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Chinese, Family, Food, Hotels, Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA, Travel

A night stay at Indie Hotel KL

September 30, 2024 thammelissa Leave a comment

Kinda last minute plan, that I decided to bring my family for a short Gateway to Kuala Lumpur. It was during the Hari Raya break on 10th April 2024. Our aim was to visit Pavilion KL, the new KKV Store and then to Jalan Alor, the 500m long food street which my mom been wanting to go.

Usually Cititel will be our favorite choice when it comes to shopping at Midvalley. But this time, I made a decision to stay at Bukit Bintang area because of the places that we planned to go are within this district.

I didn’t want to spend too much on expensive hotels because I would not have extra time to use the facilities. To me, what matters most is a clean and well-maintained hotel which is not too far from the area that I have planned my activities.

After much hunting, I finalized on Indie Hotel located at Jalan Ceylon which is around 1km from Bukit Bintang.

Location & distance of Indie Hotel from Bukit Bintang.

I drove from Seremban and arrived Bukit Bintang around 10.30am and decided to park my car at Lot 10 Shopping Mall. If I’m not mistaken, the rate was RM10. Our coverage of the day includes light shopping at Pavillion KL…

the busy junction at Bukit Bintang.

……then 2nd stop at KKV Store at Bukit Bintang. On February 2024, KKV store at Bukit Bintang was the first store in Malaysia.

………………..exploring the 4 floors popular lifestyle store from China. Operates daily from 10am – 12am.

Our final stop for the day was to Jalan Alor for dinner. I chose Restoran Sai Woo which I read scores better review on google.

Dishes we ordered:-

Oyster Omelet (S) – RM25

Grilled Sting Ray (M) – RM50

Coconut Chicken Soup – RM20

Claypot Tofu with Vegetables – RM23

Sambal Brinjal – RM20

Grilled Chicken Wings – RM4 per wing

…..the dishes was quite satisfying and not too pricey.

After whole day of walking, eating and shopping… We finally settled at hotel around 8.30pm. The check-in process was quite fast.

The lobby area is quite small.

Using an access card to enter our room. Loving the monochrome exterior.

I booked the Extra Large Room (1 Super King Bed & 1 Queen Bed) Sized 35sqm

I didn’t put too high expectations. But the room looks exactly the same as what was shown on their website. We were quite pleased with the room.

Loving their stylish and modern bathroom.

Water Heater & water pressure – checked

Shampoo & Body Wash – checked

why not take a selfie on their bright lid mirror…… 🙂

free in-room WiFi too…..

The mattress and pillow was very comfortable!

Watch TV while laying on bed, also admiring the wall art about history of Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman.

Woke up early the next morning to have our breakfast at Petaling Street. Distance from Indie Hotel to Petaling Street is about 1.4km. (love the pork porridge, fish porridge and muachee)

View of Merdeka 118 from Petaling Street.

Return to hotel after our breakfast.

Indie Hotel is a fairly new hotel which opened since year 2020. It is located at secluded part of Jalan Ceylon. Therefore it is less busy and quieter.

There are also mini mart and cafes next to Indie Hotel.

Although it was just a short stay, but we were satisfied with this hotel!

Indie Hotel Kuala Lumpur

Address: 9, Jalan Ceylon, Bukit Ceylon, 50200 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur

Phone: 03-2070 9000

The only downside was the limited parking space at this premise and charged at RM20 per day. We were lucky to get the last spot.

Chinese, Food, Ipoh, Non-Halal

Simple yet Comfort Dinner @Chee Wah Restaurant, Ipoh

December 20, 2023 thammelissa Leave a comment

During my short gateway to Ipoh on December 2022, I searched for food recommended by the locals. Chee Wah Restaurant appeared in my list. Looking at the simple dish which I think my family would like it, we decided to give it a try.

Chee Wah Restaurant is located in front of Bedrock Hotel Ipoh-at old town of Ipoh. As you can see the restaurant itself looking rustic. Sometimes I preferred to look for such old restaurant, because usually the food is quite legit. I also read that this old restaurant has been operating for almost 3 decades.

Source from MU House Homestay木之家 on the latest price.

On the menu clearly shown there are only 2 dishes. Pretty straight forward isn’t it. The signatures dishes all these while. Claypot Lou Shu Fun & Fried Chicken Wings.

In our view, a big bucket of marinated wings getting ready to be fried in a wok of hot oil. Whilst on another side was an array of claypots on charcoal stove, cooking everyone’s order (claypot lou shu fun).

