And until today, most kopitiams are still run by families of Hainanese descent, with businesses being handed down from father to son.
Among the traditional Hainanese kopitiams still operating to this day in Malaysia include:
– Restoran Yut Sun – Taiping, Perak (1921)
– White House Kopitiam – Kota Bharu, Kelantan (1935)
– Kluang Rail Coffee – Kluang, Johor (1938)
– Chong Kok Kopitam – Klang, Selangor (1940)
– Kedai Kopi Hai Peng – Chukai, Terengganu (1940)
– Restoran Hua Mui –…