Kedai Makanan Nam Heong 南香茶餐厅, Ipoh

Location: 2, Jalan Bandar Timah, Ipoh, 30000, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia

As a Malaysian, you should know where's white coffee originated from. Every instant white coffee has included "Ipoh" on the packaging. So if you come to visit Ipoh, you must not miss white coffee and Kedai Makanan Nam Heong is the origin of old town white coffee. Though my friend and I just finished our meal at Thean Chun, with full stomach we still proceeded to Kedai Makanan Nam Heong.

They sell dim sum too and curry mee too.




The authentic white coffee




Full of bubble like teh tarik eh. Thick coffee aroma and it's nice!




My friend and I love its egg tart and curry puff. Wanted to order take-away but decided not... because it tastes better while still hot. 




End of my post with the photos of Ipoh train platform and ETS train. Train fare is RM32 for KL Sentral - Ipoh route.




The interior of train cabin, it's clean and comfortable.

Restoran Thean Chun 天津茶室, Ipoh

Location: 74, Jalan Bandar Timah, 30000 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia

I was digging out old photos and decided to complete my blog entries for the Ipoh trip (it has been a year!). Kedai Makanan Nam Heong will be the next. Just for the sake of my own record, otherwise I feel like something is missing.

I googled online for the must-try food list in Ipoh town. Picked Lou Wong, Tuck Kee, Thean Chun and Nam Heong. If you ask me which makes me unforgettable, I would say Tuck Kee. I really like their wat tan hor 滑蛋河. Another must-try food in Ipoh is the chicken & prawn kuey teow 鸡丝河粉. If you google online, Restoran Thean Chun is always in the top list of search results. And they are not famous with chicken kueh tiaw soup only, what moved me is their caramel egg custard. Selling caramel egg custard in a coffee shop? That's interesting!

The uncle selling authentic chicken & prawn kuey teow.




Chicken & prawn kuey teow. The broth has a bit of sweetness. Overall it is good.




Fish ball noodle, I picked a few ingredients.






The famous caramel egg custard. Almost every table ordered this dish. The texture is smooth and sweet. Haaa.. so lame right.. it should be smooth and sweet what. Lol




Popiah is also a must-have food at Thean Chun




Ipoh white coffee




Many customers ordered the satay too. As we are not a huge fan of satay lover so we didn't order. We kept some space for Nam Heong white coffee instead.

Ipoh Tuck Kee 怡保德记

Location: No 61, Jalan Yau Tet Shin, 30300 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Tel No : +605-253 7513
Opens from 5pm onwards until late night, closed on alternate Tuesday.

After Ipoh's chicken rice post, I have to post my best Ipoh food experience at Tuck Kee 德记. Before visiting Ipoh, I had done some Ipoh food recommendations online. Apparently this Tuck Kee is one of the famous ones in town, this has been introduced by Axian too, click here to watch the YouTube.




This is their menu. Sorry, it is blurry.




According to some bloggers, they waited long for the food to be served. And, they recommended to have the "appetizers" while waiting. This is boiled Baby Octopus in Soy Sauce 八爪鱼, you can notice that almost every table will have this on their table. You should not miss it too.




Another popular side dish is their Braised Mushroom Chicken Feet 冬菇焖鸡脚. I enjoyed chewing off every gelatinous digit of the chicken feet.




Moonlight Fried Noodle aka Yu Kong Hor 月光河! It is a must-have in Ipoh! Raw egg on top of fried kueh tiaw and mix it fast while the kueh tiaw is still hot.




Lastly, Wat Tan Hor 滑蛋河. I must say this is the BEST among all. A spoon of the gravy with lard fritter, it is heavenly tasty. If I ever visit Ipoh again, I definitely will not miss this out.

Ipoh Lou Wong Restoran Tauge Ayam 怡保老黄芽菜鸡沙河粉

Address: 49 Jalan Yau Tet Shin, Ipoh, Perak

Early this month, I went to Ipoh with my buddy. Done some "study" before visiting, and many have recommended this bean sprouts chicken like it's a symbolic food in Ipoh.

We rented a car so that it would be more easier for us to mobilise around. It proved that we made the right decision as we hardly spotted any taxi on the road. Plus the car rental fee was very reasonable, RM90 per day for a Perodua Viva. So text me if you need the car rental company contact in Ipoh. It costs additional RM20 to pick you up from ETS Station and on return you can get them to send you back to ETS Station too.

Ok. Back to Lou Wong Restoran Tauge Ayam, we used Wave GPS App to find the location. Reached there around 2.30pm. The next door is also selling bean sprouts chicken but it was closed.



Honestly, we went there with high expectation. But due to personal liking, we don't like the firm chicken meat. And the tauge, we didn't find it special in taste. Just that the tauge shapes look fat and short.





We also ordered Lou Wong’s meat and fish balls. I like their fish balls, very bouncy. No comment on the meat balls as I don't fancy it.



We ordered rice and Kueh Tiaw soup. The soup has sweet taste. We didn't manage to finish it as we both preferred the rice over Kueh Tiaw.





Overall, the taste was alright to me. No big surprise.