QuestionNew Lane
Hawker stalls — cash only or cards now?
Traveler · 2h
Mostly Apple Pay at home. Do I need RM cash in small notes?
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Carry cash — RM5, RM10, RM20 notes for hawkers. Most street stalls and kopitiams are cash-only; DuitNow QR is spreading but never assume. Malls and cafes take cards. Withdraw at Maybank or CIMB ATMs (Chulia St, Komtar) — notify your bank for Malaysia. A dish costs RM4–12; RM200 cash covers a long food weekend with change headaches at peak dinner. Touch 'n Go eWallet works at some chain food courts, not at uncle's wok. Break big notes at 7-Eleven before New Lane at 7pm.
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95% cash at stalls. One uncle took DuitNow QR once. ATMs at 7-Eleven on Chulia.
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Tipping zero at hawkers — price on the board is final.