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Plan B Cafe in Ipoh

Just diagonally opposite Concubine Lane and at the corner is Kong Heng Square. In Kong Heng Square, you’ll find Plan B (Ipoh).

How to get there

Address: 75, Jalan Panglima, 30000 Ipoh, Perak

Operating hours:

Monday
10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Wednesday
10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM – 10:00 PM

Plan B is located at the intersection of Jalan Panglima and Jalan Bandar Timah.

Getting around Ipoh is fairly simple; either you take the bus, take a taxi, Grab, or walk. If you’re driving, there are lots of parking spaces around. 

After a quick walk through Concubine Lane, we went diagonally across to Plan B in Kong Heng Square.

Plan B (Ipoh)

If you recognize this cafe in Kuala Lumpur, this is the Ipoh outlet. Plan B is also in:

Plan B is under The BIG Group which also has Ben’s, Ben’s General Food Store, Ben’s Bake Shop, Ben’s Chicken Shop, Ben’s BBQ, Plan B Roasters, Benbino, and BESPOKE by Ben’s under it’s umbrella. You can learn more about The Big Group here.

Plan B is an Asian fusion restaurant. The interior has a very industrial and modern feel.

As it was already in the afternoon, we ordered some light food and drinks to chill after a short walk through Concubine Lane and a long walk from Taman Jubilee. 

We had some coffee, latte (hot), watermelon lychee frosty, classic chocolate brownie, and plain fries.

At the table, there was a QR code to scan to open the menu, create your order, and send to the kitchen.

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During our 3D2N trip in Ipoh, Plan B was one of the 7 places we visited in 1 day. Watch YouTube Short below.

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Kacang Soya Lai Kee in Ipoh

Today, let’s stop over at Kacang Soya Lai Kee, otherwise known as Lai Kee Soya Bean at Jalan Theatre in Taman Jubilee, Ipoh. It is just behind Restoran Tauge Ayam Lou Wong and Sin Weng Fai Peanut Candy Shop.

How to get there

Address: 32-54, Jalan Theatre, Taman Jubilee, 30300 Ipoh, Perak

Getting around Ipoh is fairly simple; either you take the bus, take a taxi, Grab, or walk.

After lunch at Restoran Tauge Ayam Lou Wong, shopping at Sin Weng Fai Peanut Candy Shop, and lots of walking – it’s time for some dessert.

Kacang Soya Lai Kee

Here, they serve kacang soya tanpa serbuk gipsum (soya bean without gipsum powder). The tau fu fa comes with either ginger syrup (sirap halia), Gula Melaka syrup (sirap gula melaka), or brown sugar syrup.

They also serve caramel custard.

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During our 3D2N trip in Ipoh, Kacang Soya Lai Kee was one of the 7 places we visited in 1 day. Watch the YouTube Short below.

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Ipoh’s Peanut Candy Shop – Kedai Biskut dan Kek Sin Weng Fai

Welcome to Ipoh’s famous peanut candy shop. Along Jalan Yau Tet Shin in Taman Jubilee, you can find the main shop for the famous “Sin Weng Fai” peanut candy.

How to get there

Address: 69 & 69A, Jalan Yau Tet Shin, Taman Jubilee, 30300 Ipoh, Perak

Getting around Ipoh is fairly simple; either you take the bus, take a taxi, Grab, or walk.

If you’re driving along the main road, Jalan Raja Ekram or Jalan Yau Tet Shin itself, you’ll easily spot the corner maroon shop.

After our lunch at Restoran Tauge Ayam Lou Wong, we walked down to the other end of the road.

Kedai Biskut Dan Kek Sin Weng Fai Peanut Candy Shop 

The shop consists of 2 shop lots split into 2 sections. 

The outer section, located at the corner lot, is where the peanut candy is freshly packed in front of customers before payment. People would queue and the line can stretch all the way to the back of the block. The queue can be as long as 30 to 40 minutes. 

When it’s your turn to pay and collect the peanut candy, each customer is limited to a few number of packs.

Then, the inner section is where they also sell other pastries such as kaya puffs, their signature wedding cakes, heong peah, chips, cookies, etc.

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During our 3D2N trip in Ipoh, the Sin Weng Fai Peanut Candy Shop was one of the 7 places we visited in 1 day. Watch YouTube video below.

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Restoran Tauge Ayam Lou Wong in Ipoh

If you’ve heard of Ipoh. You’ll recognize foodie terms like Ipoh chicken rice, Ipoh hor fun, Ipoh white coffee, etc. Today, we’re about Ipoh chicken rice.

In Ipoh, a recommended and popular chicken rice restaurant is in Taman Jubilee – Restoran Tauge Ayam Lou Wong Ipoh Sdn Bhd.

“When in Ipoh, what to do in Ipoh? Eat. Ipoh chicken rice.”

How to get there

Address: 49, Jalan Yau Tet Shin, Taman Jubilee, 30000 Ipoh, Perak

Getting around Ipoh is fairly simple; either you take the bus, take a taxi, Grab, or walk.

