2026 Guide · Pahang
Updated October 2026 · 27 spots
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Top of the list in Kuantan: Mohd Chan Chinese Muslim Restaurant Kuantan for Seafood Restaurant, Roti Bakar Beserah (RBB) for Brunch Café and Al-Kawthar Restaurant Kuantan (IM 7) for Nasi Arab & Mandy.
🦀 Seafood Restaurant · Taman Mahkota Putra, Kuantan, Pahang
halalfamily
Order: Halal Chinese seafood: butter prawns, steamed fish
The halal Chinese restaurant in Kuantan, with nearly 9,000 reviews and a big seafood menu.
🍳 Brunch Café · Beserah, Kuantan, Pahang
breakfastlocal
Order: Charcoal roti bakar with kaya
Kuantan's iconic breakfast stop for charcoal-toasted bread, with near-perfect ratings over 4,700 reviews.
🍖 Nasi Arab & Mandy · Bandar Indera Mahkota, Kuantan, Pahang
family
Order: Mandy rice, maqlubah and shawarma
Kuantan's top-rated Arab restaurant with near-perfect scores across 1,700+ reviews.
🐠 Ikan Bakar · Tanjung Lumpur, Kuantan, Pahang
Order: Ikan bakar sambal petai in banana leaf
The best-known name in Tanjung Lumpur, Kuantan's ikan bakar village. Fish grilled in banana leaf under a thick sambal studded with petai is the move; it fills up by 8pm.
⚠️ Last confirmed before 2025 — check it is open before you go.
🍲 Curry Laksa · Teluk Cempedak, Kuantan, Pahang
Order: Curry mee with cockles and chicken
Kuantan's most famous bowl of curry mee, served from an old kopitiam on the way to Teluk Cempedak beach. Rich, lemak broth and a breakfast crowd of locals and visitors — arrive early or you'll be waiting.
🍳 Brunch Café · Jalan Besar, Kuantan, Pahang
heritage shophouse
Order: Brunch plates and burnt cheesecake
A heritage-shophouse café in the old town, top-rated for brunch and cakes.
🍔 Burger · Bandar Indera Mahkota, Kuantan, Pahang
coffeegrill
Order: Monster beef burger
A coffee-and-grill spot whose monster beef burger is the one reviewers keep praising.
🍧 Cendol · Air Putih, Kuantan, Pahang
Order: Cendol pulut
Kuantan's best-known cendol stop, where the pulut version (with glutinous rice) is the order. A must after a hot afternoon in town and a regular on Kuantan food lists for over a decade.
⚠️ Last confirmed before 2025 — check it is open before you go.
🍖 Nasi Arab & Mandy · Putra Square, Kuantan, Pahang
desserts
Order: Many varieties of nasi arab, kunafa
A Middle Eastern restaurant with a wide nasi arab range and kunafa for dessert.
🥐 Bakery & Pastry · East Coast Garden, Kuantan, Pahang
cafe
Order: Cakes and pastries
A popular two-storey cake house and café.
🍳 Brunch Café · Jalan Besar, Kuantan, Pahang
vintage decor
Order: Café breakfasts in a vintage shophouse
Kuantan's best-known café, in a restored old-town shophouse full of vintage finds.
🐟 Patin Tempoyak · Kuantan, Kuantan, Pahang
Order: Ikan patin masak tempoyak, patin bakar
Kuantan's go-to when you want Temerloh-style patin without the drive inland. A Pahang-cuisine specialist where the tempoyak patin is the reason for the queue; regulars say stick to the main branch.
⚠️ Last confirmed before 2025 — check it is open before you go.
🍖 Nasi Arab & Mandy · Putra Square, Kuantan, Pahang
levantine
Order: Levantine plates and hummus
A Levantine kitchen praised for fresh, generous food.
🥐 Bakery & Pastry · Jalan Besar, Kuantan, Pahang
cakes
Order: Cakes and slices
Kuantan's most-reviewed cake shop, in the old town.
🐠 Ikan Bakar · Tanjung Lumpur, Kuantan, Pahang
Order: Ikan bakar and kerang bakar with sambal
A well-rated Tanjung Lumpur kampung grill for East Coast-style ikan bakar and smoky grilled cockles. Laid-back, local and a good second option in the village.
🍖 Nasi Arab & Mandy · Sungai Karang, Kuantan, Pahang
casual
Order: Mandy and kabsah
A small, well-rated Arab rice house on the Beserah side.
🍳 Brunch Café · Jalan Besar, Kuantan, Pahang
coffee
Order: Coffee and brunch plates
A popular old-town café for coffee and a late breakfast.
🍳 Brunch Café · Taman Sentosa Baru, Kuantan, Pahang
specialty coffee
Order: Specialty coffee, breakfast and cakes
A specialty coffee café with a solid breakfast menu.
🦀 Seafood Restaurant · Jalan Gambut, Kuantan, Pahang
banquet
Order: Cantonese seafood and banquet dishes
A Kuantan Chinese seafood favourite inside the Grand Continental.
🥐 Bakery & Pastry · Jalan Kubang Buaya, Kuantan, Pahang
sourdough
Order: Sourdough and pastries
Kuantan's artisan sourdough bakery-café.
🍚 Nasi Lemak · Jalan Gambang, Kuantan, Pahang
Order: Nasi lemak with ayam pandan
A long-standing roadside institution on the Gambang road that Kuantan folk name when asked about nasi lemak. Fragrant santan rice, punchy sambal and their pandan chicken keep it on every local list.
⚠️ Last confirmed before 2025 — check it is open before you go.
🥟 Wantan Mee · Jalan Beserah, Kuantan, Pahang
Order: Dry wantan mee with black sauce, lard and chicken floss
Kuantan's cult wantan mee: springy noodles drowned in a dark, lardy sauce and finished with chicken floss. Looks messy, tastes addictive.
⚠️ Last confirmed before 2025 — check it is open before you go.
🍔 Burger · Taman Kerjasama, Kuantan, Pahang
family
Order: New York burger
A busy Thai-Western fusion restaurant whose burgers get regular praise.
🦀 Seafood Restaurant · Taman Mariana, Kuantan, Pahang
big groups
Order: Chinese-style crabs and prawns
Kuantan's best-known Chinese seafood restaurant, with thousands of reviews.
🍲 Curry Laksa · Kubang Buaya, Kuantan, Pahang
Order: Curry mee topped with yong tau foo
A neighbourhood kopitiam off Jalan Beserah whose curry mee comes loaded with yong tau foo pieces. A long-time Kuantan breakfast favourite rather than a tourist stop.
⚠️ Last confirmed before 2025 — check it is open before you go.
🦀 Seafood Restaurant · Jalan Air Putih, Kuantan, Pahang
seafood
Order: Local Chinese seafood
A well-rated neighbourhood seafood restaurant on Jalan Air Putih.
🐠 Ikan Bakar · Tanjung Lumpur, Kuantan, Pahang
Order: Ikan bakar Marina, tomyam seafood
One of the busier stops on the Tanjung Lumpur seafood strip, with its house-style grilled fish and tomyam pulling a steady local crowd.
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