THE RECOGNISED “XY 80s” MALAYSIAN LOCAL DELIGHTS KOPITIAM RUNNING ON THE SOUTHERN NATION @ JOHOR
“Malaysian Local Delights Kopitiam” is a kind of the recent trendy Chinese Coffee Shop or Eating Kopitiam/Restaurant that carrying the combination of our nations’ local delicacy eateries on respective home recipes among the local’s favourite dining place furnished with decades memories being widely practised on the ground. Here on the southern nation, we found and being successfully recognised among the best recommended new established Malaysian Local Delights Kopitiam “XY 80s” running at Johor Bahru having great positive response from the market recently.
The Penang born local originated Mr. Lim Hai Hong (born 1982), was the initial founder, together with his former-schoolmates Mr. Chong Khai Wei (Johor, born 1982) & wife Ms. Jasmine Wai (Pahang, born 1981), Mr. Tan Kwee Poh (Johor, born 1981) & wife Ms. Vincy Chan (Johor, born 1987), Mr. Tan Yong Poh (Johor, born 1983), Mr. Bryan Wai Kah Fei (Pahang, born 1989) & wife Ms. Agnes Yong Yan Ting (Johor, born 1994) and Mr. Lim Hwee Tat (Johor, born 1982) & wife Ms. Chloe Chu (Johor, born 1997) all are the recent immediate owners of this best recognised Malaysian Local Delights Kopitiam “XY 80s” along the Mount Austin in Johor Bahru territory presenting all their very in-house recipe menus to the locals & visitors under a roof in an manner 1980s memories environmental dining condition on the southern ground at Johor.
The founder cum owner Lim Hai Hong, who at his age of 42 years old currently, been initially touched the f&b field at his only 13th of age in the year of 1995 worked as a part-timer in a bakery at Ulu Tiram, Johor with interest during his secondary education. Later-on being stepped into the industry at his 19th reached Taiwan graduated in the Culinary/Baking field, then spent few years in Singapore practically experienced as a Baker at his twenties and also been reached Indonesia to further his exposure in the career having more than 10 years experiences in the field along his baking journey before based into Johor Bahru subsequently.
With experiences on-hand, added with his partner/ex-schoolmate Chong Khai Wei’s great interest in eatery and all the while with vision to have/present their very home recipes in an manner decades 1980s memories environmental dining restaurant locally. Also foreseeing the market opportunity in the f&b industry especially the recent trendy local delights coffee house enabled them to body-up (Lim Hai Hong, Chong Khai Wei and other ex-schoolmates with couples mentioned above), decided then successfully established their very first owned Malaysian Local Delights Kopitiam/Restaurant officially named the “XY 80s Kopitiam” in the end of year 2023 at Taman Mount Austin, Johor Bahru serving all their signatures to the public. And finally being recognised among the best in town by the Malaysian F&B E-Media for the year of 2024 on the southern nation at Johor.
In this XY 80s Kopitiam, the owners’ very first top recommended in menus will be their famous “Nasi Kerabu with Rendang Kambing” which most wanted by their visitors. Home-boiled blue pea rice toppings of crispy home-fried coconut flakes served in combination with salted egg, cabbage with onions & coconut shredded, cucumber & tomato slices, fried homemade beancurd, tempe (tempeh), cracker/keropok and sides with their homemade savoury spicy sambal paste, and finally complete with their delicious home-cooked mutton rendang (rendang kambing) will always the perfect combination of their main course Nasi Kerabu eatery that you must have a try when reached Johor Bahru.
Secondly will be there special “Fresh Fish Soup Noodle”, which always among the kopitiam’s daily selection wanted by their customers in the noodle soup selections. Noodles option on customer’s preference, served in their at least 4 hours home-boiled chicken soup base, furnished toppings of their special pan-fried local fresh sea red snapper fish fillets, yam cubes/sticks, chinese cabbage, gingers & abalone slice will brings the best freshness sweet soup’s swallowed with exotic fish freshness nice tasty-wok in combination into mouth that you will neither found the same elsewhere in town here.
Other than cooked main course, their daily fresh home baked “Toast” also among the must try selection here from the beginning. Homemade hainanese breads with selected quality flour prepared in toasted, then served in options such their homemade kaya with butter, margarine with kaya or their crunchy peanut spread (homemade) will always their regular’s favourite selection here. Especially their homemade bread’s soft bites with crispy after toasted into mouth that you cannot aside. Taken complete sided a cup of their home-brewed coffee always the best matching that you will never regret after tasted here.
Nonetheless, their founder Hai Hong’s signature “Egg Tart” will all the while in their all time favourite recommended pastry selection like by all their customers from the first day. Daily fresh handmade multi-layering tart’s flour dough with imported butter sheets, filling of their home-mixed milk, whipping cream & egg yolk paste fillings with no additives & preservatives, and finally served after 50-55 minutes home-baked will brings the unbelievable crispy layering tart’s bites with eggy tasty soft smooth swallowed kind of their signature Egg Tart pastry eatery that you really cannot missed when stepped into this best recognised Malaysian Local Delights Kopitiam/Restaurant “XY 80s Kopitiam” at Taman Mount Austin, Johor Bahru in the state of Johor.
XY 80s KOPITIAM
Address: No. 32 & 36,
Jalan Austin Height 7/3,
Taman Mount Austin,
81100 Johor Bahru,
Johor.
Business Hours: 7:30am to 6:30pm (Daily)