Banana Leaf in Kitsilano

Macdonald St & UBC, 3005 W Broadway, Vancouver
(604) 734-3005

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Sambal Tiger Prawns with Okra Eggplant & Green Beans
Steamed Mussels in Cumin & Ginger Sauce
Crunchy Sambal Green Beans with Shrimp
Fried Banana with Vanilla Ice Cream
Roti Canai and Chicken Skewers
Pineapple Seafood Fried Rice
Pandan Coconut Panna Cotta
Hainanese Boneless Chicken
Boneless Chicken Curry
Vegetable Spring Rolls

Menu

Featured items
Roti Canai (2 pcs)
Flaky layered bread served with coconut curry sauce. One of India's great culinary contributions to Malaysia.
Nasi Goreng
Malaysian style fried rice with chili, tomato, and soy sauce, beef, shrimp, onion, egg, and green bean.
Mee Goreng
A Malaysian classic. Fried egg noodles with beef, shrimp, tomato, egg, bean sprouts, choy sum, and tofu.
Char Kuey Teow
Fried flat rice noodles in sweet chili, soy sauce, egg, bean sprouts, shrimp, fish cakes, and squid.
Singapore Laksa
Coconut soup with rice noodles, dried shrimp, chili, garlic, lemongrass and turmeric. Served with bean sprout, tofu, cilantro, egg, chicken, fish cake, squid and shrimp.
Pineapple Seafood Chicken Fried Rice
Fried rice sauteed with seafood, onion, peas, tomato, chicken, egg, raisin, corn, pumpkin seeds.
Singapore Hainan Chicken
Chilled half chicken, ginger, green onion, sesame oil, dark sweet soy sauce, cucumber, peanut, cilantro.
Sambal Green Beans with Shrimp
Crunchy green beans stir-fried with dry shrimp and tomato. Tossed in our chili, garlic, and dried shrimp paste.
Satay - Chicken (4 skewers)
Malaysia's most signature stall food. Marinated meats served with our spiced homemade peanut dip. (Minimum 4 skewers per order. )
Rendang Beef Curry
No occasion is complete without this rich Malay curry. Boneless lean beef stewed in spicy coconut gravy.
Spinach in Turmeric & Coconut
Spinach, garlic, brown shallot, turmeric, cumin, coconut milk.
Wok Fried Eggplant and Basil
Eggplant fried with oyster sauce, garlic, and fresh basil.
Assam Curry Tofu and Vegetables
Tofu and mixed vegetables simmered in tamarind juice, curry spices, and coconut cream.
Curry Boneless Chicken & Vegetables
Chicken breast and mixed vegetables simmered in coconut milk and lemongrass curry.
Baba's Chicken Wings (12 pcs)
Peranakan's marinated chicken wings, lightly breaded, deep fried, curry spices.
Kung Pao Cauliflower
Cauliflower, dried chili, sichuan pepper, soy sauce, ginger, black rice vinegar, capsicum, sesame oil, peanuts.
Kung Pao Chicken
Boneless chicken sautéed with dried chili, soy sauce, ginger, black rice vinegar, and sesame oil. Topped off with peanuts.
Ginger Beef & Broccoli
Beef sliced, broccoli, onion, carrots, garlic, ginger, chili, sweet soy sauce, brown sugar, sesame seeds.
Vegetarian Spring Roll (4 rolls)
Filled with jicama, green beans, celery, cabbage, carrot and fried with Nyonya spices. Served with a side of sweet chili sauce.
Fried Hokkien Mee
Fried egg and rice noodle in chicken stock, oyster sauce, and sesame oil with egg, brown shallot, bean sprout, shrimp, pork, and squid.

