A shopping mall is the last place Malaysians would find a mamak shop but, Teh Tarik, located in The Curve, Mutiara Damansara, defies such expectations. Named after the nation’s favourite beverage, menus here have been dispensed with – ask for one and the uniformed waiters will nod eloquently towards items and their prices scrawled onto wall-mounted chalkboard. Service is brisk and prices are a bit higher than Pelita or Khalifa (hot drinks start at RM1.60). Its repertoire of mamak-style staples is limited to sardine and planta-flavoured variations of roti canai, although it offers a good spread of hot dishes and the fried catfish is delectable with a side of sambal. Opening hours are from 08:00 to 12:30, as opposed to the more egalitarian 24 hour mamak stalls, so the party animals pouring out of The Curve’s numerous nightclubs may have to go elsewhere for their hangover cures. For exhausted shopaholics, however, there couldn’t be a more ideal pit stop for reasonably priced fare after a shopping marathon.
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