Dining
555 Thainanese Chicken Rice: A Taste of Thai Comfort in Kuala Lumpur
From a comforting plate of chicken rice to a cup of Hainan cham, 555 Thainanese Chicken Rice brings together familiar local rituals and the flavours of Thailand.
A Table for Tonight
Chicken rice, charcoal cooking and a table to share. Find a meal that fits your evening.
Choose by the meal you have in mind. For Thai-inspired chicken rice and kopitiam staples, begin with 555 in Sri Hartamas. For charcoal cooking, compare Coal’s TTDI, SS15 and Bukit Bintang outlets. The Brick combines steaks and live music in TTDI, while Chī Hǎo focuses on Chinese dishes for sharing.
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A neighbourhood grill in TTDI, a gathering place in SS15 and a chef’s counter in Bukit Bintang. Here is how to choose your Coal by Corks Out table, from the cuts to order to the details worth knowing before you book.
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The Brick by Justwine: steaks, wine and live music in TTDI
A steak board for the table, a bottle to share and a live set after dinner. The Brick by Justwine brings an evening’s pleasures together in TTDI, with premium cuts, Chinese-Western cooking and a monthly Sunday roast.
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Chī Hǎo TTDI: roast duck, seafood and a table made for sharing
Round tables, generous centrepieces and private rooms for a gathering. At Chī Hǎo in TTDI, the menu offers plenty of reasons to bring people together, from preorder roast duck to seafood claypots.
Before you decide
- Choose the neighbourhood before the menu; these restaurants are not all in TTDI.
- Tell the venue your group size and dietary requirements.
- Confirm any preorder, kitchen break, live-music time or promotional price directly.
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Kuala Lumpur · Restaurant
The Brick by Justwine
Steaks, wine and live music in TTDI.
Ask the restaurant for its current menu and prices.
Kuala Lumpur · Restaurant
Chī Hǎo TTDI
Roast duck, seafood and Chinese dishes made for sharing.
Ask the restaurant for its current menu and prices.
Kuala Lumpur · Restaurant
555 Thainanese Chicken Rice
Thai-inspired chicken rice and Southern Thai comfort dishes in Sri Hartamas.
Classic Thai Chicken Rice RM12.90; Chicken Pad Krapao RM15.90. Prices as supplied for the article.
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