Kuchai Lama eats in rounds: noodle stalls in the morning, Sichuan, Hunan and dim sum at lunch, and seafood tze char (Chinese stir-fry cooking) at night. Most of it is in three pockets: Kuchai Entrepreneurs Park, Taman Kuchai Jaya and Taman Lian Hoe.
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Goon Wah Restaurant
Claypot XO fish-head noodles: a milky, slightly tangy broth, and soup refills on request
Taman Kuchai Jaya · G13, Jalan 3/115C, Taman Kuchai Jaya, 58200 Kuala Lumpur
Breakfast · Lunch
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Soon Lei Restaurant
Fish-head noodles: also Hakka abacus seeds and home-style fried noodles
Taman Kuchai Jaya · G7, Blok KP1, Jalan 3/115C, Taman Kuchai Jaya, 58200 Kuala Lumpur
Breakfast · Lunch
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Meng Kee Char Siew Wantan Mee
Char siew wantan mee: the char siew is the reason people come
Kuchai Entrepreneurs Park (Jalan Kuchai Maju) · 48, Jalan Kuchai Maju 6, Kuchai Entrepreneurs Park, 58200 Kuala Lumpur
Breakfast · Lunch
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Restoran Leong Wei
Mutton curry noodles: also prawn-stuffed chee cheong fun and pork-rib noodles in clear broth
Kuchai Entrepreneurs Park (Jalan Kuchai Maju) · 44, Jalan Kuchai Maju 14, Kuchai Entrepreneurs Park, 58200 Kuala Lumpur
Breakfast
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Yuan Yuan Tea Style
Dim sum: har gao and scallop dumplings
Kuchai Entrepreneurs Park (Jalan Kuchai Maju) · 59, Jalan Kuchai Maju 1, 58200 Kuala Lumpur
Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
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Sin Chua Kee Seafood Restaurant
Seafood tze char: crab, Nyonya steamed fish, butter prawns, marmite pork ribs
Taman Lian Hoe · No. 47, Jalan Kuchai Lama 1, Taman Lian Hoe, 58100 Kuala Lumpur
Dinner
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Papasan Canteen
Japanese-style fusion: omu curry rice and its signature rolls
Kuchai Business Centre · 18-G, Jalan 2/114, Kuchai Business Centre, off Jalan Kuchai Lama, 58200 Kuala Lumpur
Lunch · Dinner
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Baan Thai 2 Seafood & Thai Cuisine
Thai seafood: tom yum, green curry, grilled squid, fried fish with tamarind
Along Jalan Kuchai Lama · Jalan Kuchai Lama (Taman Kuchai Jaya side), Kuala Lumpur
Lunch · Dinner
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Thai Tae Homecook
Thai home cooking: corn kerabu, basil minced pork rice, grilled pork skewers
Along Jalan Kuchai Lama · 23, Jalan 2/115A, off Jalan Kuchai Lama, 58200 Kuala Lumpur
Lunch · Dinner
By meal
06:30–11:00
Breakfast
- Goon Wah Restaurant · Claypot XO fish-head noodles
- Soon Lei Restaurant · Fish-head noodles
- Meng Kee Char Siew Wantan Mee · Char siew wantan mee
- Restoran Leong Wei · Mutton curry noodles
- Yuan Yuan Tea Style · Dim sum
11:00–15:00
Lunch
- Goon Wah Restaurant · Claypot XO fish-head noodles
- Soon Lei Restaurant · Fish-head noodles
- Meng Kee Char Siew Wantan Mee · Char siew wantan mee
- Yuan Yuan Tea Style · Dim sum
- Papasan Canteen · Japanese-style fusion
- Baan Thai 2 Seafood & Thai Cuisine · Thai seafood
- Thai Tae Homecook · Thai home cooking
18:00–22:00
Dinner
- Yuan Yuan Tea Style · Dim sum
- Sin Chua Kee Seafood Restaurant · Seafood tze char
- Papasan Canteen · Japanese-style fusion
- Baan Thai 2 Seafood & Thai Cuisine · Thai seafood
- Thai Tae Homecook · Thai home cooking
Getting there
- By MRTGet off at Kuchai on the Putrajaya Line. The station has Entrance A, plus covered linkways and a pedestrian link bridge towards Kuchai Entrepreneurs Park and Far East Residence.
- By carMost shoplot streets have kerbside parking only, so allow time to find a space at mealtimes.
- Halal and porkMost places here are Chinese and Thai, and several list pork dishes. For halal food, look for a valid JAKIM halal certificate displayed on the premises.