Johor Tangkak Beef Noodles in Kluang, Johor

Before I made my recent trip to Kluang, I asked Johor Kaki Facebook page followers for recommendations on what to eat in Kluang.

A reader suggested that I try the Tangkak Beef noodle shop in Kluang as it is "better than the original in Tangkak". I was intrigued by this comment. I passed by the Tangkak Beef noodle shop in Kluang a few times before but never stopped to try it as I figured that it should be similar to the original in Tangkak itself (which I liked).

With this suggestion, I stopped at the Tangkak Beef noodle shop in Kluang during one of my trips to KL.

Besides the original shop in Tangkak which is still run by the founder, the Tangkak Beef brand has three other branches - a shop in KL (operated by the founder's daughter), Malacca (by eldest son) and here in Kluang (run by second son).

When I entered the noodle shop in Kluang, I found the busy shop very well kept and was thus surprised when the lady boss told me that they have been here for over ten years.



Back in Tangkak, the cooking is handled by the young boss and the founder, so I was a little surprised to see a team of young foreign workers manning the kitchen at the front. They were very friendly and cheerful - a happy team.



They handled the cooking expertly. The lady boss said that the workers have been with the shop for many years.

One of the factors of success at Tangkak Beef noodles is their supply chain and their intimate knowledge of beef. The lady boss handles the purchasing of cows directly from local farmers. She also manages this beef noodle shop while the boss (her husband) is the butcher at the local fresh meat market.

And now, the taste test.


Tangkak Beef Noodles RM7.50 for large size.

Don't you find this bowl of beef soup wholesome? Appearance wise, the dark tea coloured herbal broth looks quite similar to the original in Tangkak.



The soup is more beefy than herbal with a slight presence of oil.



Tangkak Beef serves only the soup version. We have a choice of yellow noodles, bee hoon, kway teow or lai fun - we opted for lai fun which is a thick rice noodle. Average, a little limp.



The pieces of tender beef were cut quite big. But, personally, I prefer it even chunkier and thicker - like the size of a man's thumb. With a bigger size, I can feel the oozing beefy juices even better when I bite into the chunk of soft spongy meat. 



Fresh, tangy spicy chili sauce is my usual dip.



Though I don't eat my beef with vinegar, I could see that it's a must have for many people.

If you are in Kluang, give the Tangkak Beef here a try.



Restaurant name: Tangkak Beef
Address: #5, Jalan Langsat, Kluang, Johor
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/JFkCn
GPS: 2.037137,103.319731
Hours: 8:00am to 6:00pm
No pork, no lard, no Halal cert

Date visited: 10 Sep 2013

Before I made my recent trip to Kluang, I asked Johor Kaki Facebook page followers for recommendations on what to eat in Kluang.

A reader suggested that I try the Tangkak Beef noodle shop in Kluang as it is "better than the original in Tangkak". I was intrigued by this comment. I passed by the Tangkak Beef noodle shop in Kluang a few times before but never stopped to try it as I figured that it should be similar to the original in Tangkak itself (which I liked).

With this suggestion, I stopped at the Tangkak Beef noodle shop in Kluang during one of my trips to KL.

Besides the original shop in Tangkak which is still run by the founder, the Tangkak Beef brand has three other branches - a shop in KL (operated by the founder's daughter), Malacca (by eldest son) and here in Kluang (run by second son).

When I entered the noodle shop in Kluang, I found the busy shop very well kept and was thus surprised when the lady boss told me that they have been here for over ten years.



Back in Tangkak, the cooking is handled by the young boss and the founder, so I was a little surprised to see a team of young foreign workers manning the kitchen at the front. They were very friendly and cheerful - a happy team.



They handled the cooking expertly. The lady boss said that the workers have been with the shop for many years.

One of the factors of success at Tangkak Beef noodles is their supply chain and their intimate knowledge of beef. The lady boss handles the purchasing of cows directly from local farmers. She also manages this beef noodle shop while the boss (her husband) is the butcher at the local fresh meat market.

And now, the taste test.


Tangkak Beef Noodles RM7.50 for large size.

