that in Beijing, but the meat quality is actually almost the same.
Address: Yakiniku Kuro the Exchange TRX
11. DRAGON HOT POT, one spicy and one spicy
A spicy hotpot restaurant very close to the pavilion, offering spicy hotpot, spicy hotpot, and dry mix. There is a sign at the door that says, "No pork, no lard." This is a cryptic statement for a halal shop, because it requires a lot of money to be certified to hang the halal label.
The variety of dishes is quite complete, and there are many ways to eat it. It is a newly opened store and there are not many people.
We chose two flavors: spicy hotpot and dry mix. The taste is very good and the price is cheap. The per capita consumption is about RM50.
Address: Xiao Long Xing Dou Lao Hotpot (A Dragon Hotpot)
12. Cafe in house
As I said before, in Kuala Lumpur, there are not many places where you can have a delicious and healthy breakfast in the morning. This cafe is one of them. It has a Western-style healthy breakfast that I like. I have eaten the halal version in Canada for a few days before. It is rare to find another one in Kuala Lumpur.
The electronic screen says no pork and no lard. A breakfast costs about 20 ringgit. Such breakfast also sells for 20 Canadian dollars in Canada.
The sign also specifically emphasizes that outside food and alcohol are prohibited, and this store strictly prohibits alcohol.
I chose mushroom omelette with waffles. There are many combinations to choose from. I also had a latte and I felt refreshed in the morning.
Address: Cafe-In House
13. WADI HADRAMAWT
There is a Yemeni Arabic restaurant near my son’s school. This restaurant is his favorite restaurant. My son likes to eat Yemeni baked flatbreads very much.
This kind of flatbread is called mulawah, which means flat bread in Arabic. I have a small size, and there is also a large size. It has a full wheat flavor. I also like to eat it, especially when dipped in the potato soup provided by the store.
This store has distinct Yemeni characteristics, and the waiters are also dark-skinned Arabs from Yemen.
Arabic restaurants in Kuala Lumpur usually do not emphasize that they are halal. They may feel that there is no need to mark it. After all, halal signs are rarely seen in the Middle East, and these Arab restaurants all do not serve alcohol.
There is a very large parking lot in front of this store. During Ramadan, the yard is full of cars coming to break fast at night, but usually there are not many people and the price is very cheap. The average consumption per person is 30 yuan. I only took my son to eat there more than ten times.
Address: Restoran Wadi Hadramawt
14. REHAN
This store is also near the apartment where I live, across the road from the white ORCHID. My son prefers to eat in this store because his family has Yemeni flatbreads, but the one opposite does not. So sometimes I go to the opposite store to pack a mandi, and then pack a Yemeni flatbread from this store.
The mandi in this shop is okay, but not as exquisite as the one opposite. My wife also prefers the mandi in the white Arabic restaurant across the street, so they are all Arabic rice, but the details are slightly different. The prices of the Arab restaurants near our home are slightly higher than the one at my son’s school. For example, the Yemeni flatbread in this shop is 10 ringgit a piece, while the school shop only sells it for 4 ringgit, and it is more delicious.
Address: Rehan Restaurant (Rehan)
Summary: This Kuala Lumpur halal food map issue 9 looks at Ramadan in Malaysia and introduces coffee shops, Korean fried chicken, Lanzhou-style roast lamb, iftar meals, Arab rice, Yemeni flatbread, Middle Eastern restaurants, and Rehan Restaurant.
Ramadan has just passed, and I spent the entire Ramadan this year in Kuala Lumpur. In fact, in Malaysia, Ramadan is not much different from usual times, and pedestrians are not restricted from eating and drinking on the streets. Most restaurants are open normally, but the number of customers will be less, but some restaurants will open all night after evening. Larger mosques will provide free iftar meals, which are served by people from all walks of life. The meals are relatively simple and unpretentious. Some of them don't look as rich as the iftar refreshments prepared by mosques in Beijing, so there is nothing to show off.
