Ultimate Ipoh Food List by J2Kfm
November 16, 2009 | 736,925 viewsChinese Food (Restaurants)
- A’Shore Restaurant & Tea Bar (CLOSED)
- Canton-i @ AEON Station 18 (NEW!!)
- Canton Palace Restaurant & Lounge & Reunion 2013 (NEW!!)
- Cheong Loy Rice Shop @ Ipoh Old Town Flats (Pasar Jalan Patrick) – 70 years of history
- Chemor East Ocean (Tung Hoi) Restaurant
- Chemor Village Restaurant – Peppery fish soup, fish intestines, steamed lala
- Claypot Crab Tanghoon @ Restoran Rasa Lain, Bercham
- Claypot Crab Tanghoon @ Same Taste Restaurant, Bercham
- Claypot Crab Tanghoon @ Different Taste Restaurant, Bercham
- Crab House Restaurant – Seremban Grilled Crabs
- Delight Seafood Restaurant
- Dragon-i @ AEON Station 18 (NEW!!)
- Fay Loo Restaurant – Teochew Cuisine
- Good Taste Chef Klang Bak Kut Teh – Both Klang style soup and dry versions available
- Greentown Noodle House
- Hoi Seng Restaurant @ Ipoh Garden roundabout (CLOSED)
- Home Cook Recipe Restaurant
- Hong Kong Restaurant (Roast Duck) @ Tasek
- Hoong Tho Restaurant @ Old Town – A classic Chinese restaurant since my childhood days
- Hoy Tin Lau Restaurant @ Bercham (CLOSED)
- Huang Ting Restaurant @ First Garden
- Hung Kee Rice Shop (NEW!!) - 60 years of experience; try the pig’s brain soup
- Ipoh Restaurant – The NEW Mun Thin from the olden days
- Ipoh Hometown Restaurant (CLOSED) – Behind of Jusco/Tesco; specializing in freshwater fishes
- Kampar Club Restaurant (NEW!!)
- K-Kai Corner Steamboat & BBQ Buffet - A Farewell before I moved to KL
- Li Garden Restaurant – Near to the Sultan Azlan Shah Airport
- Lite Desire @ De Garden- (CLOSED)
- Menglembu East Ocean Seafood Restaurant (Tung Hoi)
- Menglembu : Pin Sum Restaurant
- Mon Amour Restaurant
- Mun Choong Restaurant @ Pasir Puteh – Classic, famous for weddings etc. Pan-fried prawns!
- Mun Ji Restaurant @ Menglembu – Great Sweet & Sour Pork, damn crowded every night !!!
- Oversea Restaurant – The famous CHAR SIEW, suckling pig, ham yue fah lam pou
- Peng Tau (Soldier’s Head) Restaurant @ Pasir Puteh – One of the best/cheapest ‘zhu char’ restaurant in Ipoh
- Porridge Hut Restaurant
- Purple Cane Tea House – At the old Foh San premise on Osborne Street
- Restoran Makanan Laut Yam Yam
- Restoran New Hiong Yuen – CLOSED
- Sam Poh Restaurant (NEW!!)
- San Chai Curry Fish Head @ Bercham
- Shatin Court – Ding Hao Restaurant (NEW!!)
- Sin Fonzie Cafe @ Greentown
- Sin Hup Heng Chaozhou Restaurant @ Theatre Street (NEW!!)
- Sin Hup Kee Restaurant @ Jalan Leong Sin Nam
- Soon Fatt Restaurant and the 2010 Reunion Lunch
- Steamhouse Restaurant @ Bercham – Healthy Steamed Cuisine
- Sun And Sun Restaurant @ Bandar Baru Tambun, Ipoh - Moved to Restoran Splendid opposite the original spot
- Sun Marpoh Restaurant – One of my all-time favourite since I was small
- Sun Poh Poh Restaurant @ Pasir Pinji
- Sun Yeong Wai Roast Duck @ Ipoh Jaya
- Sungai Wang Seafood Restaurant @ Kg Simee
- Szechuan Restaurant @ Fair Park
- Tai Kung Steamed Dishes (next to Tow Boo Keong temple in Pasir Puteh)
- Tan Kee Klang Bak Kut Teh @ Gopeng Road
- Ting Feng Restaurant
- Top Wok Seafood Restaurant, ASecond Review with Sambal Petai
- Tuck Kee Restaurant @ Pasir Pinji & 2012 Reunion
- Tuck Kee Fried Noodles & Wat Tan Hor (NEW!!)
