Best Popiah in KL

Popiah lovers should be familiar with the name of “Sisters Crispy Popiah”. After all, it’s a famous popiah brand that can be easily found in many shopping centres such as Suria KLCC and Sunway Pyramid. Here, the popiah is freshly prepared on the spot with motley of delicious goodies such as yam bean, shredded carrots, cucumbers and crushed peanuts added together in the wrap. The result is crispy, yet savoury popiah served in an appetising mix of chilli sauce and brown sauce.

Hosaka is a Japanese snack kiosk that offers more than just your average popiah. After all, it’s interesting to see a popiah that comes with unique ingredient such as chuka idako (seasoned octopus). Available in either classic popiah or seaweed wrap, the popiah is freshly prepared upon order. 

This restaurant offers the best of both worlds with their savoury soup and of course, popiah. Unlike the dry type of popiah, Zaiton Hussin’s version is slightly wetter. Beneath the thin wrap, the popiah is packed with shredded yam bean as one of the main ingredients. Then, a splash of sweet-and-spicy red sauce is drenched on top of the popiah to make it more appetising.

Fancy for Peranakan popiah? Luckily, you don’t have to travel all the way to Melaka because you can have it here at Baba Low’s 486 in Bangsar. Wrapped in a thick egg skin, the popiah is filled with egg strips, yam bean, fried shallots, bean sprouts and cucumbers. The popiah also carries a distinct sweetness of dark brown Gula Melaka sauce.

Sao Nam offers a satisfying choice of appetisers, including Vietnamese popiahs (spring rolls) that served either fresh or deep fried. For instance, there’s the “Fresh Prawn Spring Roll” – a wonderful combination of chicken slices and pink prawn with the delectable Hoisin sauce serving as a dip. Other ingredients including chives, mint, lettuce and vermicelli are added together to give the popiah a crunchy texture.

Paratha Crispy Popiah is one of the popular popiah franchises that can be found around KL and Selangor areas. Their “Taiwanese Seaweed Popiah” is especially a must-try. Packed with a treasure of shredded cucumbers & carrots, chicken floss, turnip and fried shallots, the seaweed popiah is both crunchy and refreshing upon every bite. Not to mention, they are pretty generous with the filling too.

Hailed all the way from Vietnam, Y-Thu Wendy has already made its mark in various outlets across Singapore. One of their signature dishes is the Vietnamese spring roll, a hearty appetiser wrapped in bánh tráng (rice paper) filled with carrot, lettuce, pork and vermicelli. It has a nice chewy bite, and tastes even better with a dip of sweet chilli sauce. 

Despite the Chinese name of the restaurant, Kah Hing actually serves Vietnamese street foods such as pork noodles, braised trotters and coffee. Then there’s the spring roll and boy, they taste absolutely fantastic! Deep-fried to crispy perfection, the spring roll is stuffed with a yummylicious combo of yam strips and minced meats. This appetising snack is best served with a special dip made from chilli, garlic, lime and fish sauce.