The raw egg was cracked into the claypot as soon as it was served on our table.

The process of cracking the raw egg into the claypot.

Coincidentally it was raining that evening. This pot of piping hot noodle with thick broth came just at the perfect time. Stirring the 2 raw eggs in the piping hot pot of noodle, made the broth even smoother and creamier. 1 pot may serves 2 eaters.

Simple ingredients, minced pork, bean sprout, pork lard and shallot oil.

Fried chicken wings was well marinated and the meat was tender too. We even dapao extra as supper in our hotel room. hehe…..

It was really a comfort meal. Furthermore I am a fan of ‘lou shu fun’ too.

If you plan to visit, do check their Facebook Page for updates, because they often change their business day.

Chee Wah Restaurant

Address: 12, Jalan Che Tak, Taman Jubilee, 30300 Ipoh, Perak

Operation Hours: 5pm – 9pm

Phone: 05-254 1106

Chinese, Food, Seremban

Chicken Rice at Zhai Hong Restaurant 潮州滑雞飯（金雞飯）Seremban

December 13, 2023 thammelissa 2 Comments

What is your criteria of a “nice” Chicken Rice? The fragrant yet fluffy rice or the tender poached chicken.

Bringing you guys to this Chicken Rice shop which previously named as “Diamond Chicken Rice” has now taken over by a new owner with a new name calling “Golden Chicken Rice”. This legendary TeoChew chicken rice has been on business for few decades. It is famous among the Serembanians for its taste and also the price which some claimed on high side. Hence its not any stranger to the Serembanians. (But I am unsure why is it called TeoChew Chicken Rice because I see the cooking method is alike Hainan Chicken Rice)

I rarely eat this chicken rice from the previous owner, as I felt not only the price is steep, but the rice is on salty and oily side…not forgetting the owner’s Lansi attitude too.

This is the area of the shop’s location. You will find that Sundays got more parking here because most of the shops around this area are closed on Sundays.

Zhai Hong Restaurant 潮州滑雞飯（金雞飯）is the new and current name and it is strategically located in the middle of Seremban town.

This new owner has taken over the business for about 2 to 3 years, and has recently done some refurbishment but still maintain the traditional kopitiam ambiance.

Very busy restaurant especially during weekdays. People start ordering as soon as their business starts at 11am. By noon or lunch hour it is often crowded be it take away or dining in.

For dapao (takeaway) , you can choose to queue or opt for advanced order and pickup later with just a phone call. I have tried dining in here and also ‘dapao’.

But definitely prefer to dine in because of this free flow chili sauce. The chili sauce is so thick unlike some shops that serves diluted and watery chili sauce.

Prices are shown on board which display on the wall of the dining area.

This is the serving single meal (chicken thigh) RM12.

The chicken portion for 3 person – RM48

Chicken is poached in boiling water then dipped in cold water to get a tender and juicy meat.

Blanched bean sprout with soy sauce, sesame oil then garnished with fried garlic and coriander leaves. I like that they are generous in giving coriander…which is my favorite. hehe…..but some people hates this leaf.

Recently, this new dish was added into their menu. Braised Chicken Feet with Beancurd. – RM8 per serving. If you are a fan of chicken feet, you may like this dish too. Chicken feet were nicely braised, it is so tender and smooth.

Soy sauce is commonly used in Chinese cuisine/dishes. The one that they are selling here is the thicker version which is not what you usually get from the supermarket or convenience store.

Do give it a try if you are around the vicinity and share your feedback too. 🙂

Zhai Hong Restaurant 潮州滑金雞飯

Address: G50, Jalan Kapitan Tam Yeong, Taman Sim, 70000 Seremban, Negeri Sembilan.

Operation Hours : 11am – 4pm (closed on Thursdays)

Contact No. : 017-6819948

Chinese, Food, Non-Halal, Seremban

Kampar Claypot Chicken Rice @Taman Bidara, Seremban.

February 16, 2021 thammelissa 3 Comments

My first post of the year…… Wishing everyone Gong Xi Fa Cai!!

What is your criteria of a good claypot chicken rice?

For me, a good claypot chicken rice has to be flavorful, rice evenly coated with sauce, not lumpy (soft).

Nowadays its very rare to find those claypot chicken rice that slow cooked using charcoal fire stove.

