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Kedah Penang
Perak Pahang Negeri Sembilan Melacca
Johore Sarawak Sabah
Restoran As Chai Bee
Whenever we travel to Alor Setar, we always try to take their ginger fried fish
which is exceptional.
The owner's brother shop is Restoran Chai Bee, next to Hong Leong Finance, on
Jalan Putra.
Food Quality:
Location: 26, Lorong Putih 8, (behind Public bank), Taman Rakyat Mergong, Off
Jalan Putra, Alor Setar.
Phone: 04-731-1339
Open for breakfast and lunch.
Price from RM7 per person.
Penang is a heaven for food and just can't find
enough time to try all when we are there.
 | Assam Laksa at Ayer Hitam.
This stall's assam laksa is probably the most well known in Malaysia. Just
excellent.
Food Quality: 
Location: Adjacent to wet market, Ayer Hitam.
Open for lunch and dinner.
Price from RM2 per person.
| Cheang Kee, Nibong Tebal.
This restaurant is well known for their unique crab porridge. The crab
porridge cost RM8/bowl for a person, come with one crab, sweet stock and is
excellent. Another dish that shouldn't be missed is the pandan leaf chicken,
which fragrant is the best that we had so far. Their fried clam with bean
sauce is also unique and good. Other dish that we have tried are boiled
octopus and steamed fishhead. which are good too.
Food Quality:
Location: 113, Jalan Atas, Nibong Tebal.
Phone: 04-593-1728
Open for lunch and dinner.
Price from RM13 per person.
| Ee Beng Vegetarian Food
One of the best and most value for money self-serving vegetarian foods
around. We have visited this coffee shop a few times and they always live up
to our expectation.
Food Quality:
Location: 20, Leboh Dickens, Off Jalan Penang.
Open for lunch.
Price from RM2.50 per person.
| Kham Khee Restaurant
This family run restaurant is popular with their beef steamed boat. In
addition, they also serve seafood and tomyam steamed boat.
Food Quality:
Location: 27C, Gottlieb Road.
Phone: 04-229-1390
Open for lunch and dinner.
Price from RM25 per person.
| Midland Court Restaurant.
One of the good cantonese restaurant in Penang. We went there for lunch; we
ordered steamed fish, fried brocolli with salted fish, pork knuckle with
thai sauce, and fried prawn with salad dressing which are excellent.
Food Quality:
Location: 488-D, Midland Park Center.
Open for lunch and dinner.
Price from RM20 per person.
| Tambun (Prawn Village) Restaurant.
This restaurant is constructed by the estuary serving live seafoods and is
one of the most popular in Bkt Tambun. We have tried their steamed goby
fish, fried prawn, fried mantis prawn, steamed mantis prawn, steamed crabs,
baked crabs, steamed prawns, fresh olysters and shell fish, and we find them
better than its neighbours.
Food Quality:
Location: 672, Bagan Bkt Tambun, Simpang Ampat. Take PLUS highway, exit at
Bukit Tambun junction then turn right (west) and go straight until end.
Phone: 04-588-0541
Open for lunch and dinner.
Price from RM30 per person.
| Kedai Kopi Kek Seng.
This coffee shop is well known for their ABC with ice cream. Hokkien mee,
char kway teow and kway teow soup at this place is typical Penang and is
good.
Food Quality:
Location: Jalan Pinang, Opposite Komtar.
Open for lunch.
Price from RM3 per person.
| Sisters Fried Kway Teow.
This stall fried kway teow has over 20 years history.
Food Quality:
Location: next to Lee Tat Hardware, Jalan Macalister, Penang.
Open for breakfast and lunch.
Price from RM3 per person.
| Restoran Wah Hong, Prai.
This restaurant has been the most popular local restaurant for more than ten
years. Their foods is fairly consistent and good.
Food Quality:
Location: 69, Lebuh Kurau Datu, Chai Leng Park.
Phone: 04-399-4017
Open for lunch and dinner.
Price from RM15 per person.
| Ice kacang At Lorong Swatow.
This stall is the pioneer of Penang style ice kacang. The shaved ice is fine
with optional fruits.
