banana leaf rice served on a banana leaf in a Kuala Lumpur shophouse restaurant
Illustration, generated. Banana leaf rice as it is usually served in Bangsar, not a photograph of any restaurant in this guide.

Kalau nak makan nasi daun pisang kat Bangsar, pergilah ke Bala's Banana Leaf. Sri Nirwana Maju Restaurant dan Maya pun antara yang berbaloi untuk dicuba.

Nasi Daun Pisang Terbaik di Bangsar (2026): Apa Yang Orang Tempatan Betul-betul Kongsi

Disusun berdasarkan apa yang pelanggan yang pernah makan di sana betul-betul cakap. Kajian dibuat pada 2026-08-05, diterbitkan 18 August 2026, terakhir dikemas kini 18 August 2026.

Every place we rank for banana leaf rice in Bangsar, with the evidence behind it.
#PlaceVie ScoreWhat to orderVoicesLatestConfidence
1Bala's Banana Leaf83/100Banana leaf rice, Appam42026-07-06Limited
2Sri Nirwana Maju Restaurant73/100Ikan tengir (fried mackerel), Coriander chicken32026-02-11Limited
3Maya @ Bangsar Banana Leafnot scoredFried fish, Rasam12024-12-01Insufficient
4Nellai XO - MYnot scoredFriday Banana Leaf Sets12026-07-09Insufficient

Bala's Banana Leaf Vie Score 83

Sanggup datang dari jauh semata-mata nak cuba

83/100

Kenapa yang ni jadi pilihan nombor satu kami: Datang sini kalau nak cari hidangan kegemaran penduduk setempat yang rasa asli dan tak terlalu komersial macam nama-nama besar yang lain. Sesuai sangat untuk sesiapa yang nak makan tenang-tenang kat tingkat atas dan tak kisah bayar lebih sikit untuk lauk-pauk berkualiti tinggi macam appam mereka yang popular tu.

What the comments say, which is usually the honest bit:

Where people do not agree: Side dishes too expensive; Mutton was too much of spicy which not everyone can eat; I can never find parking

Agreed their appam is a bomb! The best!

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Dilihat dalam 5 hantaran terbaru daripada orang yang makan di sana, paling terkini 2026-07-06: tiktok, tiktok, tiktok, tiktok, tiktok Bukti terhad, 4 suara bebas

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Show the evidence: 15 things we say about this place, each traced to the post it came from

Sri Nirwana Maju Restaurant Vie Score 73

Sanggup datang dari jauh semata-mata nak cuba

73/100

Kenapa ia masuk dalam senarai: Tak payah datang sini kalau anda cari pengalaman yang asli; tempat ni dah terlalu sesak dengan pelancong dan hilang keistimewaannya. Walaupun ikan tenggiri gorengnya mantap, tapi sebab terlalu ramai orang dan kualiti makin tak menentu, ia kurang berbaloi untuk orang tempatan.

What the comments say, which is usually the honest bit:

Where people do not agree: The last I ate I got sandy bayam (spinach); Too overrated; food never tasted indian ... not authentic

Nirwana Maju loss it’s charm already. Too overrated. Better go Maya Bangsar.

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Dilihat dalam 3 hantaran terbaru daripada orang yang makan di sana, paling terkini 2026-02-11: tiktok, tiktok, tiktok Bukti terhad, 3 suara bebas

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Show the evidence: 10 things we say about this place, each traced to the post it came from

Maya @ Bangsar Banana Leaf Not scored yet

Kami tak bagi Vie Score untuk yang ni: baru seorang je yang post pasal menu ni, dan kami takkan bagi skor kalau tak cukup 3 orang. Tapi tetap masuk senarai sebab info yang kami jumpa ni memang berbaloi untuk tahu.

Kenapa ia masuk dalam senarai: Inilah pilihan utama kami di Bangsar. Ia memberikan pengalaman yang lebih padu dan ada 'jiwa' dengan layanan yang lebih mesra berbanding pesaingnya yang lebih terkenal, terutamanya untuk ikan goreng dan rasamnya.

What the comments say, which is usually the honest bit:

This was one of the most incredible things I ever tasted. I actually think my soul went to heaven.

Dilihat dalam 1 hantaran terbaru daripada orang yang makan di sana, paling terkini 2024-12-01: tiktok Bukti tidak mencukupi, 1 suara bebas

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Show the evidence: 6 things we say about this place, each traced to the post it came from

Nellai XO - MY Not scored yet

Kami tak bagi Vie Score untuk yang ni: baru seorang je yang post pasal menu ni, dan kami takkan bagi skor kalau tak cukup 3 orang. Tapi tetap masuk senarai sebab info yang kami jumpa ni memang berbaloi untuk tahu.

Kenapa ia masuk dalam senarai: Data pasal port ni memang sikit sangat, tapi ia cukup terkenal dengan set istimewa hari Jumaat.

Friday Banana Leaf Sets @ NELLAI XO - MY

Dilihat dalam 1 hantaran terbaru daripada orang yang makan di sana, paling terkini 2026-07-09: youtube Bukti tidak mencukupi, 1 suara bebas

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Show the evidence: 2 things we say about this place, each traced to the post it came from

Popular in Bangsar, but not for banana leaf rice

People post about these places plenty. What they post about is not banana leaf rice, so they are not ranked above, and we would rather say that than pad the list.

How we rank

1Every place, then only the right onesEverywhere serving banana leaf rice in Bangsar proper. Anything in a neighbouring area filed under the same name is dropped.
2We read what people posted10 posts on TikTok and YouTube, including what is said out loud in the videos and what the comments say underneath.
3Ranked on that, not on starsOur judgement decides what each place is for. The Vie Score is built only from what people who ate there said.

Researched and written by the Vie food desk. Assembled by our own research pipeline from public posts, every one of them named and linked above, and published under Vie's editorial judgement. No placement in this guide was paid for.

Been to Bala's Banana Leaf? Tell us what to order and we will put it in the next version of this guide.

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Kami simpan apa yang anda hantar selagi panduan ni masih ada. Kami mungkin petik kata-kata anda, tapi rakaman suara atau nombor telefon takkan disiarkan. Kalau nak kami padam, bagitahu je bila-bila masa.

Changelog. First published 18 August 2026. This guide is re-researched weekly and any change to the order will be recorded here.

Vie Score ni dikira daripada 100

Different people talking 35How recently 25How specific, not just keen 25How far it travelled 15

Bintang Google sengaja tak dimasukkan: semua orang pun dah tahu pasal benda tu. Info sikit sangat nak bagi rating, jadi tak ada skor langsung, sebab itulah 2 daripada 4 tempat di sini ada satu. Tiada apa pun dalam panduan ini yang berbayar.

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