Bukit Mertajam got 1 location quite nice. Found the photos as below.







This post has been edited by Cisne: Dec 17 2024, 03:35 PM

Ipoh Restoran Sun Yeong Wai Roast Duck













When you have sufficient dining pax, ordering food multiple menus are quite entertaining.

Average spending RM 20~25/pax.

Food taste = 9/10
Value of money = 9/10
Ambient = 9/10

Went to Ipoh yesterday for Ching Ming festival, and since it's the first day of Hari Raya fortunately the traffic along the North-South highway isn't too packed. Finally, managed to try this Hakka restaurant and wasn't disappointed. During last year's Ching Ming, we tried another Hakka restaurant in the town area due to a review on the internet after I did a search, and regrettably the noodles were not good. Now, this restaurant had very little or zero reviews on the internet but the food is delicious. And most importantly, cheap and very affordable.

Only negatives are packed as there is a short queue in the morning around 10.30am when we reached there, waited for around 15 minutes outside the restaurant. Few more negatives are no air-cond and inside the restaurant it's rather hot and humid although there are fans, hot sun and weather outside. Last bad thing is we wanted to pack more fried dumplings and taufu since they tasted so good but they do not have enough for customers. Imagine you have the money can't buy since they are almost finished already and ready to close shop. We wanted to pack 20 pieces also they don't have enough. All less than RM50 for 4 persons and a cup of tea and coffee costs RM2.50 each.

Highly recommended anyway for quality of food and low price.

Food : 9/10
Value : 9.5/10
Environment : 7/10 (hot and humid if hot weather outside, only fan and no air-cond)
Other notes : Don't have enough food for customers if they are almost sold out during lunch time. They open for breakast and lunch, closes at 2pm but by 12pm the food are almost sold out already. Even if you have money, you may not be able to try the food there or pack the food if they have run out of noodles or fried dumplings/taufu.















Location here : https://maps.app.goo.gl/e7gZz6j2gcZq2k5EA

Will surely visit again next time. We wanted to try the Pasir Pinji chee cheong fun but they are not open when we called yesterday.

This post has been edited by ryder_78: Apr 1 2025, 10:44 AM

This is for KL.

Bukit bintang:
Medan Selera Boustead - https://maps.app.goo.gl/GtMkS4WiU1rjUnAb9
Breakfast:
Indian - Fried rice or noodles with egg for RM4

Lunch:
Chinese - Chinese traditional soup with rice for RM7, some dishes, claypot chicken rice, hot pan fried noodles. Their soup is so good that it can compete with hotel grade chefs.
Indian - Mixed rice
Sarawak kolo mee
Nasi briyani

Chicken rice Leong (formerly Famous Chicken Rice@ Jln Nagasari Changkat BB) - https://maps.app.goo.gl/kGpjyZo7i51P1RyM7
Steamed chicken rice here is good. Especially the rice. Just opposite of Jollibee Low Yat Plaza. This stall serves lunch hours.

Brothers' Nasi Lemak - https://maps.app.goo.gl/ujMh4UC4tetw2NGN8
Very affordable delicious nasi lemak. RM6.50 with meat options. Be there around 7.30am+

Masjid India / Bukit Nanas:
Hot bowl cafe - https://maps.app.goo.gl/rPt7Sus4RqK6aqst9
Salted fish with pork rice, Yam and pork belly with rice here is delicious. Avoid the soup. Its too peppery.

Restoran Ajmalkhan - https://maps.app.goo.gl/LrhwKFMNckHNvrdB9
Standard indian food at very affordable prices. Roti telur bawang + Nasi lemak + teh tarik at RM6.70 .

Pudu:
Chun Kei Tai Bu Noodle Restaurant - https://maps.app.goo.gl/94cma175VnfHUmYG7
Hakka mee and wanton noodles here is delicious.

Restoran Uncle Duck - https://maps.app.goo.gl/7BgETgQ9KCnCKyVD9
Hong Kong style cuisine. Yang Zhou fried rice blew me away.

ICC Pudu ( Imbi Pasar Mee Halia 燕美巴杀姜蛋酒米 ) - https://g.co/kgs/HVWjqfV
Would suggest visiting this place for Mee Halia (Ginger Wine noodles). Its a rare dish.

