The document provides information on popular makan places in Ipoh, Malaysia, including well-known restaurants serving beansprout chicken, dim sum, Indian food, noodles, and other local specialties. Details are given on the locations, operating hours, prices and food selections for over 15 restaurants in Ipoh Old Town and Kinta Riverfront area. Transportation is needed to access most locations but parking is available.

1. IPOH MAKAN PLACES~~~
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2. LOU WONG NGA CHOY KAI
BEANS SPROUT CHICKEN / TAUGE AYAM
Ipoh’s famous beans sprout chicken.
Operating hours: Lunch till midnight
Price: Approx RM10 per head
Selection of dishes:
White chicken
Ipoh’s taugeh in soy sauce and pepper
Chicken innards
Chicken feet
Ipoh’s kuetiau in soup
White rice
Pork meat ball
Fish ball
Note:
Drink choices are rather generic and limited (herbal tea,
barley, soya etc). Waiters will carry around in a metal tray,
so just pick it when they comes by.
Transport is needed from Kinta Riverfront. Ample parking.
Address & Contact Number :
Restoran Lou Wong Tauge Ayam Kuetiau
(Bean Sprouts Chicken/Nga Choy Kai)
49, Jalan Yau Tet Shin,
30300 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia

3. ONN KEE NGA CHOY KAI
BEANS SPROUT CHICKEN / TAUGE AYAM
Ipoh’s famous beans sprout chicken.
Operating hours: Lunch till midnight
Price: Approx RM10 per head
Selection of dishes:
White chicken
Ipoh’s taugeh in soy sauce and pepper
Chicken innards
Chicken feet
Ipoh’s kuetiau in soup/dry
White rice
Pork meat ball
Fish ball
Note:
It’s just adjacent to Lou Wong
(direct competitor)
Transport is needed from Kinta Riverfront. Ample parking.
Address & Contact Number :
ONN KEE TAUGE AYAM
51, Jalan Yau Tet Shin,
30000 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.

4. IPOH OLD TOWN
NAM CHAU
Kopitiam located in Ipoh’s Old Town
Operating hours: 7am – 3pm (closed on Saturdays)
Price: Approx RM 5-7 per head (food + drinks)
Selection of foods:
Shredded chicken kuetiau soup
Dry curry mee
White coffee
Sesame bun with pandan
‘Tar Lan Wun’ ~ glass vermicelli noodles
(tang hoon) in soup, and served with
fishballs and Chinese crullers (Yau Char Kwai).
Note:
Around 15 minutes walk
from Kinta Riverfront
Address & Contact Number :
Nam Chau Coffee Shop
54, Jalan Bandar Timah,
30000 Ipoh, Perak.

5. IPOH OLD TOWN
MEDAN SELERA DATO SAGOR
Very famous place for halal food under one
roof, housing more than 15 stalls (at least)
selling a variety of nasi campur, nasi lemak,
every type of mee imaginable, roti and kuih,
as well as Indian food.
Operating hours: Breakfast till dinner
Price: Approx RM 5-7 per head (food + drinks)
Roti telur goyang (stall 23 or 25)
Note: Nasi goreng udang (stall 34)
Around 15 minutes walk
from Kinta Riverfront

6. IPOH OLD TOWN
GERAI MAKANAN DAN MINUMAN RAHAMATH - NASI KANDAR
Operating hours: Opens for lunch only (go before 12pm to avoid
the crowd). Closed on Sundays, first Saturday of the month and PH.
Price: Approx RM 5-7 per head (food + drinks)
Note:
If you can find Dato Sagor food court, this should be no problem.
Next to Perak State Mosque.
Address & Contact Number :
GERAI MAKANAN DAN MINUMAN RAHAMATH – NASI KANDAR
Jalan Dato Sagor, 30000 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.
GPS Coordinates : E101 4′ 36.2″ N4 35′ 46.4″

