Its neighbour, San Peng Prawn Mee, has respectively carved a solid reputation for serving up slippery smooth poached chicken and a decent version of prawn noodles and the nearby Restoran Zai Kee’s King’s spareribs is a must-order.
The exit from the station also leads you to Sek Yuen, an institution of Chinese dining in the city. The kitchen here still uses 100 per cent woodfire. A meal here is recommended for a blast into the past.
At Jalan Seladang, Uncle Lai has been painstakingly making his curry puffs by hand for the past four decades; there are two varieties of meat puffs, chicken or mutton in addition to sweet ones filled with red bean, kaya and peanut selling for less than RM2 each.
Another must-try is Albert’s beef noodles. The star of this authentic Hong Kong-style dish is the robust, herb-tinged aromatic broth. On weekends, splurge on his US Striploin and Wagyu Beef specials. You won’t regret it.
I can’t recommend Tuck Cheong enough for its fresh, meaty and value-for-money dim sum. Unlike other outlets, all items here are self-made rather than outsourced.
Roasted geese are elusive even in restaurants, but in Pudu, you can get your fix from a nondescript corner stall named Chen Chen BBQ aside from duck, chicken and char siew. You will be spoiled for choice for homely traditional Chinese desserts at Ruby Restaurant and PMK. Both are on the same street and Nyonya kuih, thick black sesame paste and local snacks are the staples here.
As the sun sets, a row of stalls at the corner of RHB Bank on Jalan Seladang comes to life. I’m a big fan of Aunty Mun’s springy, handmade fishballs but it was the economy rice stall and Fatt Kee Roasted Fish that drew the largest crowd.
If you think that’s all Pudu has to offer in terms of food, think again. However, space constraints doesn’t allow me to go on...
LRT/MRT: Pudu
Distance: 200 metres
Operating hours: 7.30am to 3pm.
