Ageing hawkers in Petaling Street find ways to preserve their heritage

The renovated Restoran Kim Lian Kee in Petaling Street if you want a more comfortable place to enjoy your Hokkien Mee. However, if you want to boss to prepare the dish for you, head over to the old shop opposite. ROHAIZAT MD DARUS/STAR.

The owner of a fast-expanding restaurant chain, Lee Heng Chuan, 60, does not mind hunching over a hot wok at his old shop in Petaling Street to cook Hokkien mee for his customers.

His restaurant, Kim Lian Kee, is synonymous with good Hokkien mee, something that is not easy to find in the Klang Valley.