Yu Kee Bak Kut Teh

Yu Kee Bak Kut Teh, 74 Jalan Gaya

Afternoon-only herbal pork rib soup on Gaya Street

⚠ Cash only; may close Mon

Hours

14:15–22:00 (Trip.com); a Chinese review says 14:00–21:30, closed Mondays

Budget

RM10.50–11 a bowl

Address

74 Jalan Gaya

Bak kut teh is the Malaysian Chinese pork rib soup simmered with herbs, garlic and pepper. Yu Kee opens around 2 p.m. and runs into the evening; there's no air-con, yet everyone sits sweating over their soup in 30-degree heat. You pick ribs, intestines, stomach or meatballs, served in old porcelain bowls, and spoon broth over rice. Plenty of reviewers mention the owner walking them through sauces and how to eat it.