Unusual nasi lemak dishes in KL

Replacing santan-soaked nasi with sourdough bread and toasted coconut, Fēst at Jaya One's Lemak Sandwich comes stuffed with the café's chicken waffles, homemade sambal, egg strips, cucumber, ikan bilis and peanuts. It's a surprise favourite thanks to the quite excellent homemade sambal and tender chicken waffles by Chef Jia Yuan, and the fact that nasi lemak as a sandwich is one of the more palatable versions of our national dish.

Olfactory Bulb’s infamous Wafflemesses (waffle bowls) have always included Asian/local favourites such as som tam and pisang goreng cheese, so a nasi lemak version is only natural. The Nasi Lemak Mangkuk consists of waffles, a scoop of Kapiti Anzac coconut ice cream, shredded zucchini, crushed satay fish, shredded cheese and topped with the bar’s own housemade sambal sauce and peanut chunks. Surprisingly, this seemingly unorthodox combination of sweet and savoury works well. You can also add on chicken serunding for RM5.