Best Nyonya Kuih in PJ

If you are craving for a good colorful nyonya kuih, this is the operator for you. They have onde onde, kuih ketayap, peanut angku and a lot more. Baba Beng Nyonya Kuih Food Delivery is selling home-made authentic Peranakan (Baba & Nyonya) delicacies using the freshest, highest quality of ingredients in their recipes. Their sets includes Angku (grean bean), Pulut Panggang (rempah Udang), Kuih Talam, Kuih Kochi, Kuih Bingka and Kuih Lapis

As a family run business for decades, this shop is well known among the PJ neighbourhood. The interior of the shop is simple and not much of a décor. The concept is also straightforward – walk in, selects your favourite ‘kuih’, pay, and leave. The sweet delicacies offered here are a bit expensive but with the good, tasty and consistent flavours, it is value for money. Some of the highlights of this shop include the Pulut Tai Tai (blue-tinged glutinous rice served with coconut jam/kaya) and Rempah Udang/Pulut Udang (a savoury mix of spicy dried shrimps and grated coconut stuffed into glutinous rice roll, then wrapped with banana leaf).

Nyonya Colors is popular for its authentic taste of Baba-Nyonya cuisine. The payment counter is attached to a large glass display showing endless selections of multi-coloured and layered Nyonya Kuih. You probably cannot resist the delicious creamy coconut milk and sweet aromatic palm sugar paired with rice or glutinous rice served at Nyonya Colors if you are a sweet tooth. The Tapioca Banana, Talam Keladi, and Sweet Potatoes (or Three Sisters) are among the crowd’s favourite. The kuih offered at this Nyonya café is so delicious that makes it a must-go place for patrons to have tea.

66 Nyonya Secrets brings you a variety of Nyonya Kuih delights direct from their kitchen

This family-run business offers a variety of Nyonya sweet delicacies using recipes that have been passed down from one generation to another. Savoury Pumpkin Angku is one of the bestselling items offered at this petite stall. The ‘kuih’ is made of sticky rice flour cake with a different type of fillings, in this case - Pumpkin. All of the Nyonya Kuih served here are homemade including Chiffon Cakes, Assorted Puffs, Yam Cake, and many others. The fact that they are using natural colouring, natural flavours and no preservatives, is probably one of the main reasons why their items are always quickly sold out.

This Hainanese Kopitiam was founded in the late 1919, and was eventually bought over by a regular customer of the shop in the 90s. This Singaporean based kopitiam is well known among Malaysian after opening up to 10 outlets around Malaysia. Besides offering the usual menu like other cafés such as white coffee, toast bread with butter and kaya, and half boiled eggs, this place also serves traditional Nyonya Kuih. Their freshly homemade kaya and rich kopi concocted from Columbian Arabica coffee beans remain their main selling point. Other dishes like Otak otak and Singaporean Mee Siam are also available on the menu. 

For people who wants to enjoy a variety of Peranakan snacks at a relatively cheap price, Melaka Corner is the place to be. This antiquated café serves numerous local delights that won’t put a hole in your pocket. Here you can find a lot of kuih, drinks and three kinds of noodle dish. One of the popular Nyonya Kuih at Melaka Corner is of course the traditional Onde-onde that comes in a box of 8. Taste-wise, they have just the right amount of sweetness to fit in everyone’s appetite. They also served rich and thick coffee to match with the delicious sweet delicacies.

Finally, one who hits the list with local favourites! This cafe had stayed true to their roots and is definitely still a local favorite to date. Kafe Bawang Merah serves tasty authentic local cuisines at a very good price in comparison with other high tea offerings, and has consistently draw crowds from all over Klang valley. Their kuih-muih is such best sellers, that whenever is being replenished, diners flock to them like swarm of bees and the next thing you know, they’re all empty again. Do pay them a visit if you don’t believe us!