Updates: Argyll Road Wan Tan Mee shifted. Does anyone know their new location? I’m missing this wan tan mee.
Food blogs are really torturing! It tortures you even when you are not feeling hungry and no doubt it torture you even more when you feel hungry. Those food pictures never fail to make me drooling. Even just by writing a post about it, when I look at those pictures, I’ll be craving for the food! Imagine that I write this post during lunch time where I yet to take my lunch. Just feel like having a plate of wan tan mee now!
If not for my colleague who introduced this place to me, for sure I’m not able to locate this place. It’s a small and old coffee shop named Tai Wah Cafe, but old is gold right?
The interior of the coffee shop. There’s one old grandmother clock hanging by the wall. From my observation, most of the customers consist of middle and elder range group who seems like regular customers to me. The coffee shop is kinda small and always crowded with customers.
Patience is what you needed when you eat in this coffee shop. Sometimes you’ll have to stand around and wait for a table (just like those dim sum restaurants).
A plate of small wan tan mee which consist of a few slices of char siew, slices of meat, some vege and 2 wantan. The noodle is slightly thinner if compare to Thong Kee self made wan tan mee. The texture of the noodle is QQ and quite similar to the one at Sri Nibong Cafe, but less dark soya sauce is used.
Just a simple plate of wan tan mee but it’s full of fragrant. The wan tan also tasted good with generous amount of well marinated meat.
Later I found out that this Tai Wah Wan Tan mee is pretty famous and is an ‘trusted brand‘ in Penang. Wow! I didn’t know about that. It’s like discovering a hidden gems.
The thin noodles are arranged nicely in the stall.
The price list fo the wan tan mee and some add ons.
Click here for map. This coffee shop is located opposite a Caltex petrol station and it’s just a stone throw away from the famous Transfer Road roti canai.
on May 22nd, 2009 at 7:02 pm
i’ll be sure to take notice, as argyll road only means one thing to me, the roti telur with kari daging !!!
luscious stuff.
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on May 23rd, 2009 at 7:59 am
I like this wanton mee, used to drive so far to taste it.
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on May 23rd, 2009 at 8:35 am
looks different from the Ipoh version…our seems to be much darker,,,,n normally no chicken slices…
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on May 23rd, 2009 at 9:59 am
Use 2 b my fav breakfast when i worked around there last time but need 2 b patient cause d place is alwy crowded n quite slow on d process. Anyhow i really luuuuvv this stall wan tan mee on its mixture soy sauce n d QQ mee where d mixture goes almost perfect…
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on May 23rd, 2009 at 10:46 am
J2Kfm,
I’ve added a landmark (Caltex petrol station) in my post so that the Tai Wah coffee shop is easier to be located.
I missed the roti telur & kari daging too!
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on May 23rd, 2009 at 10:52 am
My Taste Heaven,
But it’s definitely worth it right?
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on May 23rd, 2009 at 10:53 am
Simple Girl,
, but taste wise it’s good!
This wan tan mee is slightly whitier than normal one
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on May 23rd, 2009 at 10:54 am
Leon,
Agree with you. But waiting is definitely worth it to taste a good plate of wan tan mee
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on May 23rd, 2009 at 12:03 pm
Wah… Argyll road there got good WTM? I really haven’t tried that out. Gonna plan for a visitation dee.
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on May 23rd, 2009 at 5:15 pm
Got ah?? How come I didn’t notice keh???
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on May 23rd, 2009 at 10:43 pm
I did came aross this old shop but i didn’t try it out as i noticed quite a lot of elder people in the shop. What a waste…
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on May 24th, 2009 at 1:35 pm
Hehe..thanks . I will go & hunt this down sooon!
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on May 24th, 2009 at 11:47 pm
Aiyo …… look at that wan tan mee ! So tempting!!!
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on May 25th, 2009 at 12:50 pm
allie,
this place really that nice?
Used 2 eat this on saturdays when i was still young but they moved from Rope Walk to elsewhere then only to this Argyll road. But i heard it wasn’t that nice it was used to be.
May be you can try another wan than mee near “Kuan Yin” Temple, at China Street
That is nice too
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on May 25th, 2009 at 3:51 pm
NKOB,
The coffee shop is located opposite the Caltex petrol station
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on May 25th, 2009 at 3:52 pm
Tching,
No worry 
There’s always someother time
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on May 25th, 2009 at 3:53 pm
iQiQ,
I feel that it’s nice, not sure it’ll suit your tastebud or not.
Near Kuan Yin Temple for good wan tan mee? Thanks for the info! I’m gonna go hunt for it
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on May 26th, 2009 at 7:23 am
Ehhh…no green chili? ;p
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on May 26th, 2009 at 11:25 am
Tigerfish,
The green chili, bird chili and sambal are served separately in chili plate
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on May 30th, 2009 at 10:53 am
oh I feel so young suddenly . . . just so rustic, so cultured. this is the place where food is fantastic!
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on Sep 19th, 2009 at 7:17 pm
Unfortunately, I must say that I think the moved again. Friends went again just yesterday and the stall person is completely different now! Any idea where they moved to?
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on Sep 27th, 2009 at 12:12 pm
Tweet,
Oh ya… I think they’ve moved but I didn’t know where have they moved too. So sad… Where to find a good wan tan mee? ?
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on Oct 11th, 2009 at 12:34 am
I feel tortured too looking at the Wan Tan mee esp at this wee hour…..What should I do now? sleep? eat? …………………..
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on May 21st, 2010 at 11:18 pm
they moved on Sept 09,
now at Dato Koyah Road, just next road of Agrll road only.
I also just knew from Kwang Hua Jit Poh on 12th May 2010.
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Allie Reply:
May 23rd, 2010 at 8:32 pm
Wk,
thanks a lot for your info! Will try to find it out as I love that wan tan mee!
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