Mont Kiara's Hidden Lanes?

Question

So, I'm heading to Mont Kiara next month and I've heard it's amazing for food. But all the blogs just show the fancy stuff. I'm more interested in finding those little local haunts, the places the expats *don't* write about. You know, the hole-in-the-wall kopitiams, the family-run stalls... the kind of places that locals love. Any recommendations for truly authentic Malaysian eats tucked away in the less-touristy parts of Mont Kiara? I wanna avoid the usual suspects. I'm hoping for something unexpected and delicious.

michaela · Answer

honestly mont kiara is mostly expat central so the "hidden" stuff is more in the surrounding areas. try the food court at Plaza Mont Kiara basement, there's a nasi lemak stall there that's been run by the same aunty for years. also check out the kopitiams along Jalan Kiara 3, the ones tucked behind the condo blocks, not the ones facing the main road. prices are prob half what u pay at the fancy cafes.

jessicahauk · Answer

mont kiara gets a bad rap for being all atas cafes but there's still old school stuff if u know where to look. the stretch along Jalan Solaris near the wet market has a few stalls that open early, like 6am, and close by noon. one does really good nasi kerabu and laksa utara, mostly regulars from the nearby flats. also Bukit Kiara isn't far, the food court at the old flats there has a char kway teow uncle who's been at it 20+ years, wok hei is solid. just go before lunch or everything's gone.

kpbb13 · Answer

The area right around Mont Kiara is genuinely mostly condos and cafes, so the real stuff sits just outside. If you're willing to walk about 15 minutes, the Pasar Segar Bukit Kiara flats off Jalan Bukit Kiara have a morning market scene where you'll find kuih stalls and a couple of nasi campur spots that open around 6:30am and sell out by 9. Another one worth the Grab ride is the food court behind Plaza Damas on Jalan Sri Hartamas 1, the one locals call the "old" court, not the newer one upstairs. The pan mee stall there does a dry version with minced pork and anchovies that's been there since before the mall got renovated. Prices are RM7 to RM9, which tells you who it's actually for.

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