Don't you find this bowl of beef soup wholesome? Appearance wise, the dark tea coloured herbal broth looks quite similar to the original in Tangkak.



The soup is more beefy than herbal with a slight presence of oil.



Tangkak Beef serves only the soup version. We have a choice of yellow noodles, bee hoon, kway teow or lai fun - we opted for lai fun which is a thick rice noodle. Average, a little limp.



The pieces of tender beef were cut quite big. But, personally, I prefer it even chunkier and thicker - like the size of a man's thumb. With a bigger size, I can feel the oozing beefy juices even better when I bite into the chunk of soft spongy meat. 



Fresh, tangy spicy chili sauce is my usual dip.



Though I don't eat my beef with vinegar, I could see that it's a must have for many people.

If you are in Kluang, give the Tangkak Beef here a try.



Restaurant name: Tangkak Beef
Address: #5, Jalan Langsat, Kluang, Johor
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/JFkCn
GPS: 2.037137,103.319731
Hours: 8:00am to 6:00pm
No pork, no lard, no Halal cert

Date visited: 10 Sep 2013

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Ah Kaw 亚九 Teochew Porridge in Kluang, Johor, Malaysia

I have Singapore readers in mind when I wrote this post as it is about a traditional Teochew dish very hard to find in Singapore nowadays and another dish that is no longer sold in Singapore.

These dishes are traditional suah heer kiam chye curry and pork blood curd which are available in Teochew porridge stalls in Malaysia.

Ah Kaw Teochew porridge stall in PKH kopitiam in Kluang is like any other Teochew porridge stall except that Ah Kaw does a good rendition of both these traditional Teochew comfort food. Not surprisingly, Ah Kaw has Singaporean customers who know their food and their way around Kluang.

 

Traditional suah heer kiam chye is made with shark meat cooked with preserved cabbages and curry spices. This dish is a traditional comfort food eaten with porridge at home in many Teochew families. This dish is now rare in Singapore food centres as almost all the senior hawkers have retired.

 

Another reason why suah heer kiam chye curry is hard to find in Singapore and Malaysia (though less so) is the tedious preparation. Here, Ah Kaw was busy removing the abrasive skin and scales. Shark scales are sharp and hard like gritty sand.

 

At Ah Kaw, the suah heer was fresh and had none of that fishy smell associated with suah heer meat. Ah Kaw cooked the suah heer till it was tender and let all the spicy flavours penetrate the meat fibres. In Singapore, stingray is usually used instead of suah heer but the texture of the two fish are very different. 

 

The other traditional comfort dish that is no longer sold in Singapore but is available here at Ah Kaw's is pork blood curd cooked with stalks of leeks and spring onions.

 

This dish is especially sought after by the baby boomers now in their 50s and 60s, who missed the traditional comfort food they grew up with.

Ah Kaw's Teochew porridge stall also serves all the usual range of accompanying side dishes.

 

If you happen to be in Kluang and need that traditional home cooked comfort food fix, Ah Kaw could fix that craving in very satisfying fashion.

Restaurant name: Ah Kaw 亚九Teochew Porridge (Stall in PKH kopitam 老巴刹)
Address: Junction of Jalan Teoh Siew Khor and Jalan Sultan
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/WAz6X
GPS: 2.031358,103.319724
Hours: 8:00am to 1:00pm (Closed on Tuesday)
Non Halal

I have Singapore readers in mind when I wrote this post as it is about a traditional Teochew dish very hard to find in Singapore nowadays and another dish that is no longer sold in Singapore.

These dishes are traditional suah heer kiam chye curry and pork blood curd which are available in Teochew porridge stalls in Malaysia.

Ah Kaw Teochew porridge stall in PKH kopitiam in Kluang is like any other Teochew porridge stall except that Ah Kaw does a good rendition of both these traditional Teochew comfort food. Not surprisingly, Ah Kaw has Singaporean customers who know their food and their way around Kluang.

 

Traditional suah heer kiam chye is made with shark meat cooked with preserved cabbages and curry spices. This dish is a traditional comfort food eaten with porridge at home in many Teochew families. This dish is now rare in Singapore food centres as almost all the senior hawkers have retired.