- Tung Lok Hin Bak Kut Teh @ Pasir Putih
- Unique Seafood Restaurant @ Sunway, Tambun
- Up & Up Restaurant @ Jalan Yang Kalsom – Curry Fish Head!
- Wan Chai Kok Restaurant - Famous Indonesian prawns, Triple Taste Spare Ribs
- Weng Kee Seafood Restaurant @ Ipoh Garden South- Since 1980! Try the Butter Tilapia & Xia Mi Yam
- Wong Koh Kee @ Old Town- At Concubine Lane, a charming outlet since the golden years.
- Wong Kok Char Chan Teng @ De Garden - Hong Kong style cafe chain from Kuala Lumpur
- Zhi Yin Yang Yan Restaurant - Healthy Cuisine @ Bercham
- Zi Long (Purple Dragon) Authentic Szechuan Restaurant (NEW!!)
Chinese Cuisine (Vegetarian/Organic)
- Chuk Lum Vegetarian Restaurant – Jalan Kampar
- Fu Tien Vegetarian Restaurant - Vegetarian Special Maki-Sushi Rolls, Bento Sets, etc
- Yishen Vegetarian Food Restaurant - Famous brand with outlets in Kampar, Klang and 1Utama
- Min Sin Yie (Vegetarian) Restaurant (CLOSED) – Changed to another vegetarian restaurant
- Sin Meng Kee Restaurant @ opposite Super Kinta
- R U Lohas? Organic Cafe (CLOSED)
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[...] Western food in Ipoh has grown leaps and bounds since the days when it was either Rendezvous, First Coffee House, Scotch Pub, Miner’s Arms or to some lesser extent (catering to simpler, fuss-free palates of the younger ones), Crazy Ice Cream House. Back when we were still watching Ultraman, Voltron and still idolized turtles with weapons and talking trash (somewhat), dining out at any of the above was a cause for rejoice. [...]
My Roma Pizza (aka Ipoh Halal Pizza) is a new food joint in the Pengkalan (Ipoh) area. Hi, I am Farah and my husband Abdul run the place. It’s Abdul’s passion for Italian cuisine plus 14 years experience in an Italian Family restaurant. Our pizzas are 14inches and 16 inches in diameter. We well them by the SLICES starting RM3.50. Homemade. Please visit our website for details. Our motto: Affordable Italian cuisine.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ipoh-Halal-Pizza/125473770851172
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J2Kfm Reply:
May 29th, 2011 at 11:21 am
Thanks Farah. Good to hear that. Aside from Pizza Hut outlets, pretty hard to find halal pizzas in Ipoh.
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khatijah Reply:
August 10th, 2011 at 9:50 am
Hello, good to hear there’s another pizza halal in Ipoh. May I know where it took place?
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J2Kfm Reply:
August 10th, 2011 at 10:09 pm
Hi Khatijah. If I am not mistaken, it is somewhere in Pasir Puteh or pengkalan.
HH Reply:
November 2nd, 2011 at 9:43 pm
khatijah:
It is just nearby Tesco 18 parking lot.
HH Reply:
November 8th, 2011 at 3:13 pm
oooppss. it’s actually Tesco at Station 18, Pasir Puteh.
Gr8 job farah. Will come and taste when in Ipoh. Good luck.
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try bercham porridge http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=5278070&l=b4f640630a&id=639213247
bercham bean sprout chicken http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=6571446&l=c66b7905f5&id=639213247
taman shatin kuewtiaw chicken soup and his beef balls
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=5415920&l=65a19c244f&id=639213247
ampang chee cheong fun and toast taufu http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=7050365&l=cee027942e&id=639213247
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A new fine-dining restaurant in Ipoh…Must try
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Limestones-Fine-Dining/119777681443324?sk=wall
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A brand new Ipoh first exclusive fine dining restaurant. The Limestone’s restaurant, helmed by Chef Erwin vande Vegte, a Qualified and Certified Culinary Master Chef from Europe. The Limestone’s offered the senses with its chic ambiance, contemporary French cuisine and gracious service. 20% discount soft opening introduction for the month of July 2011!
For more info, please visit :-
http://www.facebook.com/thelimestone
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khatijah Reply:
August 10th, 2011 at 9:52 am
halal?!!!