Food Quality:
Location: At Lorong Swatow and Jalan Bawasah juction, behind Sheraton Hotel.
Open for lunch and dinner. Closed on Thursday.
Price from RM1.50 per person.
| Kee Heng Restaurant, Nibong Tebal.
This popular restaurant was located in Parit Buntar; dued to break up of
partnerships, one of the partner moved here. We savoured their curry prawn
cooked with mints, house special taufu, steamed frog legs with garlic,
steamed fish, udon fried with black pepper, boiled octopus, crab porridge
and a veg for lunch. We find the food excellent and price is value for
money.
Food Quality:
Location: 2906, Jalan Atas, 14300 Nibong Tebal, a few doors away from Cheang
Kee
Phone: 04-593-6505
Open for lunch and dinner.
Price from RM20 per person.
| Kedai Kopi Kim Seng, Butterworth.
This coffee shop is popular with their noodle with roast pork.
Food Quality:
Location: Jalan Kampung Bengalli, Butterworth.
Open for breakfast.
Price from RM3 per person.
| Eden seafood Village.
A popular place for toruists and to entertain client. The setting is posh
and have live band and mini cultural show in the evening.
Food Quality:  1/2
Location: 69A, Batu Ferringhi.
Open for lunch and dinner.
Price from RM50 per person.
| Restorn KH (Kim Hee), Seberang Jaya.
A cantonese restaurant; we find their fried fish with hot chilli paste,
fried osrich with black pepper sauce and braised celery with sea cucumber
not bad.
Food Quality:
Location: 22, Jalan Todak 4, Pusat Bandar Sebarang Jaya
Phone: 397-6905
Open for lunch and dinner.
Price from RM25 per person.
| Restorn Skelaiton.
A restaurant with a posh decor but food is average.
Food Quality:
Location: 163, Medan Kikik Satu, Taman Inderawasih, Prai
Open for lunch and dinner.
Price from RM25 per person.
| Restorn Choon Hiang.
Another seafood restaurant in Bukit Tambun, this is the last of the
restaurant at the end of the road. We tried their steamed goby fish, fried
mantis prawns, shell fish, clan, fried frog legs with ginger and noodle for
dinner.
Food Quality:
Location: 1301, bagan Bukit Tambun, 14110 Simpang Ampat.
Phone: 04-588-3301
Open for lunch and dinner.
Price from RM25 per person.
| Mega Seafood Restaurant.
This restaurant is located at Megamall Pinang. We had steamed cod fish,
fried venison with ginger, special beancurb and brocolli for lunch. We
regret to find their cod fish not fresh.
Food Quality: 3/4
Location: Level 4, Megamall, Perai.
Phone:
Open for lunch and dinner.
Price from RM25 per person.
| Seafood in Bukit Tambun
A popular place to have seafood. All restaurants in this area serve live
fish at low price e.g. Siakap (about 500g) at RM15, goby at RM55/kg, etc.
However, not all the restaurants taste the same and we invite comments from
readers in Penang.
Food Quality: 1/2
Location: Batu Kawan and Bukit Tambun juntion. Take PLUS highway, exit at
Bukit Tambun junction then turn right (west).
Open for lunch and dinner.
Price from RM20 per person.
Another state for food lovers. Will update
when details is available especially for Ipoh Town.
| Restoran Tuck Kee.
Their braised hor fun, fried hor fun (dried type), braised chicken feet and
oiled bean sproud is very good. Once we had dinner there two days in a row.
Food Quality:
Location: Jalan Yau Tet Shin, Ipoh.
Open for dinner from 7pm.
Price from RM3 per person.
| Kedai Kopi Kong Heng, Ipoh.
Whenever we travel north in the morning, we try to stop at this coffee shop
for the great Ipoh food. We have known this place since early 1970's. There
are over 6 stalls serving Ipoh specialities. We love their Ipoh hor fun,
bean sproud and popia.
Food Quality:
Location: Jalan Bandar Timah, Ipoh Old Town.
Open for breakfast and lunch.
Price from RM3 per person.
| Kedai Kopi Thean Chun, Ipoh.
