Local coffee places @Ipoh and Gopeng, Malaysia

Ipoh is famed for its white coffee, so we skipped our usual cafes and went in search of white coffee instead.

Chop Kheng Bee Kopisan Kedai Gemuk 琼美茶餐室

From Kuala Lumpur, we wanted to pop over Kellie’s Castle for a quick look, before heading to Ipoh. But we were hungry! Google search recommended this Hainanese coffee shop. The White Coffee (RM3.40 for iced) was super creamy and thick and really perked us up! The toast was super awesome with a perfect balance of crisp and softness of the bread and the savory butter and sweet kaya.

The hometown Fried Beehoon + Egg and Ham (RM2.80 + RM3.70), and Nasi Lemak (RM4.50) had this very homely vibes to them. We also tried this Sticky Rice with Homemade Kaya (RM2.40), which was something similar to Thai sticky rice with mango.

Chop Kheng Bee Kopisan Kedai Gemuk 琼美茶餐室: Location: New Kopisan, S-45, Jalan Pasar, Kopisan Baru, 31600 Gopeng, Perak, Malaysia [Google Maps] Hours: 6:30am-3pm (Daily except Sun), 6:30am-11:30am (Sun)

Kedai Kopi Sin Yoon Loong 新源隆茶餐室

A popular breakfast location with sadly disappointing coffee and tea. The wanton noodles was excellent though! The char siu was juicy with ligh charring and had a good balance of meat and fats, and the noodles did not have any alkaline taste. We also tried the curry chee cheong fun and yong tau foo from next door (which they would serve to the table).

Kedai Kopi Sin Yoon Loong 新源隆茶餐室: Location: 15A, Jalan Bandar Timah, 30000 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia [Google Maps] Website: kedai-kopi-sin-yoon-loong.business.site Hours: 6:30am – 2:30pm (Daily)

Kafe Panglima 25

After a disappointing cuppa for breakfast, we continued our search for good coffee. The Ipoh White Coffee (RM3.50) here was definitely way better, though it tasted a bit sweet despite us requesting for no sugar. The Polo Bun with Butter (RM4.90) was just alright though.

Kafe Panglima 25: Location: 51, Jalan Tun Sambanthan, 30000 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia [Google Maps] Website: www.happyfoodies.com/kafe-panglima-dua-lima-old-town-ipoh-coffee Hours: 8:30am – 4:30pm (Mon-Sat)

Dong Tai Kopitiam 東泰茶鋪

Recommended by a local, we found our best coffee in Ipoh here!

We loved that there is a 冰镇 option Iced Coffee (RM3.90) so the kosong coffee remained strong, creamy and cold throughout the meal.

The Homemade Dry Noodle was super generous-filled with pork lard (RM 5.90), while the Salted Egg and Century Egg and Pork Porridge (RM4.90) was quite heart-warming. The Kaya and Butter Toast (RM4.90) was not bad, but we thought the Kuihs (a variety at RM1.90 each) was just alright. The Iced Red Date Tea (RM3.90) was a bit too diluted though.

Note that there was an additional 10% service charge.

Dong Tai Kopitiam 東泰茶鋪: Location: 46 (Ground Floor, Jalan Foo Eng Lin, Taman Hoover, 31650 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia [Google Maps] Website: dong-tai-kopitiam.business.site Hours: 8am – 4pm (Daily)