Most famous for its Menglembu wantan noodles (Menglembu is a town 5km/3 miles from Ipoh in the state of Perak), Annie1 has garnered quite a loyal following for its menu, offering a paraphernalia of Ipoh-style street foods.
Ipoh-style curry hor fun - Ipoh-style curried noodles utilises Indian curry power for its spice mix, with Indian curry leaves for the additional scent. Garnishes included strips of rehydrated fried pig’s skin, and long beans.
Your location at IHG, Jalan Ampang, is right smack in the middle of the city! You are only 10 minutes walk from the KLCC Twin Towers.
Best place for street food, but in an air-conditioned food court is at Malaysia Boleh at Four Seasons Place - it knocks out Annie1 for dead.
Go for the KL-style fried Hokkien mee here. The wantan mee, chicken rice and curry noodles here are also very, very good.
I was last here during the MICHELIN Guide to Kuala Lumpur & Penang 2025 awards last Nov 24. Brought along some Penang street food vendors who are here to receive their Bib Gourmand awards - they were totally bowled over by the food at Malaysia Boleh. Penang and Kuala Lumpur street food cultures are totally different, and we are always fascinated by food “from the other side”.
Also, do NOT miss the dim sum at Ming Ren Xuan at Avenue K, just across the road from Four Seasons Place. Best dim sum you’d ever taste in town! Do not miss their baked charcoal char siu bao.
On my recent visit to KL, we just couldn’t get enough of the chicken rice at Nam Heong (56, Jalan Sultan, City Centre, 50000 Kuala Lumpur) in Chinatown.
Just has an update from KL foodie friends - apparently, after 8 decades, Soong Kee has gone to the dogs. The family who ran in has decided to use foreign workers to do the cooking. Food tastes nothing like they used to be. In other words: AVOID!
Because I’ve never had this sort of beef noodles before, I wasn’t sure what the taste and texture profile was supposed to be. It was fine, but I wouldn’t choose it over chicken rice!
