Guidebook for Ipoh
Food Scene
Yee Fatt Curry Mee Kopitiam
It serves thick, luscious, curry mee.
Woong Kee Beancurd
Jalan Ali PitchayCreative tau foo fah in Ipoh.
Different food stalls open during lunch & dinner times. Great food under one roof. For lunch, try banana leaf rice. For dinner, try hor hee, bean sprout chicken and wan tan mee.
Medan Selera
Different food stalls open during lunch & dinner times. Great food under one roof. For lunch, try banana leaf rice. For dinner, try hor hee, bean sprout chicken and wan tan mee.
Yat Yat Seng serves ones of the best dry curry mee and bean sprout chicken noodles in town. It's not as crowded as the super famous ones such as Thean Chun or Sin Quan Fang, so you don't have to wait for too long for the delicious dishes. It's also just 3 minutes drive from the homestay and I would highly recommend this if you are in the neighbourhood.
Yat Yat Seng Restaurant
83 Lebuh IpohYat Yat Seng serves ones of the best dry curry mee and bean sprout chicken noodles in town. It's not as crowded as the super famous ones such as Thean Chun or Sin Quan Fang, so you don't have to wait for too long for the delicious dishes. It's also just 3 minutes drive from the homestay and I would highly recommend this if you are in the neighbourhood.
Sun Marpoh Restaurant
67 & 69 Jalan Lau Pak KhuanClassic "Dai Chow" (wok-fried) restaurant. Try the oyster omelette.
Excellent food. Try the famous crab glass noodles (tung fung) and fish porridge. The crab noodles need to be prebooked.
Kedai Makanan Rasa Lain
69 Persiaran Medan Bercham 2Excellent food. Try the famous crab glass noodles (tung fung) and fish porridge. The crab noodles need to be prebooked.
Come here for your daily fix of caffeine. It's only 3 minutes drive or 10 minutes walk from the homestay.
Espresso Lab
D3 Persiaran Meru Raya 5Come here for your daily fix of caffeine. It's only 3 minutes drive or 10 minutes walk from the homestay.
This place serves classic Ipoh style chee cheong fun - with minced pork, mushroom sauce, green chillies, sesame seeds, deep fried onions, and the smoothest chee cheong fun ever.
Canning Garden Chee Cheong Fun
15 Lorong Cecil RaeThis place serves classic Ipoh style chee cheong fun - with minced pork, mushroom sauce, green chillies, sesame seeds, deep fried onions, and the smoothest chee cheong fun ever.
Lots of local hawker food selections. Go there for lunch because more hawkers are open that time.
Family Food Court
2 Lengkok CanningLots of local hawker food selections. Go there for lunch because more hawkers are open that time.
Lots of food here at both lunch and dinner. For dinner, try the curry noodles, popiah, nasi pandan and bean sprouts chicken.
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Aneka Selera Restaurant Kam Wan
Lengkok CanningLots of food here at both lunch and dinner. For dinner, try the curry noodles, popiah, nasi pandan and bean sprouts chicken.
Little Elephant
49364 Jalan Raja Dihilirgood selection of local and western food with nostalgic kampung ambiance.
The first cafe that started the hipster trend in Ipoh. Worth a visit and spend an hour sipping a cuppa.
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Burps & Giggles
93-95 Jalan Sultan YusofThe first cafe that started the hipster trend in Ipoh. Worth a visit and spend an hour sipping a cuppa.
Love the cakes there. All the cakes are beautifully crafted and look too beautiful to eat.
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Petit Mary Patisserie French Cuisines
83 Jln LangsatLove the cakes there. All the cakes are beautifully crafted and look too beautiful to eat.
Nam Heong houses a good selection of famous Ipoh hawkers under one roof. Price is slightly pricer than the original hawkers, but you get to sit in the comfort of an air-conditioned place.