This coffee shop is adjacent to Kong Heng is another great place for Ipoh
food. Their Ipoh hor fun is the best in town and chee cheong fun is
excellent.
Food Quality:
Location: Jalan Bandar Timah, Ipoh Old Town.
Open for breakfast and lunch.
Price from RM3 per person.
| Wong Koh Kee Restaurant, Ipoh.
This non-aircond restaurant serves excellent braised fish head, steamed
eggs, fried watercress, double boiled soup, etc at very cheap price.
Food Quality:
Location: 3, Panglima Lane, Ipoh. In the alley opposite Kedai Kopi Thean
Chun.
Phone: 05-241-9474
Open for lunch only.
Price from RM10 per person.
| Restoran Wong (Tauge Ayam).
The 'Original' Ipoh bean sprout chicken. They can sell over 100 chickens a
night, their record is 200 chickens a night. We find they serve a better hor
fun than their neighbours. They used to start business at 9pm. Lately, due
to competition from across the road, they now start at 6:30pm. To prevent
overcharging non-locals, a whole chicken is RM16.
Food Quality:
Location: Jalan Yau Tet Shin, Ipoh.
Open for dinner.
Price from RM5 per person.
| Restoran Onn Kee (Tauge Ayam).
The second most popular place for bean sprout chicken, and is the preferred
place for bean sprout chicken by the locals. We prefered their chicken than
the one across the road.
Food Quality:
Location: Jalan Yau Tet Shin, Ipoh.
Open for dinner.
Price from RM5 per person.
| Sticky Rice.
This stall serves an excellent sticky rice with soy duck.
Food Quality:
Location: In the coffee shop opposite Onn Kee and Wong, Jalan Yau Tet Shin,
Ipoh.
Open for lunch and dinner.
Price from RM2.5 per person.
| Seafood in Sitiawan.
There are about 10 seafood restaurants. The seafood is fresh, cheap and
excellent. We like 'Ah Pek Lee Kou Hock'; their fried olyster with egg,
fried sea snail kong pou style are excellent.
Food Quality:
Location: Kampung Cina, Sitiawan. Turn in at Clinic Wong on Sitiawan main
street.
Open for lunch and dinner.
Price from RM12 per person.
| Sin Hup Yik Seafood Restaurant, Lenggong.
This restaurant and its neigbour are popular with its large variety of fresh
water fish. A recommended stop over if enroute to north.
Food Quality:
Location: 12, Jalan Alang Iskandar, Lenggong.
Phone: 05-767-7276
Open for lunch and dinner. Closed on Tuesday.
Price from RM12 per person.
| F.M.S. Bar & Restaurant, Ipoh.
This restaurant is housed in the historical F.M.S. building with antique
decor. We tried their shechuan prawns, fried minced pork with salted fish,
belacan kangkong, taufoo, etc and find the food not bad and prices is
reasonable.
Food Quality: 1/2
Location: 2, Jalan Sultan Idris Shah, Ipoh.
Phone: 05-253-7678.
Open for lunch and dinner.
Price from RM12 per person.
| Kedai Kopi Nam Heong, Ipoh.
This coffee shop is opposite to Kong Heng and is known for their frothed 'Pah
Kopi' (White Coffee).
Food Quality:
Location: Jalan Bandar Timah, Ipoh Old Town.
Open for breakfast and lunch.
Price from RM1 per person.
| Restaurant Sun Tuck Kee, Ipoh.
A neighbour of Tuck Kee serving similar foods but steps behind.
Food Quality:
Location: 65, Jalan Yau Tet Shin, Ipoh.
Phone: 010-556-1970
Open for dinner.
Price from RM3 per person.
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| Restoran Lean Kee
This shop serves an excellent home made fish ball and cantonese fried hor
fun with a perfect gravy.
Food Quality:
Location: Jalan Termerloh, Mentakab.
Open for lunch.
Price from RM5 per person.
| Restoran Makanan Laut F30
This restaurant is known for its fresh water fish and fresh water prawn. We
ordered steamed goby fish, steamed fresh water prawn, dry fried fresh water
prawn, fried pork belly and fried beans. We find the food fresh, good and
worth the journey from KL. But a word of warning, tourists are expected to
pay more for thier meal especially during holiday season.
