IPOH, Nov. 16 -- Round tables with shiny surfaces smoothed by decades of use. A cacophony of red plastic chairs being pulled hither and thither as customers arrive and depart.

Upright, angular stalls kept mobile thanks to near imperceptible roller wheels beneath. The sound and aroma of something delicious being fried in a well seasoned wok.

It's a scene from any old coffee shop, a heartwarming one for first timers and a nostalgic one for those who have been coming for years.

When the kopitiam in question has been around since the 1930s, those years are no small number. This is Loke Wooi Kee, one of Ipoh's many traditional coffee shops, and one we've been told we shouldn't miss out on when we're in town.

There are the usual suspects yo...