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This coffee shop…

…is so very close, just two doors away from this very popular one that many will declare without any reservation whatsoever that the kampua mee is the best in town, talk about stiff competition! There were others before them, two, at least – the names were different but obviously, they did not last very long. This one, if I can remember correctly, commenced business not long before COVID-19 struck.

I decided to give it a try the other morning and was greeted by this very friendly and chatty woman. The guy…

…looked quite familiar and he seemed to recognise me. I asked a few questions and the woman said they were at a coffee shop beside the fire station before even though she did not specify exactly which one.

I ordered the kampua mee (RM3.00)…

…but I did not think it was anything spectacular enough to get me to come to this part of the woods where traffic congestion (pre-COVID 19) is the order of the day and parking can be such a pain. Even that celebrated one to the right couldn’t get me to come back for more but yes, I would say it was very good, very original/authentic/old school.

I sure was glad to see that they used stewed pork instead of the usual boiled pork coloured red and kudos to them for not using those horrendously coloured plastic plates and bowls.

I also asked for the liver soup (RM6.00)…

…and I specifically asked for the vegetables to be left out – I saw that in the photograph in front of the stall. It tasted great – the liver was very fresh and perfectly done so it was not hard but it was completely different from the usual traditional Foochow red wine and ginger liver soup. Maybe it was the quality of the red wine used or perhaps they used some other kind of Chinese cooking wine so it simply was not the same and from my personal point of view, I would prefer it the way it is usually served.

All in all, I would say this is one place worth dropping by for a bite to eat if you happen to be in the vicinity or if you are staying at the hotels around that area.

BAI WEI XUAN CAFE is located to the right of Li Hua Hotel, town branch along Lorong Lanang 2 and Sing Hin Corner 新兴阁 (2.284607, 111.832116) is located two doors down.