Food Quality:
Location: 61, Jalan Jati 1, Taman Gohtong Jaya, 69000 Genting.
Phone: 03-210-1328
Open for lunch and dinner.
Price from RM50 per person.
| New Yen Ping Restoran
We have tried their steamed patin fish, fried chicken with sesame oil and a
vegetable. We find the patin fish fresh and excellent, but expensive.
Food Quality: 1/2
Location: 57, Jalan Tan Sri Yahya, Mentakab.
Open for lunch n dinner.
Price from RM35 per person.
| Restoran ABC< mentakab Estate
This middle of nowhere restuarant serving the cross country road between
Rompin and Segamat/Kuantan road. Fresh water prawns and fish are plentiful
and prices is not expensive.
Food Quality:
Location: Mentakab Estate.
Open for lunch n dinner.
Price from RM20 per person.
| Restaurant near Mushroom Farm, Genting
Highland.
There fried egg plant and mince pork with fresh mushroom is good. But as a
tourist; expect to pay more than Genting employee, especially during the
holiday season.
Food Quality:
Location: Near Mushroom Farm, Genting Highland.
Open for lunch and dinner.
Price from RM20 per person.
| Restoran Loon Sing, Nilai.
This restaurant is well known (advertised) for their award winning dishes eg
'Budda jump over the wall', braised pork, etc. They were located at Bukit
Beruntung and moved to Nilai in 1999. We tried their 'Budda jump over the
wall', prawn meat ball and white rice cake for lunch and find the cooking
style innovative.
Food Quality:
Location: PT7486, Jalan BBN 1/1E, Bandar Baru Nilai.
Phone: 06-850-3361
Open for lunch and dinner.
Price from RM50 per person.
| Chicken Rice at Restoran Hong Wan,
Seremban
A better than average chicken rice.
Food Quality:
Location: Jalan Dato Lee Fong Yee, Seremban.
Open for lunch.
Price from RM3 per person.
| Tsui-Sien, Allson Klana Hotel, Nilai.
A posh design restarant but food doesn't match the decor and price is
expensive.
Food Quality: 1/2
Location: Allson Klana Hotel, Bandar Baru Nilai.
Open for lunch and dinner.
Price from RM40 per person.
| Long Fatt, Melacca Town.
They serve the best teow chew porridge that we know. Their home cooked assam
fish is top of the world.
Food Quality:
Location: Jalan Tokong, Melaka town.
Open for lunch.
Price from RM5 per person.
| Chop Chong Hwa, Melacca Town.
Their chicken rice is served golf ball size (RM0.15/pc), a traditional
Hainanese style and is very good. We can smell their chicken rice before
entering the shop.
Food Quality:
Location: Opposite Chung Khiaw Bank, Lorong Hang Jebat, Melaka town.
Open for lunch.
Price from RM6 per person.
| Lee Cheng Fong, Melacca Town
This coffee shop serves an excellent home made fishballs and yong tau foo.
Food Quality: 1/2
Location: 159, Jalan Temenggong (Mill Rd), opposite Sikh temper.
Open for breakfast and lunch.
Price from RM4 per person.
| Capitol
Satay, Melacca Town
This restaurant is in the 3rd generation and believe to have invented the
satay celup, 'dip-dip' in satay gravy. At the time of review, each stick
cost RM0.40 and service is efficient.
Food Quality:
Location: 41, Lorong Bukit Cina.
Phone: 06-283-5508
Open for dinner.
Price from RM9 per person.
| Yong Lai Siang, Melacca Town.
A stall selling noodle with sliced fish cakes, etc. We find them good.
Food Quality:
Location: Behind Southern Hospital.
Open for breakfast and lunch.
Price from RM3 per person.
| Bee Bee Hiong, Melacca Town.
A shop popular for their home made yong tau foo.
Food Quality:1/2
Location: Behind the old Federal Cinema.
Open for breakfast and lunch.
Price from RM6 per person.
| Hoe Kee, Melacca Town.
