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Old China Cafe

The Selangor and Federal Territory Laundry Association at Jalan Balai Polis is a 71-year-old guild established to cater to the social welfare and interests of its members. The Association continues to meet here every two months. Portraits and photographs of founding members are displayed on the walls.

The Old China Cafe leases these premises from the Association. The shophouse still retains many of its original features such as the half door at the front entrance, the stairway and the back door with its wooden locking devices. The Cafe has many of the original furnishings, including the pulley lights, feng shui (geomancy) mirrors, marble top tables and bentwood chairs. The ambience is evocative of the 1930s. Of interest is the silverware that previously belonged to the prestigious E&O Hotel in Penang.

The Cafe serves Nyonya food, a cuisine of the Peranakan or Straits Chinese, descendants of early Chinese-Malay intermarriages, whose culture is a fascinating hybrid of both traditions.

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