 

Another reason why suah heer kiam chye curry is hard to find in Singapore and Malaysia (though less so) is the tedious preparation. Here, Ah Kaw was busy removing the abrasive skin and scales. Shark scales are sharp and hard like gritty sand.

 

At Ah Kaw, the suah heer was fresh and had none of that fishy smell associated with suah heer meat. Ah Kaw cooked the suah heer till it was tender and let all the spicy flavours penetrate the meat fibres. In Singapore, stingray is usually used instead of suah heer but the texture of the two fish are very different. 

 

The other traditional comfort dish that is no longer sold in Singapore but is available here at Ah Kaw's is pork blood curd cooked with stalks of leeks and spring onions.

 

This dish is especially sought after by the baby boomers now in their 50s and 60s, who missed the traditional comfort food they grew up with.

Ah Kaw's Teochew porridge stall also serves all the usual range of accompanying side dishes.

 

If you happen to be in Kluang and need that traditional home cooked comfort food fix, Ah Kaw could fix that craving in very satisfying fashion.

Restaurant name: Ah Kaw 亚九Teochew Porridge (Stall in PKH kopitam 老巴刹)
Address: Junction of Jalan Teoh Siew Khor and Jalan Sultan
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/WAz6X
GPS: 2.031358,103.319724
Hours: 8:00am to 1:00pm (Closed on Tuesday)
Non Halal

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Old Pasar 老巴刹牛腩粉 Beef Noodles in Kluang, Johor, Malaysia

More than 80 years ago, MR Goh Hin started his famous Hainanese beef noodle stall at the Old Pasar (market) 老巴刹 in Kluang, Johor. Goh Hin had seven children, and three sons followed his foot steps to become famous beef noodle sellers themselves, like their father.

The eldest son's beef noodle stall is still in  PKH kopitiam in downtown, Kluang (a stone's throw from Kluang Rail Station). Goh Hin's youngest son's shop (Yean Kee) is now run by his son (Goh Hin's grandson) in Taman Murni, Kluang. Goh Hin's third son, Ah Deng, ran the much loved beef noodle stall in Jalan Lumba Kuda in Johor Bahru, before he retired in 2011.

Ah Deng had already retired when I started Johor Kaki blog on 20 Dec 2011. I traced Goh Hin's youngest son's beef noodle shop Yean Kee in Mar 2012. I recently found Goh Hin's eldest son's stall.

This is a humble looking stall that looked like any other in typical small Malaysian towns. The only hint that this might be a notable stall is a small framed newspaper article hanging (too) high on the weathered, whitewashed wall.

We requested for a lai fun (rice noodles), dry from the friendly lady boss who was the owner's wife i.e. Goh Hin's daughter-in-law and Ah Deng's sister-in-law. This home made lai fun noodle is the signature of the Goh family beef noodle stalls.

 

 

The gravy was beefy in flavour and was like kicap in consistency, i.e. not syrupy in texture. (Personally, I am biased in favour of gravy that feels syrupy.)

 

Stirring the gravy with the lai fun produced a tasty dish. The rice flavoured lai fun was coated with a slippery, salty, beefy, sweet and tangy film. The tanginess came from the squeezed calamansi and chopped chiam chye.

 

Mixed in the noodles were chopped spring unions, kiam chye (preserved vegetable), fried peanuts, shallot oil and crackles, and a soy based, blended sauce. These, especially, the peanuts, kiam chye and shallot crackles added interesting flavours and texture to the beef noodles.

The beef were cut in strips. The strips of beef, tripe and tendon were tender and beefy in taste. (Personally, I like my beef most when they come in large chunks that let me to chew on them longer and allow the beefy flavour more time to massage my taste buds.) 

 

The beef soup was slightly herbal and salty.

 

If you like a taste of really old school beef noodles, here it is :) Definitely must try, at least once.

