STEAMED ‘PAO’, ROASTED ‘PAO’ & ‘YU CHAR KUI’ ARE HUNDREDS YEARS CHINESE DIM SUM TAKEN AS BREAKFAST AND TEA TIME
The couple from North Malaysia, Mr. Tan Giap Choon & wife Ms. Tham Kim Hoon who originated from Pulau Pinang are the founders and owners of the famous “Kedai Kopi Pinn Xiang” located at Kepayan, Sabah. Mr. Tan with age 57 years old and Ms. Tham 53 years old initially were in tailoring industry for pass 15 years in their hometown before entering the food and beverage field.
In the year 1997, while happened economy downturn crisis, the husband and wife decided to quit their profession and reached Kota Kinabalu, Sabah stepped into the f&b industry began their new journey life. Holding Mr. Tan’s brother recipe and formula, they started their very first food stall in a kopitiam at Kepayan Ridge, Sabah serving their home made steamed pao and yu char kui. Suffered difficulties from less than 50 paos sold out daily was not reason for them to give up, continuous improving to hundreds then thousands of paos sold currently. According to the founders, they able to serve more than 2,000 paos daily now and successfully established their first shop well known as “Kedai Kopi Pinn Xiang” in the year 2013 assisted by daughter and daughter in-law.
Traditional, Pandan and Pumkin are 3 ingredient steamed pao introduce in the kopitiam with more than 10 choices inside combination of pork, char siew, ground peanut, coconut, kaya, butter milk etc. Other then steamed pao, their roasted pao and fresh bun also the top recommended in the kopitiam. Fresh breads cube is also one of the most wanted by their visitors. ‘Yu Char Kui’ which is a more than hundred years dim sum taken by chinese religious especially during breakfast too the top selling in their shop, also been taken the first runner up award in a local food competition. In order to serve the locals better and to expose further, they produce western cake like Swiss Rolls, Butter Cake and Sponge Cake. Nonetheless, chinese dessert also available in the kopitiam such readbean etc.
KEDAI KOPI PINN XIANG
Address : Ground Floor, Shop 15,
Jalan Bunga Tanjung 2,
Kepayan Commercial Centre,
88100 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.
Business Hours : 5:00am to 6:00pm (Daily)