The Best Tom Yam

This family owned house-restaurant located in Jalan Gombak is managed by middle-aged husband and wife. This restaurant is well-knowned to the students at Chung Hwa High School for its delicious homemade tom yam. It looks like a typical chinese kopitiam.

I ordered my favorite tom yam meehon. It is cooked with fresh prawns, squids and fishballs. The uncle told us that they have clam, fresh from the market but both of us do not eat clam. The tom yam here is so far the best tom yam I've eaten. The soup had a good balance of spiciness, sourness and sweetness. The price is also reasonable. Tom yam meehon+iced chrysanthemum tea=RM5.90.



Tom yam fried rice is not bad itself. The mouth-watering looking fried rice had strong tom yam flavor. This can be seen through the strong red color of the rice. It was a bit too sour to me. The freshness of its seafood ingredients tasted great with the tom yam flavored rice. This dish is a bit more expensive than tom yam meehon. Tom yam fried rice+fried egg+chrysanthemum tea=RM7.60.



The sweetness and freshness of iced chrysanthemum tea washed away the spiciness of the tom yam dishes.




Location: Kedai Kopi Ho Yuen, Jalan Gombak, Setapak (near Diamond Square Condo)