Restaurant name: Old Pasar Beef Noodles 老巴刹牛腩粉
Address: Junction of Jalan Teoh Siew Khor and Jalan Sultan
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/WAz6X
GPS: 2.031358,103.319724
Hours: 7:00am to 1:00pm (Closed on Tuesday)
No pork, no lard

Date visited: 20 Sep 2012

More than 80 years ago, MR Goh Hin started his famous Hainanese beef noodle stall at the Old Pasar (market) 老巴刹 in Kluang, Johor. Goh Hin had seven children, and three sons followed his foot steps to become famous beef noodle sellers themselves, like their father.

The eldest son's beef noodle stall is still in  PKH kopitiam in downtown, Kluang (a stone's throw from Kluang Rail Station). Goh Hin's youngest son's shop (Yean Kee) is now run by his son (Goh Hin's grandson) in Taman Murni, Kluang. Goh Hin's third son, Ah Deng, ran the much loved beef noodle stall in Jalan Lumba Kuda in Johor Bahru, before he retired in 2011.

Ah Deng had already retired when I started Johor Kaki blog on 20 Dec 2011. I traced Goh Hin's youngest son's beef noodle shop Yean Kee in Mar 2012. I recently found Goh Hin's eldest son's stall.

This is a humble looking stall that looked like any other in typical small Malaysian towns. The only hint that this might be a notable stall is a small framed newspaper article hanging (too) high on the weathered, whitewashed wall.

We requested for a lai fun (rice noodles), dry from the friendly lady boss who was the owner's wife i.e. Goh Hin's daughter-in-law and Ah Deng's sister-in-law. This home made lai fun noodle is the signature of the Goh family beef noodle stalls.

 

 

The gravy was beefy in flavour and was like kicap in consistency, i.e. not syrupy in texture. (Personally, I am biased in favour of gravy that feels syrupy.)

 

Stirring the gravy with the lai fun produced a tasty dish. The rice flavoured lai fun was coated with a slippery, salty, beefy, sweet and tangy film. The tanginess came from the squeezed calamansi and chopped chiam chye.

 

Mixed in the noodles were chopped spring unions, kiam chye (preserved vegetable), fried peanuts, shallot oil and crackles, and a soy based, blended sauce. These, especially, the peanuts, kiam chye and shallot crackles added interesting flavours and texture to the beef noodles.

The beef were cut in strips. The strips of beef, tripe and tendon were tender and beefy in taste. (Personally, I like my beef most when they come in large chunks that let me to chew on them longer and allow the beefy flavour more time to massage my taste buds.) 

 

The beef soup was slightly herbal and salty.

 

If you like a taste of really old school beef noodles, here it is :) Definitely must try, at least once.

Restaurant name: Old Pasar Beef Noodles 老巴刹牛腩粉
Address: Junction of Jalan Teoh Siew Khor and Jalan Sultan
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/WAz6X
GPS: 2.031358,103.319724
Hours: 7:00am to 1:00pm (Closed on Tuesday)
No pork, no lard

Date visited: 20 Sep 2012

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Asam Pedas Fish @ Restoran Ikan Asam Pedas in Kluang, Malaysia

This huge steaming hot asam pedas fish head costed us RM33. 



It was already nearly 3:00pm when we finished buying our boxes of Kluang mooncakes at nearby Yuen Fatt 源發 and Yu Kong 游港. Then, I noticed this little restaurant with the big yellow signboard where people were still streaming in and out at this hour. I took a quick peek through the glass of the air conditioned restaurant and saw that it was full (at this hour?!).

We immediately decided to try this restaurant. At 3:00pm on a Thursday afternoon, near closing time, still we had to wait for a table to eat here. A very good sign of a possible good food find :)

While standing and waiting, I looked around at what the others were eating. All the tables had their signature asam pedas fish and most tables had their La La (shellfish) too.

As we were already full, we only ordered the asam pedas fish.

I am not really a fan of sour tasting dishes but wow! this one I liked :)

Needless to say, the fish was super fresh but it's the asam pedas gravy that gripped my attention.

This asam pedas fish was a delightful blend of tastes and flavours. The asam sourness was moderated by saltiness from preserved lime and vegetables while complemented by spicy hot from chili padi and sweetness from the fresh fish.

