Old Kopitiam in Kuala Lumpur

This article appeared in NST on 2nd May 2013, one of my old newspaper collection.........and I post it here so I can get rid of my hard copy, and also to paste it here:  Best Food in KL

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02 May 2013| last updated at 08:46PM

Top Picks: Coffee, tea or mee

By Ewe Paik Leong | traveltimes@mediaprima.com.my 

Ewe Paik Leong visits several old kopitiam for a cuppa and more

VALUE-FOR-MONEY and an old-world ambience. These are the hallmarks of the old-style kopitiam. But many are going the way of the dinosaurs, with the latest casualty being Sin Seng Nam on Medan Pasar, Kuala Lumpur. Go and enjoy authentic fare at surviving original kopitiam before they vanish from the capital.

1. Kedai Makanan Yut Kee, Jalan Dang Wangi

Old photographs, huge mirrors and round marble-topped tables make up the furnishings of Yut Kee, which exudes a feel of Old Malaya. Founded in 1928, it has managed to hold its own against modern chain kopitiam with its gravy-drenched chicken chop, belacan fried rice, Hailam mee, loh mee, French toast and thick, aromatic coffee.

The queue for an empty table is long during lunch but service is pretty quick.

Popular takeaways are the Swiss roll and home-made kaya. You’ll find Mervyn Lee, the founder’s grandson, at the counter, keeping tabs on orders and tables. 

2. Kedai Kopi Lai Foong, Jalan Tun H.S. Lee

If you can tolerate the roar of the crossroad traffic and the hot stuffy atmosphere despite the overhead swirling fans, Lai Foong makes a great place for breakfast and lunch. Kick-start the morning with kaya-margarine toast, beef noodle, fried kway teow or sang har mee (prawn noodle).

The beef noodle stall has been operating since 1956, and add-ons are tendon, tripe and intestine. The soup emanates an olfactory-grabbing aroma and the beef balls are springy. The dry version is also available. Another must-try is the fluffy kaya pau with smooth fillings. For lunch, try chicken rice at the Hainanese chicken stall.

Kedai Kopi Lai Fong from Trip Advisor

3. Restoran Win Heng Seng, Jalan Imbi

Win Heng Seng is a one-stop centre for char kway teow, chee cheong fun, yong tau foo, Sarawak kolok mee and egg tarts. The cockles, bean sprouts, chives, egg and home-made kway teow are fried using a high-temperature wok that brings out their flavours.

The egg tarts are yummy because of the higher ratio of egg to flour in the custard and the higher ratio of custard to pastry. Win Heng Seng also serves an invigorating iced cham, a mix of coffee and tea. Its woody notes, buttery body and sweet aftertaste are guaranteed to perk you up.

Restoran Win Heng Seng 

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Restoran Venny

4. Restoran Venny, Jalan Bulan

Where can you get chap fun (a.k.a mixed rice) and Teow Chew porridge from 10am to midnight? Possibly, only in Restoran Venny.

For breakfast, there are also stalls that serve kway teow soup, char kway teow, loh mee, intestine noodles and prawn mee.

The selection of dishes to accompany the porridge is wide — braised intestine, brown tofu, white tofu, fish, veggies, stewed chicken feet, braised duck and salted eggs, amongst others. 

5. Mei Sin Eating Shop, Jalan Melati

Mei Sin Eating Shop is always chaotic inside as throngs of people come to attack its kai si hor fun (shredded chicken noodles), prawn mee and kuih bakul. The kai si hor fun is a cut above because of the smooth rice noodles, obviously homemade, and succulent chicken. By itself, the prawn mee soup is flat but it transforms into a tongue-tingling brew when special sambal is added.

Kuih bakul is only available late morning. Each piece is sandwiched between a slice of potato and yam, dipped in batter and deep fried. The stall uses only a special clone of powdery yam.

[Pix copyright by Ewe Paik Leong]

One of the best fried kuih bakul stall in KL is in Mei Sin Eating Shop at Jalan Khoo Teik Eee, Off Jalan Imbi. A slice of kuih bakul is sandwiched between a slice of sweet potato and taro. After dipping the trio in batter, they are deep fried until the kuih bakul oozes out. The contrast of gooey and fluffy textures makes you feel your tongue is trekking through powdery sand and sticky mud!

