Jill Teo

Restoran New Le Tian

Restoran New Le Tian (新乐天餐室) is nighttime eatery in Alor Setar. It occupies an old shop across the street from Masjid Nagore. Each evening, there is a long queue of take-away customers; some people buy tens of packets at a time. Fortunately for us, the restaurant prioritizes dine-in customers.

Restoran New Le Tian is famous for its Fried Yin Yong (炒鸳鸯, RM7.00 for medium portion). This dish uses a mixture of tua ban (大板) and rice vermicelli (米粉). Tua ban is somewhat similar to koay teow (粿条) but is wider.

The noodles are dry-fried using a charcoal-fired stove, and then drenched with thick, starchy gravy. Fried Yin Yong also contains pork slices, pork liver and choy sum (菜心). Overall, the dish resembles Cantonese-style Wat Tan Hor (滑蛋河) but without eggs.

Alor Setar’s style of Fried Yin Yong is seldom found elsewhere. For people who have not tasted this dish before, I recommend that you do so. If possible, visit the restaurant earlier in the evening to beat the dinner crowd. If you need to place a large order, call during the day so that the restaurant can prepare your order ahead of time.

Address: 30, Jalan Langgar, 05460 Alor Setar, Kedah
Contact: 016-466-4834
Business hours: 5:00pm-11:00pm
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