Illustration by Fig & Ginger, drawn from the review. The venue's own photo is on its way.
South Indian banana leaf restaurant in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur
Restoran Sri Nirwana Maju (Nirwana)
Banana Leaf, Right Hand
Sri Nirwana Maju appears twice on the owner's list, once for roti canai and once as Nirwana for banana leaf, and it is one restaurant on Jalan Telawi 3 in Bangsar Baru. The 2026 Michelin Guide awards it a Bib Gourmand. It stays open all day, which is the right way for a South Indian restaurant to behave.
The structure is the banana leaf set. A leaf arrives, rice goes down, then vegetable curries appear in little heaps, and you add your protein of choice: fish, chicken or lamb. The guide singles out the chicken biryani for tender, moist meat and well-balanced seasoning. Eat with your right hand, as the leaf intends. Fold the leaf toward you when you are done, which is how you tell the staff the meal was worth it.
Prices are moderate, hours are generous, from 11:30am to 11pm daily, and Bangsar Baru means you can walk off a second helping afterwards. I could not confirm roti canai on the current menu from the pages I could read, so ask when you sit down. The leaf is the point either way.
- Order this
- Banana leaf set with vegetable curries, Chicken biryani, Fish, chicken or lamb on the side
- The damage
- $$
- Go
- Lunch or dinner, any day, 11:30am to 11pm
- Find it
- 43 Jalan Telawi 3, Bangsar Baru, Kuala Lumpur 59100
- Website
- srinirwanamaju.com