It's rather strange; I was still feeling full after the morning's heavy breakfast but drinking the asam pedas soup really made my stomach "open up" 开胃 and I somehow found space for more eating :P

 

Thick sweet flesh half submerged in asam and covered with a blanket of  pedas ground chili.

Oh yes, I said "drink" because the asam pedas was so delicious, I unknowingly scooped it all up and drank it merrily.

This asam pedas shop is really good. No wonder it was full house at 3:00pm.

Looks gruesome no doubt but the eye is my favourite :P

This is the best of the sour kind of asam pedas that I have tasted, actually. (My personal favourite asam pedas is still the pedas kind found in Batu Pahat - hmmm... time for another Batu Pahat food trail :P.)

When you are mooncake shopping in Yuen Fatt and Yu Chong, give this asam pedas fish a try. Restoran Ikan Asam Pedas is just two doors from Yu Kong 游港.

 

Restaurant name: Restoran Ikan Asam Pedas
Address: 83 - 85, Jalan Lim Swee Sim, Kluang, Johor
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/ST4Fh
GPS: 2.039035,103.332402
Hours: Lunch 12:00 noon to 3:00pm and Dinner 5:30pm to 9:00pm
Non Halal

Date visited: 20 Sep 2012

This huge steaming hot asam pedas fish head costed us RM33. 



It was already nearly 3:00pm when we finished buying our boxes of Kluang mooncakes at nearby Yuen Fatt 源發 and Yu Kong 游港. Then, I noticed this little restaurant with the big yellow signboard where people were still streaming in and out at this hour. I took a quick peek through the glass of the air conditioned restaurant and saw that it was full (at this hour?!).

We immediately decided to try this restaurant. At 3:00pm on a Thursday afternoon, near closing time, still we had to wait for a table to eat here. A very good sign of a possible good food find :)

While standing and waiting, I looked around at what the others were eating. All the tables had their signature asam pedas fish and most tables had their La La (shellfish) too.

As we were already full, we only ordered the asam pedas fish.

I am not really a fan of sour tasting dishes but wow! this one I liked :)

Needless to say, the fish was super fresh but it's the asam pedas gravy that gripped my attention.

This asam pedas fish was a delightful blend of tastes and flavours. The asam sourness was moderated by saltiness from preserved lime and vegetables while complemented by spicy hot from chili padi and sweetness from the fresh fish.

It's rather strange; I was still feeling full after the morning's heavy breakfast but drinking the asam pedas soup really made my stomach "open up" 开胃 and I somehow found space for more eating :P

 

Thick sweet flesh half submerged in asam and covered with a blanket of  pedas ground chili.

Oh yes, I said "drink" because the asam pedas was so delicious, I unknowingly scooped it all up and drank it merrily.

This asam pedas shop is really good. No wonder it was full house at 3:00pm.

Looks gruesome no doubt but the eye is my favourite :P

This is the best of the sour kind of asam pedas that I have tasted, actually. (My personal favourite asam pedas is still the pedas kind found in Batu Pahat - hmmm... time for another Batu Pahat food trail :P.)

When you are mooncake shopping in Yuen Fatt and Yu Chong, give this asam pedas fish a try. Restoran Ikan Asam Pedas is just two doors from Yu Kong 游港.

 

Restaurant name: Restoran Ikan Asam Pedas
Address: 83 - 85, Jalan Lim Swee Sim, Kluang, Johor
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/ST4Fh
GPS: 2.039035,103.332402
Hours: Lunch 12:00 noon to 3:00pm and Dinner 5:30pm to 9:00pm
Non Halal

Date visited: 20 Sep 2012

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Shopping Guide to the Best Kluang Mooncakes 2012

 

Don't know how it happened but the small town of Kluang in Johor is seen by many as the mooncake Capital of Malaysia.

 

Maybe mooncakes and Mid Autumn festival are sentimental things and times. Personally, Mid Autumn festival is a time for reminiscing and reminding myself of our real treasures - our relationships with our family, elders and friends.

