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“Experience the tradition”
With spices imported from Singapore and rented premises at 787 George Street Sydney, The Malaya opened for business challenging the then conservative Australian palate with authentic spicy dishes based on traditional south east Asian cuisine. In 1996 Lance and Givie Wong bought and renovated 761 George Street and presented a more contemporary Malaya restaurant to the market place. During the late 1990’s the city expanded towards the harbour and in 2001 Lance and Givie relocated The Malaya to 39 Lime Street, King Street Wharf. The Malaya has evolved with the times with its sweeping water views, a contemporary restaurant space and a new range of seafood dishes from Head Chef Mustapa Jaffar, that reflect its new harbourside location.
The server was great, and the staff was making rounds to make sure you had everything you needed. With all the craziness going on outside in front of the water, most people might miss this place.... Read more
Best Malaysian food in Sydney. Loved the otak otak and Singapore noodles and beautiful views of darling harbour. Read more
The Malaya Restaurant is a larger, nicely appointed restaurant open to the harbor. [Perhaps the restaurant received the interior refresh that a March 2023 reviewer thought it needed because we... Read more
The Malaya
Hours
- Sun: 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
- Mon: 12:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- Tue - Thu: 12:00 pm - 9:30 pm
- Fri: 12:00 pm - 10:00 pm
- Sat: 12:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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Wheelchair Accessible
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Credit Cards Accepted
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