Perak Food Guide by J2Kfm
April 27, 2010 | 66,022 viewsIn case you haven’t noticed, or it’s your first time here, Motormouth From Ipoh is NOT only about Ipoh Food. Over the years, I have travelled quite a distance, eaten a little more than mere mouthfuls, and written a surprising amount of posts about the food from the smaller and lesser-known towns in the state of Perak in Malaysia.
So what better way to put them all together in one post, than another one of those Ultimate Food List, albeit this one’s named Perak Food Guide by J2Kfm, so I can update this list as I go along with my food-hunting activities. And I really hope this makes it all easier for everyone to seek for food highlights from certain towns, eg. Tanjung Tualang’s prawns, Kampar’s glutinous rice for breakfast, Gerik’s wild boar curry, Sitiawan cendol, and so forth.
SITIAWAN – SERI MANJUNG – AYER TAWAR – LUMUT – PANGKOR
Sitiawan – Ah Pek Lee Kou Hock Seafood Restaurant @ Kampung Cina and the Revisit with Steamed Flower Crabs (NEW!!)
Sitiawan – Amu Coconut Villa Seafood Restaurant @ Kampung Cina
Sitiawan – Villa Seafood Restaurant @ Kampung Cina & Second Visit
Sitiawan – James Cendol & the Revisit
Sitiawan – Kampung Koh’s Famous “Mou Mou” Peanut Pau @ Yee Si
Sitiawan – Kampung Koh Market Loh Mee
Sitiawan – Happy Restaurant (Foo Chow Cuisine) (closed/relocated)
Sitiawan – Bei King Restaurant (Foo Chow Cuisine) & First Visit
Sitiawan – Famous Biscuits @ Cheong Cia Gong Pian & Revisit
Sitiawan – Chai Chin Bak Kut Teh & Steamed Fish Head
Sitiawan – Rojak Manjung
Sitiawan – Lido Restaurant (Foo Chow Cuisine)
Seri Manjung – Nasi Ayam Mama
Seri Manjung – MAE Coconut Jelly
Seri Manjung – Fullpann Steak House (closed, renamed to Foos Steak House)
Ayer Tawar – Ching Chin Koi Gong Pian
Ayer Tawar – Restoran San Shan
Lumut – Capri Italian Cuisine
Lumut – Restoran Tomyam Hasnah @ Venice of Perak
Lumut – Orient Star Resort
Pulau Pangkor – Chao Sheng Seafood @ Pasir Bogak
TAIPING – MATANG – KUALA SEPETANG – TANJUNG PIANDANG
Taiping – Taiping Chee Cheong Fun, Famous Popiah & Soybean Milk
Taiping – Bismillah Restoran Roti Canai
Taiping – Wan Li Restaurant (Hainanese Cuisine)
Taiping – Restoran Kakak – Chicken Noodle Soup and Braised Chicken Feet
Taiping – Peace Hotel Famous Duck Rice
Taiping – Kok Beng Hainan Chicken Rice – Voted as one of the TOP 10 Hainan Chicken Rice in Malaysia
Taiping – Nagaria Steak House
Taiping – Bismillah Cendol
Taiping – Ansari Famous Cendol
Taiping – Yut Sun Restaurant (Hainanese Cuisine) – Pork-free
Taiping – Kum Loong Dim Sum
Taiping – Mr BBQ
Taiping – Larut Matang Food Centre
Taiping – Lake Garden Food Court
Taiping – A.Rahman Nasi Kandar
Taiping – Lian Thong Restaurant
Aulong – Famous Eng Huat Heong Peng
Aulong – Aulong Biscuit & Confectionery – BEST Heo Pia (fragrant biscuits) from Taiping, sold in a house!
Matang – Seafood Porridge @ Light House Restaurant
Changkat Jering – Nur Zetty Mee Udang
Tanjung Piandang – Hung Hing Restaurant
Tanjung Piandang – Cheap Prawns from House No 247-A
GERIK – LENGGONG – PENGKALAN HULU
Gerik – Chau Y Restaurant (Curry Wild Boar) & First Visit
Gerik – Roti Canai @ Restoran Thaibah & Roadside Banana Fritters
Gerik – Breakfast @ Food Court
Lenggong – Saito Fishballs @ Khen Pang Restaurant
Lenggong – Famous Loh Dee Wan Ton Mee
Pengkalan Hulu – Roti Canai & Nasi Lemak @ Warong Simpang 3
Pengkalan Hulu – Curry Noodles @ Restoran MaTai
Pengkalan Hulu – Gong An Hainanese Food
Pengkalan Hulu – Huang Chau Chinese Restaurant
Pengkalan Hulu – Masakan Ala Thai Jalan Iskandar
Pengkalan Hulu – Restoran CKS
GOPENG – KAMPAR – TAPAH – BIDOR – SUNGKAI – SLIM RIVER – TANJUNG MALIM
Kampar – Kampar Food Court (Medan Selera Kampar) & the Char Kuey Teow uncle on a Stool
Kampar – Medan Selera Kampar & the Pork Porridge
Kampar – Wing Lok Yuen’s Heng Kee Claypot Chicken Rice
Kampar – Kam Ling Restaurant (Curry Chicken Bread)
Kampar – Vegas Kitchen @ Taman Bandar Baru
Lawan Kuda – Chee Cheong Fun
Lawan Kuda – Exotic Meats @ JJ Fatt Restaurant
Tapah – Roti Telur @ Anjung Ria
Tapah – Roti Telur @ Restoran Haji
Tapah – Cendol Pulut & Malay Food @ Riverfront
Bidor – Pun Chun Famous Duck Noodles
Bidor – Tien Tien Lai Restaurant
Sungkai – Choy Kee Famous Pork Knuckle
Slim River – Fook Seng Restaurant (Claypot Fish & Bullfrogs)
Tanjung Malim – Yik Mun Famous Pau & First Visit
Tanjung Malim – Son Wun Nam Restaurant
Tanjung Malim – Fu Man Restaurant – Highly recommended for the salted pork belly dish!
TANJUNG TUALANG – BATU GAJAH – PUSING
Tanjung Tualang – Lung Seng Seafood Restaurant
Tanjung Tualang – Luen Fong Seafood Restaurant
Tanjung Tualang – Yew Kei Seafood Restaurant
Pusing – Wantan Mee @ Kedai Kopi Yong Fong
Pusing – Pushcart Nyonya Kuih & Again
Pusing – Ming Feong Restaurant and the Revisit (Sweet and Sour Pork)
KUALA KANGSAR – SUNGAI SIPUT – SAUK
Kuala Kangsar – Yut Loy Hainanese Food
Kuala Kangsar – Sudut Nyonya Restaurant
Kuala Kangsar – Laksa Pak Ngah – The famous Malay Laksa!
Sauk – Freshwater Fish @ Restoran Baru Lau Kai Ikan Sungai
Sungai Siput – Lam San Restaurant
TELUK INTAN – HUTAN MELINTANG
Teluk Intan – Steak Factory @ Rapid Mall Seri Intan (closed)
Teluk Intan – Chee Cheong Fun @ Keng Heng Coffee Shop
Teluk Intan – Lana Tea House
Hutan Melintang – Men Lok Seafood – A must-visit seafood restaurant by the Riverside
## Do take note that this list is far from complete, and I’m no longer working in Perak. I welcome all feedback, and appreciate recommendations from the locals especially, or readers with opinions they wanna share with everyone here. If you’re shy, just send me an e-mail at ipohmotormouth@gmail.com, or drop me a comment in this post. You can also follow my tweets HERE, or subscribe to my RSS feeds. ##