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Food
7.0
Feel
6.0
Price
$30
Kari
Welcoming, accessible Malaysian that loses something in translation
Malaysian
Casual restaurant

Hours
Mon–Thu 11:30am–10:00pm
Fri–Sat 11:30am–11:00pm

Bar Beer, wine, liquor
Credit cards Visa, MC, AmEx
Reservations Accepted

Westville
1451 Whalley Ave.
New Haven, CT
(203) 389-1280

When it was Gunung Tahan, it was a well-kept secret, and as Kari, it’s catching on more. It’s no wonder it took so long: it’s Malaysian food in suburbia, up Whalley Avenue past Westville (near Akasaka). It’s easily worth the trip just for the spectacular roti canai (rich, flaky, unfilled…

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