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Ipoh Food Map: places to eat within walking distance of D Eastern

Within about 1 km on foot you can reach Ipoh's best-known food. There is bean sprout chicken at Lou Wong and dim sum on Jalan Leong Sin Nam, both about 300–450 m away. The night market at Gerbang Malam is about 290 m away. The white coffee kopitiams of Old Town are about 10 minutes' walk.

By D Eastern front desk · Updated 2026-11-06

Ipoh is a food town, and much of its best-known eating is close together. From D Eastern Hotel on Jalan Sultan Idris Shah, the New Town eateries (bean sprout chicken, dim sum and the night market) are about 300–450 m away. The Old Town kopitiams are about a 10-minute walk, and Little India is about 15 minutes.

Distances below are straight-line estimates from OpenStreetMap coordinates, so the walk will be a little longer. Opening hours change often, especially rest days. We give hours only where a recent source confirms them. Please check before you set out.

There is no restaurant or breakfast in the hotel. Restoran Malaysia Raya is right next door, about 9 m away.

Where to eat bean sprout chicken (tauge ayam) near D Eastern

Ipoh's signature plate is chicken served with bean sprouts, with rice or flat rice noodles (kuey teow).

  • Restoran Tauge Ayam Lou Wong, 29–31 Jalan Yau Tet Shin, Taman Jubilee, New Town. It is known for bean sprout chicken and kuey teow. In March 2026 it moved to this larger shop across the street, less than 100 m from its old site beside Gerbang Malam. Jalan Yau Tet Shin is about 350–420 m from the hotel (straight line), about a 5-minute walk. Hours: about 10am–10pm daily (checked Nov 2026).

Dim sum on Jalan Leong Sin Nam

This short street in New Town has three well-known dim sum houses close together. It is an easy breakfast walk.

PlaceKnown forDistance (straight line)Hours
Foh San, 51 Jalan Leong Sin NamIpoh's best-known dim sum name, with trolley serviceabout 310 m, 4 minAbout 7am–2pm, closed Tuesdays (checked Nov 2026)
Ming Court Hong Kong Dim Sum, 32–36 Jalan Leong Sin NamA large trolley menu; queues even at 8amabout 340 m, 5 min6am–2pm, closed Thursdays (checked Oct 2026 by source)
Yoke Fook Moon, 65–69 Jalan Leong Sin NamChar siu bao; one of the few with an evening dim sum sittingabout 360 m, 5 min7am–2pm and 5–9pm, closed Tuesdays (checked Oct 2026 by source)

Ming Court also closed for a few days over Mid-Autumn in 2026, so festival periods can differ.

Old Town white coffee and kopitiams

Old Town is where Ipoh white coffee comes from: beans roasted with margarine, served with condensed milk. For the full story, see our white coffee guide. Most of these shops open early and close by mid-afternoon.

PlaceKnown forDistance (straight line)Hours
Sin Yoon Loong, 15A Jalan Bandar TimahOpened in 1937; widely credited with naming "Ipoh White Coffee"about 820 m, 11 minAbout 6.30am–2.30pm daily (checked Nov 2026); one 2026 guide says closed Wednesdays
Nam Heong, 2 Jalan Bandar TimahWhite coffee and house-made egg tartsabout 810 m, 11 min6.30am–4.30pm daily (iPackTravel, March 2026)
Kedai Kopi Kong Heng, 75 Jalan Bandar TimahOne of Ipoh's oldest surviving kopitiams; charcoal-grilled satay and popiahabout 600 m, 8 minAbout 7am–5pm (checked Nov 2026); sources disagree on the rest day, so check before you go
Kong Fu Kopitiam, 39 Jalan PanglimaOpened in a 1928 building converted in late 2024; white coffee, caramel custard, small free museum upstairs; air-conditionedabout 510 m, 7 min8.30am–4.30pm, closed Wednesdays (iPackTravel, March 2026)
OldTown White Coffee Experience Centre, 2 Jalan PanglimaThe OldTown brand's 2024 flagship, with a café, a free heritage gallery and 3D murals by Ernest Zacharevicabout 570 m, 8 min8am–9pm daily (iPackTravel, March 2026)

For a first visit, the classic pair is Sin Yoon Loong and Nam Heong, which face each other on Jalan Bandar Timah.

Where to eat kai si hor fun (shredded chicken noodles)

Kai si hor fun is flat rice noodles with shredded chicken.

  • Thean Chun, 73 Jalan Bandar Timah, Old Town. Known for kai si hor fun, caramel egg custard and its mirror-lined interior. About 600 m, 8 minutes. Open about 8am–4.30pm, closed Wednesdays and Thursdays (checked Nov 2026).
  • Restoran Wong Koh Kee, 3 Jalan Panglima, at the entrance to Concubine Lane. Not a noodle shop but a Cantonese home-style restaurant. Reviewers mention watercress with roast pork and claypot chicken with salted fish. About 540 m, 7 minutes. Lunch only, about 10.30am–3pm, with no fixed off days (checked Nov 2026). It announces off days on its Facebook and Instagram pages.

Night market and evening snacks

Most of the Old Town kopitiams above close by mid-afternoon. In the evening, these New Town options are closer.

  • Gerbang Malam, Jalan Dato Tahwil Azar. An open-air night market with clothes, accessories and souvenirs, open every night from about 6pm to midnight (checked Nov 2026). Visitors often combine it with dinner at the bean sprout chicken shops nearby. One guide suggests about 9pm, when all stalls are set up. It is about 290 m from the hotel, about 4 minutes on foot.
  • Funny Mountain Soya Bean, 50 Jalan Mustapha Al-Bakri, Taman Jubilee, near Lou Wong. Known for tau fu fah (soft soya bean curd) and soya milk, with a drive-through. About 280 m, 4 minutes. Opens about 10.30am and closes in the early evening, closed Tuesdays (checked Nov 2026). The tau fu fah often sells out by about 2–3pm.

Little India

Little India is about a 15-minute walk from the hotel. It stretches from Jalan Sultan Yussuf to Jalan Lahat. Two restaurants there:

  • Aro Restaurant, 134 Jalan Sultan Yussof. South Indian thali sets, dosa and Gobi Manchurian. Reviewers suggest booking for the 12.30–1pm lunch rush. Its TripAdvisor listing shows it closed on Mondays (checked Nov 2026), so check hours before you go.
  • Sankra Restaurant, Jalan Sultan Yussuf. Curries, rice dishes and fusion plates, with vegetarian options. Opening hours change, so check its Facebook page before you go.

Notes and changes

  • Lou Wong moved across the street in March 2026. Older maps and blogs may still show the former shop.
  • Many kopitiams take one rest day a week, and it varies. Weekend mornings bring the longest queues.

Sources

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