Yuen Kee Hometown Cafe Dinner
Tai Chow
- RM20 - RM50 per pax
Chiefeater Kane Chong had dinner at Yuen Kee Hometown Cafe and enjoyed the fish, crunchy mini chicken and reasonable prices


Cantonese, Non-Halal
Tho Yuen Restaurant on Campbell Street is one of the few places that opens as early as 6 am for dim sum. By lunch time, they stop serving dim sum and serve Cantonese cuisine dishes instead. I would say skip the dim sum and go for their Cantonese dishes.

One of their unique dishes is “鸿图面” (Hong Tou Meen). It’s a dish where fried yee mee is soaked in an egg white gravy that looks and feels like congee. It is claimed that this dish is not found in any other restaurants in Penang. The name “鸿图面” itself carries significance, symbolizing prosperity and good fortune. This auspicious name is befitting, as the dish has become a popular choice among diners who seek not only a delicious meal but also a symbol of prosperity and abundance. Don’t let the look of the dish fool you, it is actually more delicious than it looks.
While it is recommended to consume the Hong Tou Meen with vinegar, I actually found it was unneccesary. This dish should be eaten slowly to savour the ingredients, from the gravy to the yee mee. Every item in the dish whether it’s mushroom, pork slices, yee mee is flavourful. The vinegar, I suppose, is recommended to balance the richness of the dish.


Sitting in Tho Yuen Restaurant is like having gone through a time portal and having been taken back to a Cantonese restaurants of the 1970s. In fact, that’s the music they play in the background, Cantopop favourites from 1970s and 1980s.
Tho Yuen Restaurant is a Michelin Bib Gourmand rated restaurant. The Hong Tou Meen costs RM11 per serving and that’s not a bad price to pay at all for a Bib Gourmand rated restaurant.
Business Hours
Wednesday to Monday
06:00 am – 03:00 pm
Closed on Tuesday
Editor’s Note
Nov 2025.
Tho Yuen is not in the 2026 Michelin list
Hi there, I'm the Chiefeater AI at your service 🤗
Try the preset questions below or type in your own question. Ask me a detailed question and you'll get a more detailed answer!
Thinking...
By using this chatbot, you agree to our terms of service and privacy policy. Check with the outlet for correct pricing and information.
There are no reviews yet.
Tai Chow
$$$$Chiefeater Kane Chong had dinner at Yuen Kee Hometown Cafe and enjoyed the fish, crunchy mini chicken and reasonable prices
Poached Chicken, Street Food
$$$$Chiefeater Steven C T Tea tried the Thursday Ipoh hor fun and wine-scented kampung chicken at Little Eat Stall Pudu
Claypot Chicken Rice, Street Food
$$$$Chiefeater Say Beng Teoh satisfied his craving for claypot chicken rice over dinner at Holiao Holiao Kopitiam in Jelutong
Chinese
$$$$A sumptuous dinner at New Gaya Restaurant Kota Kinabalu, but the crunchy sayur manis stems and deceptively simple garlic fried rice won me over
Thai
$$$$Chiefeater Kane Chong had a satisfying Thai dinner at Thai Tae Homecook in Kuchai Lama and found the food sedaplicious
Roast Duck
$$$$Chiefeater Steven C T Tea had pipa duck and beef hor fun at Restoran San Jee in Pudu and felt it captured a taste of tradition
Desserts, Brownie
$$$$A RM9 Hilton Brownie at Drip Hilton KK came with a surprising piece of history - the original brownie was created in a Hilton hotel
Char Kuey Teow, Street Food
$$$$Chiefeater Russ King Karl found a new char koay teow place at Yit Hooi Cafe that smelled lovely and tasted good
Roast Duck, Wantan Mee
Chiefeater William WL Loo had roast duck wanton noodles and peppery kwa chye soup at Zhong Hwa Roaster Rice Noodle and liked the generous duck cuts
Ask our foodie AI about food in KL, PJ, Penang and beyond!
Like “where got buffet in PJ”, “I want halal chicken rice in Puchong”, “mana boleh cari pizza di KL” or “最好的鸡排”