Uncle Man's

The accents from the revolving front-of-house staff, made up mostly by students from Malaysia, will make any Malaysian feel nostalgic for home, and that’s before you even taste the food, reminiscent of mamaks (street stalls) that hawk their mee goreng and nasi lemak. But you don’t need to be from Malaysia to appreciate the fresh roti, best torn apart with your fingers and dipped into dahl or the chicken curry, or made sweet into a dessert, roti tissue, that’s served with condensed milk. There are also regular specials, usually Malay dishes, a cuisine that is underrepresented in Auckland (most of what you know as “Malaysian” is Malaysian-Chinese). While Uncle Man’s has been a mainstay on Karangahape Rd for a while now, there are also branches in Mission Bay, Manukau and Wynyard Quarter in the central city.