Starters
Roti Canai (2 pcs)
Flaky layered bread served with coconut curry sauce. One of India's great culinary contributions to Malaysia.
Vegetarian Spring Roll (4 rolls)
Filled with jicama, green beans, celery, cabbage, carrot and fried with Nyonya spices. Served with a side of sweet chili sauce.
Satay - Beef (4 skewers)
Malaysia's most signature stall food. Marinated meats served with our spiced homemade peanut dip.
Satay - Lamb (4 skewers)
Malaysia's most signature stall food. Marinated meats served with our spiced homemade peanut dip.
Satay - Chicken (4 skewers)
Malaysia's most signature stall food. Marinated meats served with our spiced homemade peanut dip. (Minimum 4 skewers per order. )
Tom Yum Goong Soup
Tiger prawns, lime juice, Thai chili, galangal, lime leaves, Thai chili paste, fish sauce, lemon grass, shiitake & bella mushroom, cilantro, green onion.
Nyonya Fried Calamari
Crispy fried calamari, green onion, lime, dill sauce.
Steamed Cumin Coconut Mussels
Fresh musssels, ginger, shallot, garlic, cumin, butter, tomato, onion, coconut milk
Baba's Chicken Wings (12 pcs)
Peranakan's marinated chicken wings, lightly breaded, deep fried, curry spices.
Asian Salad with Pineapple & Papaya
Fresh papaya and pineapple, green leaves, bell peppers, tomatoes, lemongrass vinaigrette, fish sauce, crushed peanuts, sesame seeds, brown shallots.
Shredded Mango Papaya Kerabu Salad
green mango, papaya, cucumber, carrot, sweet & sour fish sauce, jicama, sesame seeds, shallot, herbs, crushed peanut

Rice and Noodles
Mee Goreng
A Malaysian classic. Fried egg noodles with beef, shrimp, tomato, egg, bean sprouts, choy sum, and tofu.
Char Kuey Teow
Fried flat rice noodles in sweet chili, soy sauce, egg, bean sprouts, shrimp, fish cakes, and squid.
Singapore Laksa
Coconut soup with rice noodles, dried shrimp, chili, garlic, lemongrass and turmeric. Served with bean sprout, tofu, cilantro, egg, chicken, fish cake, squid and shrimp.
Nasi Goreng
Malaysian style fried rice with chili, tomato, and soy sauce, beef, shrimp, onion, egg, and green bean.
Pineapple Seafood Chicken Fried Rice
Fried rice sauteed with seafood, onion, peas, tomato, chicken, egg, raisin, corn, pumpkin seeds.
Fried Hokkien Mee
Fried egg and rice noodle in chicken stock, oyster sauce, and sesame oil with egg, brown shallot, bean sprout, shrimp, pork, and squid.
Ipoh Char Hor Fun
Fried flat rice noodle, pork, squid, shrimp, fish cake, vegetables, oyster gravy, egg sauce, green chili pickles.
Kai Si "Pho" - Chicken & Prawn Noodle Soup
Shredded chicken, prawns, rice noodle, bean sprout, brown shallot, chive, scallion, white peppercorn, sesame oil, chicken broth, fish cake.
Nasi Lemak Kampong
Dried anchovies, cucumber, boiled egg, fried chickens, sambal chili sauce, roasted peanut, coconut rice.

Vegetable
Sambal Green Beans with Shrimp
Crunchy green beans stir-fried with dry shrimp and tomato. Tossed in our chili, garlic, and dried shrimp paste.
Wok Fried Eggplant and Basil
Eggplant fried with oyster sauce, garlic, and fresh basil.
Assam Curry Tofu and Vegetables
Tofu and mixed vegetables simmered in tamarind juice, curry spices, and coconut cream.
Kung Pao Cauliflower
Cauliflower, dried chili, sichuan pepper, soy sauce, ginger, black rice vinegar, capsicum, sesame oil, peanuts.
Spinach in Turmeric & Coconut
Spinach, garlic, brown shallot, turmeric, cumin, coconut milk.

