Plan a food trip through Perak

Ipoh

• Aun Kheng Lin Salted Chicken

  Ipoh New Town (Jalan Raja Musa Aziz) · Salt-baked chicken · $$

  Salt-baked chicken wrapped in paper, an Ipoh speciality to take away or carry home. Grab one for a picnic or the drive out.

  From public sources and not yet checked by us, so details may have changed.

• Funny Mountain Soya Bean

  Ipoh New Town (Jalan Dato Tahwil Azar) · Tau fu fa (soya bean pudding) · $

  Little soya bean shop on Osborne Street for tau fu fa and cold soya milk. A quick, cooling stop between town walks.

  Checked by Foodpace on 2026-10-18. Details can still change.

• Gerbang Malam

  Ipoh New Town (Jalan Mustapha Al Bakri) · Night market street food · $

  Gerbang Malam, the evening market street in central Ipoh. Browse snacks and local bites as the shophouses light up.

  Checked by Foodpace on 2026-10-18. Details can still change.

• Ming Court Hong Kong Dim Sum

  Ipoh New Town (Jalan Leong Sin Nam) · Cantonese dim sum · $$

  Ming Court, a morning dim sum spot on the same street as Foh San, mapped as Hong Kong-style dim sum. Go early, it closes after lunch; closed Thursdays per OSM.

  From public sources and not yet checked by us, so details may have changed.

• Nam Heong Old Town White Coffee

  Ipoh Old Town (Jalan Bandar Timah) · Ipoh white coffee · $

  Busy old-town kopitiam on Jalan Bandar Timah carrying Ipoh's white-coffee name. Come early for a cup and a kopitiam breakfast among the heritage shophouses.

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• Restoran Foh San

  Ipoh New Town (Jalan Leong Sin Nam) · Cantonese dim sum · $$

  Big dim sum restaurant in Ipoh New Town, a classic way to start an Ipoh morning with baskets passed round the table. Best before the late-morning rush.

  Checked by Foodpace on 2026-10-18. Details can still change.

• Restoran Tauge Ayam Lou Wong

  Ipoh New Town (Jalan Yau Tet Shin) · Bean sprout chicken (tauge ayam) · $$

  Ipoh's signature plate at one of its best-known addresses: smooth poached chicken, crunchy local bean sprouts and silky hor fun on the busy New Town corner. The meal most visitors come to Ipoh for.

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• Restoran Tauge Ayam Ong Kee

  Ipoh New Town (Jalan Yau Tet Shin) · Bean sprout chicken (tauge ayam) · $$

  Ong Kee faces off with its neighbours on the same corner, serving Ipoh bean sprout chicken late into the night. Handy when you want the classic after dark.

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• Sin Yoon Loong

  Ipoh Old Town (Jalan Bandar Timah) · Ipoh white coffee · $

  Sin Yoon Loong is one of the old-town names tied to Ipoh white coffee. Order a cup, sit back and let the morning in old Ipoh start slowly.

  Checked by Foodpace on 2026-10-18. Details can still change.

• Thean Chun

  Ipoh Old Town (Jalan Bandar Timah) · Kopitiam hawker stalls · $

  Old-town coffee shop with hawker stalls, open late morning to early afternoon and closed Wednesdays per OSM. A one-table taste of several Ipoh favourites.

  Checked by Foodpace on 2026-10-18. Details can still change.

• Photo: Kulshrax, CC BY 3.0 (resized)

  Kellie's Castle

  Batu Gajah · Culture & heritage · $

  Kellie's Castle, the unfinished mansion of a Scottish planter, standing in old estate grounds outside Batu Gajah. A favourite for photos and ghost-story fans.

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• Sam Poh Tong 三宝洞

  Gunung Rapat (south Ipoh) · Culture & heritage · $

  Sam Poh Tong, a Buddhist cave temple set into Ipoh's limestone hills south of the city. Cool, quiet and atmospheric.

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Taiping & Kuala Sepetang

• Kuala Sepetang Famous Curry Mee

  Kuala Sepetang · Curry mee · $

  Curry mee shop in the fishing village of Kuala Sepetang. A warming bowl before or after a mangrove or harbour visit.

