Curry Mee at Restoran 168, Pudu
Curry Mee with all the works
My friends and colleagues find it bizarre that I can eat curry mee for lunch three days in a row, without getting sick of it. Whether it’s curry mee from KL, Ipoh or Penang, I love them all. While the curry mee from the latter two states are more sought after, KL curry mee can be really tasty, if you find the right one.
Simple stall
rif brought me for lunch at Restoran 168 in Pudu, claiming the curry mee there is really good. He tried it with a friend during a work lunch and insisted I should try the noodles too. And a bowl of good curry mee is an offer I cannot resist.
Sambal chilli
Restoran 168 occupies a small corner lot along Jalan Brunei and gets really packed during peak hours. Other items such as wantan mee, clear soup noodles and rice are available, but curry mee is their specialty. Do get there before 1pm, for they run out of curry broth very fast.
The char siew is pretty decent
My medium bowl curry mee (RM5 – small, RM5.30 – medium, RM5.60 – large) was fairly large in portion. I opted for the spinach noodle, but you also have a choice of mihun, yellow mee, wantan mee and kuay teow. Also, ask for char siew to be added into your noodles; more oomph that way.
Spinach noodles
The gravy was justly thick, laden with spices and creamy from the coconut milk. I loved how well balanced the flavours are – some places serve overly spicy or salty gravy. Also, the cockles were fresh and juicy, and my noodles came with brinjal, pig skin, fuchuk and long beans. Good stuff! I’m already thinking of going back for more.
Char siew wantan mee
Average
rif ordered the dry wantan mee (RM5 – small, RM5.30 – medium, RM5.60 – large), which tasted very average. Granted the wantan and char siew were good, but the noodles tasted bland and very one-note. I wouldn’t recommend this.
Tasty wantan
Sui Kow Soup
We ordered a bowl of sui kow soup to share, and this was also tasty. The dumplings were generously filled with prawns, minced pork and black fungus, so every mouthful was meaty and sweet from the prawns. I really enjoyed this.
Generously filled with ingredients
Our lunch came up to RM16 for all the above including one herbal drink. Pretty reasonable, considering the portion and ingredients included. I’ve tried many curry mee stalls in KL, and this one is now the best. Who’s up for a round?
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Ambiance: 5/10
Price: 7/10
Food: 8/10 (non halal)
Verdict: The best curry mee in Kuala Lumpur, for now.
Curry Mee at Restoran 168
Jalan Brunei
Pudu, 55100 Kuala Lumpur.
GPS Coordinates: N 3 08.305 E 101 42.771
19 Responses
Arrghh!! Take me there now!!! LOL. But not today lah, I am dressed in a pristine white shirt and I have a meeting in the PM 😛
We plan another day la. Weekend is best. 😀
The curry mee really looks good! Cukup lemak!
Plump juicy cockles and they also added mint leaves.
Yeah, I’m very impressed with the curry mee here. Can’t wait to revisit! 😀
Wow look so tempting . Yummy .
Must go and try it . Thanks for sharing 😀
Enjoy dear! 🙂
Curry mee with mint leaves is good… and cockles too, and pig skin….arhhhh…all my favourite stuff! Jom pergi!
Can! Will arrange a day so we can all go. 😀
the sui kow is almost as good as the 1 we tried in Hong Kong.
malacca curry mee for meeeeeeeeee! with bouncy-fat cockles and a beautifully savory broth! although i must admit, your bowl looks really alluring too, with that meaty char siew (and kerang!) 😀
I dun normally go for curry mee…but with d wantan mee n add d luscious char siu…anytime! =)
I dun normally go for curry mee…but with wantan noodles, brinjal, pig skin and d luscios char siew…anytime! :3
been here many times for their suikao mee, should try the curry version one of these days I think 😀
Bangsar Babe,
I tried the wanton noodle today, like the char siew very much… will check out their curry noodle soon. thanks. I ordered small portion but came with large then can’t finish it. The boss asked me whether if something wrong with the taste, I told them just the portion is too big for me. She only charge me for small portion. 🙂
Glad you enjoyed the food WJ!
Bangsar babe,
Do you know if the curry mee 168 opens fr dinner?
Thks
Hc
No it’s not. Only morning till afternoon.
“No curry today”, everyone had long, sad faces like “The pub with no beer” song.
And the sui kow soup didn’t look like your picture and was disappointing. Perhaps they were having an off day.
haha this is under my house …