In Seremban, there’s this place serving claypot chicken rice which claimed as Kampar Claypot Chicken Rice. I heard that the owner is from Kampar. By far, this is the best claypot chicken rice in Seremban. Located at Taman Bidara, behind of Do Re Mi Baking Academy.

The claypot chicken rice was cooked upon order. Therefore be prepared for some waiting time. This place is usually quite full during lunch hour (before Covid).

I like the aroma of the rice when it was served piping hot. Rice is cooked with marinated chicken, Chinese sausage, not forgetting the salted fish for extra flavors then sprinkled with scallions. (RM9 for single size serving.)

What I liked most about this place is that the claypot chicken rice is served with pickled shallots and cili padi to give you some crunchiness.

Another dish that I like is the Yellow Wine Chicken which make you sweat. LOL!

Besides that, they also served some simple blanched vegetables, steamed soup (watercress soup, lotus root soup, etc….may varies daily).

You can give them a call to place order so that you don’t have to wait long.

Kampar Claypot Chicken Rice

Address: No 19, Jalan Bidara 16, Taman Bidara, 70100 Seremban, Negeri Sembilan

Operation Hours: Daily 11.30am – 3pm , 5.30pm – 9.30pm (Closed on Mondays)

Phone: 016-285 3187

Chinese, Food, Hainan Cuisine, Non-Halal, Seremban

Hainan Food @森美兰海南会馆, NEGERI SEMBILAN HAINAN ASSOCIATION

February 10, 2020 thammelissa 2 Comments

Recently the hall area of 森美兰海南会馆, Hainan Association Negeri Sembilan has turned into a makan place for public. Serving Hainan food and Hainan Coffee.

Social media news spread faster than newspaper. I only knew about this hidden place after some of my friends shared it on Facebook.

I was not working on one of the weekday, so I told my mom that I’m bringing her to this new place for breakfast.

After dropping Jet at kindergarten, we went straight here with the help of waze navigation and arrived at around 9am.

How can one not try the Hainan Coffee. It was prepared by an elderly man. We had Kopi-C served in this old-school cup. Feeling so nostalgic. The coffee was rich and aromatic.

Not forgetting also the Hainan Toast with butter and kaya spread. Both drinks and toast from the same stall. Total was RM5.30.

Food and drinks were mend by different owner.

The 1 page menu were printed in purely Chinese. LOL!! 😀 😀

The kind boy whom took our food order read one by one to us.

Mom had Hainan Mee (RM6). Noodles were cooked al-dente and flavorful. You can spot some choy sum, sliced fishcake and pork.

I had Hainan Chicken Chop (RM12). It looks just like the traditional version of Hainan Chicken Chop, slab of fried deboned chicken thigh with generous brown sauce. Chicken was tender and sauce was not too salty or too watery. Nowadays, its rare to get nice Hainan Chicken Chop. At price of only RM12, I would say ‘what’s more to complain’?
(Based on recent update, September 2020:- Several friends commented that their Hainan Chicken Chop not nice. Inconsistent)

While eating, I also noticed quite many people ordered the Wat Tan Hor. Perhaps, I should try that in future and update it here.
(September 2020 Update:- The Wat Tan Hor and Hainan Chicken Rice was nice to eat)

Furthermore there is one Hainan Chicken Rice stall. Wanted to dapao after smelling the aromatic boiling rice. But was told the rice still not ready. 😦 😦

Honestly, I preferred such breakfast over some overpriced cafe breakfast. Typical Asian? Well, everyone has their own choice. 🙂

森美兰海南会馆
NEGERI SEMBILAN HAINAN ASSOCIATION

Address: No. 30-31,Jalan Datuk Abdul Malek,
70000 Seremban, Negeri Sembilan

Open daily (7.30am – 4.00pm) Closed on Mondays

*solely based on writer's own opinion*
*Cash term*

Chinese, Coffee, Food, Non-Halal, Seremban, Yong Tau Foo

Breakfast @Wong Fook Kopitiam•旺福咖啡店, Seremban

November 14, 2019 thammelissa 4 Comments

My late grandfather loves Butter Coffee very much. Instead of adding the traditional creamer or condensed milk into the cup of hot black coffee, he added a slice of butter. I can’t brain how good it was when I was just a teenage girl then.

Lately, I got to know about this new kopitiam in Seremban old town after my friend shared about his meal there. Apparently their signature coffee is ‘butter coffee’. Without much hesitation, I paid a visit there for breakfast together with my mom.

