Poached chicken and crunchy taugeh — the Ipoh plate overseas visitors search for. Old Town, so it clusters on the map with Onn Kee and Nam Heong. Not Michelin-listed; Perak is outside the Guide.
Jalan Bandar Timah, Ipoh
Lou Wong Bean Sprout Chicken is not listed in Michelin Guide Malaysia. It is included as an iconic Perak food stop — the Guide only inspects Kuala Lumpur and Penang.
The other famous taugeh chicken, a few streets from Lou Wong. Use the map to pick one lunch instead of taxi-ing across town.
Jalan Dato Onn Jaafar, Ipoh
Onn Kee Famous Bean Sprout Chicken is not listed in Michelin Guide Malaysia. It is included as an iconic Perak food stop — the Guide only inspects Kuala Lumpur and Penang.
Ipoh’s chicken-rice name (distinct from KL’s Nam Heong). Old Town pin next to the taugeh chicken rooms.
Ipoh Old Town
Nam Heong Ipoh is not listed in Michelin Guide Malaysia. It is included as an iconic Perak food stop — the Guide only inspects Kuala Lumpur and Penang.
Smooth tau fu fa in Old Town. A dessert pin on the same walk as the chicken shops.
Ipoh Old Town
Funny Mountain Soybean is not listed in Michelin Guide Malaysia. It is included as an iconic Perak food stop — the Guide only inspects Kuala Lumpur and Penang.
Ipoh white coffee — beans roasted in margarine, pulled short and strong. Old Town, a few streets from the bean-sprout chicken shops.
Jalan Bandar Timah, Ipoh
Sin Yoon Loong is not listed in Michelin Guide Malaysia. It is included as an iconic Perak food stop — the Guide only inspects Kuala Lumpur and Penang.
Taiping cendol — shaved ice, palm sugar, coconut milk, green rice-flour jelly. A Perak town stop between Ipoh and Penang, not a George Town stall.
Taiping, Perak
Ansari Famous Cendol is not listed in Michelin Guide Malaysia. It is included as an iconic Perak food stop — the Guide only inspects Kuala Lumpur and Penang.
Rice-noodle rolls with a sweeter chilli than the KL version, often with curry on the side. Teluk Intan’s food claim, under the leaning tower.
Teluk Intan, Perak
Teluk Intan Chee Cheong Fun is not listed in Michelin Guide Malaysia. It is included as an iconic Perak food stop — the Guide only inspects Kuala Lumpur and Penang.