Food of yesteryear

Food of yesteryear - the most comforting type. It usually costs you a painless price but always guarantees a huge reward - a smile of contentment. In our childhood years, half-boiled eggs and butter kaya toast marked some remarkable breakfast moments we had with our family, while we enjoyed cracking open eggs in egg cups. Munching the crispy thick toast, dipping the toast into half-boiled eggs, drinking coffee from the saucer...... Life can't get any better than this, if only we could return to the past, and recollect all those past memories...

Egg on toast @ RM2.80

Coffee (RM1.40) and Toast (RM1.20)

Lian Thong Kopitiam

5, Jalan Kota

34000 Taiping, Perak.

Malaysia.

Are We Coming Apart Or Together?

Are We Coming Apart Or Together?

Somewhere and sometime in this small town

Two drifters are together

Struggling to find words which they can share

Their hearts are not apart

Their feelings remain strong

But...

Gaps are seen and felt

Peculiar feelings arising

Uneasiness overwhelming

Love is falling apart, somehow

My girl,

Is she my daughter whom I've known for years?

With endless patience and passion I showered

Suppressing the unforgiven nagging and scolding

Is she the one whom I love

Fading into darkness

Falling into bits

Are we still together?

Black coffee for Pam @ RM2.00

Milk tea for Yin @ RM2.60

A bowl of fruit salad we shared @ RM4.20

Kapitan Kopitiam

2 Regat Tupai,

34000 Taiping, Perak.

Malaysia.

Tel: 605-8051320

Reminiscence of the yesteryears

Yut Sun Restaurant is a quaint little shop whose legacy evoked some old-fashioned touches, including a Hainaese speciality - the olden days chicken chop. If you get hungry and would like to reminisce the good old days with steaming cups of local coffee and tea, come here to feel the nostalgia of yesteryears come alive again. Whether you are a coffee connoisseur at heart, who likes to relax in the atmosphere of down memory lane, read the newspapers and listen to stories narrated by old-timers, or simply want to indulge in a good cup of coffee – a visit to Yut Sun Coffee Shop is surely worthwhile! The atmosphere of a bygone era is a unique experience whereby a small taste of the former glory of the pre-war coffee shop is always present and waiting to be unveiled by real coffee people. The original magic still casts its spell...

Yut Sun Coffee Shop

Array of cakes and pastries displayed in a glass shelf

Egg Tarts

Left: Ginger Tart @ RM1.00

Right: Coconut Tart @ RM1.00

Lattice Jam Tart @ RM1.10 each

A huge block of Butter Cake

Swiss Roll slathered with strawberry jam @ RM1.10 each

Loaves of Hainanese Bread

Dark Robusta Coffee @ RM0.80

Egg Tart @ RM1.00

Butter Cake @ RM1.10

Butter and Kaya Toast @ RM1.00

An unpretentious breakfast for the unpretentious one...

Yut Sun Restoran

No. 78 & 80, Jalan Pasar

34000 Taiping, Perak, Malaysia.

Tel: 605-808 3250

Business Hours - 8.00 a.m. - 5.00p.m.

Closed on Sundays

GPS Coordinates - N4' 51.174 E100' 44.478

A steamy breakfast for a steamy teacher???

A Steamy Poem

by a steamy teacher

Oh, my eyes are just meltin’
For a little peek of mighty sponge,
A chunk of bread, a perfect drip of caffeine brew;
My heart is throbbin’

My eyes are twitchin’
Just let me tear it into bits,
And sink my teeth into these pillowy fabulous.

Steamed bread with butter and kaya @ RM3.50

Soft and fluffy

Hainanese Black Coffee @ RM2.20

Old Town Kopitiam

The Boulevard

Taiping Sentral

34000 Taiping,

Perak.

All day dining @ Yuan Garden Kopitiam

Capturing the dining style of old style chinese coffee shop and modern day cafe culture, Yuan Garden Kopitiam is the perfect meeting place for those who want to enjoy good food and a nice chat at the same time. Together with its wide genre of local Hainanese fare, Yuan Garden Kopitiam offers you the most comfortable dining experience at a painless price.

Yuan Garden Kopitiam

Unlike other kopitiams, Yuan Garden offers a variety of Nyonya kuihs as part of the side order for breakfast

Steamed bread sandwiched with traditional kaya @ RM1.00

Mee Siam @ RM1.50

Prawn Noodles @ RM4.50

Nasi Lemak with Chicken Curry @ RM4.30

Milk Tea @ RM1.80

Local Black Coffee @ RM1.50

Yuan Garden

New Town

85000 Segamat

Johor

Unforgettable ~ that's what you are~

Nan Yang Coffee Shop is an old favourite in Segamat and locals like to linger over coffee and crispy toast. This Hainanese coffee shop has been around for 80 years and still serves very authentic Hainaese fare such as toast with butter and kaya. For toast, there is a choice of sliced bread or buns. You can also choose to have these steamed. The toast is thin and crispy while the steamed bread is cottony soft. The kaya is well-liked by everyone as it was creamy yet not too rich and the locals enjoyed it spread thickly on the toast. As for the coffee served here, it certainly got the attention of the crowd, being thick and aromatic, it's perfectly matched with the toast and half-boiled eggs.

Segamat

Nan Yang Coffee Shop

Often, getting a table at Nan Yang requires a wait.

The coffee 'barista'?

Unforgettable ~ that's what you are~

Hainanese bread loaf

The best and most kao coffee in Segamat

Crispy butter and kaya toast

Steamed bread slathered with butter and kaya

Runny half-boiled eggs

Pre-packed Nasi Lemak served with some kick sambal

Nan Yang Coffee Shop

Jalan Awang

85000 Segamat

Johor

Tea for three @ Pappa Rich

Arriving in Ipoh at a quarter past three. The three famished souls had hardly had anything since their morning breakfast in Taiping. None of us had the strength to suggest any good food for lunch (tea is more suitable). The decision was the driver's (me of course). Speeding along the south-bound expressway at 120kmph, my car came to a screeching halt when the huge signboard of Pappa Rich came into sight. The three of us just knew one another too well. We got off the car without a word and rushed for our life-saving fuel. Knowing that it was way past lunch time and we still hadn't eaten anything so none of us bothered to look at the page featuring all the buns and bread which obviously sounded more suitable for this hour.

Hot Mexican Bun @ RM2.80

A mixture of butter and sugar filling

Pappa Rich ABC Special @ RM6.90

Kuey toew soup with chicken drumstick @ RM9.90

Not the silky smooth type ... too bad

Curry noodles with Fu Chuk (beancurd) @ RM9.90

Noodles coated with thick and creamy curry gravy

Pappa Rich Kopitiam

De Garden @ Ipoh

G-R-11 - G-R-13A, No 3

Persiaran Medan Ipoh, Medan Ipoh,

31400 Ipoh

Tel: 05-5452266