Kedai Kopi Low Eng Hoo, George Town

Kedai Kopi Low Eng Hoo, Penang (29 September 2012)


Kedai Kopi Low Eng Hoo (GPS: 5.4173, 100.32493), formerly Kafe Chuan Kee, is one of the main coffee shops along Lorong Selamat in George Town, Penang. Located at 84 Lorong Selamat, it was from this coffee shop that the famous Lorong Selamat Char Koay Teow built its name before relocating (to its own premises at Kafe Heng Huat). Nonetheless the coffee shop still has a stable of hawker stalls selling, among others, fried oyster, Hokkien mee, curry mee, Lor Mee, chee cheong fun and koay teow thng, among others.

The coffee shop has two famous hawkers. There's the Goggle Man Char Koay Teow stall and also the Meat Floss Lady Ke Ai, who is famous for her Hokkien rhyming slangs. Kedai Kopi Low Eng Hoo itself is famous for its ice kacang.

Getting there by public transport

The nearest bus stop is along Macalister Road, a ten-minute walk away. Rapid Penang Buses 10, 101 and 104 stop there. Note that it's very difficult to find parking space especially during lunch hour.

Kedai Kopi Low Eng Hoo is on the Map of Lorong Selamat, George Town, Penang

Inside Kedai Kopi Low Eng Hoo (28 June 2023)


The ais kacang at Kedai Kopi Low Eng Hoo (28 June 2023)


The oyster omelette at Kedai Kopi Low Eng Hoo (28 January 2024)


The lor bak at Kedai Kopi Low Eng Hoo (28 January 2024)


My wife and I with childhood friend Veronica at Kedai Kopi Low Eng Hoo (28 January 2024)


Kedai Kopi Low Eng Hoo, Penang (29 September 2012)

Goggle Man Char Koay Teow

Goggle Man Char Koay Teow is a popular char koay teow stall in George Town, Penang. It takes its name from the hawker, who wears goggles when frying the koay teow. The Goggle Man Char Koay Teow even has a franchise in Las Vegas, having taught someone there to fry the way he does.

Goggle Man Char Koay Teow at Kedai Kopi Low Eng Hoo (16 November 2022)


Goggle Man Char Koay Teow at Kedai Kopi Low Eng Hoo (28 June 2023)


Here I am enjoying the Goggle Man Char Koay Teow (16 November 2022)

The Meat Floss Lady

Another famous hawker at Kedai Kopi Low Eng Hoo is Ke Ai, better known as the Meat Floss Lady. Her celebrity stems from her being able to do rapidfire rhymes in Penang Hokkien.

I never knew that she was selling at Kedai Kopi Low Eng Hoo until I visited the coffee shop this year with my wife and childhood friend Veronica, and I was delighted that she came into the shop. As a result of our interaction, I created the video below.

Ke Ai, the Meat Floss Lady

Ke Ai, the Meat Floss Lady, at Kedai Kopi Low Eng Hoo (28 January 2024)

Kedai Kopi Low Eng Hoo on Google Street View

Kedai Kopi Low Eng Hoo (Jan 2021)

List of Coffee Shops in Penang and Coffee Shops in Malaysia