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TheLimestone's Reply:
August 12th, 2011 at 1:52 pm
Dear khatijah,
We are not Halal, but please rest assured all dishes are pork-free and lard-free.
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Hihi..do u know IPOH whr can find nice tou foo fa?? ^^
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J2Kfm Reply:
August 5th, 2011 at 5:18 pm
Yes, you must try Funny Mountain in town.
http://www.j2kfm.com/ipoh-street-snacks-funny-mountain-tau-fu-fah-happy-fried-dough-tong-sui-kai-desserts/
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Hiya. My husband and I had steamed fish head at Ngan Woh Bercham for breakfast and then rice + dishes including 3-ways egg and stirred fried watercress for lunch at Wong Koh Kee Lrg Panglima while in Ipoh today. Both were extremely good. I especially loved how everything at Ngan Woh worked together – the classy and super-fresh head, the interesting addition of bitter gourd, the special green basil dipping sauce, the extra touch of chopped Japanese cucumbers on the side. The guy was also super-nice – I wanted to buy home some sauce and he refused to take any cash – just gave me plastic bags and said to help myself. Neither of these are on the usual ‘top of the pops in Ipoh’ foodie lists and we wouldn’t ever have stumbled on either without your terrific posts, so thanks a bunch !
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J2Kfm Reply:
August 6th, 2011 at 4:07 pm
You’re most welcomed, Su Sian.
Your comment made my day, really.
Rarely will you see Wong Koh Kee or Ngan Woh in the MUST-EAT list, lesser of a chance to be featured in Lonely Planet etc.
But ask the locals, and trust them to surprise you with fantastic finds …..
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looking that you like japanese food so much..
hv you heard about Kintoki Japanese Restaurant ???????
sitauted at Kledang Utara, en route to Ipoh-Lumut Expressway.. may be should give a try there.. hehe
No. 151, Persiaran Desa Rishah 1,
Taman Desa Rishah,
30100 Ipoh, Perak.
Tel. : 05-2813487
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J2Kfm Reply:
August 26th, 2011 at 9:30 am
Hi yen fang.
Yes, I have eaten at Kintoki before. But never got to write about it.
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This Ipoh Food list has been a great help whenever we come to Ipoh. Thanks a bunch.
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J2Kfm Reply:
October 10th, 2011 at 10:17 pm
You’re most welcomed Sandy. Just doing my part in updating the list for the benefit of all.
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Warung CSM-recipes by chinese muslim chef
Berita baik kepada semua pelanggan-pelanggan yang menyokong kami……kami akan menlancarkan Sarapan pagi RM2.00 dari 9a.m -11a.m dan nasi campur bermula dari RM4.00 dari 11a.m – 3p.m termasuk minuman* dan sup* bermula dari 1hb November 2011……dan 6pm – 9:30pm untuk makan malam. Kami juga menerima tempahan khas untuk makan malam bersama keluarga tersayang dan perjumpaan kawan karib dan sebagainya……. pasti anda mempunyai selera dengan hidangan bercitarasa satu Malaysia.
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I love your blog! I’m a food hunter too. Just that I don’t blog them, hah!
Recently, I found a place with the best asam laksa so far in ipoh. The restaurant is big with the laksa stall just located at the small corner. But I have to admit that the laksa there is delicous. And apart from that, they also sell yellow glutinous served with curry chicken which is also very nice. You guys should give a try.
The name of the restaurant is Sun Guochow, or people call its nickname “Zhuk Lum”, located just behind the ‘Tong Shui gai’ opposite Sam Tet primary school. And the laksa stall only opens on friday to sunday. Lunch time would be preferable.
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J2Kfm Reply:
November 3rd, 2011 at 12:10 am
Oh the food court there? Yeah … never been there all my life actually. Pathetic right?
Okay, but I’m not a fan of asam laksa. So this won’t come as a top priority. Yet.
But thanks for the heads-up.
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I was told that the real originator of Ipoh white coffee can be tasted at Kedai Kopi Chang Jiang, Jalan Pasir Putih (opposite Ipoh Classic Spa which used to be the Post Office). It’s really, really smooth, and not bitter like the Old Town White Coffee. Must try!
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J2Kfm Reply:
November 26th, 2011 at 9:24 pm
Thanks Peter for the information. Chang Jiang is the origin of white coffee?!
Hmm … interesting. Chang Jiang, Xin Xiang Er Nong and Sin Lean Lee in old town essentially serve the same thicker, more robust coffee without the usual addition of excessive milk.
