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Full-length reviews of places worth sitting down for. Every establishment we write about must be at least 30 years old. We visit at least twice before we write.

Legendary · 70+ yrs South Korea Korean

Duam: This 70-Year-Old Korean Restaurant Grills Pork with 1,000°C Hay Fire

About an hour’s drive from Gwangju, the landscape begins to change. Rice fields stretch towards distant mountains, the roads quieten, and tucked away in the.
Muan, South Korea 8 min read
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Lau Tan Kopitiam
Chinese · Non-halal · Johor Bahru
Lau Tan Kopitiam
There are some meals you eat, and then there are meals that quietly stay with you long after the bowl is empty. At Lau Tan.
Deeply rooted · 51–70 yrs
Seng Steam Fish Restaurant
Chinese · Non-halal · Teochew · Johor Baru
Seng Steam Fish Restaurant
If you’ve eaten out enough in recent years, you’ll start to notice a pattern. Somewhere along the way, food stopped being allowed to simply be.
Deeply rooted · 51–70 yrs
New Lucky Restaurant
Chinese · Non-halal · Johor Bahru
New Lucky Restaurant
At New Lucky Seafood Restaurant, almost everything works—and that’s what makes it special. Since 1978, it’s been feeding generations with honest, old-school cooking. No reinvention, no shortcuts—just consistency.
Old guard · 30–50 yrs
Nasi Kandar Hijrah
Halal · Malay · Johor Bahru
Nasi Kandar Hijrah
Since 1993, Nasi Kandar Hijrah has serving old-school nasi kandar that feels rooted in the past, yet effortlessly relevant in the present.
Old guard · 30–50 yrs