Illustration by Fig & Ginger, drawn from the review. The venue's own photo is on its way.
Peranakan in Bukit Damansara, Kuala Lumpur
Gulainya
The Owner Makes The Sauces
Gulainya is new to the Bib Gourmand list in 2026, and it is the sort of place the list was invented for. It is a Peranakan kitchen with family recipes that have been polished and updated, in a no-frills room, with seats outside if the evening is kind. The owner personally makes all the sauces. That is not a marketing line here. It is the entire operating model.
The dish the guide picks out is the creamy basil boneless chicken, with juicy, velvety meat in a creamy sauce loaded with fresh herbs. It is home cooking, in other words, the kind of thing someone's aunt would cook if she had better knives. Prices sit in the moderate range, so you can order a second dish without starting a financial conversation.
One catch. The Michelin listing shows service from 11am to 3pm, Tuesday to Sunday, so this is a lunch, not a dinner, whatever my category says. Mondays are closed. Come hungry, eat like a local, and ask what the owner thinks you should have next.
- Order this
- Creamy basil boneless chicken, Whatever sauce-driven dish the owner recommends
- The damage
- $$
- Go
- Lunch, Tuesday to Sunday, 11am to 3pm
- Find it
- 44-G, Plaza Damansara, Jalan Medan Setia 2, Bukit Damansara, Kuala Lumpur 50490
- @gulainya_bd