A real short-getaway to Ipoh, Perak at the eleventh hour! No plan was made ahead to go down to Ipoh and I was truly grateful that I went ahead with bestie's crazy idea to Ipoh while paying a visit to my sister in the neighbouring states.
There was nothing much you can do in Ipoh, knowing that you were restricted with a very strict time. As clock was working real hard, we knew that we couldn't waste much time, touring and pondering where to head to. Hence, we made good use of our time there and sampled tons of good food in Ipoh.
In morning, we headed to Sin Yoon Loong Restaurant and had their signature toasted bread plus cups of coffee. We tried the normal coffee and white coffee; both have its distinctive taste and I urge you to try it especially if you are a coffee lover. Following to that, we ordered a plate of "chee cheong fun" since many people were queuing for it. Woahla, glad that we tried it. Unlike chee cheong fun that is sold elsewhere, the chee cheong fun here is soft in texture. Accompanied with dried shallots and jalapeno plus a slight sweet-ish sauce, our breakfast ended tastefully.
Restaurant Sin Yoon Loong
15A, Bandar Timah, 30000 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Next up, we had some tarts and "kuih" for brunch. Called us big-eaters, we had "wu kok" or known as yam plus meat pastry and egg tarts. This stall is located in front of Restaurant Sin Yoon Loong, so you can hop by to try some of these though they are quite pricey. All these "kuih" are freshly made so thumbs up! However, their service were quite bad as the lady boss and her staff were very rude in treating their customers; I went there to purchase these a few times and I gained the same treatment - RUDE! Probably, that's because they assume they sell the delicious food or simply because, this is how they converse to their customers ...:(.
Since dim sum is quite famous and popular in Ipoh, I bugged my bestie to try some dim sum though we were pretty full. We went to two restaurants and both restaurants were quite packed. One of it was at Foh Shan Restaurant, Ipoh and another was located somewhere nearby there. (forget the name..)
Overall, the taste is just so-so only. Nothing great to shout about except that the price for dim sum is again expensive compared to the rest.
Upon hitting 1.00pm sharp, bestie and I headed to Tauge Ayam Lou Wong Restaurant to have the chicken rice. I knew from my friends that there are other places which sell better chicken rice but unfortunately, we have no idea where to locate it. To be on the safe side, we went to this place since it is so prominent with many red umbrellas on the road.
Personally, I love their pork meatballs more than anything else. The chicken is quite "hard" this time, so I don't fancy it much. The hor fun is rather tasteless to me so, I prefer to dine it with their rice. Service is fast and we swallowed the meal within minutes. Called us hungry pangs this time!
Restaurant Tauge Ayam Lou Wong, Ipoh
49, Jalan You Tet Shin, 30300 Ipoh, Perak
After lunch, it was snacks time! Renowned as one of the best stalls that sells good taufufah due to the soft texture that melts in your mouth instantly, the stall is always packed with people, be it passersby or those who drive through.
Funny Mountain Soya Bean
49, Jalan Theatre, 30300 Ipoh, Perak
Before we made our journey back to KL, we had dinner in Restaurant Triple Two, Ipoh. Selling dry curry noodles, porridge and steam chicken, we came to this restaurant, purely due to friend's recommendation. No regret because the dry curry noodles is really, really good. As for the chicken, it is just so-so only.
Restaurant Triple Two
222, Jalan Pasir Puteh, Pasir Puteh, 31650 Ipoh, Perak
All in all, a 24 hours trip to Ipoh was a fruitful one despite that it was a very short getaway. We came home with bags of biscuits from Restaurant Sin Eng Heong and look down....hehehe...
Taaa Daaa.....
Regards,
Foodiestravel
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