Mooncakes that have that ancient taste and fragrance which can only be achieved by making them the old way, seemed to have that special ability to trigger such sentiments in me.

Maybe the town of Kluang itself has that rustic charm that gets people into the Mooncake festival mood just by being here. Maybe it's a good excuse to once a year get out of the big city, where everything seemed so impermanent, to a place that changes little.

Rough sketch of locations of mooncake shops using the three major circles in Kluang as reference points. Only major roads are shown. Refer to google map for details.

There are four traditional bakeries in Kluang which are the standard bearers of Kluang mooncakes. Kluang is a small town, so these four bakeries are within 15 minutes leisurely drive of each other and they are easy to locate with google map and GPS. If necessary, ask the helpful locals. Almost every resident knows where these bakeries are, and would gladly show you the way.


Nam Yick Food Trading 南益饼家

Nam Yick is one of the oldest traditional Chinese bakeries in Kluang - Nam Yick was still using a wood fired stone oven until it was forced to stop due to difficulty in obtaining wood for fire.

MR 張 owner of Nam Yick 南益

At Nam Yick, making mooncakes had traditionally been a family affair. Every year during the Mid Autumn festival, all three generations of the 張 clan would chip in to fulfil orders coming from all over Malaysia and Singapore for their renowned old style mooncakes. 

Restaurant name: Nam Yick Food Trading 南益饼家
Address: 67, Jalan Besar, Kluang, Johor
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/RlHbA
GPS: 2.021681,103.322864
Hours: 9:00am to 9:00pm


Tong Huat 东发 Confectionery

Tong Huat 东发 is one of the most popular traditional Chinese bakeries in Kluang, famous for its tau sar piah 豆沙饼. During the annual Mid Autumn festival, Tong Huat goes into full swing meeting demands for their much sought after mooncakes from all over Malaysia and Singapore.

MR Loo, the owner of Tong Huat, personally attends to the baking to ensure the highest standards and consistency for his signature mooncakes.

Restaurant name: Tong Huat 东发 Confectionery
Address: 28 & 30, Jalan Cantik, Kluang, Johor
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/iAXR1
GPS: 2.030787,103.322845
Hours: 9:00am to 6:00pm daily


Yuen Fatt Biskut 源發餅家



Yuen Fatt 源發 is famous for these uniquely shaped Shanghai mooncakes. Whether you think they look like a rugby ball, a mouse or a squid, customers never seemed to have enough of these tasty mooncakes with flaky crusts and not too sweet filling.

Like all handcrafted mooncakes in Kluang, each Yuen Fatt 源發 mooncake is carefully shaped by skillful and patient hands.

Restaurant name: Yuen Fatt Biskut 源發餅家
Address: 39, Jalan Hj Manap Nordin, Kluang Baru, Kluang, Johor
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/rO7MW
GPS: 2.042037,103.333379
Hours: 9:00am to 8:00pm (Sundays 9:00am to 1:00pm)


Yu Kong 游港 Restaurant

Yu Kong 游港 is actually a famous roast meat and duck shop that closes during the Mid Autumn festival period to make their popular dome shaped Shanghai mooncakes.

Yu Kong's Shanghai mooncakes are made in the morning and are offered for sale everyday at 2:00pm. According to the lady boss, on weekends, all the day's mooncakes will be sold out within 15 minutes. So the safest bet to get your hands on Yu Kong mooncakes, is to be there on weekdays.

Yu Kong limits each customer to three boxes of 4 mooncakes per box in order to minimise customers travelling all the way to Kluang only to leave disappointed and empty handed.

 

Restaurant name: Yu Kong 游港 Restaurant
Address: 91, Jalan Lim Swee Sim, Kluang, Johor
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/4FOPH
GPS: 2.042118,103.331925
Hours: 2:00pm till sold out (often within 15 mins on weekends) (Yu Kong reverts back to selling roast meats and duck on 8 Oct 2012)

 

Don't know how it happened but the small town of Kluang in Johor is seen by many as the mooncake Capital of Malaysia.

