Kopitiams are everywhere in Singapore! But a rare rare sight in Sydney, of course. And you know how often the boyfriend and I crave for hawkers-style food from back home so it was with gusto we headed, for the first time, to Kopitiam in Ultimo.We've known about its existence for quite some time now but Ultimo is not a place that we go to very often. On Saturday, we were there to bargain-hunt at a giant community garage sale so we thought we'd give Sydney's Kopitiam a go.
No points for guessing what the Hainanese Chicken Rice-loving boyfriend ordered. I would have had the same if I had known that they do their chicken different!I love chicken rice for the garlic-y chilli sauce and the fragrant flavoured rice but I don't like the usual big chunks of slimy-skinned steamed chicken. Yucks. At Kopitiam, the chicken comes skin-free and chopped up into tiny pieces, almost like they shredded it, and doused in this tasty sauce. Very very delicious. That's what I'll be having the next time!
What I won't be ordering again is the Char Kway Teow. It wasn't bad. Just not how I like it. I like mine sticky with soy and just a little wet Singapore-style but theirs was done the dry Penang way.
I think I have found the best Chendol in Sydney! The perfect balance of shaved ice, palm sugar syrup, coconut milk!
And the al dente green "worms" in it looked and tasted like they were made from proper mung bean flour, not rice flour. Nyum nyum!It would have tasted a thousand times better if fresh coconut milk was used like back home instead of the tetra-pak variety but I'm not in a position to be fussy, am I?
And then there was the Chicken Satay! The platter arrived when we were nearly done eating and we had forgotten that we've ordered them. Haha. I think they were grilled to-order that's why they took so long.The meat on the skewers were how I like my satay - the right mix of spices with a hint of sweetness. The peanut sauce was not great but I don't like dipping satay into sauces anyway.
Will we be back? YES! If we're not too lazy to walk a couple of blocks down from Chinatown after one of our weekly grocery-shopping trips.
Kopitiam
594 Harris St
Ultimo
Ph: (02) 9282 9883
Open 7 days: Lunch from 12noon to 3pm // Dinner from 6pm to 10pm
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i always meant to go there when used to live on harris st in pyrmont. now it seems very unlikely that i will ever go.
do you think those worm things are gf?
you can go to caradivina after your next trip for a facial :)
You too can go after your next facial!
Like you suggested I do. Tee hee hee.
I was going to ask you how you found Caradivina...now I know.
You used to live there!
I think those worm things are gluten-free.
But you should ask before you order just to be sure. x
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