Choon Guan Hainan Coffee

Choon Guan Hainan Coffee is a kopitiam in Bukit Raja, Klang — the more modern of its outlets, with food much the same as the original in Port Klang. Expect a queue past 10.30am, though tables turn quickly enough. You browse a menu, then order and pay at the counter.

One detail worth knowing: there is a section of pre-paid meals on the board, bought by other customers for anyone who needs one.

What to Order at Choon Guan Hainan Coffee

The Hainan Bun Set (RM10.10) comes with soft-boiled eggs and coffee — the bun light and crisp, the coffee aromatic. Take it hot rather than iced; the thickness and flavour only really show up that way.

The Hainan Kampung Chicken Rice Ball (RM13.10 small, RM25 large) is better than chicken rice usually manages: the rice fluffy but holding its shape as a ball, the chicken firm and smooth with a good bite, ginger and scallion running through it.

The chicken chop is the dish people come for — a juicy boneless fried chicken leg under a gravy that is savoury, sweet and tangy, with caramelised onions and Worcestershire sauce doing the work.

For a kopitiam in Bukit Raja or Hainan chicken chop in Klang, Choon Guan is the one people drive across town for.