Wilayah Walkabout
February 1st is Federal Territory Day, a holiday which commemorates the transfer of Kuala Lumpur to the control of the Federal Government. Prior to 1974, Kuala Lumpur was under the governance of the Selangor State Government. KH and I took the opportunity to paktor at Petaling Street, the historic heart of Kuala Lumpur. Had no idea about lunch options, so we were lucky that the lady boss from Wu Li Tou Drunken Clam Noodles was very persuasive. The stir-fried noodles were quite flavourful with decent wok qi.
The restaurant was at Jalan Sultan, just a stone's throw away from REXKL, the old Rex Theatre. The theatre was rejuvenated into community and arts hub, and also houses a very Instagram-able BookXcess. The place has the feel of a bookstore maze. There's a food court on the ground floor, with some hipster cafes as well. Further down the road, we found a tong sui shop with some great options called Zhaoji Desserts. The ginger milk pudding comes with a mini hourglass to time how long it takes to congeal!
One tong sui stop is not enough to appease my hubby. We made a subsequent cafe stop at Vintage 1988 to try their coffee and onde-onde cake. Did not regret making that additional pit stop. Before leaving Petaling Street, we made a quite visit to Kwai Chai Hong, and then bought an expensive almond croissant from flaaah, and some egg tarts from Bun Choon. Really did a lot of walking around that day. But still, the physical exertion of that downtown walking date could hardly offset the calories that we ingested!
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That's the onde-onde cake and my delicious thighs :P. Onde-onde is a traditional dessert made with grated coconut flesh, palm sugar, and screwpine leaves.