Located along the busy road of Jalan Dato Bandar Tunggal, opposite HSBC Bank.

From front till the back of premise, there were total around 20 tables. Quite ample of seats.

A one page menu showing list of food and beverages available here.

Signature Butter Coffee

A slice of butter was added to this cup of hot coffee. Stir the aromatic coffee when its hot and drink it while its still hot. The butter naturally gives a smooth finish and creamy mouthfeel to the coffee. This drink definitely reminds me of my late grandfather.

Apart from the coffee, I also tried the Ham Egg Toast. However I don’t quite like to overdone egg yolk. Perhaps I shall request for well done yolk. 😀

Whilst a stall here selling Yong Tau Foo, Chee Cheong Fun, Nasi Lemak and Fried Bihun.

Yong Tau Foo – RM1.50 per piece

Fishball – RM1.30 per piece

Chee Cheong Fun – RM1.00 per piece

I was eyeing on this plate of Nasi Lemak with Minced Pork for RM5. Instead of pairing with fried chicken, minced pork as condiment works well too. It is very rare to see such combination.

Besides the nasi lemak, the chee cheong fun with curry gravy was quite good. Chee Cheong Fun has smooth texture, while the curry gravy was tasty. We mixed sweet sauce and curry gravy, mom said its tastier and balanced flavor this way. Meanwhile, the yong tau fu filling has mixture of fish & pork paste.

Apart from the above, steamed pao and some traditional steamed dim sum are available here too. Dim Sum selections were quite limited.

Some instagramable spots at Wong Fook Kopitiam.

Instead of modern cafes, its nice to see an old shop turned into a vintage kopitiam, drawing people of all ages.

For your info, I parked my car along Jalan Dato Lee Fong Yee and walked over. (Distance around 100m)

Wong Fook Kopitiam•旺福咖啡店

118, Jalan Dato Bandar Tunggal, Bandar Seremban, 70000 Seremban, Negeri Sembilan

Business Hour:-

Thursday	7:30am–3pm
Friday	7:30am–3pm
Saturday	8am–2pm
Sunday	8am–2pm
Monday	Closed
Tuesday	7:30am–3pm
Wednesday	7:30am–3pm

Phone: 011-2643 8831

*solely based on writer's own opinion*

*Cash term*

Chinese, Family, Food, MALAYSIA, Penang, Snack, Travel

3D2N @Maritime Suite Penang and Food Nearby

June 24, 2019 thammelissa 10 Comments

During the first term of school break this year, we made a family trip to Penang by plane. It was just a short 3 days 2 nights trip. My mom has been wanting to visit Penang because the last trip she went was many years back when we were still teenagers.

I came across friends recommending this place, Maritime Suite Penang which is located at Georgetown, Penang. This property is quite new actually. Okay, the main reason of me choosing here instead of hotel….is that everyone could fit into 1 unit. Otherwise we’ll need to book few rooms to fit all of us.

Above photo is the ground floor of the apartment. There are Food & Beverage Shops, Convenient Stores (7 Eleven & MyNews).

List of shops:- https://automall.com.my/#

Distance from Penang International Airport = 14km

Well, there’s always pros and cons in everything. We are only allowed to go into our respective apartment unit about 2pm because they need to do cleaning. Unlike hotels, we can leave our luggage/belongings at the lobby.

Hence, this was our first stop before its time to check in to the apartment.

Yes! It is the famous Teo Chew Cendol at Penang Road. We were lucky to be early to beat the queue. You can have the cendol either in a bowl or a plastic cup for take away. Well, I personally felt the cendol is just average. The kidney bean was nice, but the gula melaka wasn’t strong enough for me. Perhaps I’ve put high expectation to it since it is so popular. Anyway, it is just my personal opinion. You may think otherwise.

Next, we came to Tean Ean Local Products to buy some local confectionery and not forgetting the freshly made Tau Sar Pheah (baked flaky pastry biscuits filled with a sweet or savoury filling made from grounded mung bean).

There are many big brands here in Penang but Tean Ean is one of the recommended ones by the local. It has more varieties of products.

Ok lar, tired already…woke up so early in the morning to travel. Time to get some rest in the apartment.

Before that, we settled our lunch at Iyara Thai Cuisine. Price was on higher side, but taste wise was good.

View from our apartment.

Love the high window, would love to sit at this spot to enjoy the seaview. However it might be quite hot in the afternoon due to the direct sun.

