UM's Hidden Eats?

Question

I'm heading to the University of Malaya next week for a conference. Heard the campus is HUGE. Seriously, like a small city. Anyone know the best-kept secret food stalls or canteens? I'm trying to avoid the overpriced cafes and want something authentically Malaysian and delicious. Bonus points if it's not packed with students!

roselene · Answer

The food court at the International House is your best bet if you want variety without the student swarm. They have a mixed rice stall that does a killer ayam masak merah and the lady running it remembers regulars' orders from years ago. It's tucked behind the main building so most people walking past miss it entirely. Also worth noting the teh tarik there is made with evaporated milk, not the sweetened condensed stuff, so it's less cloying if you're not used to Malaysian roadside sweetness.

jakob · Answer

honestly just skip the main canteens and head to the old law faculty area, there's a hidden nasi kandar stall behind the block that's been there since the 90s. the curry is thick and they give you a whole fried fish for like rm8, students usually don't bother walking that far. if you want something sweet after, the apam balik cart near the engineering faculty gate is better than any cafe on campus, the uncle makes teh tarik with real condensed milk not that powder stuff. just go before 12pm or after 2pm to avoid the lunch rush

beatrice · Answer

ngl the best food on campus is actually outside the formal canteens. there's a pakcik who parks his motorcycle burger stall near the varsity lake around 5pm, makes a mean ramly burger with the egg folded into the patty, only rm4.50. also the kafe fakulti sastera is slept on, they do a proper nasi lemak with sambal that actually has wok hei, costs like rm3 and you can sit outside under the trees. just bring cash, the older aunties running it don't do touch n go

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