Skip to content

Best Malaysian food by dish (2026)

Pick a dish, see the ranked legends, then go collect the stamps.

Rice

🍚Nasi Lemak32 spots 🍛Nasi Kandar21 spots 🍃Banana Leaf Rice21 spots 🍯Claypot Chicken Rice12 spots 🐔Chicken Rice28 spots 🍗Ayam Gepuk & Penyet26 spots

Mamak

🫓Roti Canai27 spots 🍜Mee Goreng Mamak12 spots

Grill & Satay

🍢Satay25 spots 🐠Ikan Bakar32 spots

Noodles & Laksa

🐟Assam Laksa15 spots 🍲Curry Laksa37 spots 🦐Sarawak Laksa14 spots 🔥Char Kuey Teow23 spots 🥢Hokkien Mee21 spots 🥟Wantan Mee31 spots 🍥Pan Mee7 spots 🍝Kolo Mee22 spots 🦞Mee Udang8 spots

Pork Specialists

🫖Bak Kut Teh30 spots 🐖Roast Pork & Char Siew17 spots

Light Bites

🥞Chee Cheong Fun13 spots 🍢Yong Tau Foo10 spots 🥟Dim Sum33 spots

Dessert

🍧Cendol17 spots 🍮Tong Sui (Chinese Dessert)32 spots

East Coast & Regional

💙Nasi Kerabu11 spots 🐟Nasi Dagang12 spots 🥥Laksam & Laksa Johor10 spots 🐟Patin Tempoyak5 spots 🍢Keropok Lekor8 spots 🌶️Masak Lemak Cili Api7 spots

Johor

🍜Mee Rebus10 spots

Sabah & Borneo

🍜Tuaran Mee4 spots 🐂Ngiu Chap4 spots 🐖Sang Nyuk Mee5 spots

Top 10 Lists