Room size : 93 m²

2 Bedrooms with 3 Queen Sized Bed

2 Bathrooms

A key card is required to enter the premise. So, I assumed its quite safe lar.

There’s also an average sized swimming pool, but didn’t get chance to use it. Not enough time 😀

Mom was happily checking out the kitchen.

There’s microwave, plates and utensils, electric portable stove, pot, electric kettle, refrigerator.

Includes Free Wifi

Master Bedroom at Loft with 2 Queen Sized Bed

with En-Suite Bathroom.

Bedroom 2 with 1 Queen Sized Bed and a common sharing bathroom.

Jet was very excited to know that there’s a claw machine shop downstairs.

Luckily I managed to get one from the machine. These machines are tough man!

There’s this new food court quite a short distance from Maritime. Its called “Fisherman’s Wharf Food Corner Penang”. Varieties of food offered here. Prices are slightly on high side compared to hawker stalls in town.

槟城渔人码头 Fisherman’s Wharf Food Corner Penang

Open Daily 11am – 1am

Other than that, we also visited Cecil Street Market for lunch and breakfast before we leave Penang. Reason we chose Cecil Street Market because it was recommended by the local and it is just 2km away from where we stayed. We eventually skipped Gurney Drive because the local people told us it is overrated and expensive.

9 Awesome Food To Try At Cecil Street Market

shared by Penang Foodie blogger.

We didn’t try all the above, but had what we felt attracts us.

Wantan Mee stall, was seen working non stop serving plates of wantan mee.

Nyonya Kuih

Popiah (non-fried version)

Filled with sauce and main ingredient was stir fried turnip. A simple and yummy snack.

The Pancake (Ban Chien Kuih) from this stall was nice. Its crispy when its eaten hot. Filled with corn and crushed peanuts.

Pasembur

A Malaysian version of salad. Filled with cucumber, bean sprout, turnip, fried bean curd, prawn fritters then drenched with sweet spicy peanut sauce.

Mee Jawa, a traditional Javanese style noodle, it is from Indonesia and also popular in Malaysia. The dish is made of yellow noodle, chicken, vegetables, egg and spices. I noticed that not all places having the same flavors.

Penang Fried Radish Cake. The flavors are very similar to Char Kuey Teow. A simple dish which main ingredients are steamed radish cake, bean sprout, egg, dark soy sauce and seasoning.

Penang White Curry Mee (with pig blood)

The White Curry Mee here was good especially the broth. And its not too spicy.

Duck Meat Kuey Teow Th’ng

Duck meat were thinly sliced, served with kuey teow and soup. The duck meat and soup were the 2 main important items.

Nasi Lemak with Sambal Ikan Bilis

Maggi Goreng, a popular noodle in Malaysia. Using instant noodle (Maggi) as the main ingredient. Followed with bean sprout, fried beancurd and spices. A simple and delicious dish.

Cecil Street Market 七条路巴刹

Open Daily from 7.30am – 7pm

Difference between Fisherman’s Wharf Food Corner Penang and Cecil Street Market, Fisherman’s Wharf Food Corner is more towards fusion food. They served local, Japanese, Western, Korean food. Unlike Cecil Street Market, served mostly authentic local Penang food.

3D2N ended too quick. We enjoyed the accommodation here. Made us feels like a home.

How did we move around in Penang?

I uses both MULA and Grab E-Hailing App.

Chinese, Food, Noodle, Port Dickson

Brunch @PD Fung Hai Kopitiam

June 28, 2018 thammelissa 7 Comments

Gloomy sky on Sunday. Hence, the weather was really nice to take a stroll at the beach. Took a drive to Port Dickson.

We picked seashells, sat by the beach listening to the sea waves. We also spotted plenty of baby crabs.

However we couldn’t stay long, it starting to get hot as it approaching 11am.

We shall proceed to brunch. Recently found out about this kopitiam when someone shared it on social media. Otherwise I wouldn’t know what to eat during the day in Port Dickson, other than fast food.

(Latest update; June 2023 – PD Fung Hai Kopitiam has relocated and its no longer tasted good as before.)

PD Fung Hai Kopitiam is a Hainanese Kopitiam located at Port Dickson town. Few doors away from Public Bank. I want to give it a try because I love Hainan Chicken Chop. 🙂

The kopitiam was crowded upon our arrival. Luckily managed to get a vacant table as the previous customer has settled and about to leave.

A lady came over to take our order. She informed us that, Hainan Chicken Chop require some waiting time. I saw some customers eating half way, some were still waiting for their food to arrive.