Nam Heong Ipoh Soho
Jalan Sultan IskandarNam Heong houses a good selection of famous Ipoh hawkers under one roof. Price is slightly pricer than the original hawkers, but you get to sit in the comfort of an air-conditioned place.
When you have cravings for KFC, you know what to do because it's only 3 minutes drive or 10 minutes walk to KFC !
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KFC
Jalan BesarWhen you have cravings for KFC, you know what to do because it's only 3 minutes drive or 10 minutes walk to KFC !
Fu Tien Vegetarian Restaurant
34 Jln Medan Ipoh 1BDecent vegetarian restaurant.
Vegan Life (Vegetarian)
25 Jalan Medan Ipoh 7Decent vegetarian restaurant.
Yum Yum Restaurant Ipoh
5 Persiaran GreenhillOne of the rare places that serve peranakan food in Ipoh.
Häagen-Dazs
Persiaran Medan IpohLovely place to sit down and chit chat over ice cream.
The chef is from Thailand at this restaurant. Food flavors lean towards southern Thai food.
Pink Elephant
The chef is from Thailand at this restaurant. Food flavors lean towards southern Thai food.
Interesting place to eat because you'll be surrounded 360 degrees by LED screens that portray a particular scenery - such as Paris, or under the sea. Book online to get a discount instead of walk in.
iMiirage
Jalan Sultan IskandarInteresting place to eat because you'll be surrounded 360 degrees by LED screens that portray a particular scenery - such as Paris, or under the sea. Book online to get a discount instead of walk in.
BEST Japanese restaurant in Ipoh. Even Ipohans don't know about this place. Ingredients are the freshest and the dishes are creative. The chef is half Japanese and is certified to cook for royalties in Japan. He offers set meals from RM 88 per person (may sound expensive, but absolutely worth it), you will need to call in advance to make a reservation.
Sanmo Izakaya
4 Jalan Industri Paloh 1BEST Japanese restaurant in Ipoh. Even Ipohans don't know about this place. Ingredients are the freshest and the dishes are creative. The chef is half Japanese and is certified to cook for royalties in Japan. He offers set meals from RM 88 per person (may sound expensive, but absolutely worth it), you will need to call in advance to make a reservation.
STG Ipoh Oldtown
20 Jalan Tun SambanthanBeautiful ambiance with great food.
The famous bean sprout chicken in Ipoh. You can't miss this if you are in Ipoh. Unfortunately the opening hours is not consistent so you might have to go to Ong Kee or Lou Wong if it's not open.
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Cowan Street Ayam Tauge & Koitiau Restaurant
44 Jalan Raja EkramThe famous bean sprout chicken in Ipoh. You can't miss this if you are in Ipoh. Unfortunately the opening hours is not consistent so you might have to go to Ong Kee or Lou Wong if it's not open.
Thean Chun is an iconic place serving Ipoh's most famous dish- "gai si hor fun" (shredded chicken noodles). Pretty much everything is good at this kopitiam - satay (uniquely done with pork and pork intestines), popiah, kangkong sotong. The egg custard was once the best but the kopitiam changed hands so now the custard is slightly different but still good.
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Restoran Thean Chun
73 Jalan Bandar TimahThean Chun is an iconic place serving Ipoh's most famous dish- "gai si hor fun" (shredded chicken noodles). Pretty much everything is good at this kopitiam - satay (uniquely done with pork and pork intestines), popiah, kangkong sotong. The egg custard was once the best but the kopitiam changed hands so now the custard is slightly different but still good.
Classic Chinese restaurant with innovative dishes such as shrimps with blue berry sauce. The signature dish is iced "gu lu yok" (iced deep fried pork nugget); this dish needs to be prebooked. It's all the way in Menglembu but worth the trip because food is great and value for money. You can typically eat for less than RM 15 per pax. You need to be there by 5.45 pm to avoid waiting. expect minimum of one hour wait if you go at peak hour.