We took a Grab from our AirBnb nearby in Ipoh. The Grab fare was RM5 for 4 pax for a 1 kilometere plus ride.

Restoran Tauge Ayam Lou Wong

The restaurant can’t be missed, as it’s a corner shop lot with yellow roof and big yellow signboard all around. The name “Lou Wong” prominently displayed in red on the board.

By noon, when we reached there, the restaurant was already in overflow mode. Waiters were setting up more tables along the side of the road. Lots of people were also queueing up outside to get a table inside.

We waited about 15 to 20 minutes to get a table.

Lunch

Unlike most other chicken rice shops, Lou Wong only has steam and roasted chicken, for meat dishes. They don’t serve roasted pork (siu yuk) and BBQ pork (char siew).

In addition to the chicken, you can also order bean sprouts, meat or fish balls, lettuce, and chicken feet to go with the main dish.

Since there were 7 people at our table, we ordered one whole steam chicken, bean sprouts, and a bowl of meat and fish balls in soup.

Whole steam chicken
Bowl of pork and fish balls
Bean sprouts (tauge)

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During my 3D2N trip in Ipoh, Restoran Tauge Ayam Lou Wong was one of the 7 places I visited in 1 day. Watch the YouTube video below.

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How to make Gimbap Kimbap

food on gray ceramic plate

Inspired by the Korean drama – Extraordinary Attorney Woo – my family had a gimbap party. Attorney Woo’s favourite food is gimbap.

Gimbap, also romanized as kimbap, is a Korean dish served in bite-sized slices. 

The ingredients we used were:

  • seaweed
  • short-grain white rice
  • danmuji (yellow pickled radish)
  • imitation crab meat
  • egg strips
  • cucumber
  • spinach
  • kkaennip (perilla leaves)

Below are YouTube shorts on how we made our gimbaps. Enjoy!

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Jeff Lee Kitchen in Sungai Buloh

Located in the heart of Sungai Buloh’s industrial district is a local Chinese restaurant by the name of Jeff Lee Kitchen.

When my friend sent me the Google link, I thought it was a cafe, but it was not!

How to get there

Even though there’s an MRT station (Kampung Selamat MRT) nearby, but it’s not walkable. Even when driving, you’ll be passing rows of warehouses and trailing trucks and lorries closely behind. 

If you’re driving along Jalan Welfare, turn into Jalan Market. There’s an empty car park and field in the middle of the area.

As for Jeff Lee Kitchen, it is just conveniently located in front of the open car park. Jeff Lee Kitchen is 2 shop lots side-by-side.

Due to it’s popularity and to avoid the lunch crowd, go early. By noon, the crowd started filling up the restaurant.

Jeff Lee Kitchen

The signature dishes are the standing chicken, Peking duck, stir fried pork belly, minced pork noodles, cold “paku-pakis”, and claypot pork or fish porridge.

Among the signature dishes, we had these for lunch.

Paku-Pakis (RM15.00)

Minced pork noodles (RM10.00)

Stir fried pork belly (RM20.00)

Peking duck (RM45.00)

For dessert, we had the mochi mango (RM5.00).

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Big Leaf BLR @ Section 17 Petaling Jaya

At the mention of food in Section 17 Petaling Jaya, places like Pizza Mansion, Sistars Kitchen, Kwong Wah Ice Kacang, Cafe Tujoh, and many more come to mind. 

If SS26 Taman Mayang Jaya has Kanna Curry House, Section 19 has the original Kanna Curry House, and Gasing has Lotus Family Restaurant; Section 17 PJ has Big Leaf BLR.

How to get there

At the mention of “It’s near the Section 17 corner mixed rice restaurant”, or “it’s behind Happy Mansion”, or “it’s before Kwong Wah Ice Kacang” – people should know where is Big Leaf BLR.

It is a corner restaurant facing a row of double-storey houses.

If you’re driving there for lunch, parking may be challenge. However, if for dinner, there’ll be plenty of parking around.

Banana Leaf

Aside from the given 3 vegetables and rice, you can add-on meat, fish, squid, or more vegetables. We added mutton masala, fried squid, and fried bitter gourd to share.

Browsing their drinks menu, their best sellers are Teh Tarik, Teh Ais, Kopi, Cham Ais, Masala Tea, and Watermelon Juice.

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Jordan Hong Kong Restaurant Malaysia

If you’ve been to Wong Kok Char Chan Teng, Jordan Hong Kong Restaurant will be no stranger to you.

Jordan Hong Kong Restaurant is a Hong Kong-style restaurant that not only serves authentic traditional Hong Kong-style cuisine but is also committed to combining tradition and innovation.

How to get there

If you’re riding the MRT or monorail in the city centre, stop at Bukit Bintang MRT or monorial. Pavilion is a short 5 minutes walk from the stations.