Charcoal Grill Bread (Roti Bakar) came first to fill our tummy.

Sandwiched in between was kaya spread and a slice of butter. It was nice and old-skool.

I ordered a cuppa Milk Tea (Teh Susu) while the rest ordered Ice Lemon Tea. The Ice Lemon Tea was good.

Mee Hailam came before the rest.

We ordered 2 plates of Hainan Chicken Chop.

Fried de-boned chicken thigh then drenched in brown onion gravy, fried potatoes, tomatoes and peas. Meat was juicy and tender. While the gravy tasted good as well. I felt it was worth the wait. We enjoyed eating this Hainan Chicken Chop. Moreover I like that they served it with lots of gravy! 😀

Singapore Fried Mee Hoon may not look good in appearance. Furthermore it look lumpy. But has the ‘wok hei’ and tastiness is there.

Verdict : We waited quite sometime for the food to arrive. I think the kitchen could not manage big volume. Be prepare for the waiting time especially on weekends. However the food was good. Total bill came to RM47.

PD Fung Hai Kopitiam

Address: Jalan Pantai, Kampung Bahasa Kapor, 71000 Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan

Operation Hours: Open daily (11am – 4pm) Closed on Thursdays

*solely based on writer's own opinion*
*Cash term*

Chinese, Coffee, Family, Food, Ipoh, Non-Halal, Noodle

Makan Makan @Ipoh 2017

May 30, 2018 thammelissa 13 Comments

End of last year I made a short trip to Ipoh for a short gateway.

People said Ipoh has many nice food. Although I spend a day at the theme park, but I try my best to cover as much as I could. In this post, I will share what I had, be it nice or not so nice. 🙂

As soon as I reached Ipoh at around 4pm, our first stop was Ipoh Hor Fun in town.

1) Restoran Thean Chun

Restoran Thean Chun is an old shop located at Ipoh Old Town.

It was crowded during weekend. May be because it is a well known place among tourists.

I noticed that most of the workers here are quite elderly. They are in charge of the drinks.

The one thing that everyone said must try, is the Caramel Egg Custard. I would say its very smooth and nice. But abit tad sweet if you are not into sweet stuffs.

Do not miss a chance to have Ipoh Coffee when you are in Ipoh. The iced coffee is rich.

We also ordered 2 bowls of Kai Si Hor Fun, Steamed Chicken and Ipoh Bean Sprout. Total price was about RM37.

Plate of plump and crunchy bean sprout.

A bowl of Kai Si Hor Fun (flat rice noodle with shredded chicken and prawn. The hor fun was smooth, prawn was fresh while the broth was quite flavorful but not that rich. I felt it was okay, but mom claimed it just average. Its all depends on individual’s palate.

The good thing about Thean Chun is that, it not only serves one food, but it has quite a variation. E.g: Curry noodle, Pork Satay, Popiah. Moreover opposite the restaurant is the tourist spot, The Concubine Lane.

Restoran Thean Chun

Address: 73, Jalan Bandar Timah, 31650 Ipoh, Negeri Perak

Operation Hours: (Open daily) 9.30am – 4pm,

9.30am-12am(Sundays)

Phone: 05-255 3076

2) Tong Sui Kai

Just as the sky gets dark, this street became alive. With long stretch of food stalls on both ways. It is named Tong Sui Kai in cantonese. Literally translated as Dessert Street. Not only serving desserts but wide choice of hawker /street food. If your stomach has big space, then you got the chance to try more food.

We were there at about 7.30pm. Crowd start to build up later at 8pm onward.

Each stall has its own number. Same goes to the dining tables. Please remember your seating table number. You will need to inform the food seller for them to bring over your food.

Assorted Siew Mai & Fishball.

Braised Duck Feet. You can skip this. Because it wasn’t that nice. Meat was tough.

Char Kuey Teow was quite nice. But can’t remember which stall. As we seated, the Char Kuey Teow lady came over to approach us. LOL!

We ordered Kerang Rebus, Keropok with Rojak Sauce and Sotong Kangkung from stall No.28 which I felt quite nice. Then we ordered drinks and Longan tongsui from stall No.27. I didn’t order any shaved ice dessert because nobody wants to share with me 😦

Tong Sui Kai

Address: Jln Sultan Ekram, Taman Jubilee, 30300 Ipoh, Negeri Perak.

