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1. EEL SOUP, RESTORAN NASI LEMAK AYAM KAMPUNG, JALAN ALI PITCHAY, IPOH

Though nasi lemak (with farm chicken, squid, cockles or prawn) is the restaurant’s speciality, eel soup is another crowd favourite. A glass tank filled with eels at the entrance of the restaurant is your guarantee of freshness. My bowl of soup comprises pieces of eel, tomatoes, onions and scallions. The soup teeters on the edge of peppery heat but tomatoes and onions bring it back to savoury comfort. The eel meat is firm and tender.

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2. ABC, STALL NO 12, JALAN SULTAN EKRAM, IPOH

Offering both halal and non-halal fare, the row of hawker stalls facing SRJK Sam Tet is a popular supper spot. It has also earned the moniker “Dessert Street” due to the varieties of dessert found here. It includes

and dessert soup such as red bean, black bean, sesame seed and sago.

This stall’s ABC campur/mixed shaved ice) comes with springy grass jelly, firm sago balls, vermiform cendol, red beans, crunchy nuts and smooth ice cream.

The medley of textures and flavours is refreshing and stimulating.

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3. MEE REBUS, RESTORAN MEE

REBUS RAMLI, JALAN KUALA KANGSAR,TAMANTASIKJAYA,IPOH This restaurant is still worth a visit although it’s located on the fringe of the city. Apart from

it also sells chicken chop, lamb chop, chicken rice and

Though the ingredients are standard, the gravy bursts with exceptional depth of flavour. A fine balance between the potato and tomato aromas in the gravy leaves a savoury after-taste in my mouth, and a squirt of lime bolsters its tanginess. Last, but not least, the restaurant is clean, bright and spacious.

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4. CURRY MEE AT KEDAI KOPI NAM CHAU, JALAN BANDAR TIMAH, IPOH

Dry curry noodles and curry noodles