6. Kedai Makanan Sun Sun, Jalan Merdeka, Ampang

Some first-timers come here unsure of what to order as apparently there are no stalls. Actually, there are four stalls located at the back. The must-eat here is the yin-yong bun which is as soft as a ball of cotton. The steamed bread slice, though equally soft, is a tad too small so only two sets will suffice for the average tummy. The curry mee stall and the yee mee stall are the most popular here

7. Restoran BBQ, Jalan Ipoh

Restoran BBQ’s best selling breakfast fare is wanton mee — both soup and dry version. No ordinary stuff. The egg noodles are springy and super-thin and obviously homemade. Braised chicken feet and sui kow are optional. The prawn in the sui kow tastes so fresh that it tingles the taste buds.

In the afternoon, a variety of barbecued meats are served with rice. Apart from regular coffee, Restoran BBQ serves exceptional white coffee — rich and smooth-bodied with a nutty aftertaste.

Restoran BBQ, Jalan Ipoh

8. Restoran Zhing Khong, Jalan Hang Kasturi

Zhing Khong’s forte is its loh mai kai (steamed chicken glutinous rice) and an assortment of pau (steamed bun) such as kaya pau, lotus-seed pau, sweet corn pau, vegetable pau, char siew pau and khaw yoke pau. The loh mai kai — the chef-d’oeuvre in the steamer — is sold out quickly. The glutinous rice is well-balanced — steamed at the correct temperature, not too soft or too oily.

Breakfast staples such as toast, kopi-o and half-boiled eggs draw a loyal clientele of retirees. Also available are curry mee, beef noodles and chee cheong fun.

Restoran Zhing Khong

9. Restoran Hing Ang, Jalan Thambipillay

Hing Ang’s speciality is a beverage stall that offers white coffee, three-layered coffee, Nes-kopi, Nes-lo and, of course, the regular coffee and tea.

The Nes-kopi is heavy-bodied with a subdued chocolatey aroma. Three-layered tea can be slurped layer by layer — the bottom layer is gula Melaka, then topped with evaporated milk and capped with tea — mixing the three ingredients produces a beverage of complex flavours.

A stall serves various breakfast sets such as egg and ham, egg and sausage, egg and bacon and heavier offerings such as chicken chop and lamb chop.

from hungrygowhere

Read more: Restoran Venny, Jalan Bulan - Travel - New Straits Times http://www.nst.com.my/life-times/holiday/top-picks-coffee-tea-or-mee-1.268989/restoran-venny-jalan-bulan-1.268998?localLinksEnabled=false#ixzz30oCHGWRX

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Where to find hokkien mee in kl and pj: 

Sinful and lard-laden: 5 under-the-radar Hokkien mee places in KL and PJ

- See more at: http://www.themalaymailonline.com/eat-drink/article/sinful-and-lard-laden-5-under-the-radar-hokkien-mee-places-in-kl-and-pj#sthash.itsTxHg9.dpuf

By Lee Khang Yi October 12, 2014



http://www.themalaymailonline.com/eat-drink/article/sinful-and-lard-laden-5-under-the-radar-hokkien-mee-places-in-kl-and-pj



I got this Forward from my friend Lee Choo who got it forwarded to her. A Fwd Fwd..Thanks L Choo.
I will post here as a reference when I go food hunting around the city.

