We dropped in on the 115-year-old Cantonese biscuit shop, ๐๐๐ป๐ด ๐ช๐ผ๐ป๐ด, for some local sweet pastries and hot beverages last Thursday. One of KL Chinatownโs oldest bakeries, ๐๐๐ป๐ด ๐ช๐ผ๐ป๐ด was founded in 1909 by Chan Weng, an immigrant from Guangdong. Today, the shop is run by his great-grandson, Melvin Chan.
I remembered my first time stepping into ๐๐๐ป๐ด ๐ช๐ผ๐ป๐ด was back in 1988. At that time, one could still come to KL Chinatown and have dim sum breakfast at ๐๐ฎ๐บ ๐๐๐ป ๐ง๐ฎ๐ถ, and lunch on Cantonese food at ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐ช๐ผ๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐ป. Sadly, both have gone the way of the dodo, as Chinatownโs old denizens have largely moved out of the neighbourhood or emigrated.
Today, the bakery still offers a dazzling array of Cantonese pastries, from sweet-savoury ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ช ๐ต๐ข๐ฏ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ถ (century egg pastry), crisp ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ถ (walnut roll), to ๐บ๐ฆh ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ข๐ฉ๐ต (coconut tarts) and spongey ๐ฌ๐ข๐ช ๐ต๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ถ (egg sponge cake).
Very pleasant place where one can take a break from exploring the grungy streets of KLโs Chinatown, and rest oneโs legs in cool air-conditioned comfort. Also helps that the old Cantonese barista brews some of the best local coffee around.
The place exudes an authentic HK-style Cantonese atmosphere, down to the gaggle of Cantonese spoken by everyone in there, and the rude, indifferent old waitress (not the friendly server in the earlier pics). 
Address
Fung Wong Biscuit
85, Jalan Sultan, Chinatown, 50000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel: +603-2072 8888
Opening hours: 8.30am to 10pm daily
