Have you heard of Ipoh, a capital city of Perak, Malaysia? If you haven’t, you will soon. With the great theme park coming up, more budget airlines opening destinations there and easy access via bus, Ipoh is gonna booming soon!
Thankfully, I have a good friend who is an Ipoh Mali (a local from Ipoh). The six of us took overnight bus from Singapore around 10 pm and reached Ipoh 8 am in the morning. The bus was so comfortable and costed S$45. We flew back to Singapore with Tiger Air.
In Ipoh, try to rent a car and do self-drive. Public transport is not recommended, according to the local guy. Watch our blog in youtube below about all the food we ate and the places we visited. Kellie’s castle was the star! I also listed down the places below.
Kellie’s Castle, a beautiful surprise in Ipoh.
The full blog of our adventure in Ipoh:
Food and places in Ipoh:
1. Kellie’s Castle
31000 Batu Gajah, Perak, Malaysia
2. Gua Tempurung
Pusat Pelancongan Gua Tempurung,, 31600 Gopeng, Perak, Malaysia
Come early (before 12 noon) if you want to do caving and get wet!
3. Cave Temple
Sam Poh Tong Temple [三寶佛洞] – Cavern of Triple Gems
Gunung Rapat, 31350 Ipoh
— List of eateries we visited (including the GPS coordinates)—
1. Dimsum Place:
Restoran Yoke Fook Moon San Bhd
No. 65-69 Jalan Leong Sin Nam, 30300 Ipoh
GPS Coordinates: 4.596819, 101.086496
2. Ice Cendol:
Ice Cendol Kacang near Padang Kelab Kilat
Jalan Bunga Raya, Taman Pasir Pinji, 31650 Ipoh
GPS Coordinates: 4.571068, 101.084247
3. Mochi & Peanut Dessert
Hong Kee Mah Chee 芳记(麻芝与花生糊)
572-580, Jalan Queen, Pasir Penjih, 31650 Ipoh
GPS Coordinates: 4.573137, 101.086918
4. The Big Tree (where we eat Sagot):
Chung Kee Famous Yong Tau Foo 忠記兵如港大樹頭炸料粉
652, Jalan King, Taman Hoover, 31650 Ipoh
GPS Coordinates: 4.582214, 101.085834
we ate:
– Sagot, some other yong tau foo
– dry curry bee hoon noodles
– assam laksa
5. Snow Beer/ Snowflake Beer:
Kafe Sun Yoon Wah 新元华美食阁
(Some stalls in Concubine Lane
7, Jalan Bijeh Timah, 30000 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
GPS Coordinates: 4.596117, 101.078861
6. Ipoh Bean Sprout Chicken (Nga Choi Kai):
Restoran Cowan Street Ayam Tauge & Koitiau 高温街芽菜鸡沙河粉
44, Jalan Raja Ekram, Kampung Jawa, 31350 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
GPS Coordinates: 4.597580, 101.085842
Opening Hours: 6.30-11PM (Thu-Sun)
–> I swear by Jon Snow King of the North, this is a must place to visit, their food is crazy delicious!!!
7. Ipoh Hor Fun + Cheong Fun (Morning):
Restoran Ipoh Kong Heng 怡保光興茶室
(Beside Thean Chun 天津茶室)
75, Jalan Bandar Timah, 30000 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
GPS Coordinates: 4.596385, 101.077912
We ate:
– Custard Pudding
– Satay
– 3 kinds of Cheong Fun
– Ipoh Slice Chicken Hor Fun
– White Coffee (so good I drank Rickie’s coffee and they all complained!)
8. Ipoh White Coffee:
Kedai Makanan Nam Heong 南香茶餐室
(Original Old Town White Coffee Store)
2, Jalan Bandar Timah, 30000 Ipoh
GPS Coordinates: 4.593212, 101.077006
The following is other best coffee that May missed out. lol~~~ (Rickie typed this)
Kedai Kopi Sun Yuan Loong 新源隆茶餐室
(Branch of Kedai Kopi Sin Yoon Loong)
Medan Bendahara 2, Taman Taiping, 31650 Ipoh
GPS Coordinates: 4.585366, 101.080190
9. The Salted Chicken:
Ayam Garam Aun Kheng Lim 宴琼林盐焗鸡
24, Jalan Theatre, Taman Jubilee, 30300 Ipoh
GPS Coordinates: 4.594757, 101.083371
I hope this post will inspire you to go to Ipoh and I hope you’ll enjoy Ipoh as much as we did! :)
Cheers,
May, loving Horfun
gw somehow tau ipoh, karena ex boss gw dulu orang malaysia dan tinggal disitu. trus gw juga cuma tau ipoh itu terkenal sama white coffee nya, yg emang gw suka banget si old town white coffee itu ahhaha. ternyata much more than that ya :)