The local restaurants I loved in Malaysia🇲🇾 KL, Titiwangsa
Today I want to introduce the Titiwangsa area of KL, which is an amazing area you can enjoy Pakistani food.
My favorite thing about KL is that it has so much variety of cuisine with a great budget, and the Pakistani restaurants are really worth visiting.The restaurants I went to in Titiwangsa and the Google Maps
Khan Jee Restaurant
I think how the Pakistani dish is barbequed is really something to note.
In KL, the Indian tandoori chicken is great but I prefer the tandoori from the Pakistani charcoal BBQs!
The restaurant recommendation was also the tandoori.
The yogurt sauce with mushed herbs that came with the chicken was also something I won't find back home in Japan.
I think the price of cheese is very premium compared to when I eat it back home, but I was happy to go with the staff recommendation as he was very helpful and friendly in his service.
Along with the Pakistani (chai) tea, you'd drink with brown sugar, the cheese naan was very satisfying:)
This restaurant was my favorite Pakistani restaurant with the overall experience.
What I ordered and the price:
Chicken Biriyani:12RM(2.8USD)
Plain Lassi:3RM(0.7USD)
Chicken Tikka:10RM(2.3USD)
Tofu Curry:12RM(2.8USD)
Chapli Kebab:5RM(1.2USD)
Total 42RM (9.8USD)
Ras Balouch Restaurant
This restaurant had the best chicken tikka.
Japanese are crazy about crispy on the outside, and juicy on the inside when it comes to chicken, like karaage.
And when we want to cook it, we believe that it's by using charcoal, slow cooking it.
My uncle used to run an unagi eel restaurant in Shizuoka, which is known for having the best unagi in Hamana Lake.
So I used to eat great unagi when I was small. And I remembered my uncle's unagi when I ate the chicken.
The same charcoal smell and taste when I ate the unagi. The outside is crispy and smoky, but the inside is silky and juicy. I think it's very difficult to cook this chicken better.
It's definitely one of the best chicken dishes I had in my life.
So I came back to have it again the next day, and it was totally different... It's not thigh, but breast meat.
Very dry.
I asked the waiter if it tastes way too different, then I found out that if I don't tell them whether I want thigh or breast, then they will give me whichever that's ready to serve.
From this day, at every chicken shop I go to, I tell "thigh please" just in case.
I also tried the Chapli Kebab, and I was surprised that it's so black.
It's a flavorful hamburger steak I would say.
The mixture of spices has great complexity but yet it's not overwhelming.
I saw the restaurant sort of cooking teppanyaki style with a lot of oil, closer to deep fry.
It's very crispy and smoky at the same time. I prefer crispy and juicy so I prefer the tandoori but this one was tasty, too!
In Indian/Pakistani restaurants there are so many options for bread like chapati, paratha, Roti, and naan which I get confused with how they are different.
So I ordered chapati and paratha to find out.
I also googled and it seems that Paratha is baked putting oil, while chapati is not.
But other sites said different things. I did see that the paratha here had a slight coating of oil, but rather chapati did not. They tasted similar, but when I compare them chapati was dryer.
I would imagine the locals will eat what they're accustomed to from childhood, and also chapati for slightly lower calories due to cutting oil, while paratha is smoother in texture and richer in taste.
What I ordered and the price:
Chicken Biriyani:12RM(2.8USD)
Plain Lassi:3RM(0.8USD)
Chicken Tikka:10RM(2.3USD)
Tofu Curry:12RM(2.8USD)
Chapli Kebab:5RM(1.2USD)
Total: 42RM(9.5USD)
Pak Punjab Restaurant
I had second thoughts but decided to share my bad experience too.
The lights in the restaurant already kind of show an unhappy vibe here and we should've noticed, but it was the only restaurant open late at night.
I ordered a banana lassi but the staff told me they only have mango. It came in a minute, very room temperature, which is easy to tell that they made it in advance and left it there for a period of time.
The water in the pitcher had things floating in it so my friend ordered mineral water from the bottle.
Food poison is just around the corner from this restaurant...
The BBQ kebab was already cooked before and was just slightly warmed up and dry.
We ordered roti but I think they didn't have any left, so it took forever for it to come for a roti...
The staff looked very depressed, and so did the people eating there.
We went there as the overall reviews were good but also realized that the recent ones gave a lot of negative reviews.
I learned that it's important to read the 1-2 star reviews before heading to the restaurants.
I started to not take notes here, so I don't know the price we paid, but it was generally the same as the other Pakistani restaurants.
The Airbnb I stayed in!
TR Residence
I will introduce the Airbnb I stayed in, which was a ridiculous budget for what you get!
The room is simple, it has a make-up desk behind it, and a very good hairdryer is important for ladies.
The top floor of the residence has a common gym facility you can enjoy the view while working out.
A pool on the 8th floor.
The host was a student from the Middle East, and boy I was surprised by how friendly and warm he was to everyone.
His colleague from South Africa stayed there, and another local girl.
The condo is just in front of Titiwangsa Station which is so convenient! Trains and buses take you to most prime places in KL.
Price: 60RM（14USD）/night *10% monthly discount if more than 28 nights
Airbnb URL
I was very happy staying in Titiwangsa
I was very happy staying in the Titiwangsa area. It's a good distance from KLCC where the Petronas Twin Tower is, so I sometimes had a cute view of the towers standing in between the buildings of Titiwangsa. It's a lot quieter, so I felt more at ease when I want to be home and rest.
The location is also very good that it is walkable to places like Chow Kit and Kampong Bharu. Buses and trains departed right in front of the residence.
I like visiting KLCC or Bukit Bintang, but it isn't very clean, and you would pay the price for being very central. Just being a little outside the center gives a budget-friendlier experience, a lot less crowd, and peace of mind.
The Pakistani food in Titiwangsa is a must try
The Pakistani food in the area was such a surprise! I kept eating the cuisine while I was there.
Yes, it is not very special to Malaysian culture but one thing that is great about Malaysia is the variety of food cuisine available from all over the world, with amazing quality for a great budget.
Titiwangsa is just next to Chow Kit which is the area you can enjoy great Malay and Chinese food. Just a 10-minute walk! I think it's a ridiculous budget for what you get.
I would especially recommend Titiwangsa to:
- Your stay doesn't have to be in the 2 prime locations KLCC or Bukit Bintang
- You love Indian cuisine
- You want to visit Chow Kit
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