En-durian-ing the test of time

Loyal customers: Making the journey for ice-kacang is Jessie (right), Wong (left) and Vincent (second, left) all the way from Alor Setar, Kedah. Also joining is Cheow (second, right). – LIM BENG TATT/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: A secret durian ice-cream recipe has kept a coffee shop alive for more than a century already.

Originally a place where customers used to have to cycle to, Kek Seng Coffee Shop now sits along the busiest stretch of Penang Road, smack right across the iconic Komtar building.