Neighbour to Chop Hwa. Again their chicken rice is served golf ball size
(larger). Their rice is less salty then Chop Chong Hwa but they have more
dishes to choose from (e.g. Assam fish, black bean soup, etc).
Food Quality:
Location: Adjacent to Chung Khiaw Bank, Jalan Hang Jebat, Melaka town.
Open for lunch.
Price from RM4 per person.
| Restoran Kah Kah Loke, Tmn Johor Jaya.
This restaurant well known for their bitter gourd soup, which cooked with
plenty of sliced meat! In addition, we find their fried pork with spring
oion and ginger, tau foo and belacan kangkong are good too. Expect large
crowd and long waiting time during lunch time.
Food Quality:
Location: 62, Jalan Bakawali 39, Taman Johor Jaya, Johor Bahru.
Phone: .
Open for lunch and dinner.
Price from RM12 per person.
| Hock Swee Hin, Yong Peng.
Yong Peng is a Hock Chew town with a few good restaurants. Whenever, we
travel south by road, we tried to stop here for a feast. We love their Hock
Chew fried mee, Vegetable with Olyster sauce, Red rice wine Chicken, claypot
fish head, etc.
Food Quality:
Location: 2, Main Road, Yong Peng.
Phone: 07-467-1892.
Open for lunch and dinner.
Price from RM12 per person.
| Or Hwu Restaurant, Yong Peng.
We have tried their ho chu mee, hock chew fish ball, veg and red rice wine
chicken. We find the red rice wine chicken and fish ball excellent.
Food Quality:
Location: 214, Jalan Besar, Yong Peng.
Phone: 07-467-1204.
Open for lunch and dinner.
Price from RM12 per person.
| Qing Palace, Pulai Spring Resort.
This club restaurant is opened to public. We tried their steam cod fish with
sauce, bean curb, etc, we find them good and not expensive.
Food Quality:
Location: Pulai Spring Resort, Off Jalan Pontian.
Open for lunch and dinner.
Price from RM25 per person.
| Meisan Szechuan Restaurant, Holiday Inn.
This restaurant is well known for their fried bun, fried four season bean,
hot and sour soup and fried eel with garlic.
Food Quality:
Location: Holiday Inn, Jalan Dato Sulaiman, Tmn Century, Johore Bahru.
Open for lunch and dinner.
Price from RM30 per person.
| Senibong Village Seafood, Plentong.
This restaurant is located at the seafront facing Singapore with open air
seating and have quite a good choice of fresh and live seafoods. During our
visit, We tried thier steamed fish (parrot fish, a rare species in KL
restaurant), deep fried fish, drunken prawn, fried crabs, seafood pot, etc
and we find the food fresh and good.
Food Quality: 1/2
Location: Lot 1055, Kg. Senibong, Mukim Plentong, Joho Bahru.
Phone: 07-338-1188
Open for lunch and dinner.
Price from RM50 per person.
| Ah Chai Seafood Restaurant.
We used to like their fish head hot pot and siew mai, but lately the quality
has dropped.
Food Quality:
Location: 157, Jalan sutera, Taman Sentosa, Johor Bahru.
Open for lunch and dinner.
Price from RM20 per person.
| Yi Hah Hai, Miri
A popular seafood restaurant with outdoor seating. On our last trip there,
we had fried crab with chilli, friend prawns, fried sotong, steamed red
garoupa, fried fern with samba and fried olyster with eggs. We find the food
good except the fish, which meat is hrad.
Food Quality: 1/2
Location: Miri Water front.
Phone: 010-884-3401.
Open for dinner.
Price from RM40 per person.
| Port View Seafood Restaurant, Kota
Kinabalu
A popular seafood restaurant serving live seafood. Live Parrot fish (hai lee
or soo mei) is available at less than Rm200/kg; in Kuala Lumpur a live
Parrot fish would cost more than Rm600/kg in an exclusive restaurant.
Food Quality:
Location: Jalan Haji Saman, Kota Kinabalu.
Phone: 088-221-753, 242-875.
Open for dinner.
Price from RM50 per person.
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