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1. Dewakan
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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10 places · Updated October 27, 2026
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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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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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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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On Jalan Ceylon near Bukit Bintang, Bijan Bar & Restaurant serves refined Malay cooking and was named in the World's 50 Best Essence of Asia collection in 2021.
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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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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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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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Serving Hainanese chicken rice since 1938, Nam Heong on Jalan Sultan in Chinatown is a Michelin Bib Gourmand favourite for poached chicken and roast pork belly.
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Lai Foong on Jalan Sultan grew from a coffee-shop stall into a Michelin Bib Gourmand restaurant known for clam noodle soup with ginger and Chinese yellow wine.
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Named after a traditional Malaysian board game, Congkak on Jalan Beremi is a Michelin Bib Gourmand Malay restaurant known for its shared nasi ambeng platters.
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