In Riau Islands
Kopitiams (Malay : kedai kopi) in Riau Islands is just about the same with Singapore or Malaysia. Originally run by local Chinese peoples, it almost can be spotted in many residential area. An old-fashioned kopitiams usually located at shop houses, it look a bit run down. There are a lot food choices, you can eat wanton mee, char siew bao, bee hoon, laksa, char kway teow, bak kut teh, teochew poridge, chicken rice, even Indian-Malay food like roti prata and nasi lemak also available. But now since the modern kopitiams have sprung out, it can be found in many shopping mall.
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