Setapak Teochew Restaurant

Most of the time, I mean during weekday, I either skipping my lunch or eating alone. This day, I was in mood, so, I decided to give myself a good treat, I came to this Teochew Restaurant located probably just a 5-minute drive away from Tawakkal hospital.

I been here once with my ex-colleague, he said he always noticed full house in this restaurant, but in our visit to this place, I only ordered my favourite Yin Yong and he ordered fried noodle. However, when I looked around, I saw a lot of tables order meehoon soup with promphet fish (one whole fish). So, I was telling myself, I should try this next time.

This restaurant open since 1912, it is actually specialised in making traditional Teochew biscuit/ cake... wow, 100 years shop. Look at the deco... 50s/ 60s singer potraits

The waiters and waitresses are very friendly, not like some old restaurants/ shops, they thought they were someone and act like they don't care.

That day, the restaurant was like usual, jam packed with people, but because I reached there slightly earlier than lunch time, I managed to find myself a small table at a corner of the shop. Without second thought, I order this...

Yum...
the meehoon is nicely cooked in sour plum & salted vege soup (one of my favourite soup), and the fish was very very fresh and meaty. How can I not falling in love with this combination?
Although portion is bigger than I expected, but yet, it was so good that I almost wanted to finish drinking till the last drop of the soup.

Now you see, now you don't

I visited this shop twice in a month, the 2nd time, I brought my parents along. They like it too, but one plate is definitely too small for 3, so, the waitress recommeded their hokkien mee (the restaurant homemake mee). You know what? The waitress was right, their hokkien mee is also the best; at first we ordered a small plate, my mom like it so much and then my dad ordered another bigger plate rightaway.

Ok, I must say, the meehoon soup with promphet fish is a little bit pricy, because the ingredient is expensive, it is charged by the size of the fish I guess. But, I don't think they are over-charging, around RM36 for the dish. I would say worth the money.

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Setapak Teochew Restaurant

HQ (Setapak)

283 & 285, Jalan Pahang,

Setapak, 53000 KL

Tel: 03 40238706

Branch (Kepong)

27, Jalan Metro Perdana Timur 2,

Taman Usahawan Kepong,

52100 KL

Tel: 03 62506182