 

Maybe mooncakes and Mid Autumn festival are sentimental things and times. Personally, Mid Autumn festival is a time for reminiscing and reminding myself of our real treasures - our relationships with our family, elders and friends.

Mooncakes that have that ancient taste and fragrance which can only be achieved by making them the old way, seemed to have that special ability to trigger such sentiments in me.

Maybe the town of Kluang itself has that rustic charm that gets people into the Mooncake festival mood just by being here. Maybe it's a good excuse to once a year get out of the big city, where everything seemed so impermanent, to a place that changes little.

Rough sketch of locations of mooncake shops using the three major circles in Kluang as reference points. Only major roads are shown. Refer to google map for details.

There are four traditional bakeries in Kluang which are the standard bearers of Kluang mooncakes. Kluang is a small town, so these four bakeries are within 15 minutes leisurely drive of each other and they are easy to locate with google map and GPS. If necessary, ask the helpful locals. Almost every resident knows where these bakeries are, and would gladly show you the way.


Nam Yick Food Trading 南益饼家

Nam Yick is one of the oldest traditional Chinese bakeries in Kluang - Nam Yick was still using a wood fired stone oven until it was forced to stop due to difficulty in obtaining wood for fire.

MR 張 owner of Nam Yick 南益

At Nam Yick, making mooncakes had traditionally been a family affair. Every year during the Mid Autumn festival, all three generations of the 張 clan would chip in to fulfil orders coming from all over Malaysia and Singapore for their renowned old style mooncakes. 

Restaurant name: Nam Yick Food Trading 南益饼家
Address: 67, Jalan Besar, Kluang, Johor
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/RlHbA
GPS: 2.021681,103.322864
Hours: 9:00am to 9:00pm


Tong Huat 东发 Confectionery

Tong Huat 东发 is one of the most popular traditional Chinese bakeries in Kluang, famous for its tau sar piah 豆沙饼. During the annual Mid Autumn festival, Tong Huat goes into full swing meeting demands for their much sought after mooncakes from all over Malaysia and Singapore.

MR Loo, the owner of Tong Huat, personally attends to the baking to ensure the highest standards and consistency for his signature mooncakes.

Restaurant name: Tong Huat 东发 Confectionery
Address: 28 & 30, Jalan Cantik, Kluang, Johor
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/iAXR1
GPS: 2.030787,103.322845
Hours: 9:00am to 6:00pm daily


Yuen Fatt Biskut 源發餅家



Yuen Fatt 源發 is famous for these uniquely shaped Shanghai mooncakes. Whether you think they look like a rugby ball, a mouse or a squid, customers never seemed to have enough of these tasty mooncakes with flaky crusts and not too sweet filling.

Like all handcrafted mooncakes in Kluang, each Yuen Fatt 源發 mooncake is carefully shaped by skillful and patient hands.

Restaurant name: Yuen Fatt Biskut 源發餅家
Address: 39, Jalan Hj Manap Nordin, Kluang Baru, Kluang, Johor
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/rO7MW
GPS: 2.042037,103.333379
Hours: 9:00am to 8:00pm (Sundays 9:00am to 1:00pm)


Yu Kong 游港 Restaurant

Yu Kong 游港 is actually a famous roast meat and duck shop that closes during the Mid Autumn festival period to make their popular dome shaped Shanghai mooncakes.

Yu Kong's Shanghai mooncakes are made in the morning and are offered for sale everyday at 2:00pm. According to the lady boss, on weekends, all the day's mooncakes will be sold out within 15 minutes. So the safest bet to get your hands on Yu Kong mooncakes, is to be there on weekdays.

Yu Kong limits each customer to three boxes of 4 mooncakes per box in order to minimise customers travelling all the way to Kluang only to leave disappointed and empty handed.

 

Restaurant name: Yu Kong 游港 Restaurant
Address: 91, Jalan Lim Swee Sim, Kluang, Johor
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/4FOPH
GPS: 2.042118,103.331925
Hours: 2:00pm till sold out (often within 15 mins on weekends) (Yu Kong reverts back to selling roast meats and duck on 8 Oct 2012)

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