After a rather successful test-water half day trip to Johor Bahru, we decided to go ahead with our road trip that was supposed to be done before COVID-19 hit us.
As we have only 1 driver among the 3 of us, we decided to take it easy by having multiple breaks.
Our itinerary for the 4D3N trip:
Batu Pahat
Our last meal for the trip was at Pekin Restaurant 北京楼. There were quite a few outlets, and Dr K recommended this one.
A pity the peking duck was already sold out by the time we reached.
We settled for Roast Chicken 烧鸡 (half) instead, as well as Claypot Pork Ribs 砂煲排骨, Jade Beancurd 翡翠豆腐, Qing Long Vegetables 青龙菜 and Red Bean Paste Pancake 豆沙锅饼. Food was generally not bad, with a total cost of RM113.35.
| Pekin Restaurant Johor Jaya 北京楼: Location: 1, Jalan Masai Baru, Johor Jaya, 81100 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia [Google Maps] Website: pekin.com.my Hours: 10:30am – 10pm (Daily) |
An interesting store filled with antiques and old books, the space was rather lovely. The Green Juice (RM10) was very refreshing, but the Latte (RM10) was more like local coffee.
| Vintage Green Cafe @ The Daughter: Location: 13, Jln. Bunga Raya, Kampung Jawa, 75200 Melaka, Malaysia [Google Maps] Website: thedaughter.business.site Hours: 10am – 5pm (Thu-Tue) |
As a pitstop between Ipoh and Melaka, we decided to check out the real Ampang yong tau foo (YTF)!
It was not even 11am, and the small road leading to the place was already quite crowded. There was a “volunteer” by the road who would guide cars into parking for a token fee of RM2.
We managed to get seats fairly quickly, and for RM71, we were super impressed by the gigantic YTF pieces!! The YTF were all very fresh and tasted really different from the “Ampang” YTF we have tried back in Singapore. The stuffing were overflowing out of each piece, and the gravy was also not as thick.
I guessed this was huge happiness overflowing!
| Foong Foong Ampang Yong Tau Foo 鸿鸿安邦酿豆腐: Location: Jalan Merdeka, Kampung Baru Ampang, 68000 Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia [Google Maps] Website: foongfoong.orderu.com Hours: 9:30am – 4pm (Wed-Mon) |
Another recommendation by a local, this was a dim sum delight!
There were so many different types of fluffy buns, and we were glad they allow single bun orders, so we managed to try San Yoke Bao, Char Siu Bao and Liu Sha Bao / Custard Bun. The meat filings were yummy, and the custard bun had a layer of pandan kaya which balanced out the custard flavours.
We also tried the Egg Tart which had an interesting tinge of ginger taste, and was not overly sweet.
Overall, an enjoyable breakfast that cost us RM62.90.
| Restoran Chef Fatt 發師傅港式點心茶樓: Location: 57-59, Jalan Raja Ekram, 30450 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia [Google Maps] Hours: 6am – 2pm (Thu-Tue) |
Another recommendation by a local, this Horfun 滑蛋河 was delicious with a good punch of wok hei! The other item Pineapple Pig Stomach 黄梨猪肚 was also very yummy with the bouncy pig’s stomach. We also tried the Crispy Noodles, Fried Spring Roll, Fried Dumpling and Fishballs. Total cost was RM88.30, including drinks. Overall, an enjoyable dinner 🙂
| Hoong Tho Restaurant 鸿图酒楼: Location: 20, Jalan Bandar Timah, 30000 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia [Google Maps] Hours: 10.30am – 2:30pm, 5.30pm – 9pm (Wed-Mon) |
Ipoh is famed for its white coffee, so we skipped our usual cafes and went in search of white coffee instead.
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.
Continue readingWe were strolling along when we chanced upon this place and ended up having a lovely tea-theme dinner. Each item had elements of different types of tea, and this was probably the best tea egg I have had in a very long time. Not only was it fragrant, the flavours were well-infused into the tea egg! They do sell the egg spices pack for making your own tea eggs back home, but being lazy us… the staff proceeded to share with us that they have outlets in JB too 😛
It was a lovely space for us to chill out and there was also a variety of products available for purchase.
| Purple Cane Ipoh Tea House 怡保紫藤茶馆: Location: 2, Jalan Dato Tahwil Azar, Osbrone Street, 30300 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia [Google Maps] Website: https://www.purplecane.my Hours: 11am – 8pm (Daily) |
I insisted that we should have horfun for out first meal in Ipoh, afterall, that horfun was the first thing I heard of about Ipoh 😛
There were many places selling horfun, so we just randomly picked a restaurant with air-conditioning. While we were more used to the taste of chicken back in Singapore, we were very impressed by the juicy beansprouts!
| Restoran Ong Kee Tauge Ayam 安记芽菜鸡沙河粉: Location: No. 48/51, 53, Jalan Yau Tet Shin, Taman Jubilee, 30300 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia [Google Maps] Hours: 10am-9:30pm |
We made a stop at Putrajaya on our way from Melaka to Ipoh to check out the beautiful Jambatan Seri Wawasan (Seri Wawasan Bridge) and its surroundings.
Recharged at Bencoolen Coffee Putrajaya and shared a small Latte (RM8.50) and small Bencoolen (RM10.50) (with gula melaka/palm sugar). Drinks were not bad, and the space cosy.
| Seri Wawasan Bridge: Location: Lebuh Wawasan, Presint 2, 62100 Putrajaya, Wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya, Malaysia [Google Maps] |
| Bencoolen Coffee Putrajaya: Location: W.P, Unit B-G-R4, Block B Suasana PJH, Lot 2C5, Jalan Tun Abdul Razak, Presint 2, 62100 Putrajaya, Wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya, Malaysia [Google Maps] Website: coffee-fastlane.com/my [Instagram] [Facebook] Hours: 9am – 7:30pm (Mon-Sat) |
Eat.Eat.Walk.Walk . 吃吃走走 