Aug 11 2008

Famous tom yam noodle in Bayan Baru

Published by Foong at 9:05 am under Hawker Food, Where to eat |

I love spicy foods and one of the best tomyam noodle places I usually go to is the famous Lai Hoe hawker stall in Bayan Baru.

Lai Hoe Tomyam Bee Hoon

Lai Hoe Tomyam Bee Hoon

Remember the stall number. It is located within the hawker complex in Bayan Baru, next to Sunshine Square.

See here for detailed map to the complex.

They also have a ‘branch’ in another food court in Bukit Jambul but I prefer this original stall. The man busily cooking behind the stall is the main ‘chef’.

Bee Hoon Soup and Tomyam Soup

Bee Hoon Soup and Tomyam Soup

They have three types of food there. The infamous, incomparable, absolutely taste-bud tingling tom yam, clear soup for those who can’t take spicy food and porridge. The ingredients to choose are minced pork (RM3.50), fried fish (RM4) or prawns (RM7).

Tom yam maggie mee with fish

Tom yam maggi mee with fish

This is my most favourite of all favourites – their tom yam noodles (maggi mee) with fried fish. The tom yam soup is spicy with just the right amount of sourness and rather than being watery, it is really thick and one sip of it is enough to win you over as their lifelong customer.

Believe me, I discovered this stall more than 10 years ago and I am still coming back to eat their tom yam noodles when the craving strikes me.

Bee hoon soup

Bee hoon soup

After that remarkable tom yam soup, their clear bee hoon soup may taste a bit bland so it is really advisable that if you must try both types, eat this first before you started on the tom yam. It is tasty and I wouldn’t mind eating this if I had a sore throat and could not down their piping hot, spicy tom yam.

The stall is open for lunch and dinner daily.

Rating: 8 /10

Price: $$

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    7 Responses to “Famous tom yam noodle in Bayan Baru”

    1. xinon 12 Aug 2008 at 3:32 pm

      i want tomyam soup! i am so craving for one now, my taste bud is plain n tasteless now :( i need food to spice me up

    2. Foongon 13 Aug 2008 at 2:48 am

      xin: Awww…poor u. Come up to Penang and I belanja u lor.

    3. engineeron 15 Aug 2008 at 8:58 am

      WEi….I come to Penang you also belanja me???

    4. engineeron 15 Aug 2008 at 8:59 am

      PS anything that is free – I like.

    5. Foongon 18 Aug 2008 at 1:58 am

      engineer: LOL. Come to Penang and I will belanja you the worst food ever, toilet bowl food at T-Bowl!
      Eh, you said anything free you like mah.

    6. [...] their great bee hoon soup and tom yam. The tom yam stall here is really good, quite comparable to Lai Hoe Tomyam. Bee Hoon Soup with fried [...]

    7. Xiao Pingon 09 Nov 2008 at 6:35 am

      LAI HOE is my all-time favourite TomYam source , cheap & TomYam-licious !!! Love the broth n meatballs very very much… A must-taste for anyone