KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 — On the outside, this eatery in Taman Gembira looks like it suffers from dual personality syndrome: the signboard says, “Hakka Kopitiam” while a banner underneath proclaims, “Happy Prawn Mee”. Once you slide open their glass doors, you will be greeted by a cool, clean spot where almost every table has […]
KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 — A new coffee shop with its curated food stalls often brings much excitement to the neighbourhood. In Jinjang Baru, locals are abuzz about Restoran Hua Wei Fang which opened its doors this February. The Fujian cuisine stall grabs attention by offering a mix of Heng Hwa style fried noodles and
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 23 — This 50-year-old pork noodles stall located at Tengkat Tong Shin will close by the end of March because the owners have decided to retire. The name Restoran Heang Hun may not ring a bell to many but this was the coffeeshop operated by the Chua Brothers who made one of KL’s
AMPANG, Mar 16 — Random finds are always sweeter, especially when you hit the jackpot, which is how I ended up at this Taman Muda eatery. I can’t take credit for that luck as my friend discovered this place and proclaimed it the best beef tendons she had ever encountered. That was a good incentive for
KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 — If you’ve interacted with anybody below the age of 30 at all recently, you’ll likely have heard that you’re meeting them at “a very Chinese time” in their lives. If they’re even younger, they’re likely “Chinamaxxing” with the Adidas tangzhuang or “becoming a Chinese baddie” by drinking hot water — even
MELAKA, Feb 10 — The most surprising thing about Little Boss Yee Wat House is not that it serves noodles. It is that, among offices and parked cars and the mild fatigue of weekday routines, it manages to unsettle your expectations of what a “simple lunch” can be. Because a weekday lunch is rarely meant
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 — Morning arrives gently at Taman Taynton View. Long before dawn breaks — more than a full hour — there is already activity at Shun Shun Restaurant, a longtime family-run coffee shop in Cheras. Cups being set down, early customers easing themselves into plastic chairs, the hiss of the kettle as
MELAKA, Jan 27 — What a beautiful bowl! It has been quite a while since we last had Hainam Beef Noodles and this is an exemplary serving: the noodles possess that prized “QQ” elasticity; the broth is built on time instead of shortcuts, its savouriness deepened by hours of boiling beef bones and carrots. We
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 26 — Happy news for taro fans, this stall in Bukit Jalil not only serves taro noodles but there’s also taro porridge. Commonly referred to as yam, that light purple tuber usually gets the headliner treatment in the form of a “ yam cake” that is more like a savoury kuih with
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 26 — Happy news for taro fans, this stall in Bukit Jalil not only serves taro noodles but there’s also taro porridge. Commonly referred to as yam, that light purple tuber usually gets the headliner treatment in the form of a “ yam cake” that is more like a savoury kuih with
PETALING JAYA, Jan 20 — There is a certain purity, an undeniable pleasure, that comes with a good bowl of noodles in the morning. At SK Pork Noodles in Kota Damansara, that pure pleasure arrives in the form of sang nyuk mee – Sabah pork noodles done the way they should be, with fresh meat and
PETALING JAYA, Jan 19 — Tired of another suan cai yu or mala hotpot? Perhaps it’s time for a little homestyle food from Northern China or Harbin to be exact. As our knowledge grows in tandem with the explosion of Chinese restaurants here in the city, we can make choices to suit our taste buds,