Petaling Street:
Ah Har Corner - https://maps.app.goo.gl/n55yrBydF8YRK7iz8
Hakka mee, Wanton mee, Pan Mee

Hakka mee, Pork Noodles, Lo Shi Fun, Yong tau foo, 新联丰姐妹档 - https://maps.app.goo.gl/2ovgDjHp3iWsYTox8
Hakke mee (flat yellow noodles) and yong tau foo

Asam Laksa Petaling Street - https://maps.app.goo.gl/8B7NwPw8iwHkeYoa9

Kiew Yee Fried Kueh Teow 九如鮮蛤炒粉@Tang City Food Court - https://maps.app.goo.gl/nsxiQs8BcupWijMG6
Teochew style fried kuey teow.

Pork ball noodle (Tang City Food Court) - https://g.co/kgs/nknrkRD
Pork ball noodles (wet and dry), Curry laksa

This post has been edited by TristanX: Apr 7 2025, 02:38 PM

Ipoh Pin Sim (Sing Kee) @ Menglembu. Famous for the "siu laap" (燒臘) - roasted duck, roasted pork, char siew, fried dumpling


Their shop signage


Signature fried wantan


1/2 signature roasted duck + char siew


siu yuk


sum si meen


Average spending RM 25~30/pax.

Food taste = 9/10
Value of money = 9/10
Ambient = 6/10 ( old traditional shop, ceiling fan without air conditioning).

Updated original post. Should I put very famous ones too?

Full listing for planned and visited places.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nXT...dit?gid=0#gid=0

This post has been edited by TristanX: Apr 7 2025, 02:42 PM

Good way to list down the eateries on an Excel spreadsheet complete with links to the location via Google map. I browsed through few listings and noticed most are smack in KL city centre around Jalan Sultan or Petaling street area, either in food court or hawker stalls set up along pathways along corner or side of shophouses with make-do portable tables and stools. We usually don't dine at these areas along pathways at public areas and also there is no parking around the area which would be inconvenient to access these places. But it's good to note that there are still some Hakka noodles which look quite delicious sold in KL city centre. I'm not sure how they would compare to the Ipoh one though.

This post has been edited by ryder_78: Apr 8 2025, 07:52 AM

Your list very long, appreciate the sharing. Have you tried all the locations?

My workaround is travel with grab or train to places with parking or traffic issues.

I've tried Leekko Hakka Mee @ Jalan theatre 烈哥客家面 at Ipoh. About the same.

I visited the ones with dates.

This post has been edited by TristanX: Apr 8 2025, 07:24 PM

Good to know. For us, we go in a group consisting of seniors in their late 70s, small kid with an infant few months old, so an MPV makes a lot of sense.

Good o know the Hakka restaurant in KL serves almost same quality noodles as the one in Ipoh. We have not tried Leekoo Hakka Mee at Jalan Theatre but went to Paris Hakka Mee at Jalan Sultan Iskandar, Taman Jubilee after reading a review on the internet. The experienced turned out to be a disappointment. The Hakka restaurant at Jalan Pasir Puteh which I posted above serves much better and delicious Hakka noodles. We usually go to the more unknown and quiet restaurants slightly out of Ipoh city centre. When we were at Ipoh earlier last week, we wanted to have lunch and pack some yong tau foo at Big Tree Foot at Pasir Pinji, the famous outlet selling yong tau foo always packed with people. Similarly it was packed with people when we went there but after looking at the long queues of people and packed like sardines inside the restaurant, we decided to skip everything, not even packing the food.

Lou Wong area has some tourist traps. Those crowded ones probably need you to go very early.

I'll try other recommended ones when I go Ipoh again.

I add one Hakka dishes option here.

Hakkee Cafeteria @ Klang

Address: 174G, Jalan Kepayang, Kawasan 17, 41150 Klang, Selangor


Shop front


Hakka Noodle was good.




Hakka Taro (Yam) Abacus Seeds - Suan Pan Zi (very rare, almost going extinct dish ).


Chu Cheong Fan - okla.


This Mochi very big in size but prepacked.





Average spending RM 25~30/pax.

Food taste = 9/10
Value of money = 9/10
Ambient = 10/10 ( old traditional shop, ceiling fan without air conditioning but you don't feel stuffy in the morning, very Instagrammable).

Central Region - Bintang Coffee @ Melaka


Chu Cheung Fan + Taro Cake + Egg - recommended by shop owner.




Ice Kacang (cheat day, eat only first & worry about the calorie later).





Average spending RM 15~20/pax.

Food taste = 9/10
Value of money = 9/10
Ambient = 7/10 ( old traditional shop, ceiling fan, clean).