Cheap Hawker Food

Stationed outside Koon Kee, this noticeably vintage foodcart is full of sweet surprises. For an after-lunch treat to take back to the office, get one (or two) of Uncle Ah Loh's Apam Balik (RM1.20). Made deftly on the spot, these local-style pancakes are soft and pillowy in the centre while crisp on the edges. Peanuts are poured lavishly into the folds, alongside sugar that helps perfect its pleasantly sweet flavour. For a change from the classic, let Uncle recommend (in perfect English!) his grated coconut topping or the pandan-flavoured pancakes, which tempt with a bright green colour. Whichever you end up with, it will come fresh off the stove, cleaved into neat, thick triangles that are warm to the bite.
Avg price per person: RM5
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Come 7pm daily, this unassuming car workshop transforms into a wayside wanton noodle shop for those heading home after a long day in the city — be it at work or happy hour. On its own, the Wanton Noodles (from RM6.80) are nothing to shout about. Rather, it is the staggering selection of sides that emerges the star of this stall. Go for the wild boar curry or the ginger duck. The former provides ambrosial wild boar meat in a thick curry sauce that's choice for dousing the noodles with, whereas the latter has the tasty, piquant flavours of both duck and ginger. For something a touch gentler, try the prawn dumplings or sui kow, packed with plump prawns and minced pork.
Avg price per person: RM15
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This nondescript stall smack in the middle of Chinatown serves one of KL's most loved versions of wanton noodles. Speedy service amid swelling crowds makes Koon Kee a great lunch spot — not for lingering, but for staunch satisfaction. Drop in with a few colleagues and order their Char Siew Wanton Noodles (from RM7). The light, springy egg noodles are slicked in a tasty sauce, bolstered by gleaming barbecued pork. If early, you'll stand a better chance of getting the better cuts of tender char siew straddling a nice balance of fat and lean meat. Their soup wanton, often overlooked, also holds its own with melt-in-your-mouth wrappers that encase well-seasoned minced meat.
Avg price per person: RM10
Photo by Burppler Amayzing

Their noodles are very qq and tasty. Minced beef is slightly salty but their beefballs were very bouncy and nice.