Taiping Food (Gastronomic) places. Famous Taiping Food.

With the abundance of good food in Taiping, you need to stay here at least 3-4 days just to finish them. Life will be incomplete if you don't try all of them. lol.

Siang Malam Place, just next to KFC. Popular place to eat supper. Famous for chee cheong fun, ckt, kopi/rotis, nasi lemak, curry noodles and wan tan mee in the evening. For dinner, have to come earlier for mix rice. As of 2021, they have moved to the old douby ghaut area which is opposite the the Taiping hawker center. This is due to the long covid renovations. This oldest market (1875) area in Malaysia has been renovated in 2024. The picture you are seeing is pre-2021.

The Prima restaurant. Famous with WonTonMee dry, Poh Piah, rojak and Chicken rice.

Below is the famous halal Yut Sun restaurant stake by Hainanese. Bong kang lol.

Below is the famous Golden Corner makan place near Jalan Pasar. Changed management. Click on the picture for the location. Only opens in the evenings.

Assam Laksa. (drool). Also famous in old railway or pokok asam. click for location.

The famous food is KueyTeow Soup, WanTon Mee dry, chicken feet, Curry mee. Kakak/Jia jia  Peng. The owner also sold their business already. So taste is no more authentic.

Famous kt soup. Add lots of chillies to get you 'high' fren. No chilli, no shiok... Constipation is only temporary. lol

There are other nice restaurants available in the evenings as well. The curry fish head in BBQ is good. Slightly more higher end compared to those hawker food stalls. Another good lunch below near Aeon mall kamunting at Jln taiping utara 8.

Below is where you can have some good food for breakfast and lunch time.

Taiping is famous with good food. Enjoy the makan ya. Kenyang2 and sedap2. Warning. Can get food orgy tau tak? Dun blame me ya. There's a saying that if you come to Taiping and haven't tried all the food I recommended, it means you haven't visited Taiping. Faham ka?? lol.

The name is Larut Matang hawker centre (chai chee or casual market). Quite a good varieties here. The Mee Rebus, ccf, prawn mee, Chicken Rice, Fried Kuay Tiaw, Kuehs, Murtabak, Kopi-peng, bubor-cha-cha (dance la), coconut water and the Ice Kachang are good. Some of the kuehs and noodles below. Yummeeeyyy.... tak boleh tahan.. lol.

ccf.

Famous soya dude and leng zai after 4 hrs Maxwell hike. lol.

Fried fishball noodles above is unique to Taiping.

Biscuits below.

Roasted chicken rice below.

 Ching Thng

 Fried koay teow. Some are served on top of fragrant big leave.

 Loh mai fun. Glutinous rice. Nice fragrant aroma.

 Good old breakfast noodles.

 Mee rebus

Tupai "Chee Cheong Fun". Unique in Malaysia. Available in the morning. In the evening, there are also lots of good eats. Located just behind the BOMBA or next to Taiping Mall. To name a few; the good ones are vegetarian, porridge, claypot rice, wanton curry mee, sotong rojak and the soya bean drinks. See below. Cannot tahan right?

  
Prawn mee

Tai Chien Restaurant famous popiah at 77 jalan pasar. Also at Prima Food Center. Click for map.

Above is the Pokok Assam Market Icon. The famous eatery is next to it.
This link will bring you to some of the famous stalls in Polok Assam

Pokok Asam hawker centre. Popular for breakfast are wanton mee, fried noodles, mee rebus, fried chicken, nasi lemak, roast pork, chee cheong fun, apum, koay kak, hum chim peng, chai tow koay, roti prata and rat noodle (lou shi fun). The restaurant beside pokok assam basket ball court serves nice food, especially the bread curry prawn. The famous thing about pokok assam now is the curry and asam laksa at 3pm onwards. The ckt in the evening is popular also. Hopefully they can clean up the place a bit. The heong peng biscuit is famous. Located at 35 jln 19, Tmn Sg Mas. Aulong lorong 29 also famous.

Kamunting near to mosque, Aulong or Asam Kumbang areas also have good food. You can always recommend if you know them. Got new asam laksa at the old train station. Do email me if you happen to know good makan place. I know you are a makan kaki as well. Else you won't even read this. lol.

Below is the dried springy home made Wan Ton Mee Taiping style. It is also nice to add curry or asam laksa gravy into the likes of dried beehoon-mee or koayteow-mee. Some new wave eating style recommended by my old buddies. lol.

Below is the Best Chendol in Taiping. Some prefer Ansari Chendol. Similar lah. Just behind St George Secondary School. Order the most expensive one la. Sure won't regret. Sedap.

Next time the boss must give me free chendol lah... so much publicity already. Maybe I can advertise Extreme Power rackets there. lol. Click here for map.

