Pasta is a comfort food that both adults and children love at any time of the day. This hearty dish can be quite expensive but what if we told you that you can still find pasta for below RM20?
Try out these 9 pasta places in PJ that are truly satisfying and are under RM20!
All listed pasta places in PJ are pork- & lard-free EXCEPT for Vary Pasta (non-halal).
1. The Humble Food Company
Searching for pasta places in PJ with extensive menu? This place will surely satisfy everyone’s taste!
The Humble Food Company has many branches around Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. Offering Asian, fusion and western cuisine, The Humble Food Company is becoming a favorite place to eat. The modern and simple restaurant makes the atmosphere more hip and energetic. Neat, clean and comfortable, there are always many people who come.
Among the most popular are their pasta dishes which are TPC Carbonara and the Humble Mac.
Laksa Johor and Laksa Goreng are also available here. For those who want to eat rice, they prepare Kam Heong Chicken with Rice. They are also a child-friendly restaurant so a children’s menu is also available. We recommend that you come immediately to try their specialities.
Address: Various locations in PJ.
Contact: Contact respective outlets.
2. Spag & Ju’s
Prefer pasta places in PJ with large portion and reasonable price tag?
Spag & Ju’s is a restaurant that specializes in fried spaghetti alongside Western food such as chicken chop and fish filet. Various soda drinks, fruit juices and special ice blended beverages are made to order. It’s a favorite place to eat for visitors to this shopping center because the price is affordable.
The serving size here is large, balanced with vegetables and definitely filling. There are two types of sauce available namely Brown Sauce and Black Pepper Sauce. You can choose to mix the sauce into the spaghetti or dip the meat to add flavor.
Address: Sunway Pyramid, LG2.37, 3, Jalan PJS 11/15, Bandar Sunway, 47500 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
Contact: N/A
3. Dante’s Italian Fusion Cafe
Readers may have read the famous Dante’s Inferno, a writing that dictates hell on earth. But here it’s the complete opposite! Slurp up pastas that won’t burn a hole in your pocket. The pasta that steals the show is their Soft Shell Crab Buttermilk, creamy and savory, hitting all the right notes.
Other noteworthy pastas that you can try out are the Smoked Salmon Pasta, Beef Mac and a unique dish called ‘Soft Shell Prawn’ Aglio Olio. Now that’s what we call true pasta!
Address: LOT NO. 01-01 MAISSON BY THE PARK, Jalan PJU 1a/3, Ara Damansara, 47100 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
Contact: +6017-372 8463
4. Vary Pasta
A long time player in the Western and Italian food business (since 2008), Vary Pasta is an unpretentious restaurant serving good food. Their set lunches are truly worthwhile as you’ll get a main pasta dish along with a soup or salad plus ice lemon tea or green tea.
Take your pick from Penne Arrabiata, Spaghetti Olio or Pork Chop with Spaghetti (their pork chop here being the most famous). They also serve a variety of appetizers, paella, German sausages and many more. Make sure you’re absolutely hungry when you come here as there’s so much to eat!
Address: 21 G, Jalan SS 22/23, Damansara Jaya, 47400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
Contact: +6017-232 3100
5. Pasta Boy Cafe
Pasta boy is located in Damansara Perdana business center. This restaurant popularizes western food colored by the cuisine of the community in Malaysia. Consisting of various menus, the most popular here is Mac & Cheese. Every dish offered at this restaurant is affordable.
Address: G18, Jalan PJU 8/3a, Damansara Perdana, 47820 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
Contact: +603-7498 1923
6. The Vanilla Place Cafe
This cafe offers comfort food and good coffee with reasonably fair pricing in PJ. Their long list of pastas will have you spoilt for choice. They have cult favorites like pesto and carbonara as well as unique flavor profiles like the olive paste pasta. If your friends are not into pasta, they also have wonderful sandwiches and toothsome desserts.
Address: D6-3A-GF, Jalan PJU 1 A/46, Pusat Perdagangan Dana 1, 47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
Contact: N/A
7. Chillax
Pasta places in PJ with the experience of dining in a car like those American diners you see in the movies?
Now you can, sans waitresses in rollerblades! Haha! Sit comfortably in refurbished convertibles that are parked in the restaurant. You can expect fast food favorites to be served here like burgers, burritos and hotdogs. But we are all in for the pasta!
Try the Prawn Spaghetti that comes with grilled prawns, parmesan cheese and Chillax Signature Sauce. Seafood not up your alley? Have a go at their Millionaire Pats that has grilled beef steak, parmesan cheese and Chillax Signature Sauce.
Address: C C, Tropicana Gardens Mall, 12, Jln PJU 3/21, Tropicana Indah, 47810 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
Contact: +6017-402 0051
8. Good Blue Men
You just might miss this cafe out as the only thing identifiable is the blue black facade in a well-known apartment building, Happy Mansion. They are really famous for their Asian-inspired sandwiches but their pasta is equally good too!
Address: AG-01, Ground Floor,Block A, Happy Mansion, Jalan 17/13, Seksyen 17, 46400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
Contact: +603-7499 7394
9. Cafe Lafayette
It’s common for anyone who always comes to Damasara Uptown to encounter one of the main problems, which is the relatively limited parking and also the area is very dense with vehicles. If you want to have ease, just park at the Uptown Damansara multi-storey car park.
This cafe is located on the 2nd floor, if you want to find it, you have to look at the signboard. When you walk in, you are greeted with decorations from interesting European countries. You won’t be able to wait to try all the food at this cafe.
For those who want to eat spaghetti, you have to order the Chicken Carbonara and Spaghetti Penne Salmon. Both taste rich with a lot of cheese and are really interesting.
Address: 19-G, Jalan SS 21/56b, Damansara Utama, 47400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
Contact: +6016-477 3942
Written by Kartini Kannan
