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8 Curry Mee Spots in KL & PJ

From Madras Lane's 50-year roadside stall in Petaling Street's wet market to a father-and-son morning-only operation in SS2, here are 8 currently-operating curry mee spots across KL and PJ worth the detour.

Jamie Tan28 July 20267 min read

What makes KL/PJ curry mee different

Curry mee here means egg noodles and beehoon in a rich, spicy coconut-curry broth, usually loaded with tofu puffs (tau pok), cockles, prawns, and either pork or chicken depending on the stall. It sits in the same family as Penang's white curry mee and asam laksa but with its own local variations — some stalls lean sambal-forward and dry-toss the noodles, others serve a thinner, more soup-heavy broth.

The eight spots

This list spans Petaling Street's wet market, Pudu, Kepong, SS2 in PJ, Pandan Jaya and Taman Cheras — a mix of decades-old institutions and one notable 2024 opening, all cross-checked against food-blog reviews, Tripadvisor and (where available) the stall's own social pages during this search.

A note on prices

Several of the older stalls' most recent verifiable prices date to 2022-2023 reviews, since prices weren't republished in anything more recent that turned up in this search — we've flagged those rather than guess at a current figure. Expect most bowls in KL/PJ to run somewhere between RM6 and RM13, with the newer, pricier SS2 entrant closer to RM17-25.

Picking a spot

For the closest thing to a KL curry mee institution, Madras Lane Curry Laksa inside the Petaling Street wet market is the reference point — 50-plus years, cash-only, and the bowl every other stall on this list gets compared to. If you're near Kepong, Ah Yee Curry Mee and Weng Kee Restaurant are both worth the stop; in PJ's SS2, Restoran Station 8 is a strictly-morning cult favourite that sells out by mid-morning, while Ah Chong Curry Laksa is the newer, higher-price option nearby.

Curry mee spots in KL & PJ at a glance

Stall	Area	Known For	Hours
Madras Lane Curry Laksa	Petaling Street, KL	50-year market institution, from RM7	Market hours, cash only
Restoran 168	Pudu, KL	Curry mee w/ noodle choice, char siu add-on	Tue-Sun 6am-5pm
Ah Yee Curry Mee	Kepong, KL	Curry mee + curry chee cheong fun	Tue-Sun 6:30am-2pm
Restoran Station 8	SS2, PJ	Morning-only, sells out ~9:30am	Daily 7am-8:30am
Weng Kee Restaurant	Kepong, KL	Dry curry mee w/ chilli oil	Daily 7am-1:30pm, closed Tue
Ah Chong Curry Laksa	SS2, PJ	New (Dec 2024), giant bowl RM24.90	Daily 9am-9pm
Jia Li Mian Noodle House	Pandan Jaya, KL	Penang-style, blood cubes, asam laksa	7:30am-4pm, closed Thu
Jiu Ding Ji's	Taman Cheras, KL	Kampung chicken curry mee	Daily 7am-5pm

Madras Lane Curry Laksa

A roadside stall inside the Petaling Street wet market on Jalan Bulan 1, running for 50-plus years under the same family lineage — famous enough to have made Lonely Planet's 2018 Eatlist. Curry laksa loaded with long beans, brinjal, tofu puff, pork skin and cockles, from RM7. Cash only, table service inside the market aisle.

Photo: JB Macatulad, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Restoran 168 Wantan Mee & Curry Mee

A 20-plus-year hidden corner eatery at Jalan Brunei Utara, Pudu. Signature Curry Mee available with a choice of bee hoon, yellow noodle or hor fun, with optional char siu or fried dumpling add-ons. Around RM8.50 as of a 2022 review — treat as a dated figure. Open Tuesday to Sunday, 6am-5pm, closed Mondays.

Ah Yee Curry Mee

A roughly 20-year-old stall on Jalan Kepong Baru, opposite Surau Taman Kepong — known equally for its curry mee (RM5.50) and curry-sauce chee cheong fun (RM4), thick, rich (lemak) and mildly spicy. Open Tuesday to Sunday, 6:30am-2pm, closed Mondays.

Restoran Station 8 (Penang White Curry Mee)

A father-and-son operation in Chow Yang, SS2, PJ (formerly Restoran OKay), open mornings only from 7am-8:30am and typically sold out by around 9:30am — one pot cooked, no more once it's gone. Sambal-forward, lighter coconut milk, with cuttlefish, prawn, tofu puff and blood cubes. Around RM12 a bowl, up from RM9-10 in older reviews.

Weng Kee Restaurant

Better known for Ipoh-style kai si hor fun, but Malay Mail singled out its dry curry mee — curry tossed with dark soy and an addictive chilli oil — as the dish to order, with chicken, char siu or prawn add-ons for around RM22. Open daily 7am-1:30pm, closed Tuesdays.

Ah Chong Curry Laksa

The newest entrant on this list, opened 12 December 2024 at Jalan SS2/63, SS2, PJ (same row as Maybank). Modern, higher-price positioning: Giant Bowl Curry Mee at RM24.90, Traditional Asam Laksa at RM16.90. Open daily 9am-9pm — reviews are enthusiastic but mixed on delivery apps over saltiness and portion size, so treat it as a newer, less battle-tested pick than the rest of this list.

Jia Li Mian Noodle House

A Penang-style curry mee stall at Jalan Pandan 2/2, Pandan Jaya, KL, with pig's blood cubes, prawns, cuttlefish and cockles in a coconut-chilli broth; also serves asam laksa. RM7 (small) / RM8 (large) as of a February 2025 review. Open 7:30am-4pm, closed Thursdays.

Jiu Ding Ji's Roaster & Coffee Maker

A newer-generation stall at Jalan Kaskas, Taman Cheras, KL, notable for its kampung chicken curry mee — smooth kampung chicken over curry noodles — plus a siew yuk (roast pork) curry mee at RM12.80. Open daily 7am-5pm, with breakfast sets served 7:30am-11:30am.

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the difference between curry mee and asam laksa?

Curry mee is served in a rich, spicy coconut-milk curry broth with noodles, tofu puffs, cockles, prawns and meat. Asam laksa is a completely different dish — a tamarind-sour, fish-based broth with thick rice noodles, no coconut milk. Several stalls on this list, like Madras Lane and Jia Li Mian, serve both.

Where's the most historic curry mee stall in KL?

Madras Lane Curry Laksa inside the Petaling Street wet market has been run by the same family lineage for 50-plus years and was featured on Lonely Planet's 2018 Eatlist, making it the closest thing to a KL curry mee institution on this list.

Which curry mee stalls sell out early?

Restoran Station 8 in SS2, PJ cooks one pot a day and is typically sold out by around 9:30am, having opened at 7am. If you want to try it, go early on a weekday morning.

Is there a pricier, more modern curry mee option in PJ?

Yes — Ah Chong Curry Laksa in SS2, which opened in December 2024, positions itself at a higher price point (Giant Bowl Curry Mee at RM24.90) with a more modern setup than the older hawker stalls on this list, though reviews on portion size and seasoning have been mixed.

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