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Atok Kopitiam offers traditional
and local favourites in the heart of the city
An unusual name for a coffeeshop,
Atok Kopitiam is itself unique as it
offers only home made dishes at
reasonable prices. The spicy and hot
traditional fares as well as the common
offerings all come with the coffeeshop
own special sauces, cooked in house
and fresh each day!
Opened daily from 7am to 6pm,
Atok’s location at DUBS Commercial
Office, Jalan Petanak, Kuching is
a rendezvous for those into early
breakfast of toast and eggs or nasi
lemak while the lunch crowd are
mostly from surrounding offices in
the area. Late afternoon crowd are
mostly those taking quick breaks
and looking for light snacks like
sausage rolls or toasts. Some come
for take-away for dinner when too
tired for cooking after a long day in
the office and also to miss the traffic
jam at 5pm.
“Most of our dishes are not too spicy
or hot as we know not everyone
like their food that way. However, if
customers want their orders more
spicy or hot, we can always do so,”
Khairel added. According to him,
many customers were surprised that
the coffeeshop serves all the local
favourites of Kuching city folks like
kolo mee, kway teow or bihun which
are common features in mostly Chinese
run outlets. As a halal eatery, it
welcomes everyone to try out their
tantalizing dishes and also comfortable
setting right in the heart of the city.
For those unfamiliar with the location,
it is just a stone’s throw away from
the city’s main mascot, the White
Cat at the end of Padungan street,
easy walking distance from the major
hotels and center business district of
Kuching.
“Even the meatballs are freshly made
and we pride ourselves on giving only
our own style of sauces for all our
dishes, from everyday nasi goreng
(fried rice) to curry flavoured ones,”
said Khairel Anwar, who shares the
proprietorship with his brother Khairul
Azizi. “I would say that it is quite
difficult to find another shop like ours
with the varieties and all prepared fresh
using traditional recipes. Of course we
have also added more modern styled
ones to give younger crowd their
favourite dishes so we actually achieved
a balance between the two,” laughed
the enterprising young man.
L1-01 Ground Floor, DUBS Commercial Office, Jalan Petanak, 93400, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. Tel: (6) 013 8416621
(Open daily from 7am to 6pm)
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