Chillipadi Mamak Kopitiam

Conspicuous in the clean, dark-wood calm of Chillipadi are 'Milo Godzillas' (gargantuan serves of cold Milo with ice-cream) towering over tables. But there are subtler ways to counter a sambal, say, with a Singha beer or teh tarik (pulled tea). The traditional menu covers starters such as a salty oyster omelette and an Indian-style rojak (salad with sweet nutty sauce). Mains include an intense beef rendang, mopped up by hand with house-made roti, and a piquant fish laksa loaded with sour tamarind, salted fish, thick noodles and sweet pineapple.