Kin Kin

The photo in no way does the food justice; however, this is some of the best nosh that you can taste in KL. The experience starts off just the way I like it. A restaurant tucked away in a particularly untidy lane, obstacle course pavement, surrounded by mechanic shops, tailors, cheap carparks, and without a shopping mall in sight. Tick. Enter restaurant – plastic everywhere, most importantly the chairs, but also the bowls, chop sticks, spoons, and cups. Tick. The best food in KL is to be had perched in a backless plastic chair. An elderly man roaming, cooking, serving, handling the cash, (no credit cards – tick,) looking at home surveying his domain, like he owns the joint, and then realizing that he does. This has potential. A quick scan of the menu – and I mean real quick, because it consists of one thing, Pan Mee with chili accompaniment. This is going to be good. And it certainly was. Restaurant Kin Kin is world famous in KL for the best chili pan mee. Home made noodles, nice and thick with a slight al dente texture, layered with, minced meat, dried anchovies, the obligatory runny egg, and the x-factor ingredient - chili, supplied in a side bowl for that highly personal distribution over noodle.

We love this place.