唐人食坊 Restaurant Mandarin Kitchen
No.11&13 Laluan Perusahaan Menglembu 2Classic Chinese restaurant with innovative dishes such as shrimps with blue berry sauce. The signature dish is iced "gu lu yok" (iced deep fried pork nugget); this dish needs to be prebooked. It's all the way in Menglembu but worth the trip because food is great and value for money. You can typically eat for less than RM 15 per pax. You need to be there by 5.45 pm to avoid waiting. expect minimum of one hour wait if you go at peak hour.
Sightseeing
Panglima Lane
Lorong PanglimaIt's vintage & chic. There are few small eateries along the lane.
Gunung Lang
Beautiful limestone mountains and lakes.
The Yellow Hummingbird is one of the murals painted by Ernest Zacharevic in Ipoh old town. Discover the rest of the murals in the same area.
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Ipoh Mural - A Yellow Hummingbird
37 Jalan PanglimaThe Yellow Hummingbird is one of the murals painted by Ernest Zacharevic in Ipoh old town. Discover the rest of the murals in the same area.
Shopping
It has affordable items from Taiwan - bamboo charcoal socks, clothes, leggings, lingerie and school socks.
Queena
Jalan Sultan Abdul JalilIt has affordable items from Taiwan - bamboo charcoal socks, clothes, leggings, lingerie and school socks.
There are some decent clothing and eateries in AEON Kinta City. There's also TGV cinema for you to catch the latest movie.
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AEON Kinta City
2 Jalan Teh Lean SweeThere are some decent clothing and eateries in AEON Kinta City. There's also TGV cinema for you to catch the latest movie.
Ipoh Parade
105 Jalan Sultan Abdul JalilEssentials
I don't think I need to say much about 7-11. You know what you can get there :) the 7-11 is just 3 minutes drive or about 10 minutes walk from the homestay.
7-Eleven Ipoh Garden
85 Jalan Canning EstateI don't think I need to say much about 7-11. You know what you can get there :) the 7-11 is just 3 minutes drive or about 10 minutes walk from the homestay.
The laundry place is just 3 minutes drive or 10 minutes walk from the homestay. If you need laundry washed, or certain piece of clothing dry-cleaned before an event, you know where to go.
IG Laundrette
91 Jalan Canning EstateThe laundry place is just 3 minutes drive or 10 minutes walk from the homestay. If you need laundry washed, or certain piece of clothing dry-cleaned before an event, you know where to go.
Good to know that a hospital is just round the corner should you encounter any emergency issues.
Hospital Fatimah
Off Jalan Dato Lau Pak KhuanGood to know that a hospital is just round the corner should you encounter any emergency issues.
Tesco Extra
2 Laluan Tasek Timur 6Caltex Petrol Station is here - Fill up your petrol here before you make your journey back to your home.
Caltex Canning Garden
Taman CanningCaltex Petrol Station is here - Fill up your petrol here before you make your journey back to your home.
Public Bank
4 Persiaran Bercham Selatan 2Public Bank is here if you need to do any banking or withdraw money from ATM.
CIMB Bank
Lot 73207 Jalan Canning EstateCIMB bank is here if you need to do any banking activities or withdraw money from ATM.
HTM Pharmacy (Ipoh Garden)
14 Tingkat Taman Ipoh 12In case you need to grab panadol or any other medication.
Entertainment & Activities
TGV Kinta City
2 Jalan Teh Lean SweeLost World Heitur Kelda & Náttúruparkur
1 IpohMovie Animation Park Studios
Cheeky Tots
Bring your children here for a whale of a time at this family-friendly leisure center.
Drinks & Nightlife
Shayo de vin sdn bhd
58 Jalan Greentown 1Quiet place to enjoy wine.
Everything Else
Maybank is here if you need to do any banking activities or withdraw money from ATM.
112, Jalan Canning Estate
Maybank is here if you need to do any banking activities or withdraw money from ATM.