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Ipoh, located just about an hour’s drive from Penang, is a hidden street food gem in Malaysia. It earned its place on Lonely Planet’s list of the top Asian destinations to visit a few years ago. If you’re looking for a delectable ‘makan trip’ or a food trail, I highly recommend exploring Ipoh over a weekend getaway. The hotels here is also reasonable priced and you can get a decent hotel below S$100 per night. Read More

Bak Kut Teh has always been my all time favourite and I shared an article about the bak kut te h places in Johor Bahru before. I am including Kedai Bak Kut Te h Hin Hock in the list as well. It has been years since I last visit this eatery place. This time round I brought my foodie friends to check out the place. Read More

We visited Restoran Jing Seng for dinner over the long weekend. The local restaurant is located at Taman Desa Tebrau along a row of shop houses. The restaurant is known for its zi char dishes and one of their signature dishes is the curry pork ribs. We arrived around 6plus and the restaurant is already full house. Read More

Restoran Ming Xuan located at Kulai, Johor is known by the locals as one of the best selling Hakka Lei Cha in town. Leii Cha is also known as Thunder Tea Rice or “Lui Cha” (河婆客家擂茶). This dish is a traditional Hakka Food. It is a bowl contains of rice, fresh vegetables, tofu and nuts along with a flavourful green soup. My dad recommended us here for a quick lunch before we back to settle private matters. Read More

Soya Beancurd is also known as “Tau Fu Fah” in Cantonese is a must have dessert in Ipoh. It is said that the soya beancurd is made using quality spring water in Ipoh. Thus, this explains the uniqueness of the beancurd. During my weekend trip recently, my friends and I explored some of the famous spot. Read More

Back for more Ipoh food posts and we visited Tuck Kee Restaurant, an old eatery shop that founded since 1963. Ipoh Tuck Kee has been in business for more than 50 years and the shop itself has the laid back rustic feel. It is well-known among the locals and tourists too. Read More

Funny Mountain is listed as the best Tau Fu Fah in Ipoh. Tau Fu Fah (in Cantonese) is also known as Soybean curd if you are wondering. The famous soybean stall is a family-run business and has been on-going for more than 60 years. The wacky name itself has attract attention in a fun way though. Read More

Chee Cheong Fun stall located at Canning Garden, Ipoh was well-known by the locals away from the tourist hubs. Chee Cheong Fun, or we called it steamed rice noodles are known for breakfast choice by the locals. There are many decent chee cheong fun stalls in Ipoh but this particular stall at Canning Garden serves it on metal plates and traditional sauces. Read More

Hong Kong Actor, Chapman To hosted a popular travelling show called Pick Me Up To Malaysia sometime ago and he paid a visit to some of the restaurants here in Malaysia. Apparently, 林青霞炸鸡 ( Brigitte Lin) Fried Chicken located at Canning Garden, Ipoh went viral because of him. He shared his food posting on his social media and the fried chicken here became sensation since then. Read More

Indulge in Malaysian Street Food Fiesta a la carte buffet happening from 21 June – 7 July 2019 at White Rose Café,York Hotel Singapore. The dishes are prepared by guest hawkers flown in from different states of Malaysia. States includes Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Klang and more. The buffet is priced at S$25.00++ adult and S$15.00++ child on weekdays and S$28.00++ adult and S$18.00++ child on weekends. Read More