The coffee shop – which serves drinks and its signature wantan mee – is located on the ground floor of a corner building that bustles with the comings and goings of patrons during the day, while the top floors house the kopitiam’s owner, Madam Yap, and the rest of her family. It was her grandfather, Yap Kee Chong, who founded the business in 1925.
Try: Wantan mee
This is a tribute to the humble kopitiams, aka the city’s original cafés. Always the dependable option for a morning coffee, roti bakar and half boiled eggs, these old-school coffee shops have become an institution for their respective neighbourhoods. Here are our favourite kopitiams in and around the city, and our recommended dishes to order after you’ve had your breakfast eggs.