When it comes to breakfast, many of us love to go for western kind of Big Breakfast as the first meal to kick start the day. We would usually think about those hipster café whenever we talk about big breakfast. Instead of splurging 20 bucks at café for a meal, we can actually enjoy a good plate of big breakfast at kopitiam, only at RM5.50 per plate, does this sounds attractive?Soon Yen kopitiam, located at Jalan Tengkera Kota Laksamana, a spacious kopitiam that occupies two shop houses, besides typical hawker foods, one of the food stall there serves western breakfast as well!Breakfast set. Comes together with two pieces of toast (served in four pieces), sausage, hams, baked beans, cucumber slices, tomato slices and a sunny-side-up, which are almost similar to what can be found in normal Big Breakfast set from café.

The toast is super crispy, oven to slightly brownish and golden color; you can pair them with ham and sausage to make your own sandwich. For me, I would poke the egg yolk and dip the deep-fried toast into the watery egg yolk, the sensation is perfect! Not to say superb, but definitely above average.Top view of the breakfast set, they do really nice plating isn’t it?! This breakfast set will supply you the nutrition you need and act as an energy boaster for your brand new day. Most importantly, you can get this huge plate at only RM5.50, worth every penny that you spend!

Moreover, this food stall serves different kind of sandwiches as well, includes ham egg sandwich, sausage egg sandwich, egg sandwich and plain toast, ranging from RM1.50 to RM3.50, they have French fries at RM4.00 as well!If you are looking for some tradition breakfast, this chee cheong fan will be your another option. With fried shallots sprinkle on top, the silky cheong fan is stuffed with fresh prawns and drenched in soy sauce, a light breakfast that will satisfy your taste bud.They have snacks such as this Goh Hiong, serves with bean curd, fish pastes and cucumber slices, tastes quite good also!
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, so ditch your habit of skipping breakfast and visit Soon Yen Kopitiam to enjoy their Big Breakfast!

Most of the Malaysian is familiar with Yong Tao Fu as we can find it at almost every hawker centre. 15th Floor Yong Tau Fu, a kopitiam that located at Semabok Perdana, you’ll be able to find Yong Tau Fu with different ingredients there, ranging from fuchok, okra, eggplant, chili and so on.

The shop is always flooded with customers early in the morning. I’ve lose count on how many times I've come back here for their Yong Tao Fu. What’s so special with their dishes that make people go back again and again?Every piece of Yong Tau Fu is selling at RM0.70 each, it’s a very reasonable price for the amount of fish paste being stuffed inside. For your main dish, you can choose from meehon, mee or kuey teow while I always go for their dry meehon.

The ingredients that will always be on my to-eat list include eggplant, okra, green chili and fish ball. Their fish ball is made freshly so you don’t have to afraid about the fishy taste, it has good texture and really bouncy. The moist texture of eggplant goes well with the crispy fish paste as well.

One of their selling points would be their green chili. Stuffed with generous amount of fish paste, the crunchiness of green chili will take you by surprise on your first bite. The mild spiciness of green chili pairing together with fish paste offers a unique taste, makes you go for more and more.Their fried taukey is super crispy on the outside and yet chewy with fish pastes inside. They will be preparing their fried taukey at the kitchen and refill the taukey frequently, in order to ensure the crispiness, remember to grab it once the taukey is served!If you don’t fancy on Yong Tau Fu, you can go for their fish ball kuey teow/mee hon/noodles as well. Accompanies with huge amount of fish pastes, spring onion, fried shallot and soy sauce. This simple ingredients make up a satisfying bowl for breakfast. If you are craving for a bowl of comforting food, do try their soup based dishes!

Tired of all the café food and looking for some delicious authentic street food? I’ve some good news for you!

Hidden amongst the shop houses besides the road, Restaurant Chiak Song doesn’t have obvious signboard or fancy decorations which will attract you at the first sight, but you really shouldn’t overlook the delicacies served by them.

Restaurant Chiak Song is a kopitiam located at Taman Merdeka ( near pasar borong), selling all kinds of scrumptious Chinese street food at affordable price. Something that took me by surprise is, they have Chinese chef and Malay chef work together under one roof, serving you food such as cockles(siham), lala beehon, Goh Hiong ( fried fish ball and bean curd pocket a.k.a taukey or fuchok), satay and etc.Siham is the dish that attracts me the most. Even though the sizes of the siham are tiny but the sweetness has won my heart. You don’t have to worry about the fishy taste as they boil the siham just right, not too raw and yet keeping the flavor of them.

I’m always looking forward to taste the sauce whenever I’m having siham, if the sauce is not good enough it might ruin the dish. Their sauce didn’t fail to meet my expectation, if you’re afraid of the fishy taste of siham, dip them into their home-recipe sauce with some chopped peanut sprinkle on the top, and you’re good to go!Lala beehon is one of the highlight; from the picture, you’ll be able to notice that the ratio of lala to beehon is like 1:1, the beehon came with a generous amout of Lala! The springy beehon absorbs the freshness of the lala and you can’t stop after having the first mouth.Deep-fried squid is crispy outside and chewy inside, if you are craving for something to munch on then you should go for this!Their Goh Hiong is the combination of fish paste, fried bean curd pocket, cucumber slices and pineapple slices. Drizzle in sweet sauce with sesame sprinkle on top. Came in small, medium and large size.Okra, seems like the simplest ingredient, but when they are served with soy sauce, sesame and fried shallots, you will be surprised by how unique the sensation is! I really love the crunchiness of the okra!For drinks, you might want to try their tong shui, cooked together with snow fungus, longan and red dates, it is much needed in this crazy weather to quench your thirst.

One of the downside would be the slow service due to shortage of helpers. However, good foods worth the wait!

If you are craving for some local street food, do head over to Restaurant Chiak Song and enjoy your seafood spread!

We were searching for unique café which serves main dishes and desserts to celebrate the birthday of my sister. After reading reviews from internet, we decided to visit Brats and Uni café which is located at Bukit Beruang, Malacca.

We were greeted by beautiful decorations when we first stepped into the café. The ambience is super cozy and yet romantic, definitely a nice place for couples to date and a place for youngsters to hang out.My sister opted for their grilled chicken; it’s served with potato wedges, lettuce salad and cherry tomatoes. I took a small bite of the chicken and totally got blew away by how tender the meat was! The chicken is well-marinated, grilled perfectly without losing its juiciness and the sauce complemented well with the chicken.
I went for their Oreo waffle. It’s topped with a scoop of ice cream, whipped cream, cherry, chocolate roll, chocolate sauce and icing sugar. I expected the waffle to be soggy but it turned out so crispy! Ice cream and waffle are perfect match as the waffle got to balance out the sweetness of the ice cream, the waffle is served warm and it went so well with the coldness of ice cream, everything just literally melt in my mouth. The portion was generous; you may consider sharing it with your friends or family if you are ordering it as a dessert.

Besides, I love the way they served their fruit juice. They added the ice cubes into a small tin instead of just adding it directly into the juices, it kept the juices cold without diluting the tastes! How thoughtful they were right! The juices tasted so fresh.We had four main dishes and two drinks, the price was affordable, just like normal café price, the food totally worth the price! Overall, I love this café, including their ambience and their dishes; it was a very pleasant dining experience for me and my family. Will visit again to try out other dishes!