Dapor Berasap @ Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.

Yea Haa, time for some nasi padang lunch near Subang airport. We checked out this place called Dapor Berasap. We got here just before the lunch crowd thankfully! As the place was brimmed with customers during lunch time.

Go to the counter and order your dishes,  loads of lauk to choose from and their ulam/salad selection is gorgeous.

I'm a sucker for masak lemak cili api, as there were two of us, we just ordered the siput sedut and daging salai version each. Coupled with the ulam and sambal on a hot steaming rice. Yes this was indeed a good lunch. Simple no frills road side stall next to the tarmac of Subang airport. Beautiful lunch.

Dapor Berasap,

Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.

Kedai Makan Sakdiah @ Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.

Oh yes! A friend brought here for brunch and boy was yummy. Negri food, Padang food or what you call it, masak lemak is the way to go! This place is located a bit far from Seremban town, but if you want the real deal, better be prepared to travel a bit of distance.

The usual array of dishes, kampong style all laid out. Pick and choose what you like. 

OMG all the masak lemak dishes are to die for, love the balitong and smoked beef. The gravy is just nice, not too spicy and jelak.

They're quite famous for their beef rendang and lemang too. Delicious. Beautiful mom and pop restaurant worth checking out.

Kedai Makan Sakdiah,

Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. 

RM Pagi Sore PIK (Resto & PS Coffee) @ Jakarta, Indonesia.

I think this is my second time here at this branch in PIK. Place is huge and super comfy. Dine in style.

I loveee the array of dishes they have here. It's such a glutton feast. A must visit every time I'm In Jakarta.

RM Pagi Sore PIK (Resto & PS Coffee),

Jakarta, Indonesia.

Mukmin Restaurant Bedok @ Singapore.

Fancy a kacang pool? check out this stall called Warung Sutami inside Mukmin Restaurant in Bedok.

Portions were generous and the kacang pool was solid. I also tried the nasi padang stall, very good.

Mukmin Restaurant Bedok,

Singapore.

Restoran Nasi Kapau (Masakan Minang) @ Chow Kit, KL, Malaysia.

Nasi padang galore, found another hidden gem on Jalan TAR in KL. There's tonnes of dishes on display and to choose from including some exotics parts.

Standard fare would be ayam pop and the 2 sambals. Smashing! Some vege, tendon and stomach.

Some ulams, petais, beef rendang and crispy beef. Food is good, you'll probably have a second serving of white rice to mop up all the dishes.

Restoran Nasi Kapau (Masakan Minang),
Chow Kit, KL,
Malaysia.

Sederhana Masakan Padang @ Chow Kit, KL, Malaysia.

Yes Sederhana has opened a branch smack in city centre.

Tonnes of mouth watering dishes to choose from.

Ayam pop, sambal hijau and the works.

The crispy dendeng was excellent, paru was good and a must order is the ayam pop. Make sure take the sambal hijau as well. Oh did I mentioned get the tendons as well. Food is good, excellent place to cure your nasi padang cravings.

Sederhana Masakan Padang,
383,385 Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman,
Chow Kit, KL, Malaysia.

Restoran Sari Ratu @ Desa Pandan, KL, Malaysia.

Came here for lunch the other day. Sari Ratu is actually one of the first few restaurants that made me fell in in love with nasi padang. The standard and quality of the food maintains throughout their branches.

As usual we ordered a feast of dishes.

Definitely a must order for me is the beef tendons.

The sambal hijau was done nicely. Chicken was good, beef was good, heck everything was perfect.

Restoran Sari Ratu,
Desa Pandan, KL,
Malaysia.

Masakan Padang Asli Kampung Baru @ Kampung Baru, KL, Malaysia.

Back to my personal favourite for nasi padang in Kampung Baru. This place is not cheap but one thing, you'll be assured of the quality here.

There's a whole load variety of dishes to choose from. Normally we'll pick our own individual plate of rice and dishes.

My plate of paru, crackers and some gravy on hot rice, with sambal hijau on the side. Today they didn't serve the boiled petai/smelly beans. A personal favourite of mine also:/

The gem of this place has to be the tunjang/beef tendon. We ordered a plate to share. Food still taste good and one thing I like this place, only frequented by locals or those who know how to get here.