Meat
Rendang Beef Curry
No occasion is complete without this rich Malay curry. Boneless lean beef stewed in spicy coconut gravy.
Malaysian Lamb Stew with Carrot
Boneless halal lamb shoulder, shallots, galangal, turmeric, carrot, coriander, cumin, fennel, cinnamon, star anise, celery, onion.
Curry Boneless Chicken & Vegetables
Chicken breast and mixed vegetables simmered in coconut milk and lemongrass curry.
Kung Pao Chicken
Boneless chicken sautéed with dried chili, soy sauce, ginger, black rice vinegar, and sesame oil. Topped off with peanuts.
Ginger Beef & Broccoli
Beef sliced, broccoli, onion, carrots, garlic, ginger, chili, sweet soy sauce, brown sugar, sesame seeds.
Singapore Hainan Chicken
Chilled half chicken, ginger, green onion, sesame oil, dark sweet soy sauce, cucumber, peanut, cilantro.
Peranakan Pork Side Ribs with Spinach
Pork side ribs, sweet and sour plum sauce, black vinegar, dark soy sauce, star anise, cinnamon, garlic, palm sugar, spinach.

Seafood
Mango Chili Tiger Prawns
Shell-off tiger prawns with fresh mango, bell pepper and garlic cooked in a sweet chili sauce with basil leaves.
Sambal Tiger Prawns with Vegetables
A Malay favorite. Shell-off tiger prawns cooked with chili and garlic, lemongrass, and dried shrimp paste.
Peppercorn Garlic Giant Prawns (5pcs)
Shell-on tiger prawns, butter, garlic, sea salt, cilantro, green onion, peppercorn.
Caramelized Ginger Wild Sablefish
Breaded bone-in sablefish steak, malay black sweet sauce, caramelized ginger, garlic, shallot, chinese shaoxing.
Abundance of Seafood Gulai
Simmered scallop, prawn, fish, mussel, clam, squid in turmeric, tamarind, galangal, coconut milk, ginger, lemongrass.
Diver's Scallops Assam Curry
Simmered in tamarind juice and turmeric, scallops, lemongrass, ginger, garlic, onion, coconut cream.
Singapore Chili Lobster Tail
East coast lobster tail, garlic, shallot, ginger, chili, egg, sweet & sour sauce, vinegar, ketchup.

Sides
Jasmine Rice
Coconut Rice in Banana Leaf
Hainan Ginger Rice
Peanut Sauce
6oz - Peanut Sauce
Roti Curry Sauce
6oz -Roti Curry Sauce
Malaysian Sambal Sauce
4oz - Malaysian Sambal Sauce
Spicy Chili Sauce
4oz - Spicy Chili Sauce

Dessert
Pandan Coconut Panna Cotta
Freshly squeezed pandanus juice, coconut cream with mango puree, and gula melaka.
Pulut Inti - Sticky Rice
A traditional Malaysian dessert of steamed glutinous rice with sweet coconut topping.

Drinks
Banana Leaf Rainforest
Private label. 355ml. 5% ALC./VOL.. 4 cans

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Recent Reviews

Love the ambience of the place. You feel relaxed… but probably just because there’s not a lot of people yet. Came here at 12pm on a Saturday. Tried the Solo Adventure Platter and Banana Leaf Lunch Platter and both was priced good for the amount of food you get. We also ordered vegetable dishes too. Everything tasted good… just didn’t like the sauce of the spring roll.

Overall was excellent. But of course nothing is perfect… on the menu the Solo...
July 2025
Cool spot & our server was nice. I thought the food was tasty but the portion sizes were pretty small.

I waited 45 minutes for a drink but had almost finished eating once it arrived & still paid full price for it. I’m in the industry so I was a little perplexed at what could’ve taken so long for a quiet restaurant on a weekday night…

For a larger group, I expected to be checked in on more regularly but we had to grab somebodies...
July 2025
Very good restaurant! Staff are very friendly and attentive. Food was delicious! Most plates are available in small or large sizes, with the picture of beef rendang curry attached showing the small size. The roti pictured is 2 orders of roti on one plate, but it was still plenty for the three of us that were dining.
My wife is from Brunei, really loved all the options available here, and was even sending pictures to her parents because she liked it so much!
We...
December 2024

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Banana Leaf in Kitsilano

Macdonald St & UBC, 3005 W Broadway, Vancouver, BC V6K 2G9
(604) 734-3005