Kway Teow Kia 📍 Restoran Tong Seng Coffee Shop • Taman Ungku Tun Aminah 東成茶餐室 果条仔 ☎ +6011 6204 3695

Passed by Tong Seng coffee shop a few times before while stalking Taman Ungku Tun Aminah in Skudai, Johor for good eats. Small corner coffee shop, they have wanton mee, yong tau foo, chee cheong fun, lei cha, porridge, mee hoon kueh, KL fried Hokkien mee, chicken rice, and this kway teow kia stall. All little independent stalls with their own hawker bosses, so most put their heart and soul into their own businesses.

Sea N Sky Kueh Tiew Zai @ Hong Kong Boy Kopitiam • Good Kway Teow Kia in Johor Jaya 海天粿條仔

When I first started Johor Kaki blog in 2012, I went a little crazy over kway teow kia (JB's answer to Singapore's kway chap). I went around all over the whole of Johor Bahru looking for the best KTK stalls / restaurants. Then, due to the Covid pandemic when the SG-MY borders were shut, I didn't have kway teow kia for over two years.

Stall name: Sea N Sky Kueh Tiew Zai 海天粿條仔

Address: 2, Jalan Dedap 22, Johor Jaya, 81100 Johor Bahru (stall inside Hong Kong Boy coffee shop)

Hours: 1:30pm - 8:00pm (Tues off)

Kway Teow Kia Stall @ Meldrum Walk is One of JB's Best ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Last month, while exploring Meldrum Walk in JB for food, I bumped into Miranda who is a Johor Kaki reader. She was enjoying her kway teow kia at her favourite KTK stall since childhood. On Miranda's recommendation, I came back to try the KTK today and indeed it is one of the best tasting kway teow kia that I've tried in Johor Bahru.

Morning to Night Kway Teow Kia Food Trail in Johor Bahru ⭐⭐⭐⭐

We were crazy enough to go on a whole day kway teow kia trail today.  Our morning till night trail of some of JB people's favourite KTK stalls covered:

👉Taman Tasek 南滨园
👉Rong Shu Xia / Ka Hoe 榕树下
👉Solid Cafeteria 祖传
👉San Lou 三楼

We ate ourselves silly, so you don't have to.

Tried & Tasted Best Kway Teow Kia in Johor ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Kway teow kia is a uniquely Johor street food not found anywhere else in the world. It is pork and offal braised in savoury herbal stock till it is tender. The braised pork and offal are eaten with narrow flat rice noodles known as kway teow kia which is the name of this Teochew dish.

Taman Melodies Kway Teow Kia Johor JB 美乐果条仔

This morning we had kway teow kia 果条仔 for breakfast at the old hawker centre in Taman Melodies 美樂小販中心.

Good Old School JJ Liang Kway Teow Kia in Johor Jaya 阿亮果条仔

When I first started blogging in 2012, I went all over Johor Bahru in search of kway teow kia 果条仔 - the uniquely JB dish is found everywhere here. You know how it is..., maybe because KTK is so common in JB, I soon took it for granted. I have not eaten KTK for a couple of years already.

Ah Tee Kway Teow Kia in Labis Johor 亚弟果条仔

Our first stop for our day trip to Labis town in Johor was Ah Tee kway teow kia. We linked up here with Mr Tien, the admin of Facebook Page Labis Ecotourism.

San Lou Kway Teow Kia Stulang JB Johor Bahru 三楼粿條仔

Back at San Lou kway teow kia stall after four years (2016) - food hunting far and wide kept me away before I came full circle. San Lou KTK is still at the same quaint location and the food is still as good as ever.

Hi Wan Kuey Teow Kia JB Taman Pelangi Johor Bahru 海皇粿条仔

Hi Wan kway teow kia 海皇粿条仔 is very popular among the local and Singaporean suppering crowd in JB - several friends have offered to visit Hi Wan with me ;-D Hi Wan operates from 5:30pm to 3:00am everyday.

