Restaurant Hover — Restaurant in Kelantan

Maybe Ive grown but the taste isnt as outstanding as before but the ambience of days gone bys was priceless. It is a Chinese owned restaurant but the entire place was manned by Muslims. The Chinese children in the picture speak fluent Kelantanese, which is a dying trait unfortunately.

The attraction was of course the Nasi Sumatra/Nasi Hover or better known as Nasi Padang by those on the West Coast. The take aways used to be called Nasi Paku as the packaging was nailed neatly for us to carry home. If you're there, try the paru goreng, daging kerutuk and the ayam kampung.

This is the place where all the Hassans and Velodromes pay...

Love this place, have been coming here since young.

The Chinese family runs the kopitiam (great for Kopi O, local roasted coffee; and also half boiled eggs and roti kawin, toasted bread with kaya and butter).

Whereas the front of the shop houses a Malay group which starts selling Nasi Padang for lunch around 11am. (Sumatran dishes with rice, their ayam kampung is a must try).

Outside their shop there is always a lady selling a good variety of local fruits...

Still the best for Kelantan old school Chinese kopitiam for halfboiled eggs n roti bakar + Malay Nasi Sumatera (try the fried kampung chicken, udang galah masak sambal or if you are adventures can try the cow's lung or brain). The kaya (Malaysian Caramel), barley drink and I think the roasted coffee is selfmade. Local's located in front of the shoplot also sells nasi dagang and...