Malaysia

Where to eat in Kelantan

Kota Bharu: nasi kerabu, budu, and night-market sweets.

Michelin Guide Malaysia does not inspect this state yet. Pins here are independent iconic or street-food names, clearly unlisted.

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White House Nasi Kerabu

Kota Bharu, Kelantan · Malay · $

Blue-rice nasi kerabu with budu. Kota Bharu cooking is its own map — do not expect this plate in Penang’s Michelin stalls.

Kota Bharu, Kelantan

White House Nasi Kerabu is not listed in Michelin Guide Malaysia. It is included as an iconic Kelantan food stop — the Guide only inspects Kuala Lumpur and Penang.

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Ayam Percik

Kota Bharu, Kelantan · Malay · $

Grilled chicken in a coconut-chilli sauce, a Kota Bharu night-market plate next to nasi kerabu. Kelantan cooking, not on the Michelin Malaysia map.

Kota Bharu, Kelantan

Ayam Percik is not listed in Michelin Guide Malaysia. It is included as an iconic Kelantan food stop — the Guide only inspects Kuala Lumpur and Penang.

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Laksam

Kota Bharu, Kelantan · Noodles · $

Rolled rice-flour noodles in a white fish-and-coconut gravy, finished with ulam and sambal. A Kelantan breakfast, milder than laksa.

Kota Bharu, Kelantan

Laksam is not listed in Michelin Guide Malaysia. It is included as an iconic Kelantan food stop — the Guide only inspects Kuala Lumpur and Penang.

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Nasi Dagang Kelantan

Kota Bharu, Kelantan · Malay · $

Red-brown rice with tuna curry. Kelantan’s version is its own plate, distinct from Terengganu nasi dagang down the coast.

Siti Khadijah market area, Kota Bharu

Nasi Dagang Kelantan is not listed in Michelin Guide Malaysia. It is included as an iconic Kelantan food stop — the Guide only inspects Kuala Lumpur and Penang.

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Kota Bharu Kuih Akok

Kota Bharu, Kelantan · Snack · $

Akok, the caramel egg kuih of Kelantan, sold with the rest of the kuih tray around Siti Khadijah market. The pin is the market, not one surveyed stall.

Siti Khadijah market, Kota Bharu

Kota Bharu Kuih Akok is not listed in Michelin Guide Malaysia. It is included as an iconic Kelantan food stop — the Guide only inspects Kuala Lumpur and Penang.

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