*Some of the dishes mentioned here are non-halal
Pudu Wai Sek Kai is one of the oldest food streets in KL with over 60 years of history. It is a small lane with approximately 20 hawker stalls tucked away off Jalan Pudu. The place is also widely known as Wai Sek Kai or Glutton Street, because many delicious and traditional hawker foods can be found here at affordable prices. Visit the vibrant food street after 6pm, because most of the hawker stalls are only open at night.
Here are some must-have hawker foods at Pudu Wai Sek Kai recommended by OpenRice:
Run by the third and fourth generations, Chun Kee is as old as the food street itself. Located at the entrance of the street, the humble stall serves traditional Tai Bu Mee, or more commonly known as Hakka Noodles. Guests have a choice of dry or soup Tai Bu Mee. Most patrons go for the dry version that comes with a bowl of thin and springy noodles topped with fragrant minced meat, sliced char siew, and vegetables and a bowl of wanton soup.
One-of-its-kind chee cheong fun with yellow curry sauce and fried pork skins! Topped with dried shrimps and sesames, the chee cheong fun is not only rich in curry flavour, but also fragrant and crispy. The curry sauce is so good and delicious that you will enjoy the sauce till the last drop! The traditional recipe has been passed down for several decades. Drop by whenever you feel like having a plate of chee cheong fun with a traditional twist.
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2. Victory’s Crispy Fried Chicken
Opposite Chun Kee you will find another hawker stall offering crispy fried chickens that are said to be tastier than KFC! Business is brisk, as there is always a long queue in front of the stall. Different chicken parts are offered here to suit different needs, including chicken wing, chicken drumstick, chicken carcass, chicken neck and many more. All chicken parts are freshly deep-fried on the spot to ensure the skin is crispy and the meat succulent. Remember to try their signature fried chicken butts, which are tender and juicy without any pungent smell!3. Steamed Egg Custard
This humble Chinese dessert stall is famous for their Steamed Egg Custard. Over the past 60 years, the owner has perfected the recipe of preparing smooth and soft steamed egg custard, which is made of simple ingredients, such as egg, evaporated milk, and rock sugar. It takes great skills and experience to prevent the egg custard from being overcooked. Also popular is the Herbal Tea Egg (Kai Dan Cha), which comes with a poached egg immersed in a bowl of piping hot herbal tea. One of very few hawker stalls in KL that serves pork innards porridge. The porridge is cooked in Cantonese style with smooth and fluffy porridge topped with lots of pork innards, including fried pork intestine, pork tongue, and pork liver. Crispy fried vermicelli and chopped spring onions are added to enhance the taste and texture. For those who shun away from pork innards, worry not as porridge with seafood is also offered here.6. Fried Radish Cake
Located in the middle of the lane, the stall is always surrounded by customers waiting for their raddish cakes to be prepared on the spot. If you arrive early at the stall, you might be able to see how the raw radish cakes are cut into smaller pieces and poured into a large frying pan. Stir-fried with egg and bean sprouts, the dish is so delicious and full of “wok hei” that it will send you gulping down the whole plate of fried radish cakes within seconds! Pudu Wai Sek Kai is probably the only place in the city where you can find charcoal barbecued sotong with rojak sauce. The dried sotong is barbecued with charcoal fire until crispy and slightly burnt around the edges and topped with thick rojak sauces and chopped peanuts, adding a rich and crunchy taste to the sotong. Apart from barbecued sotong, the stall is also known for its barbecued bean curds and barbecued prawn crackers. One of the best pork innards soups in town! Place your order at the stall, where you can see a huge cauldron boiling all kinds of pork innards, including small and big intestines, tongue, liver, stomach, heart, blood, and loin. The pork innards are cleaned by the owner himself on a daily basis to ensure the organs are hygienic and free from any foul smell. Sink your teeth into the soft and tender pork innards with fragrant soup prepared using Chinese herbs and preservative vegetables. Have you ever tried char kuey teow with salted egg? Try it at this stall that offers three types of fried noodles, including fried salted egg kuey teow, normal fried kuey teow, and fried crystal noodles. The salted egg yolk is cooked and grinded into small particles before adding to the char kuey teow. Get ready to whet your appetite with a special version of char kuey teow with sufficient “wok hei” and a rich flavour of salted egg.10. Sister’s Chinese Herbal Tea
After enjoying some delicious hawker foods under the hot weather, you might want a grab a cup of Chinese herbal tea at this stall to quench your thirst and reduce your body heat. The humble stall located at the entrance of the street has been around for more than six decades. Wong Lo Kat is a popular herbal tea among patrons. For those who prefer a sweeter drink, can try their equally cooling Sugar Cane Water. You might need to revisit Pudu Wai Sek Kai for several times to try all the delicacies! If you have difficulties finding the exact location, just type in “Jalan Sayur” on Google Map or GPS.Other Related Topics