However, when it comes to food, nowhere is as rich as Beijing. Every day I see Beijing folks posting Iftar refreshments in my circle of friends, and I am extremely envious. I am going back to Beijing next month, and someone urged me to update the Beijing halal food map and start a new food journey as soon as I return to Beijing.
The list of restaurants introduced in this issue is as follows:
1. MARU COFFEE (Japanese style coffee)
2. KyoChon Chicken (Korean fried chicken)
3. Lanzhou open fire roasted mutton
4. Sahara Tent (Morocco)
5. RGB COFFEE
6. RESTORAN YAHALA (Middle East)
7. Nasi & Mee by Bapak Sayang (Malaysia)
8. BUSHANZIP (Busan)
9. ORCHLD (Middle East)
10. The Castle (Arabia)
11. YAKINIKU KURO (Japanese barbecue)
12. DRAGON HOT POT, one spicy and one spicy
13. WADI HADRAMAWT (Yemen)
14. REHAN (Middle East)
1. MARU COFFEE
Maru means circle, period, and OK in Japanese. This is a Japanese-style coffee chain in Kuala Lumpur. The Japanese-style simple decoration style looks particularly refreshing. In Kuala Lumpur, there are not many shops open before 10 o'clock, and it is not easy to find such a simple cafe with breakfast.
The front desk clerks are two young ladies wearing headscarves who serve with a smile every time they meet.
I especially like to eat their breakfast burgers. I have tried chicken, beef, and egg burgers. They are more delicious and exquisite than McDonald's burgers. A set meal with a cup of coffee and a burger costs about 11 ringgit.
The tuna sandwich set meal is more expensive at RM19.8, and is actually not as delicious as the beef or chicken burgers.
AddressMaru Kafe by Mynews. Com
2. KyoChon Chicken
This is a popular Korean fried chicken restaurant that only takes away food. It is located next to our store. Over time, I learned that this store is quite famous and its business is very good. It does not have dine-in food and only accepts online take-out orders.
There is a kitchen inside, which looks quite clean, and the menu is very simple, which is fried chicken in various flavors.
My wife likes this fried chicken very much and orders it often. You can also pick it up at the store.
AddressKyochon 1991 Wisma Central
3. Lanzhou open fire roasted mutton
There is a newly opened Lanzhou barbecue restaurant in Petaling Street. When I passed by by chance, I discovered that most of the restaurants in Petaling Street are Chinese food, with various cuisines, of which Northwestern cuisine accounts for the majority.
It was indeed an open-fire barbecue, but Brother Bati’s technique was not good enough. We were anxious to break our fast, and later asked the boss to grill it himself.
Petaling Street is more lively at night. Many shops are open until early morning, and some are even open all night.
Address: Baker Street (Petaling Street)
4. Sahara Tent
On the way my son goes to and from school, there are two Sahara restaurants. They are chain stores and the decoration style is Southeast Asian style. Since my son has been to Arab countries, he has been talking about going to Dubai again. Sometimes I take him here to have a good meal.
The interior space of the restaurant is very large and the environment is very good. There are running water and waterwheels, just like being in a tropical rain forest.
His table is also quite unique, and I just noticed it was a sewing machine.
This restaurant belongs to the Moroccan style of Arabic cuisine, which can also be said to be North African style. The tagine is a specialty. However, the children only eat French fries and barbecue every time. The staple food is scones. I think it is also very good. These foods are also easy to eat.
Address: Sahara Tent Restaurant Jalan Ampang
5. RGB COFFEE
One day I was taking my children for a walk near my house. It was raining and I accidentally walked to this cafe to take shelter. There was a big yard in front of his house. Parking was convenient and the kids could play in the yard.
I like these Western-style simple meals and light meals, and they are also suitable for feeding children. After staying in Kuala Lumpur for a long time, the taste becomes lighter and lighter, which is also influenced by the children.
I now have a soft spot for this kind of café and bar with a refreshing environment. This store is a treasure. It is located in a residential area in the city center and is rarely visited by tourists.
