Hai Nan Village Lei Cha

Shop is tucked away inside a house off the main road. One of the best Lei cha I’ve had. Soup is very well seasoned but not overly salty, and the balance with the rice is very good too. They also serve herbal tea (slightly sweetened) and coconut jelly as drinks. Lei cha comes in normal and large sizes - I went for the large and it’s not too big for a single serving. They also have a cold version which you can take away - the soup has to be reconstituted with hot water before eating. Accepts eWallets (Grab, S Pay) and offers Grab delivery too. Update: Been here for many times and it’s consistently good. They now sell a ikan bilis sambal for RM15, and gave me a small free sample with my meal. It’s nice

If you like Lei Cha (a dish with different vegetables cut into small pieces with bitter soup made from tea), this is a must try! It might taste a little more bitter than other lei cha in JB or KL, but they are still bearable.

The best there is in town that comes with unpolished rice; plus a choice of normal or bitter broth. Savor till the last drop of the umami broth.

One of the best lei cha in town. The rich, aromatic of lei cha gravy is full of depth and flavour. The fresh coconut pudding so light, smooth, and refreshing.

Love the Leicha.. One of the best I have tasted in Kuching.. There are 2 versions - the bitter and the normal. The after-taste for the bitter one is sweet unlike other places - bitter to the end.. . As this is operated from the carporch area of the house, seating capacity is not so big but quite cosy with plants surrounding.. Highly recommended to try..

After so many years not able to be back to Kuching, the food that I missed most is not Kolo Noodle or Sarawak Laksa, but this Hakka Lei Cha! They are like the best of all Lei Cha that i have tried, miles beyond any of those I had in Singapore, or even those famous ones in West Malaysia (i.e. the Kulai one). I am not sure what magic ingredients in the recipe, but they are definitely not vegan/vegetarian because they added dried shrimps into the soup base. Other than that, I remember an article saying they had 7 types of herbs in the soup, and optional to add bitterness. Oh please get add the bitter herb into the soup, it is what transcends their soup into God-tier Lei Cha for me! As for their mains, the ingredients seem seasonal except the Cai Po (preserved dried veg) and Pucuk Manis vegetable, even the rice seems seasonal as they are different for each visit I made? For visitors like us that want to bring their soup back home by flight, they are very experienced and they pack the frozen soup base nicely to be sold!

Still my favourite place to get Luicha lunch in Kuching. There's another place in town that serve luicha (a small cafe called The Fig Tree at Wayang street), it was different with more cha taste while the one at Jalan Intan here has that 'sort of creamy' taste to it. Rich in the nicest way possible. I like that they have bitter version, which once you get use to it, the taste seems to become sweater.

Best Lei Cha in towm. Must try! A mouth full of vege. A big taste of freshness.