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Sambal Streets Kuala Lumpur Food Tour
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1,727 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
449, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman
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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Livb600
Apr 29, 2025
Kuala Lumpur Cravings: A Feast Fit for Foodies! - Had an absolute blast strolling through the flavorful chaos of Chow Kit with Stephen—where the street food hits just keep coming! From sizzling satay to mouthwatering mystery bites, we tasted it all. One thing’s for sure: you won’t roll out of there hungry… you might just need a nap!
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993ramr
Apr 29, 2025
Food Tour - Incredible tour with a passionate and knowledgable guide - an unforgettable experience that you must do in KL. Highly recommended
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J-e-marz
Apr 29, 2025
Only spicy hot if you want it that way! - Steven gave us a tasty tour of Chow Kit and Kampong Baru. Places that I would normally walk by and say to myself, "so interesting", but didn't feel comfortable going into or wouldn't know what I was ordering if I did. Nasi Lemak, Chicken Rendang, Cendol, Teh Tarik, fresh charcoal grilled makrel, chicken and beef satay and Roti Canai were some of the 17 delicious items from several small mom & pop eateries we visited. You can eat as little or as much as you want. Steven was an excellent guide who not only gave us insights about the food but also the neighborhoods we were walking through.
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Garyl569
Apr 28, 2025
Best Food Tour ever - Best Food Tour to date. This tour is a must. Everytime we go away, we always book a food tour. Chicago, Italy, New Orleans, Prague to sample a few. And this one was by far the best.
Our host, Nadia, was amazing. Explained the ingredients, explained the history and cooking methods of every dish. She helped serve and prepare the food, by filleting the fish, pulling the chicken apart, laying the table and even cleaning the utensils.
Her dedication to the success of the tour and satisfaction of her customers, is unprecedented.
A must itinerary for every traveller to KL, and should be done as early in your stay as possible, as it will give you a clear insight in where and what to eat.
Food was beautiful, apart from the Durian. Its disgusting, but at least we ate some.
The only negative thing I can say is the the tour did not last long enough. It is advertised as a 4 hour tour. We started at 1730, and it ended at about 2230, but we could have gone on all night.
At our departure point, the heavens opened and it poured down. Some of the guests ran for a cab, but my wife and I stayed for a while to see if the rain eased. Half an hour later, Nadia re6to check on us, and had even purchased an umbrella for us. She was an angel.
If you dont book this tour, you are missing out on an exceptional experience
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Q5506ahwaynep
Apr 28, 2025
Tastes of Malaysia - This is a must when visiting Kuala Lumpur, Steve our guide was excellent, sharing his food knowledge and history of Malaysia.
The food tasting was fantastic while you take a walk around the city to try walk off all the food consumed.
Great tour and nice experience to end our trip in Malaysia.
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Jignesh_k
Apr 28, 2025
Highly Recommend - Our guide, Kiran, was very friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. She picked the best foods from the best restaurants. Lots of delicious local fruits to try out. Extra activities (don't want to spoil the surprises) thrown in also. Great night out!
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Elaine_o
Apr 27, 2025
Fun and delicious evening in Kuala Lumpur - We had a great time on this food tour (and as a former food tour owner myself, I know a good one!). Kiran is a great guide and told us not only about the food but a lot of history of Kuala Lumpur as well. The tastings were plentiful and delicious - particularly the mango smoothie! I’m disabled and use a walking frame (I advised the tour of this in advance) and hoped I would be able to manage the walking. I did till right at the end when the humidity got to me, so this tour is do-able for someone disabled. The pavements can be rough but my husband and other tour guests - a great bunch of friendly Aussies - all helped with getting me over those parts. People are very kind. We had a great evening and highly recommend this tour for anyone wanting an authentic Malaysian food experience.
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Pryes
Apr 27, 2025
Awesome food tour & Malaysian history experience!!! Great knowledgeable guide! - Awesome experience and I highly recommend it!!! Even more than a food tour, the guide was so knowledgeable it was a malaysia history tour along the food tour 🤩 He explained the dishes, how it is made, where it comes from and the culture and history behind it and the country of Malaysia! Great food, variety and portions. The only thing could improve in my opinion is to leave most of the sweet dishes towards the end of the tour instead of jumping back and forth and the mango smoothie in the end as the dessert finale could be replaced with something else.
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E4033szhayleyj
Apr 27, 2025
Kuala lumpur food tour - Our guide was great and very knowledgeable. The food was great and we got to walk through the city at night with all tbe beautiful lights. Would definitely recommend.
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Brandon_k
Apr 26, 2025
Great food tour - The tour was a great way to start a trip to Kuala Lumpur and try all the local foods. Ian was a great guide and made the tour very enjoyable even though it started out during a thunderstorm.
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