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Non - Halal Eateries in KL Grilled Chicken Wings Wong Ah Wah Chicken Wings This is located at Jalan Alor and has made a really big name for themselves as the best grilled chicken wings in town. The Hong Kong and Taiwanese tourists love this place. They have expanded the operations to cater for seafood enthusiasts by adding deliciously prepared seafood dishes to their list. Wanton Noodles Koon Kee Wanton Noodles This old establishment is a little more than a hole in the wall, on Petaling Street itself. The waiters are a little grumpy and you may have to repeat your order a couple of times but it's worth the hassle. One of those few remaining old coffee shops in the vicinity. Closed in the evenings. Toong Kwoon Chye Another great place for wanton noodles with barbequed roast pork. Been around for years and is now run by 3rd generation of the family. Also serves up pretty good Herbal Duck Drumstick Noodle soup and yin yang toast. Open 7.30am - 7.30pm Located: At Jalan Bintang, across the road from Century Hotel on Jalan Bukit Bintang. Pork Ball Noodles(Yoke Yuen Fun ) ,Popiah Weng Heng Coffee Shop Serves the best pork ball noodles in town. And not to mention one of the best places to go for a piping hot plate of Penang Kway Teow. If that's not enough, the popiah is superb too! However you'll have to order this dish from the old man who runs his little stall just outside of the shop. It gets really crowded during lunch hour so go early. Located: On Jalan Imbi, opposite the Honda Showroom and round the corner  from Sakura Restaurant Prawn Noodle Soup (Mee Yoke) Lai Fong Coffee Shop Another one of those old coffee shops with lots of individual stalls selling all sorts of food. One particular one that sells the Prawn Noodle Soup still remains one of the best choices in town, if you're looking for Prawn Noodle Soup. Closed in the evenings. Located: Jalan Cheng Lock, on the crossroads with Jalan Petaling across from the Jukebox shoe shop Pan Mee (Meen Fun Kueh)  Restoran Kin Kin This family used to operate under a huge tree nearby but due to developments in the area, they have relocated to a shoplot. A very different style of preparation, one can have it in soup or dry. The dry pan mee topped with egg and is absolutely deeeeelicious! Lunchtime is packed and the crowd is generally made up of accountants. (The big accounting firms are within the vicinity). You'll see what we mean when you get there. Open from 8am to 4pm. Located: Jalan Sultan Salahuddin Lorong 2 Adik-Beradik Chua At the end of a row of prewar terrace houses is this coffee shop selling delicious fish ball noodle soup and pan mee. The chicken rice is quite popular there too and they sell the ever popular White Coffee here! Closed evenings Located: on Tengkat Tong Shin Beef Ball Noodle (Ngau Yoke Meen) Soong Kee Restaurant Try the beef ball with 'loh shi fun' either dry or with soup. It's the best, nothing like it! Open from Dusk till dawn Located: Jalan Tun H.S.Lee, just down the road from Metrojaya at Jalan Silang. Ngau Kee This stall sits on a five foot walkway and opens in the evenings till late. The beef ball noodles are good here but hygiene can be improved.(a lot!) Located: Tengkat Tong Shin, just at the bend opposite Corona Inn. Hailam Noodle Yut Kee Coffee Shop Great place to go for some hailam noodles (pic). The place has been passed on from one generation to the other so the secret of superb cooking is still very much alive within the family. Closed on Mondays and in the evenings. Also famous for their Lum Meen , Hainanese Chicken Chop(pic) and Roti Babi Located: Jalan Dang Wangi, on the corner just opposite the Wilayah Complex Hainanese Chicken Rice Sin Seng Nam Coffee Shop Noted for its hainanese chicken rice and Chicken Chop. This place has been serving up hainanese dishes for dozens of years and still going strong. If you're in town, try this place. Closed evenings. Located: just to the side of Bangkok Bank close to the central market in town 15 Feb 2014 (Bad news for me (as I have not yet been to Sin Seng Nam) and all of you food lovers: Sin Seng Nam has closed: a victim of the MTR construction) see post here: http://iamyourgurupntay.blogspot.com/2013/02/sin-seng-nam-closes.html Nam Heong Chicken Rice Most reputable shop serving hainanese chicken rice is the one in chinatown. There are now franchised shops all over town but we still return to this one for a good meal of chicken rice and beef brisket soup! Located: Opposite Furama Hotel and down the road from Swiss-Inn Hotel on Jalan Sultan Fish Ball Noodle Soup Adik-Beradik Chua At the end of a row of prewar terrace houses is this coffee shop selling delicious fish ball noodle soup and pan mee. The chicken rice is quite popular there too and they sell the ever popular White Coffee here! Closed evenings Located: on Tengkat Tong Shin Cantonese Fried Noodles The Cantonese Fried Noodles behind the lanes - called