Luk-Luk (Lok-lok) and Rojak near old Rex cinema below. Famous in Malaysia as well.

Can buy the Rojak paste also. Yummy drink.

Other notable popular food.

Lian Thong Tofu is famous at 5 kota road.

PSL goreng pisang at 85 jln pasar

Duck rice, lor bak and ckt at Peace Hotel

Hua Soon ckt with duck egg at 13 Medan Pasar, Simpang

Below is the famous Prawn Mee or Mee Banjir Udang Kuala Sepetang (Port Weld). Just ask around when you are there (Choose either MakTeh or MakJah). West of Taiping. Address is batu 9, Jalan Kuala Sepetang. (Some nice seafood chinese restaurant are here as well. Mix Curry mee with laksa is famous. In the afternoon only. Ask the locals there.). There's an eco park nearby for you to learn about making charcoal. Export to Japan. Nice stuff.

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Humungus? Take the big plate.
This place below is famous in Kamunting. You will need to pass the cross street at the traffic light. This is what it means my putting curry or laksa gravy on top of the dry noodles.

The No name makan place. Click here for location.

Here's a little secret diary of me in Taiping. Follow lah if you can tahan. lol.

Go jalan2 at Lake Garden and blow whistle at leng lui... Swee Char bor... Tayang jogging when people watching, when no one watching, jalan la... che..lol

You know what I used to eat in the morning? You will faint my friend. Be prepared to lie down on the floor with your legs up. It is important to have a balance life. If you eat hard, exercise hard. There is no short cut. Since we are talking about food intake, it is adviceable for you to do angiography if you are a big eater to check for artery blockage. Take my advice.

Breakfast, Go casual market and eat Chee cheong fun then go for prawn noodles or koayteow soup, then walk to the bowling market for koay kak (carrot cake is located about 100 meters away from the market) with lor mai fun and apums. Wait till u see my tummy. One big muscle. lol. However, due to the availability of Taiping Hill, it shall not grow any bigger. Don't panic; everything is under control. lol. Life is short lah. So, just whack.

For lunch, go for chicken rice at Prima food court. The wanton mee is also good. Used to be from Tai Chin (the famous popiah restaurant).

Then rest and prepare run up the Maxwell hill about 3pm. Do stretching and warm up first. Else kena cramps pulak. This is a physical orgy. Run consistently up the hill and you will sweat as if you have taken a shower. Enjoy the cool streams there. Suck up all the fresh air and enjoy the scenery at Pondok 2/3. It is a climax. Free tea at pondok 2 or 3. Chat with locals. You should be able to see die hard walkers there. Send my regards to them. Ask them if the know the famous badminton kaki Ah Joe.

You can take your time to walk down and jump into the famous Malaysia first Coronation pool for a cool dip. Enjoy the malay laksa or rojak after that. ahhh. shiok...

For dinner, indigestion issue (siaran tergendala sebentar), dono what to whack. Just go opposite Novotel and eat wanton mee curry,  vegetarian and drink the rich soya bean milk, coconut juice or chinese bitter tea. If too early, can visit Mr Chan sports nearby (go talk ayam there), send my regards to him. All badminton kakis will know each other.

At 7pm, play badminton with badminton kakis. See www.extreme-power.org

Supper, go to Taiping Mall again and sapu Kari Mee, KoayTeow Soup, Wonton Mee (tambah chillies and order Chicken feet also can lah) and a glass of cooling home made barley drink. Some call it foursome. lol.

Alternatively, goto SiangMalam to eat ccf, ckt, mee rebus and nasi lemak. Then sleep like a u know what lah... oink oink..

Such is a great, enjoyable, simple life in Taiping. For the next day, you may try different combinations. Don't get jealous kawan. Get even. Follow lah. Yummilicious right? lol.

One thing you may not regret is regretting for not doing it. It is meant to confuse you. lol.

In mid July, durian season is on, you can buy coupon (will always go up due to inflation), one could eat as many durians as one pleases during the durian fest at the Bukit Gantang (north-bound) rest area of the North and South Expressway. Guava, mango and pamelo also pretty good there now.

For other popular halal places, you can try the famous mee goreng doli, mamak stalls at Railway station, KE Corner layan western food; lots of people there. My school badminton/football colleague owns the place. There are other places with nice food. Keep dropping in for updates...Thanks to those contributed. If you need an itinerary for 3 nights and 2 days package, let me know.

I welcome suggestions on good makan place as well. Thanks. Go Taiping!!!

Remember to drink Kangen Water ya. Helps you live longer also. Seriously. People even sell the water in shopping centres. Use my referral ID if you buy the machine. ( 1058480 or email me xtremexn@gmail.com ). Seems to be very famous in Taiping. Lots of people bought it.

