As a Tunku Abdul Rahman University College (TAR UC) student, I am blessed to have my campus located in Setapak which is known as food heaven! I have enjoyed exploring these hidden gems throughout my degree life. I couldn't name another place in KL that have scrumptios meal at such affordable price. In the view that I am going to graduate and move out from Setapak soon, I have visited several favourite food places of mine recently and wish to share these places at my blog.
1. Economy Rice @ Restaurant Wan Yee 唯一美食中心
This restaurant is a Chinese kopitiam that my friends and I visit frequently. It is only 5 minutes walking distance away from Prima Setapak Condominium, which is another preferred accommodation by TAR UC students apart from PV areas. You could find a variety of delicious food here and the restaurant is always crowded with locals at night time. Parking is easier to find here than PV areas, but you have to be mindful of the possibility of getting a parking fine in the afternoon if you forget to pay for your parking ticket!
Call me cheapskate but the economy rice a.k.a. "chap fan" is always my top choice! I couldn't name another stall that allows me to consume an optimal amount of my daily fibre intake at cheap price. The downside of having economy rice is the inconsistency in the economy rice pricing, especially in towns, you could easily encounter unreasonable high price charged for a simple plate of economy rice. However, it has never been the case throughout my three years experience in visiting this stall. The food is not only nice and home cook feeling (better than my mum's cooking honestly), but also the price is affordable! Normally I will take a handful of vegetable and some meat or steamed egg, which never cost me above RM5. My guy friends who are big eaters will take a much huger portion of meat than me, and it only costs them RM6 or RM6.50!
Address:
2, Jalan Prima Setapak 3,
Off Jalan Genting Klang,
Kuala Lumpur, Setapak,
53300.
2. Thai Food Home Recipe 文良港中华路住家住家泰国小炒
This is a great place for delicious Thai Delights at cheap price. Operating from home, you might face difficulty finding this place as it is not located at a roadside but in a car porch. I suspect whether this restaurant has a proper name as I couldn't find any shop name board at the place. Despite that, its authentic Thai food flavour has successfully generated positive word of mouth and attracted students and workers from surrounding area during lunch time. It only operates during lunch hours, and once my friend visited the place at 1pm on a Friday, she was informed that the food are sold out! I never get a chance to share this hidden gem with my family as they normally visit Setapak area for dinner.
The must-haves are Red Tom Yam Soup and White Tom Yam Soup (served with either pork or seafood). I tried the Red Tom Yam Soup first to slowly increase my spicy food tolerance. Now I am proud to say that I am able to take White Tom Yam Soup (which is spicier than Red Tom Yam Soup) without drinking a whole bottle of water! Personally, I prefer the spiciness of White Tom Yam Soup than Red Tom Yam Soup. I also love the taste of minced pork mixing with the soup.
For those who cannot handle spicy food, there are non spicy choices available, such as Fried Rice, or Green Curry Spaghetti which is much less spicier. I used to be someone who couldn't tolerate spicy food, therefore my friend recommended me to try green curry spaghetti during my first visit. It is a pleasant meal if you are not adventurous enough to go for some next level spicy food. Believe me, it takes time to build spicy food tolerance!
I went today and noticed there is a slight increase of 50sen per beverage, but the beverage is still sold at reasonable price. Its signature beverage is Iced Coffee with Cincau (RM4.00), which I find interestingly tasty. Their Iced Coffee might be too thick for non coffee lover. Normally I will opt for Iced Cincau or Iced Ribena which is extremely refreshing after taking spicy White Tom Yam Soup!
Address:
Lot 5909, Lorong Chong Hwa 2,
Batu 3 1/2, Gombak,
53000 Kuala Lumpur
1. Economy Rice @ Restaurant Wan Yee 唯一美食中心
This restaurant is a Chinese kopitiam that my friends and I visit frequently. It is only 5 minutes walking distance away from Prima Setapak Condominium, which is another preferred accommodation by TAR UC students apart from PV areas. You could find a variety of delicious food here and the restaurant is always crowded with locals at night time. Parking is easier to find here than PV areas, but you have to be mindful of the possibility of getting a parking fine in the afternoon if you forget to pay for your parking ticket!
Call me cheapskate but the economy rice a.k.a. "chap fan" is always my top choice! I couldn't name another stall that allows me to consume an optimal amount of my daily fibre intake at cheap price. The downside of having economy rice is the inconsistency in the economy rice pricing, especially in towns, you could easily encounter unreasonable high price charged for a simple plate of economy rice. However, it has never been the case throughout my three years experience in visiting this stall. The food is not only nice and home cook feeling (better than my mum's cooking honestly), but also the price is affordable! Normally I will take a handful of vegetable and some meat or steamed egg, which never cost me above RM5. My guy friends who are big eaters will take a much huger portion of meat than me, and it only costs them RM6 or RM6.50!
Their food is freshly served at around 9.00AM and 3.00PM everyday!
Vincent's favourite: Deep Fried Pork Belly
Soon Weng's favourite: Pig's ear
Mun Sin's favourite: Crispy fish fillet
Address:
2, Jalan Prima Setapak 3,
Off Jalan Genting Klang,
Kuala Lumpur, Setapak,
53300.
2. Thai Food Home Recipe 文良港中华路住家住家泰国小炒
This is a great place for delicious Thai Delights at cheap price. Operating from home, you might face difficulty finding this place as it is not located at a roadside but in a car porch. I suspect whether this restaurant has a proper name as I couldn't find any shop name board at the place. Despite that, its authentic Thai food flavour has successfully generated positive word of mouth and attracted students and workers from surrounding area during lunch time. It only operates during lunch hours, and once my friend visited the place at 1pm on a Friday, she was informed that the food are sold out! I never get a chance to share this hidden gem with my family as they normally visit Setapak area for dinner.
Into the unknown! Do you believe that we are heading to a restaurant?
How to not sweat easily when eating Tom Yam at a place without air conditioning?
The place could not accommodate huge crowd, hence it's difficult to grab a seat at peak hours!
The must-haves are Red Tom Yam Soup and White Tom Yam Soup (served with either pork or seafood). I tried the Red Tom Yam Soup first to slowly increase my spicy food tolerance. Now I am proud to say that I am able to take White Tom Yam Soup (which is spicier than Red Tom Yam Soup) without drinking a whole bottle of water! Personally, I prefer the spiciness of White Tom Yam Soup than Red Tom Yam Soup. I also love the taste of minced pork mixing with the soup.
Red Tom Yam Soup served with pork
My favourite: White Tom Yam soup served with pork @ RM8
For those who cannot handle spicy food, there are non spicy choices available, such as Fried Rice, or Green Curry Spaghetti which is much less spicier. I used to be someone who couldn't tolerate spicy food, therefore my friend recommended me to try green curry spaghetti during my first visit. It is a pleasant meal if you are not adventurous enough to go for some next level spicy food. Believe me, it takes time to build spicy food tolerance!
I went today and noticed there is a slight increase of 50sen per beverage, but the beverage is still sold at reasonable price. Its signature beverage is Iced Coffee with Cincau (RM4.00), which I find interestingly tasty. Their Iced Coffee might be too thick for non coffee lover. Normally I will opt for Iced Cincau or Iced Ribena which is extremely refreshing after taking spicy White Tom Yam Soup!
The packaging of Iced Coffee is interesting! It is convenient for us to take away if we couldn't finish it.
Address:
Lot 5909, Lorong Chong Hwa 2,
Batu 3 1/2, Gombak,
53000 Kuala Lumpur
(To be continued after I complete my last assignment in my degree life!)
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