For hearty vegetarian food that hits the spot, head to Lotus Kitchen. Don’t expect to find bland mock meats on the menu – everything is made with premium ingredients such as lion’s mane and pearl mushrooms. The stir-fried laksa ($9.80) is a drier version of the local dish that packs a fiery punch. While it doesn’t have any dried shrimp or cockles, the rich gravy is still packed full of flavour and comes topped with ‘prawns’, mushrooms, tau pok and beansprouts.
Other favourites include the braised mushrooms in a hot stone pot ($18.80) and the stir-fried laksa ($9.80), a drier version of the local dish that packs a fiery punch.
