Hi all,

Nasi Lemak is EVERYWHERE in Malaysia. There's the cheap roadside stall in the mornings where you can just swing by, illegally double park and hop out to buy ... then there's the super premium nasi lemaks sold at cafes or high end hotel restaurants.

So tell me... whether it's a hyped up stall... or some stall in your hometown... where's your favourite nasi lemak? I'll likely find my way there to try it and review it! Doesn't matter where in Malaysia! So this would be my personal project. Give me the address and name... and I'll get my ass over to try it!

i know some place..its call kedai karim in front gate of UPSI
the sambal is power plus sambal siham
add some more with telur goyang..it will goyang when waiter bring to the table

Will pay that place a visit on my next trip up north! Thanks!

yeah..go try there..this shop open only morning..so its ok la to eat nasi lemak at morning..front gate of UPSI old campus

my fav nasi lemak is madam kwan's. the nasi lemak is cooked from jasmine rice which produce fragrance nasi lemak. the accompanied anchovies sambal is not too spicy or sweet. the chicken curry is super nice and with the soft flesh literally fall from the bone.

I haven't tried their Nasi lemak before and it's been a while since I've had Madam Kwan.

My favorite so far is Village Park Nasi Lemak with fried chicken.

Excellent pork nasi lemak for brunch at Tiki Taka (Medan Damansara) every Sat and Sun.

I personally prefer the nasi lemak at TBR Wangsa Maju Setapak (which is near Tar College). Or the nasi lemak red jeep near Wangsa Maju there.

Best nasi lemak is in ss2 stall opp ss2 police station... Long queue always... The sambal is best and the incredient are good..

nyonya nasi lemak, difficult to find, but always taste nice.

Thats near the BHP?

I'll definitely make a trip there. I've gotta travel maybe 30 plus KM to get to SS2.

Sometimes the best nasi lemak is the one with the most fragrant rice and sambal. I'll take into consideration. May make a trip to east coast this year. Haven't been to that part of Malaysia.

This one you eat next to the longkang at night ?

I just had it. The chicken is nice... the rice... could be way more fragrant. The sambal though is quite sweet and not overly spicy. Those epic spicy lovers would find it less satisfying cos not hot enough

Yes, you're correct, the sambal is on the sweet side. If want a bit more spicy sambal, there's 1 restaurant in Setia Alam called Pestle & Mortar and their sambal nasi lemak is a bit more spicy but the chicken is not as nice as Village Park. The rice maybe a bit more fragrant or about the same.

To be honest, I also never find any nasi lemak with spicy enough sambal because nasi lemak sambal style is always on the sweet side. If want more spicy, don't eat nasi lemak but eat something like ayam penyet. Check out Leko Leko in the Curve if you want fresh spicy sambal, they can make the spicy level as per your order from low to very spicy.

Yes its actually opposite ss2 police station.....

nasi lemak saleha at sri rampai kl . is very nice

naili's at sentul also very yummy, u may try a ABC with ice cream

Before one decide where is the best nasi lemak, needs to define what constitutes a good nasi lemak e.g rice should be cooked with Thai fragant rice, fluffy, flavourful, could be eaten on it's own, etc.

If you happened to swing by Temerloh, please go and try Nasi Lemak Azhar.
I've tried almost all Nasi Lemak in KL (Bumbung, Kg Baru, Warung Rindu, etc etc) yet I think nothing can beat the taste of this Nasi Lemak Azhar.

Tons of MSG! first and last time I will eat there.

Hahaha really?? Well most tasty thing are not healthy anyway IMHO.

you eat their ayam goreng....right way you taste MSG. If a bit i dont mind la...but they put like TONS of MSG! No wonder I had to drink so much water after that at home.

This post has been edited by empire: Apr 12 2018, 12:17 PM

Hahaha IC, I'm used to MSG maybe so just fine for me.

Located outside of Chong Kok Kopitiam in Klang train station

Must eat there in the Cafe cos serves very nice coffee and tea with roti bakar and enjoy the company of multi racial msian enjoying breakfast the right way

The queue can be quite long on weekends

Its subjective. Some people love sweet/ spicy sambal, fragrant rice or " beras hancur" nasi lemak..etc..

It's a bit of a waste to use fragrant rice (beras wangi) for nasi lemak as the fragrance of the rice is lost since a nasi lemak dish is mainly counting on its sambal and the coconut santan on the rice. Also, the sticky type of fragrant rice is not suitable for nasi lemak. Only the not-so-sticky type of fragrant rice is suitable. Fragrant rice is only good when taken with normal dishes, or when used for chicken rice.

The normal (cheap) rice and beras hancur is surely more suitable for nasi lemak than fragrant rice. It's not to say that one cannot use fragrant rice for nasi lemak. It's just that for the high price of Grade AAA fragrant rice, it's a waste since the smell of the fragrant rice will be lost since the nasi lemak is mostly enjoyed for its sambal and santan on the rice which will cover/eliminate all the smell of the fragrant rice.

This post has been edited by Dwango: Apr 18 2018, 06:10 PM

Nasi lemak is constituted from rice, sambal, ikan bilis, etc. each component should be excellent by itself for the whole combination to be excellent.

For reasons, cheap ingredients and poorly prepared dish need chilli sauce, gravy, spicy sauce or tomato ketchup.


This post has been edited by icemanfx: Apr 22 2018, 12:03 PM

Not sure the point you are making here. I am aware of the fact that every ingredient needs to be good as it's a combination as a whole, so that the dish will come up good. The point I am making here is the type of rice, that is Beras Wangi vs Beras normal. I'm not saying to use cheap or lousy rice with Beras normal but the point is the normal rice is cheaper than Beras Wangi. Beras Wangi has many types and brands, and some Beras Wangi tastes like Beras normal without the fragrance and stickiness of Beras Wangi.

