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
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 |
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