I have been eating at the cendol stall inside the Imbi Market food court for over ten years now, and it is still the best I have found in the city. The green jelly has a nice pandan taste and the coconut milk is rich without being too heavy, and they use actual gula Melaka instead of the cheap brown sugar some places use. It costs RM4 a bowl and you should ask for extra ice because it melts fast in that open air hall.

One thing the guide does not mention is that the Hokkien mee at Kim Lian Kee on Petaling Street is a completely different style from what you get in Klang. Their version is drier and darker with more pork lard, and the noodles have that wok hei that only comes from a proper charcoal fire. It is worth the chaos of Chinatown, just be prepared for the tourist prices to have gone up a bit.

For anyone who wants to try the best ikan bakar in Kampung Baru, go to Ikan Bakar Parameswary on Lorong Haji Hussein. The stingray is always fresh and the sambal on top has a sour note from belimbing that cuts through the heat nicely. They do not take reservations and it gets packed by 7.30pm, so arrive early or be ready to share a table.

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guide's solid but it undersells the dessert game outside cendol. there's a stall in kampung baru called kedai aiskrim potong that does old-school ice cream sandwiches. they shave a block of rainbow-colored ice cream and stick it between two wafers, rm2 each, and the pandan flavor is the one to grab. it's near the main mosque on jln haji yahya and they're open until 10pm most nights

also for something that pairs with those heavy meals, try the air batu campur at the food court inside central market. it's a more chaotic version of cendol with red beans, corn, atap seeds, and that brown sugar syrup. rm4.50 a bowl and they're generous with the evaporated milk. the stall is on the ground floor near the batik shops, not the touristy upstairs area

one tip the guide missed about the ss2 morning market: the best stalls are the ones tucked along the back row near the wet market section, not the front ones tourists line up at. the hokkien mee there uses pork bone broth and the noodles are chewy from being fried twice. get there by 8am or the good stuff sells out

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solid write-up, covers the bases well. one thing i'd add is the roti john at the night market in taman connaught on wednesdays. it's a roadside stall near the petronas station and they do this minced meat omelette sandwich thing on a soft bun with mayo and chili sauce, rm5 each. the guy who runs it has been there for years and he's got a system down, the bread gets perfectly toasted on the griddle without burning

for anyone hitting up jln alor, skip the mainstream stalls and head to the back alley behind the main strip. there's a small place called restoran sin yong kee that does a killer wan tan mee with char siu that's actually got some char on the edges, not just pink meat. rm9 a plate and they're open until 2am but the noodles run out by midnight sometimes

one thing nobody mentions is that the best time to hit petaling street for food is 11am on a weekday, not the weekends when it's shoulder-to-shoulder. the hokkien mee at kim lian kee tastes way better when the wok isn't being rushed for a crowd

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Nice guide. One thing I'd mention is that if you're flying into KLIA2 and heading to the city, the KLIA Ekspres platform is actually right there in the terminal. You don't need to take the shuttle to KLIA main terminal to catch the train. It's on the same level as the arrival hall, just follow the signs for the train station. Saves you a bit of confusion if it's your first time.

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oh nice writeup, only thing id add is that the KLIA Transit is actually worth it if youre heading to Putrajaya or Bandar Tasik Selatan anyway. saves u the extra transfer later

also if u land at KLIA2, theres a direct bus to Pudu Sentral for like RM12 and its honestly fine if traffic isnt bad. i take it all the time when i fly airasia, way cheaper than the train for a group

one thing nobody mentions is the MRT from Bandar Tasik Selatan. if you take the KLIA Transit there, you can switch to the MRT and get to places like Bukit Bintang way faster than going all the way to KL Sentral and back. costs like RM2 extra vs the full train fare

for late night arrivals after midnight, the bus stops running and the train stops at 12:30 AM. grab is your only real option unless u wanna wait till 5 AM. had to do that once after a delayed flight, not fun

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yeah this is a really helpful breakdown. one thing i'd throw in is that if youre heading to the klang valley or shah alam area, skip the city center entirely and just take the bus from klia to the klia transit station at salak tinggi. from there you can grab a local bus or a grab for like rm10-15 instead of paying for the full train to sentral and then going back out. did that once when i was visiting a friend in puchong, saved me like an hour of backtracking

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