Best Chinese Restaurants in KL

Sek Yuen Chinese Restaurant is located at the older streets of Pudu. With minor touch ups and renovation, the restaurant and its shopfront looks as if it was stuck in a time-warp in the 40s or 50s. Well this quaint joint is one of the oldest restaurant currently in operation today after all. Serving more than 6 decades of traditional and authentic Chinese food, the place has received plenty of praise and loyal customers along the way. Apart from the classic Chinese dishes, there are more refined dishes that require pre-order, such as Braised Duck Stuffed with Sharks Fins, Roasted Suckling Pig, Pig Trotters stuffed with glutinous rice and so on. Contrary to the usual dishes, the price is higher for the special items. 

This restaurant situated at Taman Connaught is called Restaurant Woh Kei and it is certainly a go to for families to sit together and feast on. This place offers customers good deals on their signature crabs and reasonably priced set meals for small families with 3-4 people. Their chef who has made several appearances on news articles featuring his dishes is bound to impress you with his godly culinary skills.

For those of you who are looking to add a sense of tranquillity into your dining experience, this is the placed to be. Located a stone’s away from a quaint forest in Seputeh, one can savour sumptuous seafood and authentic Chinese dishes while putting their feet up. Among the frontrunners here are Patin fish, claypot rice with crab, steamed fish, butter crabs with deep fried bun and BBQ char siew, the main dish for their shot to fame. Price-wise, they are not the cheapest but looking at what’s on offer, it’s certainly well worth a visit. 

Along the busy streets of Bukit Sri Bintang are countless of restaurants, however one of the busiest one that stood out to locals is Teow Chow Seafood Restaurant. Seafood is supplied to the restaurant daily from the Malaysia’s seafood haven itself – Kuala Selangor –  and served piping hot to your table so you know it’s fresh. If the previous fact hasn’t got you hooked, this restaurant serves crabs in various of cooking styles and is one of the few places that has live mantis prawns!

Little XiGong offers customers an extensive menu of their wide array of hearty Chinese cuisine with the quality so consistent that you will definitely want to pay them another visit. This restaurant is perfect for families to sit down and bond over a scrumptious meal. They serve mouth-watering variety of seafood with a reasonable price and their prawns and squids are highly recommended by frequenters.

Craving for seafood? Restaurant HanKee has got your back! To the Chinese, fish represents good wealth and fortune therefore steamed fish appears in almost every feast. This restaurant located at the bustling streets of Jalan Sultan is well known for serving fresh seafood like fish, clams, squids etc. This is definitely a place to stop by for affordable and authentic Chinese cuisine.

Serving up extremely fresh seafood plus authentic delicacies this laid back Chinese restaurant is so well known that it is called “the best Chinese restaurant at Setapak”  by their customers. Xing Yee Fatt Restaurant is widely praised by locals due to it being fresh because the restaurant uses live fish for their steamed fish. What sets itself apart from other typical Chinese restaurant is due to their friendly owner who has been constantly getting feedback from his customers to improve his recipes.

This restaurant started off as a little Chinese “dai chow” but business has gone so well that it currently occupies two shop lots that is fully air-conditioned for the comfort of their customers and outdoor dining area. Thong Lung Sang Seafood Restaurant serves their signature fish, crabs and etc with a recipe that originates from Seremban such as curry Grouper fish head. The owner himself also came up withang so make sur eot try them all!ban ngn areas two shoplots and is fully air-conditioned  mantis prawns! his own delectable creations like Ganxiang crab so make sure to try them all!

Nothing to write home about the ambience of the restaurant but what draws in a diverse crowd all the time is the delicious food. Options are pretty extensive that might have first timers overwhelmed, however we highly recommend their stir-fried black pepper pork slices, deep-fried crispy fish with soy sauce dressing, fried prawns with yam sticks and spinach soup. The traditional measure is to savour these dishes is with steamed white rice, but if noodle is your thing, Hokkien Mee is a subtle substitute. The best part is you won’t be expecting a spirit-sapping bill in the end. 

If you are an adventurous one, whether in terms of scouring for food or expressing yourself, you must definitely give Opium KL a try. It started operating in 2014 and is located on the busy streets of Changkat, Bukit Bintang. This place places their focus on Asian delights while creating unique twists to the dishes such as the Phoenix Dumpling, Fern Leaf Salad with Grilled Prawns, Curry Spaghettini with Salmon, Angus Beef Rendang, and of course, the signature Beef Brisket & Tendon Stew among a few others. The interior is nothing short of awe-inspiring, and is Inspired by the Opium regimes of the east. If you see the place furnished with ancient artefacts such as an opium bed in the Rose Room, pipes and huge Chinese wine pots, pretty sure it is self explanatory. They also strive to be a the place for people to unwind and chill with great food so if you are looking for this, this is one place you should visit. 

Way Modern Chinois offers a modern twist to traditional Chinese cuisines. The restaurant is on a higher scale when it comes to the price, but if you are willing to pay a bit extra; this is clearly the place to be. With the entrance à la speakeasy concept: elevator doors act as the main entrance to this restaurant. The Truffle Roast Duck (which requires a pre-booking the day before) is succulent and juicy, every bite easily melt in your mouth. There are plentiful of elevated Chinese cuisines such as Abalone Congee with Truffle Oil, Wagyu Fried Rice, and also Waterless Chicken Soup to name a few. When it comes to the presentation of the food, all dishes are easy on the eye, making it worthy for Instagram posts.

If you are familiar with Chinese cuisine, Gong Bao Chicken is of no exception on the menu of a typical Chinese restaurant! But Taste of Chicken Pot serves their Gong Bao Chicken in a special way -- either dry version, with soup or it can be eaten as steamboat! They have Herbal Gongbao Chicken too if you like the strong herbal taste.

Restoran Teochew & Hakka, Jalan Ampang is a simple looking Chinese restaurant that’s decorated with lanterns, Chinese calligraphy, wooden chairs and marble tables. The ambiance and surrounding of the restaurant gives you a very homey and calm feeling. The restaurant has been up and running for about 10 years now, and you know the food that is served is made with lots of passion and experience.