When it comes to Klang, almost everyone will talk about bak kut teh, but if you look beyond the whole “I MUST HAVE PORK” mentality while exploring this part of town, there are actually other options that can be very appealing.
Today, we’re going to look at one of the old establishments that is the antithesis of the image of Klang many of us perceive – Cathay Hailam Kopitiam, for this place is actually pork free.
Cathay Hailam Kopitiam, Port Klang
Cathay Hailam kopitiam is located at the far end of Klang, if you are from PJ/Subang on Federal Highway, it is basically just one straight road until basically the end of the road, the very last junction. Take a left and the kopitiam is just a few shops on your left. You’re walking distance from the Pulau Ketam Jetty and Port Klang KTM.
The place is as old school as it gets, with vibe very similar to that of Chong Kok kopitiam, another one of my favorites. The menu is quite extensive and conveniently displayed on an LCD TV on the wall. If you’re like me and not sure what to order, the server can suggest as well.
For the 4 of us, we’ve decided to go for a chicken chop, some bread, 3 noodle dishes, and a tofu bakar. I also had their black iced coffee (it was too hot) but regrettably did not have their classic Hainanese hot coffee.
steamed/toast bread, Hainanese chicken chop
The steamed & toast bread came first, a bit into these revealed the reasons why these bread were stacked high by the side of the counter. They were superb, with generous amount of kaya & butter. If I have only one choice of breakfast for the rest of my life, this would be in the short list.
The Hainanese chicken chop had a visual only the chef could love… however, it hits all the right spots when it comes to taste. A blind person would score this 10/10, and he/she will be absolutely right, the sauce, the crispiness of the chicken, even those potato, they were all perfect.
yin yeong, Singapore meehun, Hailam mee, tofu bakar
The three noodle dishes – Yin Yeong, Singapore Meehun, and Hainanese mee were all very competent dish on their own. They were properly seasoned and executed properly, I thought the person was quite generous as well, tho perhaps I’d have wanted pork in them instead of chicken.. but those chicken thigh meat did a good job as substitute.
For those who loves a slight kick to the sense, the tofu bakar here is as good as any, not overly spicy but with a strong dose of sweet and sourness, it is a side dish that offers a good change up to the noodle dishes.
I’ll have to come back here again.
Address:
Cathay Hailam Kopitiam
180, Kawasan 13,
42000 Port Klang, Selangor
GPS: 3.000878, 101.3987234
Tel: +603 3168 6478
Macam best ler and I think I want to try the ying yeong. It has been a while since I get to taste something like this.
Tekkaus: that won’t be a bad choice.
Yes, the chicken chop needs a bit of work on the presentation but of course, the test of the pudding is in the eating. As long as it tastes nice, that’s the most important. Everything else looks really good. No chicken rice there?
suituapui: yesss, we were all surprised that the chicken chop tastes as good as it is! And nope, no chicken rice.
I was surprised that the Hainanese chicken chop was served all cut up like that. Initially it looked kinda over-fried but since you say it gets the MVP, I’m intrigued…but why so far lah! My go-to Hainanese chicken chop for now is the one at Yut Kee’s.
eatwhateatwhere: Yaaa, sometimes look can really be deceiving.
The appearance of the chicken chop doesn’t look like the one we normally had. It seem like being deep fried till very “garing” and I can literally hear the “crack crack” sound once you bite into it. LOL
Choi Yen: Kan? I was very surprised too.
this must go try liau. a few ppl say good n u also
taufulou: yaa it’s a nice place.