The Best Nasi Lemak In The Klang Valley

Nasi Lemak is definately Malaysia's national dish. Nasi lemak to Malaysians are like fish and chips to the British, or hamburgers to Americans. Originally, nasi lemak was usually eaten for breakfast, but today, Malaysians eat nasi lemak at any time of day; breakfast, lunch, tea, dinner and supper.

Nasi lemak in Malay literally means "fatty rice" as the rice is cooked in coconut milk (santan), with pandan leaves and sometimes even with ginger or a stalk of lemon grass.

Traditionally, nasi lemak is served with cucumber slices, stir fried or steamed water convolvulus (kangkong), small dried anchovies (ikan bilis), small roasted peanuts, a hard boiled egg, and hot spicy chilli and shrimp paste sauce (sambal).

In recent years other other accompaniments such as chicken, cockle, cuttlefish, beef rendang or paru (beef lungs) have been made available.

In Malaysia, nasi lemak is available on almost every street corner and in almost every local restaurant.

The list below are generally regarded as the best places selling nasi lemak in the Klang valley:

Nasi Lemak Antarabangsa at Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur

Daroos (the Indian Muslim rstaurant) at Damansara Utama, next to the police station.

The nasi lemak stall at SS2, Petaling Jaya, opposite the police station.

Nasi Lemak Cikgu at Jalan SS5B/2 Kelana Jaya, Selangor

Nasi lemak Lido at 36, Lebuh Gopeng, Klang, Selangor

Madam Tea nasi lemak at Jalan Balam Batu 3, Jalan Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur

Tanjung Puteri nasi lemak at 173A, Jalan Sri Hartamas 2, Hartamas, Kuala Lumpur

Bangsar nasi lemak - a stall near the Bangsar police station

Tanglin nasi lemak at Lake Gardens, Kuala Lumpur

Marvellous nasi lemak at Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur

Nasi lemak Baldi Corner at Taman Desa, Kuala Lumpur

Sajian Wangi nasi lemak at Jalan Dang Wangi, Kuala Lumpur

International School Kuala Lumpur (ISKL) - Near ISKL, Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur


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