I hardly notice this coffeeshop (kopitiam) until my parents told me there’s a cheap char koey teow stall here.

Ping Hooi Kopitiam is located at Carnarvon Street, just at the corner junction of Lebuh Melayu and Lebuh Carnarvon (Carnarvon Street)

 

Very old coffee shop

Hardly see such wooden ‘partitioned chairs’ nowadays.

 

Some stalls operating in this small coffeeshop. There’s only about 5-6 stalls here. Most patrons will order char koey teow, lor mee or lor bak.

Char koay teow stall facing the front of the shop

 

Lor Mee - RM 2.50

The uncle operating this stall is constantly busy with incoming orders. So we decided to give it a try. It’s not bad, but not really spectacular too. The gravy (lor) is not too thick and pork skin is added if you didn’t request not to have it.

Lor Bak - price varies

This is one of the crowd puller in this shop. The coffeeshop owner knows it. The other day my parent went there for char koey teow but before they even order and sat down, the coffee auntie gave a remark that lor bak stall is closed for the day…some sort like forewarn my parents to decide if they should stay and order something else or go.

The lor bak does not have a strong five-spice aroma, which is nice, and the prawn fritters is filled with prawns, not like some other stalls which has more batter instead.

Hong Kong Egg Noodle - RM 3.50

Which actually translate to our local Wantan Mee. What a let down. Just a normal bowl of wantan mee. Nothing special and yet it cost more than usual.

 

This is actually what we come here for.

Char Koay Teow with duck egg - RM 3.50

It is actually considered cheap. There’s 3-4 large prawns and the portion is big enough to fill you up. And you don’t have to be confronted with bossy or moody char koay teow seller. There also not much waiting time involved. From these points, at least there’s no mood spoiler and you will still have appetite to enjoy your breakfast :P

Me being accustomed to spicy food, felt that adding more chilli would be nicer, and also abit more wok hei would be perfect!!!

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5°24.870′ N   100°20.047′ E

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