Masakan Padang Asli Kampung Baru,
Corner of Jalan Raja Muda Musa & Lorong Raja Muda Musa 6,
Kampung Baru,
KL, Malaysia.

Restoran Raso Omak Den @ Taman Melawati, KL, Malaysia.

So here I was on a weekend craving for some Negri food similar to padang but localised. The food is served like a buffet style. Self serve and you pick what dishes you want on your plate of hot steaming rice. They'll charge you accordingly later.

This spread is only a quarter of what's served. I reckon there's easily 20 dishes available. You'll be spoilt for choices.

I was a bit overwhelmed by the dishes available. Went for the basics to gauge how the food will taste like. Fried chicken and snails in masak lemak cili api with some mix gravy. Damn, this is some good stuff. I really like the taste of the food, feels home cooked. Next round I'll definitely wack more dishes.

 Restoran Raso Omak Den,
318 Lorong Selangor,
Taman Melawati,
53100 KL,
Malaysia.

Restoran Sambal Hijau @ Kampung Sungai Penchala, KL, Malaysia.

Malay rice? Nasi Padang? I don't know, the lines are blurred here. All I know this is definitely one place to get your economy rice with mind boggling number of dishes. Okay, won't be that economy if you keep piling on the dishes like me.

When I saw they had ikan patin masak tempoyak (some fancy fresh water fish in yellow gravy doused with fermented durian with chilli padi blended inside) I had to take it. The only missing thing was the raw petai/smelly beans, which I'm sure they had it, but I think the plate was getting a bit crowded. Fried chicken drumtick, paru/beef lungs, beef tendon and you have to get the star item, the sambal hijau. The quality of food over the years has still remained, absolutely divine. The only difference, the crowd has picked up, when I mean picked up, in droves. Thankfully wasn't long to get a table.

Restoran Sambal Hijau,
Lot 2990 Kampung Sungai Penchala,
Jalan Damansara,
60000 KL,
Malaysia.

Alif Nasi Padang @ Aljunied Ave 2 Market & Food Centre, Singapore.

I actually like coming to this hawker centre as it's very quiet and ample tables. Been reading about this nasi padang stall which serves awesome food at affordable prices.

First time here, I ordered a soto with rice cakes. I thought the sambal hitam was nothing so I poured a few spoonfuls of it. Damn that sambal was freaking spicy. Don't get me wrong, the soto was superb, the broth was just how I like it to be, generous portions of meat and beansprouts.  I'll gladly wack the sambal again!

Second time here I ordered a nasi padang with beef lungs, chicken drumstick in spicy coconut gravy, mussels and sambal goreng with the sambal belacan. The food is good, hmmm I seriously should have kept this stall to myself.


Alif Nasi Padang,
#01-40, Block 107,
 Aljunied Avenue 2 Market & Food Centre,
Singapore.

Sinar Pagi Nasi Padang @ Geylang Serai Market & Food Centre, Singapore.

Happy days, my favourite joint in Geylang Serai had about 5 people queuing when I joined the line on this random weekday about 11ish am.

Being a nasi padang stall, you have loads of dishes to choose from. As I was still recovering from a hangover, lazy to think, I opted for a normal set of pre loaded stuff on rice. Chose a nasi rawon.

Beef lungs, sambal sotong/cuttlefish, begedil/potato cutlet, tempeh goreng and I think the crunchy stuff was kerisik. And not to forget the potent sambal belacan. This stall never disappoints me, everything was just superb. Do check out their other dishes, good stuff.


Sinar Pagi Nasi Padang,
#02-137, Geylang Serai Market & Food Centre,
Singapore.

Pondok Ambeng @ Joo Chiat Complex, Singapore.

Back to my nasi padang cravings, I went and check out this stall at Joo Chiat Complex. Geylang Serai can be packed on weekends, and luckily this food court has lesser human traffic.

The usual works on display at the stall, I was actually tempted to try other dishes, but hey, if the stall is called Pondok Ambeng, I have to try their signature dish called nasi ambeng.

Rice with taugeh on top, pickled vege on the side, some tofu and beef rendang. Top it up with some nice sambal belacan, an all rounder kick ass awesome meal. I can't wait to be back and try their other dishes.


Pondok Ambeng,
Food Court @ Joo Chiat Complex,
1 Joo Chiat Road,
Singapore.