When You Lee closed, its time-honoured hawker stalls moved to 33 Kopitiam down the street, and this is where to bring colleagues to impress them with your foodie knowledge. Head straight for the famous Dai Be Steamed Fish Stall. For RM27, the signature Steamed Fish Head with Soy and Ginger hits the spot with a sizeable, fleshy fish head that can feed three to four. White rice is available, but the other hawker stalls tempt with choices for carbs. How about some tasty Fish Ball Noodles (from RM5.50), sesame oil-fragrant Hakka Noodles (RM5.50) or piping hot Claypot Chicken Rice (from RM8)? If you happen to swing by early enough to catch the chee cheong fun uncle in action (it usually sells out by 10:30am), be sure to get in an order of slippery smooth Chee Cheong Fun (RM2.50)!
Avg Price: RM15
Truly a kopitiam filled with gems. The Chee Cheong Fun (RM2.50) sells out by 10am so you know how good it must be in the most humble form — plain flat noodles, topped with sesame seeds, sweet sauce drizzle and green chili. I missed primetime to order this favourite but not all was lost, I still had Dai Be Steamed Fish! The waiter recommended their signature Soy Sauce Steamed Fish Head (RM27) and I repeatedly told them I was having it alone, forgetting that they couldn't exactly size down on a fish head. So a whole fish head arrived in all its glory, while all the other patrons stared me down for being a glutton. Verdict: I finished that hell of a delicious fish head.
