Restoran By-T Laksam @ Kota Bahru, Kelantan

Restoran By-T Laksam
Lot 1335 Kampung Panji,
Jalan Raja Perempuan Zainab II
Kota Bahru, Kelantan.
Tel:013-906 6654/012-960 5973.
Open 4pm-midnight.
Closed on Saturdays.

LAKSAM – a combination of steamed rice noodles and coconut milk gravy with finely-blended fish – is a common breakfast item in Kelantan. By-T, however, serves it from teatime onwards, so this place is very popular with locals in the evenings.

The smooth rice noodles are like a much thicker version of chee cheong fun. The gravy is thick and slightly sweet with blended ikan selayang. Topped with bean sprouts and finely sliced herbs like polygonum leaves (daun kesum), the laksam makes a nice light meal. The special version comes with quail eggs and beef serunding (beef floss or sambal daging as it is known in Kelantan).

It takes about 15 minutes to get here from the town centre, but the laksam is worth it. By-T is usually busy after office hours when many drop by for a bite or to bungkus.

Rating: 7 /10

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