The Best French Food in Malaysia
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The best French food in Malaysia, according to the experts: the Michelin Guide and The 50 have both weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Restaurant au Jardin comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Kuala Lumpur and Penang.
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DC. by Darren Chin and Bidou hold the next two places. The Michelin Guide shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with The 50 next.
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Rank 1. Restaurant au Jardin
Malaysian French
A fine-dining room hiding inside a former bus depot, where corrugated metal gives way to a plant-filled atrium and white tablecloths for eighteen. The chef blends Malaysian ingredients with French technique across monthly tasting menus that follow the seasons pretty religiously. George Town is famous for cheap, brilliant street food, so naturally someone built the opposite: a spot on Asia's 50 Best list where the bread course alone inspires debate.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- The 50 The 50: #39 · Asia's 50 Best Restaurants
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- The 50 #39 · Asia's 50 Best Restaurants
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Rank 2. DC. by Darren Chin
Contemporary French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
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Rank 3. Bidou
Nouvelle French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Seven places have the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Bidou (this place) 68.544
- #3 Café Café 68.544
- #3 Cilantro 68.544
- #3 Dominic 68.544
- #3 Entier 68.544
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Rank 3. Café Café
French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Seven places have the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Bidou 68.544
- #3 Café Café (this place) 68.544
- #3 Cilantro 68.544
- #3 Dominic 68.544
- #3 Entier 68.544
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Rank 3. Cilantro
French
A French fine dining room inside a hotel suite property in Taman U Thant, run by a chef who once cooked at the Japanese Embassy and trained under some of France's heavy hitters. That background shows in the plates: French in spirit, Japanese in restraint, with European produce flown in within a day. Special menus track the seasons closely. The room has been around forever, which gives it the unhurried confidence that newer places tend to fake.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
A Tie
Seven places have the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Bidou 68.544
- #3 Café Café 68.544
- #3 Cilantro (this place) 68.544
- #3 Dominic 68.544
- #3 Entier 68.544
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Rank 3. Dominic
Modern French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Seven places have the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Café Café 68.544
- #3 Cilantro 68.544
- #3 Dominic (this place) 68.544
- #3 Entier 68.544
- #3 Potager 68.544
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Rank 3. Entier
Contemporary French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
A Tie
Seven places have the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Cilantro 68.544
- #3 Dominic 68.544
- #3 Entier (this place) 68.544
- #3 Potager 68.544
- #3 The Brasserie 68.544
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Rank 3. Potager
Contemporary French
Oysters from Penang, vegetables from the Cameron Highlands, a leek and lemon foam that has no business being as elegant as it is. Potager is a contemporary French tasting menu restaurant tucked into a quiet Segambut address, running both a full dinner menu and a shorter lunch option built around Malaysian seasonal produce. The cooking is careful and composed, the kind of place where the sourcing does the talking.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
A Tie
Seven places have the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Cilantro 68.544
- #3 Dominic 68.544
- #3 Entier 68.544
- #3 Potager (this place) 68.544
- #3 The Brasserie 68.544
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Rank 3. The Brasserie
Modern French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Seven places have the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Cilantro 68.544
- #3 Dominic 68.544
- #3 Entier 68.544
- #3 Potager 68.544
- #3 The Brasserie (this place) 68.544