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Walking food trail: Brickfields
Try the Briyani rice at Vishal – it’s ‘egg’-cellent. – August 24, 2015.Which restaurants have stayed with Malaysia’s Little India through its years of change?
In 1881, the wooden and atap buildings of KL were burned down in a fire, leading to a mass rebuilding, this time with brick and tile. This was made possible by the entrepreneurial Yap Kwan Seng, the last Kapitan China, who set up a kiln on one of the largest concentrations of clay in Kuala Lumpur, resulting in Brickfields.
The real rainbow lies in the food served up here. – August 24, 2015.Now however, the busy Brickfields has become Malaysia’s official Little India, as the buildings and lights glow with brilliant ethnic colours. With energetic Indian music playing from shops and stalls selling Indian CD’s, textiles, flowers, saris, and sweets, it is a feast for the eyes. As for a literal feast, walk from KL Sentral with this HungryGoWhere guide to delicious eateries in Brickfield!
Vishal
Right across Jalan Scott from Hanuman Temple, Vishal has been lauded for its traditional North Indian banana leaf rice all 12 years it has operated, and has undergone renovations to reveal a charming mess-hall. 
The sentries out front are really very friendly servers. – August 24, 2015.It is a "Chettinad" restaurant, the name for a social caste known for being master chefs, and we can personally attest to their mastery of unique spices.
The portions are large, each one easily shared between two people. A lower price is afforded for younger children if they choose to get the basic vegetarian meal set as well. The service here is fast and warm, and don’t worry about asking questions as they take great pride in their food here.
Sin Kee
Sin Kee started off in a makeshift wooden building in 1969 in Brickfields. Thirty years later, it moved into a shop lot because the government needed the land for KL Sentral, and who wouldn’t want to be right on that doorstep? Don’t worry though, they’ve kept their old-school flavours and traditional Chinese charm.
It took a while to get the feng shui right for this photo. – August 24, 2015.The result of this move is a constant lunch crowd, so we do recommend calling in and pre-ordering to speed things along. They provide a menu of Chinese and Western picks, including the Hainanese Chicken Chop, a platter of crumbly minced meat, tender, sautéed potatoes, drenched in savoury sauce. But it is the homey Mun Fun (Steamed rice with lap cheong, seafood and rich, dark onion gravy) that is the crowd-favourite and specialty here.
Quick, save it before it drowns! – August 24, 2015.
Chat Masala
Claiming to be the first Indian restaurant to successfully experiment with vegetarian Chicken and Mutton dishes made in authentic Indian style, Chat Masala is good. So good, that our resident steak-lover may turn vegetarian. Everything was so ridiculously satisfying at this unassuming North and Southern Indian restaurant that we forgot it was healthy!
The idea behind a Thali is to offer all the six different flavours on one plate. – August 24, 2015.The menu is a mixed bag of local eats and traditional Indian food. We recommend grabbing the Thali Set (RM6.50) which has a limited number of servings daily. Then cleanse your palate after this amazingly flavourful meal with some Kulfi (RM5) – creamy, icy goodness with vanilla notes, cardamom and pistachio slices. Perfect for beating the heat.
This is the calm before the storm: you can feel the anticipation in the air before lunch hits. – August 24, 2015.Brickfields is just one of four of the walking food trails we are covering in conjunction with Merdeka day coming up. Check out the first walking food trail in Chinatown, or Petaling Street or use the full food guide in Brickfields if you are still hungry! If you are travelling around, then you may also be interested in how Singaporean food and Malaysian food differ, even through their similarities. – August 24, 2015.
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