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PETALING MALAYSIAN RESTAURANT CHAR KWAY TEOW
Petaling Malaysian Restaurant has been incredibly popular since it opened three years ago.
One of the most popular noodle dishes here is its char kway teow, which was voted by Chowies as Chow Luck Club’s favourite dish for 2024.
The kway teow rice noodles used are fresh, soft and coated with sauce and fried with bean sprouts, meat, lup cheong sausages and pork lard.
The char kway teow has a fantastic wok hei flavour, giving it a nice smoky aroma, and the lup cheong sausages have a charred saltiness that pairs well with the kway teow noodles.
Best eaten with the sambal, which is served on the side.
PETALING MALAYSIAN RESTAURANT
248A Dominion Road, Mount Eden.
Ph: 09 9743993. Wed to Mon: 11am-3pm, 5-9.30pm. Closed on Tue.
CHOW LUCK CARD DISCOUNT: 20% for ‘Plus’ members, 5% for normal members
OLD TOWN MALAYSIAN CAFE DRY WAN TAN MEE
The wan tan mee at Old Town Malaysian Cafe in West Auckland has been described as “the best” in the city.
The classic version of this dish at Old Town is served with springy egg noodles in savoury black sauce, adorned with succulent char siew and vegetables on the side.
The char siew, which is made in-store, is slightly on the lean side, and comes with savoury and sweet flavours with smoky undertone.
The dish is served with a side bowl of aromatic chicken soup containing three pieces of wan tan.
Since a chowluckclub.com report about it being the best in town, the little eatery has been experiencing queues for its wan tan noodles.
OLD TOWN MALAYSIAN CAFE
3110 Great North Road, New Lynn.
Ph: 09 8261102. Wed to Mon: 10.30am-3pm, 5-9pm. Closed on Tue.
CHOW LUCK CARD DISCOUNT: 20% for ‘Plus’ members, 5% for normal members
TREASURE KITCHEN’S FRIED HOKKIEN PRAWN MEE
One of Treasure Kitchen’s signature noodle dishes, fried Hokkien prawn mee, is more Singaporean than Malaysian.
The dish features a mix of yellow noodles and rice vermicelli bee hoon, and cooked with prawns, squid, pork slices and served topped with crispy fried pork lard.
The noodles are cooked in prawn stock, resulting in a umami-rich, savory, creamy dish balanced with the sweetness from the prawn. It comes with large wild tiger or banana prawns, depending on availability.
The Hokkien prawn mee is served with a lemon wedge and sambal to provide some satisfying heat to complement the dish.
TREASURE KITCHEN GREENLANE
530 Great South Road, Greenlane.
Ph: 09 5251288. Wed to Mon: 11am-3pm, 5-9.30pm. Closed on Tue.
CHOW LUCK CARD DISCOUNT: 25% for ‘Plus’ members (valid weekdays only), 10% for normal members
LIMA BINTANG KL HOKKIEN MEE
At this Otahuhu eatery, expect your KL-style fried Hokkien mee to come with thick yellow noodles, slices of pork, prawns, squid and cabbage braised in a black, dark soy sauce mix.
KL Hokkien mee is one of the more famous dishes in Malaysia’s capital of Kuala Lumpur, but here, Lima Bintang is just one of a few Malaysian eateries that have it on the menu.
The dish is served with crispy pork lard bits on the top to add a depth of flavour and texture to the noodle dish.
The sambal served on the side also adds kick to the Hokkien mee. Mix it with the noodles when it is served hot, so that it can be absorbed well, giving it an extra oomph.
LIMA BINTANG MALAYSIAN CUISINE
6 Station Road, Ōtāhuhu.
Ph: 09 2000299. Tue to Sun: 11am-3pm, 5-9pm. Closed on Mon.
CHOW LUCK CARD DISCOUNT: 15% for ‘Plus’ members, 5% for normal members