Operation Hours: 6pm – 2am (Open daily)

3) Nam Heong Ipoh Soho

Just before we depart to Lost World of Tambun, we decided to have our breakfast at Nam Heong Ipoh. We thought to give a try at Nam Heong Soho instead of Nam Heong at Ipoh old town.

No doubt the place is cosy, air-conditioned and spacious.

Self ordering basis via iPad.

Drinks are not bad especially coffee.

Wantan Mee – RM9.90

Dry Curry Noodle – RM9.90

Wat Dan Hor – RM10.90

Egg on Toast – RM4.90. Egg on toast is a popular thing in Ipoh.

Egg Tarts (6pcs) – RM12.50

The food prices here are on the higher side. However I felt that the food are just average.

On recent news, Nam Heong Ipoh Soho has brought in 6 robot waitress to serve the diners here. It definitely draw more crowd over the curiosity.

Nam Heong Ipoh Soho

Address: Block B,2-15, Ipoh Soho, Shah,, Jalan Sultan Iskandar, 30000 Ipoh, Perak

Operating hours: 8am-6pm (Monday-Friday) 8am-10pm (Saturday & Sunday)

Phone: 05-246 0521

4) Ming Court Hong Kong Dim Sum

This dim sum restaurant is just a short walking distance from the hotel we stayed. We decided to give a try to Ming Court instead of the popular Foh San which is just opposite to each other. Both are equally crowded.

Ming Court dim sum is pretty ol-skool, from environment to dim sum. I got the feeling that I’m dining in Hong Kong with Cantonese speaking servers, sharing table and crowd.

Servers will fill the tray with dim sums and approach the diners from table to table. You can see the real item and pick your choice of dim sum. Be it deep fried, steam or dessert as well.

The dim sum prices aren’t expensive. Moreover the dim sum tasted good too.

Ming Court Hong Kong Dim Sum

Address: 36, Jalan Leong Sin Nam, Kampung Jawa, 30300 Ipoh, Negeri Perak

Operating hours: 6am – 12.30pm (Closed on Thursdays)

Phone: 05-255 7134

5) Dai Shu Geok (Big Tree Foot)

When you mentioned about Dai Shu Geok, many people would be referring to the Yong Tau Fu. It is actually a food court with Big Tree next to it.

Spotted the busy kitchen with constantly frying the stuffed items (vegetables/beancurd).

Everything looks so nice and tempting. Pick your own stuffed items then fill the basket which later pass to the person in charge either to take away(dapao) or dine there. You can also add on noodles on top of these yong tau fu.

It surprises me when the total bill came cheaper than I expected to be. If I’m not mistaken, the yong tau fu here is priced at RM0.80/piece. In Seremban, a piece of Yong Tau Fu could easily price at RM1 – RM1.30.

If you are having Yong Tau Fu here, do not forget to order their Assam Laksa too.. Which cost only RM3.50/bowl. The above photo was bowls of assam laksa with condiments before adding the broth. The broth was rich in flavors!

Dai Shu Geok (Big Tree Foot)

Address: Jalan King, Off Jalan Pasir Pinji, 31650, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia, 31650 Ipoh

Operating hour: 8.30am – 5.30pm (Open daily)

Phone: 012-524 5408

6) Aun Kheng Lim Salted Chicken

Salted Chicken (Salt Baked Chicken) is a famous dish in Ipoh. At Aun Kheng Lim Salted Chicken, the salted chicken is readily packed so that it is convenient for buyer to bring it home or as a souvenir. In Ipoh, there are many many seller with different names. I have tasted several salted chicken, some were either too salty or the meat was tough. Aun Kheng Lim Salted Chicken is not too salty with hint of Chinese herbs and the chicken meat is tender too.

Price : RM21 (whole chicken)

Aun Kheng Lim Salted Chicken

Address: Ayam Garam Aun Kheng Lim, 24, Jalan Theatre, Taman Jubilee, 30300 Ipoh, Perak

Operating hours: 9am – 7pm (Open daily)

Phone: 05-254 2998

7) Guan Heong Biscuit Shop

Before we leave Ipoh, we decided to drop by Guan Heong Biscuit Shop to purchase some local biscuits to bring it home as souvenir and sendiri makan.

“Guan Heong” is the FIRST BISCUIT SHOP in IPOH town with 100 years of heritage (since 1918) and is famous for its Meat Floss Biscuit, Hawaiian Biscuit and Salted Bean Biscuit.

A small shop that is packed with varieties of biscuits.

