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separated by thin walls and all bathrooms
are shared, but with its friendly management
and comfy communal areas Red Palm feels
like home.
Green Hut Lodge (Map p444 ; %2142 3339; www
.thegreenhut.com; 48 Jln Tingkat Tong Shin; dm/s/d incl break-
fast RM25/50/65, d with private bathroom RM90; ai) A
classic travellers’ choice, complete with towel-
draped 12-bed dorm, noticeboards and staff
who speak Bahasa Backpacker.
Bedz KL (Map p444 ; %2144 2339; http://www.bedzkl.com;
58 Changkat Bukit Bintang; dm RM30; ai) There are
only dorms at this new choice, shielded from
busy Changkat Bukit Bintang by a grove of
bamboo. Rain showers, foosball, plenty of
internet terminals and souvenir T-shirts are
all part of the package.
EATING
All the food groups – including Indian,
Chinese, Malay and Western fast food –
abound in the Malaysian capital.
Chinatown & Little India
In the morning, grab a marble-topped table in
one of the neighbourhood’s kedai kopi (coffee
shops) for a jolt of coffee spiked with condensed
milk. The midday meal can be slurped down at
the stalls that line Jln Sultan serving all the you-
name-it noodles, from prawn or won ton mee
(Chinese-style egg noodles served with stuffed
wontons) to laksa lemak (white rounded noo-
dles served with coconut milk, also called curry
laksa). Jln Petaling market is closed to traffic
in the evenings and Chinese restaurants set up
tables beside all the action.
Little India is your best hunting ground for
a slap-up Indian curry sopped up with flaky
roti canai (Indian-style flaky flat bread, also
known as ‘flying dough’).
Ikan panggang stall (Map p442 ; %019 315 9448;
h5-11pm Tue-Sun) Outside Hong Leong Bank,
unsigned and tucked behind the stalls on the
corner of Jln Petaling and Jln Hang Lekir.
Order ahead – it takes about 20 minutes for
your foil-wrapped pouch of seafood to cook.
Sing Seng Nam (Map p442 ; Medan Pasar; h7am-5pm
Mon-Sat) A genuine kopitam (coffee shop), busy
with lawyers from the nearby courts who
come to enjoy a breakfast of kaya toast and
runny boiled egg or a kopi peng (iced coffee
with milk).
Sagar (Map p442 ; %2691 3088; Semua House, Jln
Masjid India; meals RM10; h8am-8pm) Enjoy thali
meals (rice or bread served with assorted
vegetables and curries) at this sidewalk cafe,
and soak up the street life of Little India.
Sangeetha (Map p442 ; %2032 3333; 65 Lebuh
Ampang; meals RM10; h8am-11pm) A vegetarian
restaurant serving South Indian delights
such as idli (savoury, soft, fermented-rice-
and-lentil cakes) and masala dosa (rice-and-
lentil crepes stuffed with spiced potatoes).
A busy food court (Jln Masjid India) gobbles
up a big block. Little India’s Saturday night
market, at the north end of Lorong TAR, has
sensational tucker and a great atmosphere.Golden Triangle & KLCC
Jln Nagansari, off Changkat Bukit Bintang,
is lined with Malay food stalls and open-air
restaurants. Jln Alor, two streets northwest
of Jln Bukit Bintang, has a carnival-like night
market of Chinese hawker stalls. When it’s
hot outside, head to central KL’s air-con
shopping centres for international and local
food. Take the KL Monorail to Bukit Bintang
to reach the following listings.
Blue Boy Vegetarian Food Centre (Map p444 ;
%2144 9011; Jln Tong Shin; meals RM5-10; h7.30am-
9.30pm) Get all your meat and fish substitutes
prepared local style at this spotless, back-
street eatery. The char kway teow (broad
noodles fried in chilli and black-bean sauce)
is highly recommended.
oImbi Market^ (Map p444 ; Jln Kampung;
meals RM10; h7am-11am) The official name is
Pasar Baru Bukit Bintang, but everyone
knows it simply as Imbi Market. Breakfast
is almost like a party here with all the
friendly and curious locals happily rec-
ommending their favourite stalls. We like
Sisters Popiah; Teluk Intan Chee Cheung
Fun, which serves oyster and peanut con-
gee (rice porridge); and Bunn Choon for
the creamy mini egg tarts.
1 + 1 (Map p444 ; 21A Jln Alor; meals R10-15; h24hr)
One of the few round-the-clock operations
on this eats street that does good dim sum
for breakfast and lunch.
Frog porridge stall (per bowl RM7; h5pm-2am)
Opposite 1 + 1; you can choose to have
‘spicy’, where the frogs legs are served sepa-
rately, or ‘non-spicy’, where they’re mixed in
with the tasty rice gruel.
Suria KLCC Shopping Complex (Map pp440-1 ;
%2382 2828; Jln Ampang; meals RM10-20; hlunch & din-
ner) This upscale shopping centre has a mod-
ern 2nd-floor food court with everything
from sushi and pizza to Malaysian cuisine.447