Malaysia woke up to two new 1-MICHELIN-star restaurants when the MICHELIN Guide to Kuala Lumpur and Penang announced its 2025 list last Thursday, 14 Nov, in a glittering ceremony held at the Grand Ballroom of the swanky Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur. Top chefs, hawkers and F&B personalities from Malaysia’s two premier cities converged at the annual event.
The two new 1-MICHELIN-star restaurants are both in KL: 5-month-old Molina brings Nordic flavors to Kuala Lumpur:
The other is exciting Modern-Thai spot, Chim by Chef Noom which elevates Thai cuisine in Kuala Lumpur to a whole new level altogether.
On top of retaining its 2-MICHELIN-star, Dewakan also won Malaysia’s first Green Star for its efforts in promoting use of sustainable produce.
Penang’s Beh Gaik Lean of her eponymously-named 1-MICHELIN-star Auntie Gaik Lean’s Old School Eatery, seen here with one of Penang’s new entrants, Christoph Girsch of his eponymously-named Austrian eatery, MICHELIN-Selected Christoph’s.
Wong Peng Yuan of Bib Gourmand-listed Cantonese roast meat eatery, Wong Mei Kee, makes the best Cantonese-style crackling-skinned roast pork (“siew yoke”) in Malaysia.
The glitzy ceremony was held in the Grand Ballroom of the Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur.
For PENANG
1-MICHELIN-star
Au Jardin
Aunty Gaik Lean’s Old School Eatery
MICHELIN Bib Gourmand
Ah Boy Koay Teow Th’ng
BM Cathay Pancake
BM Yam Rice (New)
Bibik’s Kitchen
Bridge Street Prawn Noodle
Communal Table by Gēn
Duck Blood Curry Mee
Ghee Lian
Green House Prawn Mee & Loh Mee
Hot Bowl White Curry Mee
Ivy’s Nyonya Cuisine
Laksalicious (New)
Lum Lai Duck Meat Koay Teow Th’ng (New)
Ming Qing Duck Egg Charcoal Char Koay Teow
Moh Teng Pheow Nyonya Koay
My Own Cafe
Neighbourwood
Penang Road Famous Jin Kor Char Koay Teow
Penang Road Famous Laksa
Rasa Rasa
Ravi’s Famous Apom Manis (New)
Sardaarji
Serabai Istimewa (New)
Siam Road Char Koay Teow
Sister Yao’s Char Koay Kak
Super Star Koay Teow Soup (New)
Taman Bukit Curry Mee
Teksen
Thara
Tho Yuen
Wan Dao Tou Assam Laksa
Winn’s Cafe (New)
MICHELIN-Selected
Air Itam Duck Rice
Air Itam Sister Curry Mee
Ali Nasi Lemak Daun Pisang
Bali Hai Seafood Market
Bao Teck Tea House
Bee See Heong
Bite N Eat Dindigul Biriyani
Blanc
Ceki
Christoph’s (New)
Curios-City
Fatty Loh Chicken Rice
Feringgi Grill
Firewood
Flower Mulan
Fook Cheow Café
Gēn
Goh Thew Chik Hainan Chicken Rice
II Bacaro
Jaloux (New)
Jawi House
Jit Seng Hong Kong Roasted Duck Rice
La Vie
Kebaya Dining Room
Kota Dine & Coffee (Fort Cornwallis)
Lucky Hole (New)
Nyonya Willow
Penang Famous Samosa
Pitt Street Koay Teow Soup
Richard Rivalee
Sambal
The Pinn
Tok Tok Mee Bamboo Noodle
WhatSaeb Boat Noodles
888 Hokkien Mee (Lebuh Presgrave)
FOR KUALA LUMPUR
2-MICHELIN-stars
Dewakan
1-MICHELIN-star
Beta
Chim by Chef Noom
DC by Darren Chin
Molina
MICHELIN Bib Gourmand
Ah Hei Bak Kut The
Aliyaa
Anak Baba
Coast by Kayra (New)
Congkak (Bukit Bintang)
De. Wan 1958 (Taman U Thant)
Foong Lian (New)
Hai Kah Lang (Taman Cheras)
Heun Kee Claypot Chicken Rice (Pudu)
Hing Kee Bakuteh (121 Jalan Kepong)
Hor Poh Cuisine
Jalan Ipoh Claypot Chicken Rice
Lai Foong Lala Noodles
Leen’s (New)
MTR 1924 (New)
Nam Heong Chicken Rice (City Centre)
Nasi Ayam Hainan Chee Meng (Old Klang Road)
Restoran Pik Wah
Roti by D’Tandoor
Sao Nam
Sek Yuen
Sin Kiew Yee Shin Kee Beef Noodles (New)
Sri Nirwana Maju
Wong Mei Kee
MICHELIN-Selected
Akar
Atelier Binchotan (New)
Bar Kar (New)
Bol
Café Café
Cilantro
Dancing Fish
Dominic
Eat and Cook
Entier
Flour
Frangipaani
Gai by Darren Chin (TTDI)
Hide
Jit Seng Hong Kong Roasted Duck Rice
Jwala
Kayra
La Suisse
La Vie
Li Yen
Limapulo
Ling Long
Malai
Marble 8
Marini’s on 57
Nadodi
Passage Thru India
Potager (New)
Qureshi
Seed
Shanghai Restaurant
Skillet
Soleil
Sushi Masa
Sushi Ori
Sushi Taka
Tamarind Hill
Tanglin (Bkt Damansara)
Tenmasa
Teochew Lao Er
Terra Dining (New)
The Brasserie
Ushi
Vantador
Wagyu Kappo Yoshida
Yun House