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• Kuala Sepetang Fish Village Restaurant

  Kuala Sepetang · Chinese seafood · $$

  Seafood restaurant in Kuala Sepetang, open lunch to late evening per OSM. Order a few shared plates of the day's catch.

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• Taiping Lake Gardens

  Taiping Lake Gardens · Sights & nature · $

  Taiping Lake Gardens, old tin-mining pools turned leafy lakes under rain trees. Perfect for an early-morning or sunset stroll.

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• Taiping Zoo & Night Safari

  Kampung Peng Long (Jalan Taman Tasik) · Sights & nature · $$

  Taiping Zoo & Night Safari beside the Lake Gardens. A family half-day, with the night safari as an evening option; check times before going.

  Book tickets

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Kuala Kangsar

• Laksa Pak Ngah

  Taman Batu Emas (Jalan Dato' Sagor) · Laksa · $

  Laksa shop on the edge of Kuala Kangsar, open daytime per OSM. A light, tangy bowl to pair with the royal town's sights.

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• Photo: Georg Wittberger, CC BY 2.0 (resized)

  Masjid Ubudiah

  Taman Sultan Yusuf (Jalan Istana) · Culture & heritage · $

  Masjid Ubudiah with its golden domes, Kuala Kangsar's best-known landmark beside the royal hill. Admire from outside or check visiting and dress rules.

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• Photo: Wiki Farazi, CC0

  Muzium Diraja Perak

  Kampung Padang Changkat (A136) · Culture & heritage · $

  Perak Royal Museum in the former Istana Kenangan, a wooden palace built without nails. A window on the Perak royal town.

  Book tickets

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Lumut & Pangkor

• Hase Seafood and Lobster

  Teluk Nipah (A207) · Seafood · $$

  Seafood restaurant at Teluk Nipah on Pangkor island, tagged Malaysian and Thai in OSM. A relaxed island dinner of shared seafood plates.

  Checked by Foodpace on 2026-10-18. Details can still change.

• Pantai Teluk Nipah

  Teluk Nipah · Sights & nature · $

  Pantai Teluk Nipah, the main swimming and sunset beach on Pangkor's west coast. Check sea conditions locally.

  From public sources and not yet checked by us, so details may have changed.

• Photo: Gryffindor, public domain

  Kota Belanda

  Pekan Pangkor (A205) · Culture & heritage · $

  Kota Belanda, the ruins of the 17th-century Dutch fort on Pangkor island. A short history stop on an island loop.

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South Perak

• Pun Chun Chicken Biscuit & Restaurant

  Taman Bidor (Jalan Besar) · Chicken biscuits and kopitiam fare · $

  Pun Chun in Bidor, known for its chicken biscuits and kopitiam fare. A classic stop on the old trunk road; pick up a bag for the journey.

  From public sources and not yet checked by us, so details may have changed.

• Restoran Udang Galah Teluk Intan

  Eastern Garden (Jalan Speedy) · Freshwater prawns (udang galah) · $$

  Restaurant in Teluk Intan named for udang galah, the big freshwater river prawns of the Perak river. Open daytime, closed Sundays per OSM.

  Checked by Foodpace on 2026-10-18. Details can still change.

• Photo: Christopherkent, public domain

  Menara Condong Teluk Intan

  Bandar Lama (Jalan Selat) · Culture & heritage · $

  The Leaning Tower of Teluk Intan, a tilting pagoda-style clock tower in the town centre. A quick, quirky photo stop.

  Book tickets

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Where to base yourself

Areas, not hotels. Price bands are a rough guide only.

• Ipoh Old Town / New Town area · $$
  Walkable heritage centre with white-coffee kopitiams, bean sprout chicken and dim sum all close by.
• Taiping town (Lake Gardens) area · $
  Quiet heritage town by the Lake Gardens; a base for the zoo and the Kuala Sepetang seafood village.
• Lumut jetty / Pangkor island area · $$
  Stay by the Lumut jetty or cross to Pangkor for beaches, seafood and the Dutch fort.
• Teluk Intan town area · $
  Riverside town with the leaning tower; useful when exploring Bidor and the Perak south.
• Kuala Kangsar town centre area · $
  Royal-town base on the Perak River, close to Masjid Ubudiah, the royal museum and laksa stalls; an easy stop between Ipoh and Taiping.