Yut Kee, Jalan Dang Wangi Kuala Lumpur

Sandra, an old friend of mine has been doing well as an artist, check out her website. Having been in Singapore all these years, she decided to drop by Kuala Lumpur for a visit before starting a new chapter in her life when she relocates to Beijing. We met up in Yut Kee, a fave of Sandra's and reminiscing the days of our adventures in primary school seemed like the perfect thing to do and we did exactly that when we ate here. Yut Kee and the surrounding area brings back lots of memories to me as I use to frequent it with my dear 'ol Dad. As for Sandra, she grew up in this area and this was a place she had to visit. A nostalgic tour of the area...

This is the area where Sandra's grandma's house used to be. It's now a parking lot; the lone tree is the only thing left standing after all these decades.

What was once a quiet suburb is now a fast becoming a commercial area. As you can see, construction is taking place.

But luckily for areas like Jalan Yap Ah Shak, we can still find the old within the new and hope it stays that way.


Maybe that is the case with Yut Kee, the comfort of having something so familiar (it's been around since the 1920s!) despite the "madness" of city life. It makes this place endearing to many folks who patronise it in throng especially during lunchtime - the primary reason as to why the scene above takes place daily while food is secondary.






The antique display cupboard for Yut Kee's Kaya Swiss Roll and Marble Butter Cake. Great stuff.

With that in mind, Sandra and I met up earlier for brunch and decided to talk and eat our way till almost tea time! We started off the meal with a simple Kaya toast bread...

I loved the Kaya spread! The Kaya is made in-house.

which went into lunch time....and we ordered these...

Fried Mee Suah....it was a tad salty for me but am sure you know what I mean when I say that it has that distinctive Hainan taste which I love.


Forget about food presentation , this Mee Hailam came looking pretty "tossed" up and was rather bland.

Then as we headed towards tea time, we decided to go for the Roti Babi (RM7) which we both loved and enjoyed (we even ordered a second one)! Hahaha....Shredded pork and sauteed onions inside a fried bun; something simple but yet emerged as a signature dish of Yut Kee.



Here's a portrait of Jack that I took, taken during brunch before he starts getting really busy.

Despite the fare turning out the way it did, we'll still be heading on back to Yut Kee time and time again just like most people. Yut Kee is a place where memories are projected and good times relived :o)

Yut Kee
35 Jalan Dang Wangi
50100 Kuala Lumpur

Tel: 03-2698 8108

Opens 8 a.m - 5 pm, closed on Mondays

Read the review from someone who's 18 and does not have that many memories yet (as compared to me!) to relive.

The review of a young couple - KampungBoyCityGal

The review of someone who visited this institution

They took all the trees
And put them in a tree museum
Then they charged the people
A dollar and a half just to see 'em
Don't it always seem to go,
That you don't know what you’ve got
‘Til it’s gone
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot

- Joni Mitchell (Big Yellow Taxi)