I did blogged about their signature meat floss biscuit, sometime ago. You can read it HERE.

Guan Heong Biscuit Shop

Address: Jalan Sultan Iskandar, Taman Jubilee, 30000 Ipoh, Negeri Perak

Operating hours: 9am – 7pm (Monday-Saturday) 9am-6pm (Sundays)

Phone: 05-241 2399

8) Pun Chun Restaurant

People usually made a pit stop at Bidor before or after visiting Ipoh. Approximately an hour drive, to try the famous duck noodle here at Bidor. Hence this restaurant can be quite crowded during peak season. i.e: long holidays/long weekends.

At Pun Chun Restaurant, they not only serve Duck Noodle, but there are also wantan mee, chicken rice and local biscuits are available too.

We ordered the soup version as well the dry version (kon lou). RM8 per serving.

For dry version, it will serve with a plate of springy egg noodle in dark soy sauce plus a separate serving of piping hot bowl of herbal duck soup. If you want to have a good taste of the duck soup itself, please avoid ordering the soup version. It taste rather bland. Kinda sad too that the flavors wasn’t as good as I had it 6 years back.

Oh ya, the Iced Coffee is definitely worth ordering.

Pun Chun Restaurant

Address: 38-40, Jalan Besar, 35500 Bidor, Negeri Perak

Operating hours: 6am – 9pm (Open daily)

Phone: 05-434 1554

*solely based on writer's own opinion*

If you have your favorite makan place in Ipoh, why not share it with me and readers here. Thanking you in advanced. 🙂

Chinese, Dim Sum, Family, Food, Genting Highland, Non-Halal

Wanhoi YAMCH’A @Sky Avenue, Genting

October 6, 2017 thammelissa 3 Comments

With the newly opened Sky Avenue at Genting, you’ll be surprised with the food varieties. One should not worry about feeling hungry. Instead you will be spoilt with choice. Price from moderate to expensive, from Asian to Western food.

On my recent visit to Genting, I settled my lunch at Wanhoi YAMCH’A. I google about this place and discovered something cute and fancy here. 🙂

Wanhoi YAMCH’A is a restaurant inspired by the renowned Oversea Group. Serving Malaysian Cantonese cuisine.

Besides that, dim sum is also available at Wanhoi YAMCH’A.

The interior is quite classy yet modern.

Part of the menu to show you the prices.

Crispy Pork in Sweet & Sour Sauce (RM38.80). It tasted like ‘Ku Lou Yuk’, but this has a crispy texture because the pork is thinly sliced then deep fried. Next, its coated with caramelized sweet and sour sauce. Its quite an additive and appetizing dish.

Stir Fried Kangkung Special Sauce (RM28.80) was a mouth watering dish. It may looks simple, but the flavors were good. With the hint of spiciness from the cili padi (bird-eye chili), and shrimp paste to enhance the flavors of this dish.

BBQ Pork Belly (28.80), was alright. Not the best I’ve eaten.

The above dishes were eaten with white rice (RM3.50/bowl)

We wanted more. Hence we would also love to try their dim sum which claimed to made fresh.

Steamed Pork Ribs (RM11.80)

Siew Mai (RM12.80) . The siew mai however was just average, not memorable.

BBQ Pork Bun in Zhu Zai Shape (RM14.80). Consist of 2 adorable piggy steamed buns served hot in basket.

Pao dough has good consistency while the BBQ Pork filling was tasty. Glad that the pao dough wasn’t too thick.

Custard Pau (RM14.80)

“Wuek…I spit custard..” 😀 😀 Isn’t this pau looking cute? It is a steamed bun which is served hot. This yellow looking creature (pau) is filled with runny salted egg custard which literally ooze out once you take a bite. Very nice I felt.

A lovely pair of bird in a cage!! Salted Egg Yolk Lotus Paste Filling (RM15.80)

This dish really caught my attention.

The pastry is a buttery kind like what we had for Shanghai Mooncake. Its filled with smooth lotus paste.

Verdict : Food prices are on high side, food portion also quite small. But luckily the overall food taste was acceptable and quite satisfying.

Wanhoi YAMCH’A (near PictureHouse Cinema)

Level T2, Sky Avenue,, Genting Highlands, 69000 Genting Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia

Operation Hours: 11am – 10pm

Contact Number: +60 3-2144 9911

*solely based on writer's own opinion*
*imposed 10% service charge*
*Genting member entitled to 10% discount*

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