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Sambal Streets Kuala Lumpur Food Tour
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1,899 Ratings
Kuala Lumpur
Embark on a tantalizing food tour in Kuala Lumpur’s old district, savoring over 15 mouthwatering tastings with Malay, Indian, and Chinese influences. Don’t miss out on this culinary adventure!
Embark on a tantalizing food tour in Kuala Lumpur’s old district, savoring over 15 mouthwatering tastings with Malay, Indian, and Chinese influences. Don’t miss out on this culinary adventure!
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Kuala Lumpur - Our 4-hour feasting tour of 15+ tastings invites guests on a culinary experience around the backstreets of old Kuala Lumpur. It’s a food tour designed by a chef, led by our team of professional foodie guides.Before we get started, our tour reflects the local cuisine and the limitations of street food vendors means we unfortunately…
- Kuala Lumpur - Our 4-hour feasting tour of 15+ tastings invites guests on a culinary experience around the backstreets of old Kuala Lumpur. It’s a food tour designed by a chef, led by our team of professional foodie guides.Before we get started, our tour reflects the local cuisine and the limitations of street food vendors means we unfortunately cannot cater for every dietary restriction. Here’s an honest appraisal for the tour so no-one is disappointed ✘ Unsuitable for vegetarians ✘ Unsuitable severe allergies. ✔ Suitable for pescatarians though one or two tastings will need to be skipped ✔ Suitable for lactose intolerances. ✔ Suitable for no beef and no pork diets. ✔ Fully halal. ✔ Suitable for gluten intolerances if traces are acceptable. If you are feeling adventurous for a foodie journey, read on!
What's Included
- 4 hours of feasting around the backstreets of old Kuala Lumpur
- 15+ food tastings included, more than any other Kuala Lumpur food tour
- Led by professional foodie guides
- Maximum of 8 exclusive guests on each tour
- Bottled water and local soft drinks included
- 4 hours of feasting around the backstreets of old Kuala Lumpur
- 15+ food tastings included, more than any other Kuala Lumpur food tour
- Led by professional foodie guides
- Maximum of 8 exclusive guests on each tour
- Bottled water and local soft drinks included
What's Not Included
- Alcoholic drinks excluded
- Pick up and drop off from your hotel excluded
- Alcoholic drinks excluded
- Pick up and drop off from your hotel excluded
Additional Information
With a mix of cultural influences on the nation’s cuisine, it’s no wonder that Malaysian food is a lip-smackingly complex beast.
We’ll meet in the old district of Chow Kit and Kampung Baru, one of the last remaining districts that is yet to be developed into glassy high rises.
Don’t expect other foreigners. Stroll in this local neighbourhood of nightly…
With a mix of cultural influences on the nation’s cuisine, it’s no wonder that Malaysian food is a lip-smackingly complex beast.
We’ll meet in the old district of Chow Kit and Kampung Baru, one of the last remaining districts that is yet to be developed into glassy high rises.
Don’t expect other foreigners. Stroll in this local neighbourhood of nightly street eats, sampling a variety of 15+ tastings, carefully curated for their culinary history.
The flavours change across the year, but highlights include the fragrant bowls of laksa, hand stretched rotis, nasi lemak with piquant sambal and herbal chicken rendang, charcoal-grilled mackerel, and soothing iced cendol with custard-like durian. We’ll end with a fine view of the mighty Petronas Twin Towers.
I’m sure you have a lot of your plate, but here’s some food for thought. While it’s possible to attempt such a culinary marathon yourself, you’d be one sandwich short of a Malaysian picnic not to join me on our moveable food feast.
- This tour isn’t suitable for vegetarians due to street vendors’ limited menus. The tour is fully halal. Pescatarians may be have skip a tasting or two. Other dietary restrictions may require some dishes to be missed
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately and bring an umbrella in rainy season
- Children must be accompanied by an adult. Infant meals not included
- The tour isn’t suitable for those with a severe allergies due to the nature of street food. Suitable for gluten intolorances as long as traces are acceptable. Other allergies may require some dishes to be missed
Location
Hilton Garden Inn Kuala Lumpur Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman South
Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman
Meet outside the entrance of the Hilton Garden Inn *South* on the corner of Jalan Raja Alang and Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman. Note there is a Hilton Garden Inn North next door. It's easy to find, and your guide will be waiting at the street entrance.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Jo
Jul 12, 2025
Fantastic introduction to local food in Kuala Lumpur - We did the tour on the first day of our Kuala Lumpur trip & this was a fantastic introduction to local foods. Nadia was extremely informative, friendly and knowledgeable. We thoroughly enjoyed the tour with Nadia and definitely recommend it!
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Garrett_b
Jul 11, 2025
Great tour! Highly recommend! - Nadia was so kind and knowledgeable. The sheer quantity of the food we received was remarkable, so come hungry. Additionally the quality was incredible and there were many diverse options. Highly recommend!
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Vednam2022
Jul 11, 2025
A memorable immersion into KL's food culture! - What a brilliant day to start our KL visit with A Chef’s Tour! We were lucky to have Kiran Grewale as our guide…I have nicknamed her Mrs WWW - Warm Wow Wikipedia! She filled up us not only with tasty food but also titbits about KL and all over the world! Taking us from Chow Kit market up to Petronas, we discovered Kl and its food in another light. The 4 hour tour was so engrossing, we hardly felt tired. It was so much more than just food, it was a delightful immersion into KL’s culture. We also sampled delicious food in non touristy outlets, local vendors in safe and hygienic environments.
