Nasi Kandar Ayam Merah Ipoh aka Nasi Vanggey aka Nasi Ganja @ Kedai Kopi Yong Suan, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.

First time ever I wrote a long title for a post. Honestly I've always known it as nasi vanggey or nasi ganja, didn't know the actual name was nasi kandar ayam merah Ipoh. Ask anyone in Ipoh for a nasi kandar fix, this is one of them, the other being behind the state mosque.

The queue is perpetually long, all the time sigh, but it's well worth it.

There's a lot of dishes to choose from. Seafood items tend to be expensive. I guess inflation is everywhere.

I'm more than happy just ordering the standard plate, which consists of the ayam merah(red chicken), some achar(fermented vege), telur masin(salted egg) and of course a dollop of the famous sambal. I don't know what is inside of it, but it's awesome. The chicken was executed excellent coupled with the mixed gravy on top of hot steam white rice, abundance of flavours. It really is one of my comfort foods.


Nasi Kandar Ayam Merah Ipoh aka Nasi Vanggey aka Nasi Ganja,
Kedai Kopi Yong Suan,
2, Jln Yang Kalsom,
30250 Ipoh,
Perak,
Malaysia.

Restoran Thean Chun @ Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.

Wanted to have my Ipoh koew teow fix from this particular stall in this coffee shop, but it was closed, oh well there's still ample of other stalls with good food. Last round I was here I was alone, thankfully I had some friends and more food to order!

Some satays for breakfast? A good appetiser to start with. Love the peanut sauce, and comes with chunky meats. Poppiah was excellent as always, and the Chee Cheong Fun, another star gem here. Char koew teow was good. Basically, it's hard to find bad food in Ipoh, unless those commercialised ones, be very very wary.

The Ipoh koew teow soup, from another stall from the coffee shop next door, my friends told me it was good. I reckon it was, as the beansprouts was from the same stall, and I ended up eating nearly half of it.

A perfect breakfast place with loads of food to choose from with perfect company!

Restoran Thean Chun,
73 Jalan Bandar Timah,
30000 Ipoh, Perak,
Malaysia

Kedai Kopi Sin Yoon Loong @ Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.

Next stop, a must try in Ipoh is the white coffee. There's a few restaurants here all serves good white coffee, but I was brought here last time by a friend of mine, and hence I'm bringing some other friends here this trip. I shall make it a point next time to try the other shops:)

Love the old school decor, huge windows bright and airy, a lot of tables. Avoid coming peak time, as you might need to queue for tables.

Well you don't have to, but I always find it's a must to pair local coffee with their toasted bread served with butter and kaya(local jam). I simply adore this, doesn't taste like those commercialised ones.

The main reason was for this, a good old fashioned white coffee hot. Thick, not too sweet, just hits the right spot.  I normally order two of this, but being a hot day it was, I ordered a second one with ice, and it still taste good.

Kedai Kopi Sin Yoon Long,
15A Jalan Bandar Timah,
30000 Ipoh,
Perak,
Malaysia.

Restoran Lou Wong Tauge Ayam Kuetiau @ Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.

I think this is the fastest meal I had here, short on time and my first being here for lunch. Thank god lesser queues and the food is still fantastic. Basically translated it means chicken rice beansprout plus koew teow or in cantonese nga choy kai. You can search on wiki why Ipoh is famous for their beansprouts and koew teow limestone water etc etc. You get the picture. The must order is, well as I mentioned above, sadly I totally forgot to order the koew teow, as I normally go to another shop for my ipoh koew teow soup. 

Taugeh or beansprouts, I can't get enough of this stuff. Crunchy and fresh dazzled with light soya sauce, chopped chillies, and I think a hint of sesame oil, correct me if I'm wrong, I just know how to eat. Yeap Ipoh taugeh is top notch.

The chicken? I don't have to say anything, just do your google search, hands down one of the best I've tasted and I still come back to. Pair it with the chilli dipping sauce, absolute heaven. My only gripe about this place, they don't serve beer! grrrr. I guess the food speaks for itself.

Restoran Lou Wong Tauge Ayam Kuetiau,

49, Jalan Yau Tet Shin, 

30300, Ipoh , Perak,

Malaysia. 

No Menu Bar @ Boon Tat St, Singapore.

Good Italian food coupled with a casual dining, we headed to No Menu Bar for our dinner.  I kinda like the outdoor setting, remind me of the mamak coffee shop setup.

Complimentary starters, mini pizza.

A pepperoni pizza to share. I love it, the dough was just nice, ingredients top notch.

For greens, we opted for tomato salad. I'm on a tomato binge lately, can't get enough of it. Again, the portions here are huge, good stuff.

A carbonara to share, nicely executed. Only thing not pictured is the few carafes of house red, heh. The food here is good, it feels like a home cooked meal and the staff here is friendly, very very good service. I'll be back here as the food is wallet friendly and I like the setup, outdoor sitting chatting with friends watching the world passes by.

No Menu Bar,
7 Boon Tat St,
Singapore.

Tel +65 6224 0091

Kraze Burgers @ MBS, Singapore.

In a burger frenzy again, was actually craving for DB burger, but decided to check this one out instead. More casual and laidback.

 Some fries to go with the beer. Beer plus burgers plus fries, talk about comfort food.

Ordered a Maximum Hot Burger, with pasta salad on the side. I kinda liked the burger, nicely done medium rare patty, loads of onions, slice of chunky tomato and lettuce. The bun was a bit big though, and as usual it can get very messy.

Kraze Burgers,
Marina Bay Sands,
10 Bayfront Ave,
#B2-54,
Singapore.

Sisaket Thai Food @ Maxwell Food Centre, Chinatown, Singapore.

Back in one of my favourite hawker centres, been eyeing this thai food stall for quite some time, and decided to give it a try this round.

Seafood tom yam plus white rice. For 5 sgd, very generous portions.

This tom yam packs a spicy kick, just the way I like it. You know it's good after a few mouthfuls you start to sweat. Another stall I've found for a quick tom yam fix.

Sisaket Thai Food,
Maxwell Food Centre,
Stall #01-85.
1 Kadayanallur St,
Singapore.