Cheap Vegetarian Food in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is a foodie paradise! With the Malaysian culture being a blend of Chinese, Indian, Malay, European, and Arabic, there’s no shortage of flavor and variety! We loved the food in Malaysia and did not spend more then $3 USD per meal at any of our recommendations. So follow our best cheap vegetarian food in Kuala Lumpur to find local, veg friendly, and affordable recommendations. In addition to traditional cuisine, it’s very easy to find international food too. We spent 5 nights in KL and found no shortage of favorite spots to eat at for cheap!




Cheap Vegetarian Food in Kuala Lumpur
Just a note, a lot of these spots are self-service buffets. In our experience, the food is always fresh and hot and ( especially at lunch time) there is a lot of turn around with customers!
Cheap Vegetarian Lunch Food in Kuala Lumpur
1)Dar Soo Vegetarian Cuisine : Vegetarian Chinese cuisine located in the Jaya Shopping Centre. Lots of choices ( including desserts!)
2)Happy Sambodi Vege– Veggie options that are deliverable- win, win! Simple, Chinese inspired dishes for under $2 USD.
3)Blue Boy Vegetarian Food Court: A suggestion from Happy Cow! They note that, ” Blue Boy Vegetarian center houses stalls selling vegetarian dishes like char kway teow, assam laksa, curry mee, dry/soup noodles, popiah, laksa, cheecheong fun, tom yam, fried rice, yong tau foo, curry puffs, etc”
4)Restoran Sayur: Another great vegetarian buffet option near Kepong Sentral metro station. Cheap food, pay for what you eat, lots of different options every day.
5)Dharma Realm Guan Yin Sagely Monastery Food Centre-Okay- this place is a vegetarian’s dream. It’s a little hard to find the cafeteria because you need to walk through and around the monastery that faces the street, but simply as for ” lunch” and you’ll be pointed in the right direction. You pay for what you take ( which is a popular format for the veggie buffets) and the most we every paid for FULL plates was $3.00.
6)Loke Yuen Vegetarian Restaurant- A really yummy Chinese style buffet one block from Jalan Food Street.
7) Annalakshmi Vegetarian Restaurant: Indian food in a beautifully decorated and ornate space. With over 1,700 reviews on Google averaging 4.5/5 ” stars”, this spot is definitely well received!
8) Sweet Veggie Vegetarian Restaurant: Located in Pudu which is about a 20 minute train ride from Bukit Bintang, you’ll find this local veggie gem featuring a large mix of vegetarian dishes, buffet style. This spot is also open for dinner!
9) Tg’s Nasi Kandar– Though this spot isn’t just vegetarian, they are known for their roti and curry combinations at an affordable price point!
Final Thoughts on finding Cheap Vegetarian Food in KL
We honestly had high expectations for food in KL and these restaurants did not disappoint us. As travelers who often need to grocery shop and cook to keep costs within our budget, it’s so refreshing to be able to enjoy local vegetarian meals that we can actually afford. Malaysia cuisine definitely earns our seal for offering many cheap vegetarian food in Kuala Lumpur ( and beyond as we discovered during our 3 week trip in Malaysia.
If you’re looking for inspiration for your travel around Malaysia, check out:
- 5 Night Kuala Lumpur Budget Itinerary
- Cameron Highlands Malaysia Budget Guide
- 3 Week Malaysia Budget Guide
- Georgetown Budget Guide
- Langkawi Island Budget Guide
A bit of an aside, one spot we didn’t expect to be nearly as vegetarian friendly as it was was Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. We were SO pleasantly surprised with the amount of vegetarian and vegan local options we could find there. If you’re searching for another veg, friendly spot- then check out some of our PV recommendations too!
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