However, if you’re driving, you can park in Pavilion itself or in the nearby malls like Fahrenheit 88, Lot 10, and Starhill Gallery.

Jordan Hong Kong Restaurant is on level 1 of Pavilion. 

Jordan Hong Kong Restaurant

In addition to the outlet in Pavilion, Bukit Bintang, there are already other outlets in Ipoh and other parts of the Klang Valley: Kepong, Sunway Pyramid, Cheras, and Klang.

The restaurant is brightly lit and spacious for small to big group dinings.

Anyway, I ordered the Braised Pork Belly Rice (below) at RM19.90 for lunch.

In addition to the braised pork belly rice, some of the recommended foods with the 👍🏻 are:

  • “La Zha” Noodle
  • Satay Beef Fried Rice
  • Scrambled Egg & “Char Siew” Fried Rice
  • Jordan’s “Char Siew” Rice
  • Signature Butter Polo Bun
  • Mini Brick Toast
  • Mangberry Snow Mountain-Big

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Vietnamese food at Pho King SS2

Before jalan-jalan at Chow Yang Pasar Malam on Thursday nights or at the SS2 pasar malam on Monday nights, or before supper at Kayu Nasi Kandar; head behind for some awesome Vietnamese food crafted with quality ingredients and lots of love.

Between a game of badminton and supper at Kayu, we had a dinner at Pho King.

How to get there

If you’re not Grabbing to the restaurant and driving; parking can be a challenge. As it’s a two-lane commercial district, you’ll be competing with people who’re also going to Kayu, SS2 Chow Yang, Super Kitchen Chilly Pan Mee, and Hakka Rang Restaurant SS2.

Alternatively, you can park around the residential neighbourhood nearby.

Pho King

At Pho King, you’ll find awesome Vietnamese food crafted with quality ingredients and lots of love. There’s banh mi, soup noodles, salad noodles, rice, and more!

For the soup noodes, there are two types: Australian Beef Pho and Sanbanto Pork Pho.

We ordered the Braised Pork Rice, Special Beef Pho, Small Beef Pho, Special Pork Pho.

Sliced Beef Pho (RM23.50).

Special Beef Pho (RM30.90) with sliced beef, brisket, and beef balls.

Special Pork Pho (RM25.50) with ribs, pork slices, minced pork, pork balls, and ham.

Braised Pork Rice (RM23.50).

For drinks, we had the coconut coffee, grass jelly coffee, cold mocha, and cold drip coffee.

Guess which is which?

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Western food at Soru Station Kota Damansara

Deep in the corner of the Sunway Damansara area is a Western food restaurant – Soru Station Kota Damansara in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.

Soru Station Kota Damansara is one of the few branches in Klang Valley. There are also Soru Station Shah Alam, Soru Station Sungai Besi, Soru Station Wangsa Maju, and Soru Station Bangi.

Soru Station Kota Damansara only operates from Tuesday to Sunday, 5 PM until midnight.

If you’re driving to the restaurant, there is ample parking around.

Since it’s a corner shop lot, there’re lots of tables and chairs on the pavements around outside. You can also sit inside the restaurant.

Order Process

We sat inside the restaurant. On the table, there’s a QR code which you can scan to browse the menu and order online.

Naturally, everyone scanned the QR code. Instead of a shared bill through the code, each phone that scanned was given a bill, individually. Basically, you scan, you pay for your own orders made only.

You can choose to pay at the counter, with credit card, through ewallet, or do online banking.

If you did not pay at the counter but online, make sure to check your order status that it goes from created to submitted to accepted. Accepted means that the kitchen, not the counter, has confirmed receipt of your order and your order is in process.

Online Menu and Dining

True to it’s tagline – Eat big, Eat cheap – you get to eat cheap western food and iced float drinks Penang Heritage style. Grill platters, spaghettis, and burgers were going for around RM10 per plate. 

We had the mini platter, mixgrill chicken, mixgrill lamb, and tower honey dew.

The Mini Platter (above) at RM29.90 had grilled lamb, chicken parmigiana, spaghetti bolognese, fries, cheezy wedges, black pepper sauce, and creamy mushroom sauce.

The Mixgrill Chicken (above) at RM14.90 had grilled chicken, spaghetti, fries, black pepper sauce, and bolognese sauce.

The Mixgrill Lamb (above) at RM15.90 had grilled lamb, spaghetti, fries, black pepper sauce, and bolognese sauce.

The Tower Honeydew was under promotion at RM15. It was really tall and the height was equivalent to 3 litres of honeydew drink. It was just enough for 8 pax.

You can watch my insta reel of the food below.

Soru Station’s Humble Beginning

Soru Station comes from humble beginning of a food truck serving Bandar Sri Permaisuri area. They then expanded to a food court, serving almost 20,000 patrons per month. After planning for a year, they opened a new branch in Kota Damansara to serve even more customers after a very good demand at our food booth.

Connect with Soru Station

You can find Soru Station online and social media.

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