India, March 4 -- While Singapore boasts a wide range of hearty breakfast, often frequenting their favourite kopitiams for kaya toast and a cup of kopi, Malaysia is renowned for excelling in traditional breakfast offerings. Both Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya also boast excellent kopitiams.

Essentially, kopitiams are traditional coffee shops found everywhere that offer a variety of local food, especially breakfast dishes. The world 'kopi' derives from the Malay term for coffee while 'tiam' comes from the Chinese Hokkien/Hakka dialect that stands for shop.

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But what makes a good kopitiam? People usually tend to stick to a particular dish that it's known for. Local favourites like char kuey teow, wonton m...