Kuala Selangor Seafood Restaurants

Kuala Selangor is very much associated with seafood by virtue of its proximity with the sea. Perhaps many is unaware that there were more restaurants than those that meet the eyes in this little settlement. In this page, I have listed the restuarants in 2 segments. [1] One that you see and [2] another group that do not get spotted instantly.

Seafood in Kuala Selangor Let's us get acquainted with the place! There is the Kuala Selangor town - on the lower side of the river as the map refers. The squarely marked area is the "new" town. It is the administrative center and bus stands.

Upon arrival in Kuala Selangor, motorist will pass the new township first, marked on the map as a red square. Following the Main Road and around a bend at the traffic lights is the original Kuala Selangor town. There were eateries in this old part of town as well. Cross the beautiful and long bridge to get to Pasir Penambang. This is now a  settlement for fishermen and fish farmers. I will talk about these clusters of Seafood restaurants, when the topic of seafood in Kuala Selangor is mentioned . Most of them are non-halal.

	The main activities in this area Sea-food restaurants and icon  in Pasir Penambang.

The fishermen deliver their catches fresh.

Focusing  - These "clusters" on Pasir Penambang? They can be distinctly classifies as in 2 seperate locations. A. On the Main Street of the settlement B. In converted private homes along Riverfront. The text to follow is prepared according to this geographical region.

 The Main Street of Kampong Penambang

The settlement consist of a single "L" shaped street. One that leads from the coastal trunk road, right into the riverside jetty points. The other part of this "L" bends to move alongside the river bank. There were more dedicated jetties. the front of which were retail shops and stalls handling cottage industries offering marine-based produces.

Getting to Kampong Penambang To reach the junction turning into "town", take note. After the Selangor River bridge, on the right is a neglected Palm Oil estate. On the left approaching very soonwas the JPJ station. There is a turn off to move into the village. Ignore this slip road. Coming up next - a Caltex Petrol station. Be ready to slow down for a left turn some 100 meters ahead. N.B. At present, this ring road serving the settlement and running by the river side has made a complete loop. It re-joined the main Trunk road just before the Road Transport weigh bridge. To illustrate graphically, location and names of Restaurants available in this stretch are denoted by a number. Their names are shown against each number. 1. Kim Seng 2. Mei Mei 3. Tian Wei Tian 4. Her Choon 5.Kwan Loong 6. Sin Hai Peng 7. Sin Heng Oon 8. Kuala Sungei 9. River View

A view of the this Main Street, taken from a mid point along the road and facing the river side.

On the left, restaurants 6 & 7 last one No. 8, then on the right No.9

Very soon that myths was transformed into reality. More fishermen and their friends were cashing this selling point. For those who had not visited the town for quite a while will be surprised to see most coffee shops transformed into Seafood Restaurants, alongside that old restaurant in Pasir Penambang.

So much about the place and now the restaurants.

This Restaurant is strategically located at the junction. On the main road, just  turning into Kampong Penambang. A view from the Main Road, many would have mistaken it to be "the" Seafood restaurant that every one is talking about.

As you can see, the crowd is not too bad.

Both this Mei Mei & Kim Seng are beside one another. On Monday, when there is a night market, most diners would not like to go through the crowded street. They will choose one of these two.

This restaurant is one of those catering for simple version of seafood steamboat. Hence business is usually in the evening. For lunch the restaurant is closed. Just across the road another shop lot without an operating name yet had commenced business. It is for steamboat lunch on Sunday.

This is coffee shop style restaurant serving food for the locals. They cater for local wedding parties and can prepare good, tasty meals. That is what they have ventured into. Serving good seafood as well.

House specialty are simple home recipe food at unbelievable competitive rates.

Please E-Mail me your comments as I have yet to try out  this new establishment

This is a nicely painted shop lot. Cannot remember its existence or perhaps it looked unattractive the last time we saw it. It is located in the middle of a row of shop lot towards the end of town- The busy part! Well patronized

This two coffee shop style restaurants are very popular with out of town guests. For those coming over to Kuala Selangor for good food and money for value, would avoid places with good views. Instead, settle for the food itself, reasons for their trip.

So it is proven and also well accepted

This is yet another shop just separated by one shop from the twin contemporaries. Same story, they all cater for regulars coming over for a weekend meals with no frills.

This is the corner and the last shop for that solitary row of shops. In front and around it are vendors selling dried food stuff. Suppose it gets some traffic from waiting husbands as well.

What appears to be an anchor outlets occupies the most vantage slots. First shop by the river, strategically protruding to offer panoramic views of the other outlets and activities at the banks of the river.

Example of some of the views:-

The Riverside Restaurants

Off the soon crowded Main Street, residents over the years had extended the town with stilt houses built and lining up the river banks. It was not difficult to understand. There already had a bund as part of the reclamation project. This bund was paved and used as a road. Houses were built on stilt. The bund is sensitive to heavy load, meant for the  light motor cycles. Residents with cars and those visiting the restaurants  drive on an unpaved track through the Palm Oil estate. To reach Riverside Restauarnts Once on the Main street, there are 2 rows of shophouses on both sides. Rather short rows. The left flank will end up with a Chinese Temple inside an individual compound while the right side will begins with the edge of the Palm Oil estate.

Amidst the estate, just directly opposite the Chinese temple, is this access road into the estates. You cannot go wrong as the hoard of signboards confirms your findings.

	Just a view of the track inside the Estate. The first junction turning left will take you to Restaurants No. 1 & 2. From there you can continue on the paved road , or don't turn up. Continue on the dirt track to reach the second left turning to Restaurants 3 &4.

To assure those not so confident in going off road, here is a special view. Even in the night with no street lights, the road surface is fairly even,

In this areas, the restaurants started bussiness using existing stilt houses. As the bussiness expanded, proper and new buildings were installed to replace the residential type outfits.

	You can even park your car in the Palm Oil Estate. That is when the narrow road next to the restaurants are filled.

Location and names of Restaurants available in this stretch are denoted by a number. Click against the slot below to open a full view of the establishments. Some of them are supplied with comments that we had laid our hands on!

If you are still pondering about the green streak shown on the sketch above! This is the canal.

Food served was tasty and we specially loved the fish chips in salted Soya beans.

Prices are very attractive, no wonder that on the couple of occasions we were there - for lunch and dinner, the place is filled with locals. Hope the food and the prices stay that way!