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Trade report
In Perlis, 55% of eateries are rated 4.5 or above — nowhere else tops half
Selangor has the most places to eat, and its figure is near enough the national one. The real gap is up north and on the east coast.
A 4.5 rating is what most places in Perlis have. In Kuala Lumpur and Sarawak, fewer than half get there.
Of the eateries in HiGo's listings, 43.6% are rated 4.5 or above. Perlis is on 55.0%, the only one of the 13 states and 3 federal territories to go above half.
Kedah and Terengganu are right on the line, both just under half
Kedah is on 50.0% and Terengganu 49.8%. At the bottom end, Sarawak is lowest at 37.8%.
How close is Kedah? Of its 4,711 rated places, 2,355 make the mark — one more and it would be past half.
That reflects how people score, not how good the food is.
Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Johor are, near enough, the national average
Selangor has the most places to eat in the listings, followed by Johor and Kuala Lumpur. Between them the three account for 47.6% of all rated places in the country, so the national figure mostly follows their level.
Selangor is on 43.4%, Kuala Lumpur 43.3% and Johor 42.0%. The gap only really shows in the top five: Perlis, Kedah, Terengganu, Kelantan and Penang.
Coffee and tea: the same four states lead again
Coffee and tea is a separate category, covering cafes, coffee shops, bubble tea and juice bars. Its figure is higher overall, at 50.9% nationwide.
The same four lead, though in a different order: Perlis (58.8%) and Terengganu (58.6%) at the top. Sarawak is last in both categories, on 36.2% for coffee and tea.
What this means for you
- Compare a place's rating with others in the same state, not with the rest of the country. 4.5 is ordinary in Perlis and Kedah, while in Sarawak fewer than four in every ten places reach it.
- Where high ratings are common, a 4.5 doesn't tell one place from another. Check how many reviews there are, and read what people wrote.
Places nearby
Within 900 metres of central Kangar, Perlis, there are four places in HiGo's listings rated 4.7 or above with at least 200 reviews, whatever the trade. Ratings and review counts are as of 4 September 2026.
Ratings and review counts come from Google's public data, as recorded by HiGo on 4 September 2026. They are not a HiGo ranking or recommendation.
Data: HiGo merchant listings, 17 October 2026. Each percentage is out of the merchants in that state that have a rating. That includes those with few details and some that have since closed. The number listed is not the total number of businesses in the state. Each business is filed under one category only. Ratings and review counts come from public Google ratings, not HiGo's own scores.