7. IPOH OLD TOWN
YING FA RESTAURANT – DIM SUM
Still standing strong amidst the slew of NEW dim sum
outlets; Ying Fa is a hidden gem the youngsters of
today have probably never heard of, let alone
aware of the existence at one corner of Belfied
Street.
Business Hours: 6.00am – 12.00pm daily. From 5.30am
onwards on Sundays and public holidays.
Price: Approx RM 8-15 per head
Address & Contact Number :
YING FA RESTAURANT
1C, Jalan Sultan Yussuf (Belfied Street)
30000 Ipoh, Perak. Tel : 605-254 8061/6012-450 4565
GPS Coordinates :E 101 4′33.3″N 4 35′30.0″

8. IPOH OLD TOWN
WONG KOH KEE RESTAURANT - CHINESE
Wong Koh Kee Restaurant @ Concubine
Lane
in Old Town – With close to eight decades of
legacy, this traditional Chinese style of
‘chu char’ restaurant is still standing
strong, attracting the working crowd on a
daily basis.
Business hours: 10.30am – 3.00pm
Off-days not fixed.
Price: Approx RM 8-15 per head
Note:
It’s a backlane (lorong) opposite
of OCBC bank. Easy to miss.
If not sure please ask locals, or bank
receptionist/clerks working.
Address & Contact Number :
WONG KOH KEE RESTAURANT
No 3, Lorong Panglima, 30000 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Telephone : 605-241 9474, 6016-531 3826

9. IPOH OLD TOWN
HOONG THO RESTAURANT - CHINESE
Hoong Tho Restaurant in Ipoh Old Town is a ‘Lau Zhi Hau’‘ (Chinese for
traditional/trademark) Chinese diner that has been serving delicious noodle
d ishes, fish paste (yue wat), fried wantons (dumplings), and such, for a
good 4-5 decades now..
Business Hours: Closed on Tuesdays. From 10am until 9.30pm.
Price: Approx RM 8-15 per head
Address & Contact Number :
Hoong Tho Restaurant
20, Jalan Bandar Timah,
30000 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.
Tel No : 605-254 9673

10. IPOH OLD TOWN
BENAZ CAFÉ – BRIYANI / NORTH INDIAN
Price: RM 5-10 per head.
Note:
next to Mixed Cuisine, and same row with Momo Steamboat, and
Old Town Kopitiam. Facing Padang Ipoh, the place is rather easy to
locate.
Address & Contact Number :
Benaz Cafe (Briyani House)
Jln Tun Sambanthan,
Tel : 019-2823392/016-3956459

11. IPOH OLD TOWN
IPOH PADANG FAMOUS ROJAK
Started off in the 1900’s by Kader Ibrahim, a young business man
from India, the ‘Rojak’ business began in the Ipoh Old Town.
The special sauce makes the ‘Rojak’ stand out from the rest.
Price: RM 3.50 onwards
Note:
Facing Padang Ipoh, the place is rather easy to locate
Address & Contact Number :
No.7 Jln Tun Sambanthan.

12. IPOH OLD TOWN
ALL IN CAFÉ - DESSERTS / TONG SUI
Operating hours: breakfast till evening
Price: RM 3.50 onwards
Note:
Just slightly after Padang Ipoh
Address & Contact Number :
ALL INN CAFE
No 2, Jalan Panglima,
30000 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.

13. IPOH OLD TOWN
HAKKA NOODLES WITH BEEF SOUP
Operating hours: breakfast till evening
Price: RM 3.50 onwards
Note:
Beside All In Café. Menu on the wall but all in chinese. if you’re
not fond of beef (or you just can’t eat them) don’t worry. Serves
separate soup (pork-based) for the stuffed fish paste/Yong Tau
Foo
Address & Contact Number :
Restoran Sun Yik
No.4, Jalan Panglima,
30000 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia

14. IPOH OLD TOWN
LI HENG FATT – HOR HEE
Ipoh’s version of koay teow soup.
Operating hours: 11am – 10pm
Price: RM 3.00 onwards
Note:
Same road as
All Inn Café.
The store next
door sells
mixed rice.
Address & Contact Number :
No.14, Jalan Panglima,
30000 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.