Nasi Kandar is a popular Malaysian dish in the northern part of the country, where it was introduced by mostly Indian Muslims. If you haven’t know what a nasi kandar is, it is a meal of steamed rice and served with a variety of curries and dishes.
Originally in the past, the sellers of nasi kandar uses a pole to balance two containers from both ends which contains the meals; which is literally what ‘kandar’ means in Malay.
Although it is a food that is famous in northern Malaysia, we do have some good ones in the Greater Kuala Lumpur too!
Ibramsha Nasi Kandar

68, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman,
50100 Kuala Lumpur.
Restoran Kudu Bin Abdul

335, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman,
Chow Kit, 50100 Kuala Lumpur.
LC Restaurant

170, Jalan Raja Abdullah,
Kampung Baru, 50300 Kuala Lumpur.
Salman Nasi Kandar


LOT 6741E, Jalan Bistari,
Kampung Sungai Tangkas,
43000 Kajang, Selangor.
Nasi Kandar Bestari
A3-G1-01, Ground Floor,
Block A3, 1, Jalan Dutamas 1,
Solaris Dutamas, 50480 Kuala Lumpur.
Nasi Kandar Zainul

Medan Selera Kompleks C, Lorong Sultan,
Seksyen 52 Petaling Jaya,
46200 Selangor.
Mohd Yaseem Nasi Kandar

351, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman,
Chow Kit, 50100 Kuala Lumpur.
Nasi Kandaq Uncle Botak

Food Valet, Jalan Sungai Ramal,
Taman Ramal Suria, 43000,
Kajang, Selangor.
Nasi Kandar Apollo

No 763-1, Batu 17 1/2,
Jalan Reko, Kampung Sungai Tangkas,
43000 Kajang, Selangor.
Nasi Kandar Saddam

239, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman,
Chow Kit, 50100 Kuala Lumpur.
28, Jalan Rahmat, Chow Kit,
50350 Kuala Lumpur.
58, Jalan Segambut Pusat, Taman Segambut,
51200 Kuala Lumpur.
22A, Jalan Kusta, Kawasan Perindustrian Sb Jaya,
47000 Sungai Buloh, Selangor.
Bandar Hill Park, 1, Jalan Mapel 7/1,
Bandar Saujana Utama, 47000 Puncak Alam, Selangor.
Just simply loving local Malaysian cuisines? You might want to check out the Nasi Lemak in Kuala Lumpur too.