Kway Teow Kia Meng Fang @ Cedar Point Johor Bahru 茗芳粿條仔

Kway teow kia is a staple in JB much like chicken rice is in Singapore. Kway teow kia stalls are at every corner of JB just like chicken rice stalls in Singapore. Similarly, the standard of kway teow kia stalls in JB is generally high just as chicken rice stalls in Singapore generally serve good chicken rice.

Meng Fang was the first JB kway teow kia stall that I have blogged about (back in 2012). I have since visited it several more times and the standard is still very high.

Kway Teow Kia in Johor JB Setia Indah You Xiang Coffee Shop 顺利老劉果条仔

Kway teow kia 果条仔 is a popular staple in Johor Bahru JB which locals eat for breakfast, lunch, dinner and supper ;-D Kway teow kia stalls can be found in every corner of JB, just like the way we can find chicken rice stalls everywhere in Singapore.



We were food hunting in Setia Indah when 顺利老劉果条仔 caught our eyes. I like to check out small stalls that have a steady stream of local regulars. (顺利老劉果条仔 has no English name but it is literally translated "Soon Lee Old Mr. Liu Kway Teow Kia").  

Kway Teow Kia in JB Johor Bahru at Restoran Ka Hoe 榕树下粿条仔

I needed a substantial early breakfast in Johor Bahru before the 3 hour long drive north to Pork Dickson.

I picked the popular kway teow kia stall at Restoran Kah Hoe (a corner kopitiam near Plaza Pelangi) for early breakfast (opens at 7:00am). Plaza Pelangi is just a short detour off my route and I can rejoin the EDL to the North South Expressway easily (via Jalan Biru) after breakfast.

268 Kway Teow Kia Stall in M2 Food Court in Taman Bukit Kempas, Johor Bahru

I was food spotting at Taman Bukit Kempas this morning, wandering into M2 Food Court. I noticed this corner kway teow kia stall 果条仔 with many customers. At first I wasn't keen to add yet another kway teow kia stall to my long KTK list but decided to give it a try to find out why this humble stall is attracting such a big following.



We ordered just pork innards, skin and a bowl of kway teow to share and taste. Total bill for all of the above came to RM15.90.



These braised large pork intestines were superb! They were soft yet bouncy like pillows. The flavours were a beautiful balance of savoury and sweet. They were like savoury marshmallows. Very clean, and I can only detect delightful aromas and flavours.



The savoury braised skins were cleaned of fat, tender and yet had a springy crunch.



The braised tongue was firm and dense, yet light and refreshingly bouncy. 



Braised stomach and small intestines.



The kway 果 in delicious braising sauce to go along with all the scrumptious meat.



We enjoyed everything at 268 kway teow kia 果条仔 stall. The flavours, aromas and interesting textures were all just right for me. This is one of the best KTK that I have tasted in JB, so far.



Aida, is the boss of this small but busy stall. Aida came from Jambi (Sumatra, Indonesia) and was assisting her husband who had been a kway teow kia hawker for nearly 30 years.

Five years ago, Aida's husband fell ill and she had to run the stall herself. 

Fortunately, the talented Aida had mastered the art of making kway teow kia from her husband. The large loyal following at the stall attests to her braising skills.



One of the key secrets of a good kway teow kia seller is skill at cutting the meat 刀工. A good kway teow kia hawker knows how to slice the meat at the right grain, thickness, size and part for the best taste and mouth feel. Aida is a master at cutting the meat.



Aida is assisted at the stall by 子伶 (left) and 晶晶 (right). 



It's a pleasure to watch the charming and friendly ladies work together at the busy stall.



->> 268 果条仔 kway teow kia stall is a Must Try for KTK lovers. Really must try.