To be precise, there are fewer people during the day. I once passed by in the evening and found that there were more people in the store. This is because people here prefer to go out to consume in the dark.
In the block where this store is located, there are several good-looking restaurants with relatively large areas. I will take my time to explore the restaurants when I have time in the future.
Address: RGB Coffee at the Bean Hive
6. RESTORAN YAHALA
Some time ago, my son was ill and hospitalized. He didn't like to eat the special children's meals provided by the hospital. The main reason was that the children's meals in the hospital were too healthy and light, with many vegetables and bland taste. He didn't like vegetables, but wanted to eat Arabic naan and mandi rice. There happened to be an Arabic restaurant next to the hospital, so I packed it up and brought it back to him to eat.
Middle Eastern restaurants are more common in Kuala Lumpur. After eating too much, I can taste different flavors. Now I don’t need to look at the menu when ordering because they are all the same, but the cooking methods are slightly different.
And what’s incredible to me is that Middle Eastern restaurants in Kuala Lumpur are generally doing very well, no matter how well they do.
My son likes to eat Arabic flatbreads, but there are many kinds of Arabic flatbreads, some are like naan, and some are like bread.
As a northerner, my son prefers pasta over rice. The chicken in Mandy Chicken Rice is suitable for children because it is neither spicy nor salty, and is soft and fall off the bone.
Address: Yahala Restaurant - Ampang
7. Nasi & Mee by Bapak Sayang
This is a traditional Malaysian flavor chain store in Aeon Supermarket. In fact, there are various Southeast Asian delicacies on the menu. What we ordered was Vietnamese special traditional snacks.
This kind of small shop is more suitable for young couples.
I like Southeast Asian curry rice very much. It’s a bit spicy, but it’s also very appetizing. There are usually several snacks included in a set meal.
Address: Nasi Mee by Bapak Sayang AEON
8. BUSHANZIP
BUSAN means Busan. This restaurant specializes in Busan, South Korea, and its signature dish is spicy fried octopus.
This store is the most Korean store I have ever eaten in. The owner is Korean and speaks fluent English.
The decoration of the restaurant is also exquisite and the service attitude is very good.
This spicy stir-fried live octopus is a must-order for every table. The waiters help fry it freshly. The picture above shows the correct way to eat it.
The octopus is guaranteed to be fresh and tender, but it is also very spicy.
The vegetables that accompany the meal are also very fresh, and the waiters will help add vegetables at any time, so you don’t have to worry about not having enough food, which is great for friends who like to eat vegetables.
The spicy octopus alone is definitely not enough, you also have to add a piece of Australian Wagyu beef barbecue.
The staple food is this Busan specialty cold noodles. The taste of this noodles is different from the cold noodles we have eaten in China. The boss said this is a Busan specialty, but I still think Qiqihar cold noodles are more delicious.
Address: Busanzip
9. ORCHID
This Middle Eastern restaurant is the closest to our home. It’s just downstairs and across the road. Although it looks classy, the food is actually very cheap, and the mandi rice in this restaurant is the best in Kuala Lumpur in my opinion.
Most Middle Eastern restaurants will install a large screen to watch football games. As long as there is a game, the restaurant will be open all night.
Even the toilets and wash basins in this store are made of gold. My son likes to eat their food. We come here almost every week and the store staff all know us.
For this portion of Mandy's Chicken Rice, if it's just my son and I, we'd order a quarter portion, and two adults can order a half portion. A quarter portion only costs RM22, which is cheaper than many restaurants I've been to, and it's also delicious.
Sometimes the flavors are changed, but basically they are not bad, suitable for children, nutritious, delicious and healthy.
But my son doesn’t really like salads or anything with soup or dip, he only likes mandi or grilled meats.
Address: Orchid Restaurant (Orchid)
10. The Castle
This store is also near where I live. I pass by it every day. One time, my son suddenly wanted to eat the castle-like meal, so I took him here to have a few meals. The taste was average, not as good as the Orchid I recommended earlier.
