Kaya

Among the bright lights and shouty signs of this vibrant corner of Manchester’s Chinatown, canteen-style Kaya offers a friendly welcome and simple, affordable home cooking. Small plates, roti, rice, and noodles encourage a mix ‘n' match approach to Malay street food’s greatest hits. Portions are generous and nothing on the laminated menu tops £15. Layers of flaky roti are perfect for mopping up the accompanying dhal, chicken curry and moreish homemade chilli ginger sauce. A deeply braised, aromatic beef rendang is complemented admirably by salted anchovy, peanut, cucumber and egg, while moist, flavoursome fried chicken is the stuff that dreams are made of. Unlicensed, but Malaysian tea, coffee and soft combos – including the popular Iced Dinosaur Milo – match the compact menu.