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hi …i’m just move to ipoh..can i ask u where got Halal steamboat around ipoh or bercham??
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J2Kfm Reply:
December 29th, 2011 at 4:56 pm
Hi there nurul ain, for Halal steamboat I cannot recommend you any that I know of.
But MP (the bungalow) restaurant and steamboat in Greentown is a pork-FREE restaurant, and
they serve steamboat at night. Or maybe you can try contact the various hotels, like Cafe@6 in Tower Regency or Hill City for
sometimes they do have steamboat promotion, I believe.
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I have been to a hawker centre in Ipoh some years back and the Hor Hee noodle is quite nice. I am told that is the best place for Hor Hee at night. It’s near an old cinema, the stalls are arranged along a road side.
Can anyone let me know where is it and what other food is nice there ?
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J2Kfm Reply:
April 15th, 2012 at 10:04 pm
I think you could be looking for the Tong Sui Kai (Desserts Street) next to Sam Tet High School.
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salute Ipohites!
i come in peace and in search of great bites!
i especially like: sarkot and the darkish chewy pungent fish cakes.
can someone enlighten me wot name these enigmatic bites be called?
i always have trouble asking people where to find these because i don’t know what is the vernacular name and they come in all shapes and sizes, though mainly flat rectangles, through cuboids, to even wedges.
i liked those served in
1) kg simee wet mkt chee cheing fun stall
2) gunung rapat laksa shop (next to a ‘doris’ tailor)
3) little stall inside keng nam
do tell where else i may find these deluxious morsels!
viva la ipoh bites!
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J2Kfm Reply:
April 21st, 2012 at 6:09 pm
Sar Kok Liew is called … erm as such. Or stuffed yambean.
Chewy pungent fish cakes?! Beats me. Got photos ah?
Try the famous Big Tree Foot (Dai Shu Geok) at Jalan King in Pasir Pinji, Jalan Kampar’s Nam Fatt Fishball Noodles, Sar Kok Liew at Bercham’s Ngan Woh Coffee Shop that also serves fish head with bitter gourd, Gunung Rapat’s Kwong Hong with a variety of other ‘liew’ and also Desa Rishah Beef Noodles and other stuff.
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Hi! Have you been to Bricks & Barrels at Jalan Lau Ek Ching. Seems they serve BBQ seafood dinner. Wonder how’s it taste.
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J2Kfm Reply:
June 26th, 2012 at 11:35 pm
I made it a point to visit Bricks & Barrels for dinner once, but ended up at Let’s Rock.
BBQ Seafood dinner everynight?
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Hi, I have found that the foods in Euro house are actually quite good, portion is kinda big and the price is reasonable. The carbonara is high recommended.
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J2Kfm Reply:
June 26th, 2012 at 11:32 pm
I have eaten there once, but the dark condition rendered the shots unusable. Nevertheless, the food was not too bad.
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Anonymous Reply:
August 24th, 2012 at 3:38 pm
May I know the location of Euro? Thanks.
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This Food list has been a great help whenever we come to Ipoh. Thanks a bunch
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Hi motormouth, I used this list to hunt for food while I was in Ipoh last week, I have only one word for Ipoh’s food:AWESOME! In fact I would say it is even better than Penang’s food……..
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J2Kfm Reply:
September 30th, 2012 at 9:58 pm
Hi nsalba, short of comparing local cuisines, I can’t help but agree that Ipoh does have more than a handful of tasty gems!
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Dear admin and all,
I have the million dollar question and I’m not sure if there is even an answer for this:
Which one is the original white coffee in Ipoh? Or is it not even inside Ipoh (Kedai Kopi Chang Jiang, Jalan Pasir Putih) as commented by Peter Chang above?
Btw, love your blog. A million thanks!
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J2Kfm Reply:
November 29th, 2012 at 11:49 pm
Hi Mnemonic! Sorry la so late reply. Lately bz until wanna faint.
Anyway, I cannot answer your million dollar Q. Because I dunno. Haha …
but let this be a challenge for me. Soon, I promise.
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good job man…why din’t see sharing of hakka mee?
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THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING THIS LIST!!!! I am originally from Ipoh and I moved to Perth a couple of years ago and I feel homesick ALL THE TIME!! So whenever I do, I look up this list and reminisce of all the foods and places I remember growing up!! It really helps with the heartache.. Thanks again=)
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