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Maxwell Hill - Bukit Larut

Foot of Maxwell hill (Bukit Larut). Clean air, Serene and Beautiful.
In USA, the bukit is considered a mountain.

By Winnie Ooi.

A nice night view of Taiping Town from Maxwell Hill.

A cool place. Good for those who like fresh air and exercise. Many people walk and jog up the hill. Good for fitness. Recommended for fitness and bush walking enthusiasts. There is a conventional road going up as well as short cuts. Do take advice or follow the regulars when you want to try the short cuts. There are people serving free drinks at pondok 3 around 3-4pm. You will be a very fit fella if you walk up regularly. King Edward 7 school has a school song where it says "King Edward’s will live forever, As long as the Taiping Hills stand..." Enjoy!

There are bungalows galore on Bukit Larut. Visitors can have their pick of the Bukit Larut Rest House (3,400 ft), Beringin (3,400 ft), Cendana (3,700 ft), Gunung Hijau Rest House (3,650 ft), Cempaka Bungalow (3,738 ft), and Tempinis Bungalow (3,750 ft).

Bookings can be made through Superintendent, Maxwell Hill, Taiping. (Tel 05-8077241)

Rates for single and double rooms range from RM8.00 and RM15.00 in both the Rest House. Rates may change over time. Inflation fren.

Every 31 August which is the Merdeka Day will have something special in Taiping. Just like this running competition. There are also Fishing Competition and Orchid show in Taiping.

Latest news: The state government has approved in principle the construction of a RM60 million (S$25m) cable car system at Bukit Larut in Taiping. Jan 19, 2009. Should scrap it.

The hill is a haven for birds such as the rhinoceros hornbill, large moths and butterflies, beetles, monkeys and Pope's Pit Viper. You can also see beautiful Tulip flowers on the links. A visitor will take 11 minutes to reach the 1,250m peak of the resort from the bottom of the mountain, compared with the 30-minute, 13km ride via four-wheel-drive or government Land Rover. Taiping is growing my friend!! Another thought is to preserve the area is to build this at another hill instead. Away from water catchment areas. Romantic place as well.

From the maxwell hill looking down towards the exit.

From the entrance, looking upwards. This is where you start jogging or pacing. There will be some fresh little water falls along the way to cool you down. Really cool place. The short cut trail is on the left. Follow the locals to be safe. Better don't go during rainy days, later lightning strike pulak.. lol.


 It rains a lot. When you jog instead of walking up consistently, I am sure you'll be pretty tired. You should be drenched. Shiok rite? I did it and you can too!

Pondok 1 below. Budak hamsem. lol

  

Aha. This pondok was fixed in 2010. This should last another 50 years. Well done to the rangers.

Good uncle keeping the pondok 2 clean above.

Hikers below going down from pondok 3.

 

Majority of the runners stop here to rest before going down. Some fitter ones will proceed further up from here to pondok 3. Careful, lots of mosquitoes. Authorities should clean up the place to avoid dengues. Free tea for you.

 Good water source to cool down at pondok 2 below.

Pondok 3 below.

Also got free tea. 

Relax and enjoy the free tea at the Maxwell Hill.

The official pondok 3 block below. Watermelon Park at pondok 4 which is only 300m ahead. 

Sad to see the brick being vandalised now.The pondok 4 has been painted with nice colouring. Well done.

Pondok 4 on Maxwell hill below.

Famous Taiping Coronation Swimming Pool is below. If you want a cool dip of fresh (non chlorine) water, this is where you want to be. Just jump in. Definitely no chlorine issue. Pure cool fresh water. The picture below is old. Latest renovation was in beginning of 2009. This is where some great swimmers display or boast their superior ability to splash around. Eg. showing off their cool v-shaped body or showing off some butterfly strokes to impress some ladies (lots of pretty ladies in Taiping lah, tau ka?? lol). After swimming, you should try the malay laksa or rojak just outside the pool. Some people selling fresh fruits there as well. Click here for swim challenge. Be healthy.

The source of the clean water is below.

Below is a quick drive into taiping from Simpang. I was rushing to meet a dentist to do scaling. lol. Taiping dental is a good place to fix your teeth issues. It is directly opposite to the famous PSL Goreng pisang stall.

Top of Maxwell hill above. Cool and nice place to stay over night. Some said, it's haunted. Recommended to try it. You'll need to book early as this is a very popular stay over spot. Seram... hehe.. There are also some beautiful flowers like tulips available on Maxwell Hill. Should recommend them to plant more varieties of flowers. A paradise for photographers. Some even do bird watching. Not the orang jantan one of course.