And Kiran was so much more than an information guide. She wove a group of strangers into sharing about ourselves, discovering together, so much so that when we left each other, it felt like leaving good friends. Thank you for making our visit so memorable!
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13ardavang
Jul 8, 2025
3rd chef tour and excellent as always - This was my third chef-led food tour in a third country, and once again, it didn’t disappoint. I joined Jay’s tour in Kuala Lumpur, and every moment was outstanding. Jay was not only knowledgeable and engaging but also incredibly thoughtful—she even helped us stay dry when an unexpected downpour hit, which speaks volumes about her care for the guests.
The sampling throughout the tour was a delight. Each stop was more surprising than the last, both in flavor and in the cultural insight Jay shared. The background stories added real depth to the experience, elevating it far beyond just a tasting.
Pro tip: Try everything—you’ll discover flavors you didn’t expect to love. Just pace yourself early on because the variety is so generous, it’s nearly impossible to eat everything in one go. 😄
Highly recommended for curious food lovers looking to explore KL’s culinary soul with a seasoned guide.
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Ellen_l
Jul 8, 2025
Best food tour ever! - This tour was above and beyond my expectations! I am solo travelling and this is the perfect activity to meet new people! If it’s your first time in Malaysia it is an absolute must as you get to know the city a little better and try foods you would never even think to order and go places you wouldn’t see on your own. Ian was an absolutely outstanding tour guide the best I’ve ever had on any trip! This tour was perfect and a must must do for anyone travelling!
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Liam
Jul 8, 2025
A must-try tour! - We only had one full day in Kuala Lumpur and we wanted to experience as much of the food on offer in the city so we chose this tour and oh my god it did not disappoint!
Ian, our foodie guide for the day did so much more than just bring us around the various local food establishments, he made it an unforgettable experience, providing us with his deep knowledge of Malaysia, its history, the people, and of course, the food!
His energy elevated the entire experience, taking us to the markets and explaining the ingredients used by the everyday Malaysian, introducing us to the fruits, the drink and the dishes of the different groups that make up Malaysian culture.
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Jeansebastien_t
Jul 8, 2025
Yummy ! - Savouring and delicious experience with our guide Nadia !! A lot of dishes to taste, better to not eat before coming even if your usually eat a lot… we learn lot of things about Malaysian culture and cooking recipes, it was really interesting. I advice all people coming to KL to try it. Thanks again to Nadia and her kindness for all
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Abdul
Jul 7, 2025
Food trail with Taste of Food and Culture with Ian Yeow the joyful cheerful Guide. - We have taken our food tour on last day of our trip. Me along with my wife and 6 years old son have taken this food trip to get the real taste of malaysian food. We got the guide Ian on the location. He was very good in giving information on starting of the tour.
We started by visiting the stalls of fruits, vegetable, fish and chicken stalls where Ian informed us about the ingridents used in Malaysian food. There were people from different age groups in our tour. But all of us enjoyed the food the talk and walk and the helpful nature of ian.
At first we visited the Indian Muslim Mamak hotel where he had noodles, chana roti and sweet roti along with cold coffe based and lemon based drinks.
Here we also had veroius indegineous fruits like Rambutan, Mangosteen etc.
From here we went to Mamam Place restaurants to taste the falooda like ice based cold affair Named Cendol which was good.
Also we tried Durian fruit came to know its origin history but its taste was very strong smelly so didnt liked.
Then sitting there we has a sweet crape.
After that we headed to try the malaysian chinese food like chicken ball soup and macrel roasted. Good taste 10/10.
Had chicken satay on the way from local stall.
Then we go to the Hotel Named Nasi Lemak 'Wanjo' at Kampung Bharu area.
This was a nice place with Ac hall.
Here we had chicken sambhal a malaysian dish. Had chict chat , some advice from the guide on personal life. Some words of practical life to the young one.
The we had again some satay on another joint and in last had mango shakes in hand and came on Saloma bridge for photo shoot with petronos towers in back ground where we have our individual photos but i insisted of group photo which was taken by local guys with a charge of 5 MR. But they had flash so photo was good for memory and in last the tour ended near the petronos tower.
We were on tour for near about 5 hours but it was never a dull moment in it and it was due the cheerfull and helpful nature of our Guide Ian Yeow.
Thank you ian for lovely memories of the food trail and it was every penny worth which we have paid for this.
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Coffeelover44
Jul 7, 2025
So good. - So good! Excellent tour. So much food. Fabulous way to sample Malaysia’s top foods. Highly recommend. Thanks Uncle Sam.
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565tassiet
Jul 7, 2025
A Culinary Adventure Off the Beaten Track - A Chef's Tour stands out for its authentic, off-the-beaten-path approach, passionate local guides, and immersive experiences that go beyond just eating—offering a true journey into Malaysia's food wonderland. If you seek more than just a meal and want to explore the real culinary heart of Kuala Lumpur, this tour is highly recommended
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