A tiny, bustling weekday-only café serving authentic, home-style Malaysian lunch boxes to a loyal Holborn crowd.
Malaysian
£
Holborn
13 Lamb's Conduit Passage, London WC1R 4RH, United Kingdom
Ordering Strategy
Join the queue for a lunch box (Nasi Lemak or Rice + Curry). Seating is extremely limited (one communal table or outdoor chairs), so be prepared to take it away.
What to order
Beef Rendang
A 'classic, slow-cooked' dish with a 'dark and thick' coconut-enriched sauce that clings to the meat; critics describe it as a 'necessary hug' and one of the best in London.
Nasi Lemak
The rice is 'fluffy and lemak' (fatty/rich) and comes with the full works: 'spiky, salty' ikan bilis, roasted peanuts, egg, and a 'heavenly' sambal made with chillies imported from Malaysia.
Vegetable Pie
Hailed as the 'emperor of sneaky, pre-lunch snacks,' this small pie features a 'crumbly and short' crust containing a 'robustly spiced' vegetable stuffing.
Ayam Rendang
A 'gulai-style' wet curry that is pale yellow from turmeric and fragrant with lemongrass, where the meat 'sloughs off bones' that have given their goodness to the sauce.
What to skip
More in Holborn
- CatalystModern Greek & Coffee · ££90
- Holborn Dining RoomBritish · £££81
- Hiba ExpressPalestinian and Lebanese · ££79
Signal Score
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Top critic: Marina O'Loughlin (90%)
Editorial Weight 59 pts
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Agreement 7 pts
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Coverage 10 pts
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5 Elite · 0 Editorial · 6 total signals
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Good to know
Open weekdays for lunch only (approx 11:30-3:00). Closed weekends. No customer toilets available.
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