Tai Shi Tow This is the best kept secret in KL…the Cantonese Fried Noodles and Hainanese Chicken rice stall. The sang har meen standard has dropped quite a bit however... not worth the RM79 we paid for a plate for 4! Location: On Jalan Silang but closer to the Jalan Tun H.S. Lee junction. If turning into Jalan Silang from Jln Tun H.S.Lee, the alleyway will be on your right. The first lane after the turning. Go thru this alleyway which is also cluttered with stalls selling chinese food, carry on until you get to the end of the alleyway and it's smack there. The lane is directly across the street from Restoran Choon Tian and right beside Hon Ming Textile. Soo Kee Mee Stall Another place that sells Cantonese Fried Noodles, Paper wrapped chicken, and seafood dishes. A favourite is the fried sliced beef and ginger kway teow dish ( Ngau yoke hor) Gets really crowded during lunch and dinner hours so either go before or after the rush hours. The Japanese and Korean expats simply love this place. Opens till early morning hours every day. Closed Mondays. Location: Jalan Khoo Teik Ee, just off Jalan Imbi. Bak Kut Teh Sem Kim Coffee Shop This Bak Kut Teh place that's been around for a long,long time and serves great 'yau fan' or fried onion rice with your choice of pork cuts. Opens till the wee hours of the morning from 5.30pm. Location: Shoplots facing the Tan Chong Motors showroom, on Jalan Ipoh The Old Stall Klang This Bak Kut Teh place has been around for generations and cooks up authentic bak kut teh - the staple diet of the Klang Chinese community. It opens from 5.30am and closes about 11.00am - the early bird catches the worm! This place serves the typical strong chinese tea used to chase down a filling, rich breakfast. My dad's thumbs up anytime. Location: At Lorong Station 1, Klang. As you enter Klang coming from KL, cross the bridge towards Port Klang. Immediately across the bridge as you get to a traffic light junction, take a left and left again and then a right as this is a one way street. Follow this road which shaped in an ellipitical loop which will more or less take to just about where you started but a little further down the road. From here, left and then right into Lorong Station 1. It's the corner shop of a row of old shoplots, right next to a carpark area. Laksa Lemak The stall with a blue tin roof This place serves the best Hakka Laksa Lemak with cockles in town! Open only at night and closed Wednesdays. The wantan and sui kow with its simple preparations, bring back memories of how purity tastes. The ABC or air batu campur is like what we used to have at the canteens in school years ago. Just lots of shaved ice, syrup, evaporated milk, corn and red beans. That's all we need, right?! Location: Taman U Lek, Cheras at Lorong Durian Yong Tow Foo Cozy Corner Right next to the stall with a blue roof top. This place is a really popular place for Yong Tow Foo and is especially busy on weekends. It's open during the day only. Location: Taman U Lek, Cheras at Lorong Durian The mobile stalls at Imbi Corner The car park area here is transformed everynight into an eatery made up of a couple-a-dozen or so mobile (as some will call it: Hawker stalls) stalls. The yong tau foo stall here is one of the best so give it a try. Be sure to turn up early though, the YTF is so popular that it sometimes run out by 8.30pm. However, There are plenty of other things to eat here if you have picky food partners. Location: At the carpark in front of the Honda Kar Showroom in Jalan Imbi corner, facing the Weng Heng Coffee Shop. Restoran Orchard View Yong Tow Foo Good yong tow foo place, Orchard View is now located in a corner shoplot just outside of the congested Ampang viilage area. Try the cheong fun, it's good. Location: It's moved location to shoplots near the Spectrum Complex/Supermarket in the Ampang village area. Yau Char Kwai Stall at the corner This mobile stall is open during the day and fries some great yau char kwai and all the dough sweets that comes with that. Open late afternoons only. Location: At Jalan Alor, just in front of the Restoran Dragon View Penang Fried Kway Teow Weng Heng Coffee Shop Serves the best pork ball noodles in town. And not to mention one of the best places to go for a piping hot plate of Penang Kway Teow. If that's not enough, the popiah is superb too! However you'll have to order this dish from the old man who runs his little stall just outside of the shop (He sets up his stall at around 1pm). It gets really crowded during lunch hour so go early. Located: On Jalan Imbi, opposite the Honda Showroom and round the corner from Sakura Restaurant The shack on Jalan Chan Sow Lin The fried kway teow here is served on banana leaf laced plate. The flavour of a well heated wok and strong fire is one of the key ingredients here as the chef, a lone lady fries up for her patient customers. Be prepared to wait. Open daily from 1.30pm - 6.00pm except on occasional Mondays. Location: Jalan Chan Sow Lin facing the junction of Jalan 3. Congee(Porridge) Pudu Back Lane A Pudu back lane is transformed in the evenings into a food street selling all sorts of chinese street food as we call it. The chinese custard is pretty good here and the Congee stall is one of those must haves with locals. Location: Off Jalan Pudu, at Jalan Sayur Fong Wah Teow Chew Porridge This road is famous for its Teow Chew cuisine, and none more enticing than a bowl of piping hot porridge (this is also known as broth in western countries) and all types of preserved vegetables, curry, briskets and other dishes that you can pick and choose at the counters to your liking. The shops here are open most of the day and right through the early hours of the morning. Location: Changkat Thambi Dollah Chee Cheong Fun Kim Lian Kee This is the traditional chee cheong fun without the fuss of fish balls and yong tau foos - just straight forward chee cheong fun with sesame seeds sprinkled sparingly and flavoured with sweet and spicy sauces. Open only in the day. Night time turns into a hokkien mee stall. Location: At the junction of Petaling Street and Jalan Hang Lekir. If you're unsure, it's the corner stall facing the ever popular Longan drink stall. In the evenings, another batch of chefs take over the premis serving customers the ever popular hokkien noodles at this place called Kim Lian Kee Hokkien Fried Noodles Kim Lian Kee This is the one of the family's favorite dinner venues. Been around forever and still as good according to my father, who has been a regular customer since the 50's - long before petaling street became a tourists' haunt. Nights only. Location: At the junction of Petaling Street and Jalan Hang Lekir. If you're unsure, it's the corner stall facing the ever popular Longan drink stall. Weng Heng Coffee Shop Another place which serves hokkien noodles and cantonese noodles. The hokkien noodles here is sprinkled with fried pork fat (chu yau char) . Open nights only too! Located: On Jalan Imbi, opposite the Honda Showroom and round the corner from Sakura Restaurant Seafood  Mei Keng Fatt Seafood Restaurant Everyone's favorite! Well, almost everyone's except those extremely allergic to it. Not cheap but the food is good. Try the pepper crabs or the sweet and sour crabs, and the steamed prawns. Fresh! Fresh! Fresh!! Expatriate haunt … Opens daily: 11.30am-2.30pm; 4.00pm-1.00am Location:No.1, Lorong Awan 6,Kuala Ampang.(In Ulu Klang area) Fatty Crab Of course, this is indeed the most famous seafood place in town. They even have chairs lining the walls for customers to sit while in wait for a table. That's how crowded it can be. The original Fatty Crab restaurant was located at States Theatre in P.J., then moved on to SS2 and finally relocated to Taman Mayang. What's great here? The sweet, sour and spicy sauced crabs that goes well with toy soldiers (toast) or is it the other way round? Location: Taman Megah. Can't miss it. Roasted Duck Rice Siew Ngap Fei This shop has been passed down to the younger generation but the fine touches of granddad's is still in the taste. If you have a penchant for high fat value….this is it. It's delicious and you'd want more but perhaps conscience may pull you back on getting seconds!. Location: Jalan Landak off Pasar Road . . It's not difficult to find Beef Brisket Noodle Soup (Ngau Lam Meen) The Beef Brisket noodle stall This husband and wife team has been selling their delicious beef brisket noodles for quite some time now and has a steady stream of customers every night. Just at the corner of a little lane off Petaling Street , their set up has only a couple of tables or so but well worth the wait. Location: Petaling Street , close to the Jalan Sultan end of the street , where many beer and food restaurants have emerged. Lai Fong Coffee Shop Another one of those old coffee shops with lots of individual stalls selling all sorts of food. One particular one that sells the Beef brisket noodle Soup still remains one of the best choices in town. Closed evenings. Located: Jalan Cheng Lock, on the crossroads with Jalan Petaling across from the Jukebox shoe shop Fish Head Noodle Soup Adai Village Fish Head This is one of the best places in town for a big, bowl of fish head noodle soup. For about RM7, this must be one of the most satisfying noodle dishes around. Can get pretty busy during lunch so be prepared to wait a bit. Open daily for lunch and dinner. Location: Jalan Landak off Pasar Road . Round the corner from Pudu Plaza .  http://us.mg4.mail.yahoo.com/neo/launch?.rand=6bode19doqkm4 BEST OLD KOPITIAM IN KL http://iamyourgurupntay.blogspot.com/2014/05/old-kopitiam-in-kuala-lumpur.html Must visit while in Ipoh 34 Cafes to Visit in Ipoh alwaystravelicious.com The cafe scene in Ipoh is more vibrant than ever, with all sorts of new boutique cafes or hipster cafes popping out so fast that it's hard to keep track.  In the beginning of 2012, there were barel...