But the environment is also very good. The advantage of this store is that there is a yard at the door and easy parking.
The price is a few dollars more expensive than Orchid, but the prices of this type of Arabic restaurant are not much different, so don't be intimidated by the decoration, just go inside boldly.
The Mandy Chicken Rice in this store looks relatively simple, with no raisins in it and few side dishes.
Address: The Castle Restaurant
11. YAKINIKU KURO
There is a very popular Japanese barbecue restaurant in TRX, and you have to queue for half an hour to get a meal.
Beef imported from Australia and Japan is used, and the per capita consumption is about RM150.
A quick calculation shows that almost all the Japanese food shops I have seen in Kuala Lumpur are halal.
However, eating barbecue in Kuala Lumpur is not as cost-effective as in Beijing. The main reason is that the price is slightly higher than that in Beijing, but the meat quality is actually almost the same.
Address: Yakiniku Kuro the Exchange TRX
11. DRAGON HOT POT, one spicy and one spicy
A spicy hotpot restaurant very close to the pavilion, offering spicy hotpot, spicy hotpot, and dry mix. There is a sign at the door that says, "No pork, no lard." This is a cryptic statement for a halal shop, because it requires a lot of money to be certified to hang the halal label.
The variety of dishes is quite complete, and there are many ways to eat it. It is a newly opened store and there are not many people.
We chose two flavors: spicy hotpot and dry mix. The taste is very good and the price is cheap. The per capita consumption is about RM50.
Address: Xiao Long Xing Dou Lao Hotpot (A Dragon Hotpot)
12. Cafe in house
As I said before, in Kuala Lumpur, there are not many places where you can have a delicious and healthy breakfast in the morning. This cafe is one of them. It has a Western-style healthy breakfast that I like. I have eaten the halal version in Canada for a few days before. It is rare to find another one in Kuala Lumpur.
The electronic screen says no pork and no lard. A breakfast costs about 20 ringgit. Such breakfast also sells for 20 Canadian dollars in Canada.
The sign also specifically emphasizes that outside food and alcohol are prohibited, and this store strictly prohibits alcohol.
I chose mushroom omelette with waffles. There are many combinations to choose from. I also had a latte and I felt refreshed in the morning.
Address: Cafe-In House
13. WADI HADRAMAWT
There is a Yemeni Arabic restaurant near my son’s school. This restaurant is his favorite restaurant. My son likes to eat Yemeni baked flatbreads very much.
This kind of flatbread is called mulawah, which means flat bread in Arabic. I have a small size, and there is also a large size. It has a full wheat flavor. I also like to eat it, especially when dipped in the potato soup provided by the store.
This store has distinct Yemeni characteristics, and the waiters are also dark-skinned Arabs from Yemen.
Arabic restaurants in Kuala Lumpur usually do not emphasize that they are halal. They may feel that there is no need to mark it. After all, halal signs are rarely seen in the Middle East, and these Arab restaurants all do not serve alcohol.
There is a very large parking lot in front of this store. During Ramadan, the yard is full of cars coming to break fast at night, but usually there are not many people and the price is very cheap. The average consumption per person is 30 yuan. I only took my son to eat there more than ten times.
Address: Restoran Wadi Hadramawt
14. REHAN
This store is also near the apartment where I live, across the road from the white ORCHID. My son prefers to eat in this store because his family has Yemeni flatbreads, but the one opposite does not. So sometimes I go to the opposite store to pack a mandi, and then pack a Yemeni flatbread from this store.
The mandi in this shop is okay, but not as exquisite as the one opposite. My wife also prefers the mandi in the white Arabic restaurant across the street, so they are all Arabic rice, but the details are slightly different. The prices of the Arab restaurants near our home are slightly higher than the one at my son’s school. For example, the Yemeni flatbread in this shop is 10 ringgit a piece, while the school shop only sells it for 4 ringgit, and it is more delicious.
Address: Rehan Restaurant (Rehan)
