Where to find the best Malaysian food at Chinatown London ft. Rasa Sayang

🧧Explore Malaysian food at Chinatown London🧧

As a Malaysian who lives overseas in the capital of the UK for almost seven years, I’ve been flying back home once a year to spend time with my family. Whenever I feel homesick, getting traditional Malaysian cuisine is something I will order to cheer myself up.

One of the best Malaysian restaurants in London

Malaysia is made up of three main races i.e. Malay, Chinese and Indian – I’ve been blessed with multicultural food since I was young.

It took me a while to find the best restaurant until I stumbled upon Rasa Sayang which is located in Chinatown. Undeniably, it serves one of the most authentic Malaysian food in London that relieve my childhood food memories.

Malaysian cuisines

Which of the following Malaysian cuisines have you tried before?

Nasi Lemak

Nasi Lemak is the national cuisine of Malaysian which is typically eaten as breakfast or lunch. It is usually made up of fragrant coconut rice which is served with egg, cucumber, anchovies, sambal or curry. I usually start my day by having nasi lemak growing up.

Hainanese Chicken rice

Hainanese Chicken rice originated from Hainan (China) which is adapted to Malaysian taste – steamed chicken cooked in broth paired with aromatic chicken rice.

Roti Canai

Roti Canai is an Indian-inspired flatbread that is buttery and flaky. If I have a late night out with friends, we usually get Roti Canai from the Mamak stall.

Singapore Chilli Crab

I am from JB – a town that is located very close to Singapore and my parent used to get me Chilli Crab to celebrate any special occasion. I love dipping those mantou buns into Chilli gravy.

Satay

Satay is a popular indo-Malay Street food from Malaysia and is also my personal favourite.

Beef Rendang

This is another Malay dish – where beef is slow-cooked for hours to bring out its tenderness, and this dish is best eaten with your hands.

Laksa

Again, Laksa is very popular in Malaysia (as I stayed close to Singapore), both JB and Singapore share similar food cultures and our noodles soup here is cooked in a similar style to Singapore. I used to have laksa with my family once every weekend at a place close to my high school.

Drinks

Milo Ice (Malaysian’s favourite drinks!) and Soya Cincau

Rasa Sayang has recently launched their Singapore food festival menu which costs £29.95 per pax. You need to order a minimum 2 pax to order this. It’s definitely worth it as you’ll be able to try a wide variety of food which includes: Singapore Rojak, chicken satay, Hainanese chicken rice, Singapore chilli crab, sago gula Melaka and teh tarik!

Equipment: I took all the photos above using Sony Alpha 7 II | Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera.

Don’t forget to check out my other posts regarding the London restaurant reviews, if you are interested to dine in, in places like Galaxy,  Sushi Samba, The Ivy Market Grill and Feya Cafe.