Bak-kut-teh — Restaurant in Tokyo

This place has been open for a while. Run by two old folks using Malaysia’s bak kut teh spice packet brand A1 (I don’t know if there are any business correlation with the company). I ordered medium sized bak kut teh with rich broth (one can choose not-so-rich light broth as well) which cost ¥1,180 (tax incl.) Comes with 3 pork ribs, rice and a miniscule salad. The soup -thanks to the A1 spice packet which never fails is legit. The meat falls off the bone, nice and tender. However, the real disappointment is the rice. Bak kut teh should be eaten with jasmine rice not Japanese highly starchy rice. They also do not have you tiao (you char kway). They have a bak kut teh vending machine outside the restaurant which catches...

• Best Malaysia-styled Bak Kut Teh place in Tokyo * There actually are few places in Tokyo where you can enjoy good Bak Kut Teh (肉骨茶) though, this restaurant, "A1 Bak Kut Teh", is one of the best.

Here you'll enjoy a Malaysia-styled Bak Kut Teh, much more full of taste and smell of traditional Chinese herbal medicine compared to Singapord-styled one, at around 1,000 JPY for lunch.

The venue is very near Jujo Station of JR Saikyo Line. Use North Exit, and go into "Petit Road" you can find next to Lawson.

If you prefer Singaporean one, you must go to Singapore Bak Kut...

It was my first time having bakuteh, but it was really good, especially with the addition of mushrooms and youtiao (油条)! The Milo drinks were nostalgic especially for those of us who grew up with it. I'd recommend the Milo dinosaur or the Milo float. Finally, the Kaya toast and ice cream were also really good, although the toast is perhaps not as sweet as it would be in Malaysia, which was...