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EATING
Masjid India
MARKET
MASJID INDIA PASAR MALAM (NIGHT MARKET) $
(Lg TAR; 3pm-midnight Sat; Masjid Jamek)
If you're in town on Saturday, don't miss the
pas-
ar malam
(night market) that runs the length of Lg Tuanku Abdul Rahman, the alley
between the Jln TAR and Masjid India from around 3pm until late. There are plenty of
stalls serving excellent Malay, Indian and Chinese snacks and drinks.
CAPITAL CAFÉ$
(213 Jln TAR; dishes RM3.50-5; 7am-8.30pm Mon-Sat; Bandaraya)
Since it opened in 1956 this
truly Malaysian cafe has had Chinese, Malays and Indians all working together in the same
space. Try its excellent mee goreng or
rojak
(salad doused in a peanut-sauce dressing) or
satay (only available in the evenings).
MALAY
SAGAR$
( 2691 3088; Semua House, Jln Masjid India; meals RM10; 8am-8pm; Masjid Jamek)
Enjoy the good-
value
thali
meals (rice or bread served with assorted vegetables and curries for under
RM10) at this footpath cafe, and soak up the street life of Masjid India. There's air-con in-
side.
INDIAN
MASJID INDIA HAWKER COURT$
(Jln Masjid India; meals RM2-10; 8am-9pm; Masjid Jamek)
A bustling covered hawker court
serving all the usual Malay, Indian and Chinese favourites. Good to visit if you can't visit
the Saturday
pasar malam.
HAWKER
RESTORAN BUHARRY$
(22-24 Jln Doriaswamy; meals RM10-15; 6am-late Mon-Sat, 8.30am-1am Sun; monorail Medan Tuanku)
Popular
hang-out for office workers during the day and late-night clubbers on Asian Heritage Row.
INDIAN MUSLIM