🍃Banana Leaf Rice

#15 Banana Leaf Rice in Malaysia · 2026

Bala's Banana Leaf

🌶️🌶️🌶️ Berbaloi · Worth the Detour

🥬 Pork-free (not halal-certified)RM12–RM30Since 1994

A Lucky Garden stalwart since the 1990s that does banana leaf at lunch and thosai the rest of the day. The stingray masala is the sleeper hit.

What to order
Banana leaf rice with stingray masala and mutton curry; beetroot thosai
Address
25, Lorong Ara Kiri 1, Lucky Garden, Bangsar, 59100 Kuala Lumpur
Area
Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur
Hours
Daily 8am–9pm (check before you go)
Price
RM12–RM30 per person
Halal status
🥬 Pork-free (not halal-certified)

☪︎ Halal status shown here is based on public sources and may change. Please check that the restaurant holds a valid JAKIM (or state religious authority) halal certificate before dining — look for the certificate on display or verify at myehalal.halal.gov.my.

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