Good food is often found at popular spots, spots in which many would come to know of and can be seen just as you pass by the streets. Spots in which food can be commonly found as well. However, good food can also be found at the most unexpected areas, areas one would not go to for a satisfying meal. Sometimes, food served at these hidden gems can also taste better than well known spots in the city. Today, an adventure to one of the hidden places selling Sarawak's favourite, the kolo mee. In fact, it's located in a very old shopping mall, now mostly known for computer related gadgets, electronics and handphones. It's City Cafe located at the basement of this shopping mall, Wisma Saberkas.
This basement floor at Wisma Saberkas is surrounded with a few cafes just next to each other, with tables and chairs scattered along the walkway. During lunch hours, the whole place would be packed with the majority of the crowd from offices nearby. A popular cafe here is City Cafe, selling a tasty bowl of kolo mee.
City Cafe's kolo mee stall sells other dishes as well besides the usual kolo mee. Here's the menu.
A plated filled with freshly fried yong tau foo can also be seen placed next to the cooking station. Some prefer to have their kolo mee along with some of these freshly made yong tau foo.
Their kolo mee comes with a small bowl of clear soup as well. It is a tradition to drink the soup at the end of every kolo mee meal, as a palate cleanser and a comforting way to end the meal.
This special bowl of kolo mee comes with fishballs, processed crab meat sticks, meatballs, pork belly, prawns and vegetables. The noodle was springy and the texture was just right. It was seasoned well, and was drenched in a generous amount of gravy, so each bite of noodles wouldn't feel dry and would be coated well in sauce.
In most kolo mee shops, the clear soups served are often known to be bland and filled with hints of raw flour taste to it from the process of cooking the noodles. However, the clear soup served here was really flavourful, tasty and indeed comforting.
It had a peppery taste to it, had the right amount of saltiness and served as a great palate cleanser at the end of the meal.
Now it's your turn to give this hidden gem a try.
City cafe opens daily except Tuesdays from 8pm to 6pm
LG21C,
Wisma Saberkas,
Jalan Tun Abang Haji Openg,
93000 Kuching, Sarawak,
Malaysia.
This is Jolynn signing off this week's episode on The Makan Post. Stay tuned for more.
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