Restaurant name: 268 果条仔 Kway Teow Kia stall at M2 Food Court
Address: Junction of Jalan Kempas 1 and Jalan Kempas 1/18, Taman Bukit Kempas, Johor Bahru
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/RuH38
GPS: 1.527691,103.695219 (approximate)
Hours: 8:00am to 1:000pm
Non Halal

Date visited: 21 Mar 2014

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Business Closed - Fourstorey Kway Teow Kia 四楼小吃 in Taman Ungku Tun Aminah in Johor Bahru

Kway teow kia stalls are in every corner of Johor Bahru. Most are the mildly herbal Teochew style and there are a few stalls selling the more robustly flavoured Hokkien style. This was the first time I tried what the stall owner Mr. Chan called the Cantonese style.



Fourstorey Kway Teow Kia 四楼小吃 is family run, by Mr. Chan, his wife, and Mun, the son. The Chans previously ran the famous curry pork ribs and chicken/pork chop stall in Taman Bukit Indah before reopening here in Taman Ungku Tun Aminah about two months ago. The Chans still sell their famous chicken/pork chops here but the popular curry pork ribs are available only on weekends. 



The very friendly Mr. Chan.





Mun slices the kway teow kia and fries Fourstorey's famous chicken chop.



We had a couple of mixed plates of kway teow kia with a bit of everything from braised pork, innards, skin, to chicken feet.



The pig skin, like everything at Fourstorey was very well trimmed and cleaned. There was neither excess fat nor unwanted odours, just the lovely savoury flavour of bouncy braised pork skin.



Lovely slice of braised pork with skin, fat and meat in one tender, savoury piece. 



This tender braised pork tongue was crunchy and nicely, lightly flavoured. This is one of the best pork tongues I have tried.



The braised chicken were tender, delicious and smooth as they were not fried before braising.



The braised eggs and braised fried tofu. The tofu has a nice crisp outer layer while the inside was soft and smooth.



I noticed that the different innards here have slightly different tastes - a subtle difference in flavour and not only in texture. Usually the KTK parts taste identical in average KTK stalls. I asked the lady boss about this and she told me that she braised the different parts separately in different pots. This retained the unique flavour of each part, which would be lost in those stalls that throw everything together and braise it all in one big pot. Attention to details like this set Fourstorey Kway Teow Kia apart from the average KTK stall.



The cabbage stir fried with chopped shallots and dried shrimps was crunchy, fragrant and savoury.  



I strongly recommend this fried sayur manis which is seldom seen in kway teow kia stalls. Indeed, I have not seen this anywhere else. The fresh sweet sayur manis blends well with the savoury sauce with hints of spicy hot from the chilis.



The kway teow kia in the savoury, subtly herbal brew.



Unlike the Teochew style, in the Cantonese style, the kway teow is not served with the same braising sauce used in cooking the innards.



Instead, it is served in a tasty broth made specially for the kway teow. The broth is made with stock bones and flavoured with pork lard crackles and fried shallot crackles.



The perky, stinging spicy and fragrant chili sauce for the kway teow kia.



Besides the kway teow kia we also had Fourstorey's famous fried chicken chop. The crispy batter encased the tender juicy chicken meat inside its crackly crust.

The chicken chop is served with not one, not two but three(!) types of sauces (as they say in those afternoon tacky Hollywood Sellavision commercials).



This is the tangy, sweet and spicy hot chili sauce.



The savoury sweet sauce is made with honey and apple jam.



The creamy mayonnaise dip.



The chicken chop is a hot seller for take away customers.



Fourstorey kway teow kia is at the right hand corner of this four storey flat at Taman Ungku Tun Aminah.

Fourstorey stall and its surroundings might look humble but the quality of their kway teow kia and fried chicken chop which I tried today are among the best in Johor Bahru.

If you want to impress your friends that you know the unlikely nooks and crannies where the good food of Johor are, Fourstorey should be on your food trail.

Restaurant name: Fourstorey Kway Teow Kia 四楼小吃
Address: No 0118, Blok 20, Jalan Pendekar 1, Taman Ungku Tun Aminah, Johor Bahru
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/SDfka
GPS: 1.513217,103.651789
Hours: 9:00am to 2:00pm (Mon & Tues off)
Non Halal

Date visited: 10 Apr 2013