Best lunch sets in KL

Price: From 9.90
Similar to its outpost Limabelas at The Intermark, you can order the à la cartes, but more wallet-friendly are the set lunches, where all your favourite dishes such as the chicken curry and ayam pongteh are now available in single portions, served with a side of vegetables and an omelette. Take comfort in the signature ayam berempah; the dish, a harmonious blend between a rendang and a curry, is authoritatively flavoured with herbs, chilli and smidgens of bunga kantan.

Available from Mon-Fri, 12noon-3pm.

Price: From RM18
Lucky kids of both Sunway and Monash universities get to enjoy Underground Société’s inventive lunch sets which go for RM18 onwards for a main course and juice. The menu features eight dishes for you to choose from, but as far as we’re concerned, the breaded fish with couscous we had was a really good deal.

Available on weekdays, 10.30am-2.30pm.

Price: From RM10.90
Add some midday cheer to office doldrums with great Thai food from myElephant. Offering set lunches such as rice with Markeer Yao (eggplant stir-fried with minced chicken) or Gai Yaeng (Thai-style grilled chicken), myElephant's set lunches start from an affordable RM10.90. And that’s not all, it comes with a side, fruits and a pandan drink too.

Available daily, 11.30am-2.30pm

Price: RM15++
The burger joint’s lunch set includes choices such as the classic cheeseburger, the veggie burger and the ‘Elvis’ (pork patty with grilled banana and peanut butter on a honey oat bun). If you’re not into burgers, opt for fish and chips, mac and cheese, chicken chop, or pomodoro pasta. The set is inclusive of a mini house salad and a choice of Coke, Sprite or iced tea.  

Available on weekdays, 12noon-3pm.

Price: Jaya One, from RM17; Publika, from RM25

The Bee at Jaya One’s gourmet lunch special consists of a main course and a choice of either lemonade, a soft drink or iced tea. Expect choices such as salads, burgers, pastas and burritos. Over at The Bee Publika, set lunches come courtesy of The World is Flat and features your choice of pizzas, sandwiches and pastas. The set includes a side of fries and a drink.

The Bee Jaya One, available on weekdays, 11am-3pm; The Bee Publika, daily, 10am-4pm.

Price: RM10 to RM30 
Indian food for lunch? There are plenty of choices at Fierce Curry House. If you don’t plan on eating much, the kati roll (RM17) makes a sufficient light meal. On the other hand, if you’ve got room for biryani, have a plate of their famous Hyderabadi dum biryani (RM20). You can also switch the naan options for plain biryani rice. If you're tight on budget, the vegetarian thali set is only RM10 and comes with six side dishes.

Available on weekdays, 12noon-3pm.

Price: RM13++ to RM17++
The Japanese-inspired restaurant’s lunch set comes with a cold starter, miso radish soup and chawanmushi. For the main meal choose either the smoked duck and shiso onigiri (RM13) or the fried lemongrass chicken poppers rice bowl (RM17). Although not included with the set meal, we recommend you finish it off with the green tea crème brûlée with sesame ice cream.

Available on Tue-Sun, 12noon-3pm.

Price: RM32
Nutmeg’s lunch set changes every week but expect dishes like linguine with smoked chicken, egg and mushroom open-faced sandwich, or Caesar salad with smoked duck as your main. The set comes with soup of the day or a side salad and a cake of the day for dessert. If you’re vegetarian, come on Thursdays when all options are meat-free.  

Available on weekdays, 11.30am-2pm. 

Price: RM11 to RM22 
A whole meal for less than RM20 in the city centre? It’s possible. At adjoining restaurants Passion Road and Secret Garden, the standard set (RM11) comes with a main course, dessert and drink (with free refills). Upgrade to the premium set (RM17) or the monthly special (RM22) and they’ll throw in a starter as well. The menu changes by the week – for Asian varieties go to Passion Road, while Secret Garden rolls out Western dishes for its premium set and monthly specials (although the standard RM11 meal here usually features Asian dishes as well). Visit Passion Road and Secret Garden's Facebook pages to see what's cooking.

Available on weekdays, 12noon-2pm.

Price: RM21.90++
The lunch set here is a two-course meal: you get a main course, a starter and a soft drink. The options available are a good mix of local and Western fares. The options for starters include of soup of the day, chicken wings, nachos and satay. For mains, you can choose from nasi lemak with chicken curry, Thai beef noodle soup, Nyonya curry laksa, penne pesto and more.  

Available on weekdays, 11.30am-3pm.

Price: From RM14.60 
Go Middle Eastern for lunch and choose from 12 different main dishes including chicken and vegetable couscous, lamb kofta, chicken mandi and fish kabsa. The set is inclusive of a soft drink and a bowl of soup.

Available daily, 11am-3pm.