For Nasi Lemak, the rice cannot be too sticky and that's the reason why Beras Wangi is not suitable. Most brands of Beras Wangi is sticky, almost like glutinous rice. The rice is not separated individually. But for some Beras Wangi, it is not so sticky and separated, so it's almost the same as the normal rice although it is claimed to be Beras Wangi with higher price.

Back to the point - i think you have mistaken my post in assuming that using cheap ingredients to make Nasi lemak. I am only talking about the rice and not the ingredients. Although I am only focusing on the rice, I am comparing between Beras Wangi and the normal rice, not cheap vs expensive. It's a known fact that normal rice is cheaper than Beras Wangi but that does not suggest that using the normal rice is using cheap ingredients.

At one time, Malaysian airlines nasi lemak was among the best and the pride of the country, the reason was they were using Thai Jasmine rice.

Jasmine rice could be fluffy with correct amount of water.

Agree!

Definitely. I actually haven't been to East Coast before. Planning a roadtrip sometime next year or end of this year. If it opens all day... then definitely will drop in to try.

Original Uncle Lim moved to Glenmarie... the inner most row behind Meng Kee charsiew rice.

Oh, madam kwan is very good, though I prefer Nasi Bojari more for the value.

The only nasi lemak I had in Kuantan 15 years (or more) was at food court. I cant remember the name but Im sure most would know. RM10 (or so back then) for one whole leg (or just leg), one sotong, telur and side dish I think. My friends keep recomendding saying its worth but RM10 back then was quite a lot to pay for nasi lemak. Personally I think its too much... sometimes struggled to finish the drink after eating.

i know a place in nearby Bukit Bintang, the nasik lemak is huge and delicious, plus have siham, so juicy and tasty.

salam ramadhan.

There is a delicious nasi lemak at Poppo kitchen... a restaurant which use nasi lemak with their signature dishes, attached with my foto kakaka


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My top choice is 'Nasi Lemak Jalan Antoi' (Kepong Wai Sek Kai)
Very nice fragrant rice, opens at 7pm with long queue.

This post has been edited by artman: May 25 2018, 12:54 PM

Not really, I'm not a nasi lemak aficionado. I have just tried a few wherever around my locations/destinations. And no, I'm not a cook so no idea whatsoever how to make sambal.

Weyhh so delicious. Puasa ni kennot tahan lah when i see nasi lemak.. Hehehe...
Mybe i need to cook nasi lemak for berbuka today... But need to buy some groceries.

Ya, his sambal is more spicy than sweet, but didn't know whether enuf spicy for u or not, hehe
u also can customize a sambal which suitable to ur taste but need to cook by urself

sambal without bawang still called sambal??look at this.

THE RECIPES.

Prepared materials:

Chili / small ± 5 pieces
red chili ± 10 pieces
Onion ± 3 cloves (peeled clean)
Garlic 2 cloves (peeled clean)
Lime 1 piece
Terasi ± 5 pieces (adjusted)
Red Sugar ± 1 tablespoon (adjusted)
Salt ± ½ teaspoon (adjusted)
Cooking oil to taste (for sauteing)

Anyone want to try cook sambal just take this recipe.

I cook sambal i use bawang for naikkan rasa and kesedapan dia. Didnt try yet not put bawang into my sambal. I dont know what taste.. Is it delicious? The tasty is still same or not?

Sadly my fav nasi lemak cannot be eaten anymore as no one in the family knows how to cook it since my grandma passed on

Chill babe.. Maybe you can try to learn how to cook nasi lemak...
Maybe one day you can open restaurant.. Who knows rite?? Hehehe.

When you cook sambal..
You need bawang also in your ingredients..
If you didnt use.. I think the taste not delicious..

+1...Nasi lemak tok man, the fired chicken goes well with the sambal.
Me & my frens always ask additional sambal till the waiter said minum ka?

Where is that Neelofa's family Nasi Lemak restaurant? I wanna get meself her nasi lemak. gebu and firm, i was told!

Whut? TM? Bawang?! Now TM sell bawang ke? Or TM want to be makcik2 bawang and check anyone who r complain their services? Hahahahaha.

Neelofa family have restaurant? Seriously? Where their restaurant?

But bawang make your food taste delicious. But when eat bawang. Confirm i will muntah balik bawang tu. Aishhh.

LOL had I known where it is, I'd have told you! I was asking as well

wow many recommendations on this, before i drive there, how does it compare against sea park bumbung nasi lemak? from the pics , looks like similar kind.

looks gooding. so far i've tried ali muthu ah hock (petaling street) which looks similar to poppo's. will try and compare the taste..

you mean village park nasi lemak at uptown damansara? or they have other nasi lemak restaurant?

where is this poppo kanteen?

cheras, pandan indah / sri petaling

al sagof jejawi, nasik lemak singgit tmn bukit kayangan. Both in kangar perlis.

Have you tried all their branches? Nearest to me is Puchong branch. Wanna know if they QC each branch. Have a reason to try there now.

I've tried Ali Muthu and Ah Hock here in Bangsar South... nothing to shout about actually.

So sorry to hear that... no one picked up her recipe and cooking skills?

if you come to Shah Alam i will bring you to the local favourite nasi lemak.

you can try the nasi lemak in bachang, melaka. quite nice.

i think the most delicious nasi lemak are those sell at road side one, haha!

got the rendang sotong or rendang chicken

so yumyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy