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Best Restaurants in Malaysia (2026)

Places to eat at every budget, from street food and casual local spots to established restaurants and fine dining.

10 places · Updated October 27, 2026

Our top 3 restaurants in Malaysia

  1. Dewakan Modern Malaysian tasting menu, KLCCChef Darren Teoh's Dewakan, on level 48 of Naza Tower, became Malaysia's first two-Michelin-star restaurant with a tasting menu built on indigenous Malaysian produce.
  2. Beta KL Contemporary Malaysian, Bukit Bintang / Jalan PerakBeta KL, a one-Michelin-star restaurant from The KARLS Group on Jalan Perak, serves a contemporary tasting menu that tours Malaysia's best-known dishes.
  3. DC. by Darren Chin Contemporary French, Taman Tun Dr Ismail (TTDI)Chef Darren Chin's one-Michelin-star restaurant in Taman Tun Dr Ismail serves contemporary French cooking with Malaysian accents across three storeys.

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1. Dewakan

Modern Malaysian tasting menu$$$$KLCC

Chef Darren Teoh's Dewakan, on level 48 of Naza Tower, became Malaysia's first two-Michelin-star restaurant with a tasting menu built on indigenous Malaysian produce.

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2. Beta KL

Contemporary Malaysian$$$$Bukit Bintang / Jalan Perak

Beta KL, a one-Michelin-star restaurant from The KARLS Group on Jalan Perak, serves a contemporary tasting menu that tours Malaysia's best-known dishes.

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3. DC. by Darren Chin

Contemporary French$$$$Taman Tun Dr Ismail (TTDI)

Chef Darren Chin's one-Michelin-star restaurant in Taman Tun Dr Ismail serves contemporary French cooking with Malaysian accents across three storeys.

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5. Sek Yuen

Cantonese$$Pudu

Serving Cantonese cooking on Jalan Pudu since 1948, Sek Yuen is a Michelin Bib Gourmand favourite known for its pipa duck and old-world dining rooms.

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6. Akar

Contemporary Malaysian$$$$Taman Tun Dr Ismail (TTDI)

Chef Aidan Low's Akar in TTDI won a Michelin star in the 2026 guide for a set menu blending European, Japanese, French and Malaysian influences.

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7. Aliyaa

Sri Lankan$$Bukit Damansara

Aliyaa in Bukit Damansara is a Michelin Bib Gourmand restaurant serving Sri Lankan dishes such as whole crab, Negombo prawns and banana-leaf kuliyal.

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