Yut Sun Restaurant, Taiping: Hainanese Food

Just before leaving Taiping, we stopped by at Yut Sun for lunch. Yut Sun came highly recommended by a local friend. They serve Hainanese specialties such as Hainanese chicken chop, beef steak, noodles as well as Hainanese toast with eggs. They have an English menu here, and their owner/servers are able to converse in English.

We ordered a Hainanese chicken chop (RM11), fried mee (mee hailam - RM5) as well as half boiled egg on toast (RM4) to share. Service was very efficient, with us getting served within 10-15 minutes of placing the order. The Hainanese chicken chop was excellent and well worthy of its fame. The chicken was tender and we loved the thick brown sauce that came with this dish. Very yummy!

The fried mee was decent too, but if you only have space for one dish here at Yut Sun, make it the Hainanese chicken chop. The eggs on toast were similar to the telur goyang we had in Ipoh.

Yut Sun Taiping menu

There is another restaurant called Yat Sun Restaurant down the road - we double checked with the owner and were told they are the same as Yut Sun. Yat Sun is air-conditioned and opens for both lunch and dinner.


Pork-free.

Opening hours: 8am - 5pm. Closed on Tuesdays.

Price: Total bill RM25.40, including drinks.

Location: Yut Sun, 78, Jalan Pasar, 34000 Taiping, Negeri Perak. (Street parking - pay by parking coupon).

Tel: 011-3618 3266



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Hotel Review: Novotel Taiping Perak

Travelling from KL to Penang? Fancy breaking up your journey?

Taiping, the town of many firsts, has plenty of interesting tastes and sights to offer such as Malaysia's oldest coffee mill, Malaysia's oldest zoo and Malaysia's oldest museum. It is also the second largest town in Perak after Ipoh.

Novotel Taiping is the perfect launch pad for exploring this quaint town and Taiping's major attractions, thanks to its strategic location in the heart of Taiping town. As the only International hotel brand in Taiping, guests can be assured of a comfortable stay with the familiar brand standards of the Novotel chain.

The hotel boasts 197 well-appointed hotel rooms and suites, a restaurant, main ballroom and six meeting rooms. We stayed in the Grand Deluxe Room, located on Level 12 hence we had a pleasing view of Taiping town. Ideal for a families, the room was very spacious (38 m sq) and comes with a king-sized bed as well as a large sofa (which can double up as a bed for a young child).

The room is also equipped with a 41" LED TV with children's channel, work desk, coffee machine, minibar fridge, safe deposit box, complimentary high speed WiFi and separate bathroom with standing shower.

Relax by the hotel pool located on Level 7, which offers a beautiful mountainous view of Maxwell Hill (Bukit Larut). There is a children's pool (0.45m) in addition to the main pool (1.2m). For fitness enthusiasts, there is also a gym located on this level.

Sunrise by the pool

The Kids club, also on Level 7, where you will find some toys and TV.

Breakfast is served daily at Food Exchange (Level 7) from 6.30am to 10.30am daily. A selection of local favourites (nasi lemak, noodles), egg station, salad and pastries are available. On Saturday evenings, guests can enjoy a Mediterranean BBQ at the restaurant at RM65 per adult and RM45 per child. Some of the highlights at the BBQ include fresh seafood (fish, slipper lobster, oysters), salads, seafood risotto, live pasta cooking station and desserts.

Saturday BBQ buffet

There is also a Gourmet Bar on Lobby level, serving cakes and light bites.

Novotel Taiping is located above Taiping Mall, and shares the same parking facilities with the mall. Hotel guests may park at Level 6 and enjoy complimentary parking during their stay. Guests can also directly access the mall via the hotel lobby.


For those travelling with their family, we highly recommend these attractions, all within 10 minutes drive from Novotel Taiping.

Taiping Lake Garden

The hotel can be seen from Lake Garden

Taiping Zoo & Night Safari - a must-visit if you have kids! We got to feed monkeys, hippos and giraffe - so fun!

Antong Coffee Mill - Malaysia's oldest coffee mill

Spritzer Eco Park - we came here to play mini golf and it was super fun.

Perak Museum, Malaysia's oldest museum 

Check-in time 2pm; check out time 12pm. Room rate starts from RM316 per night.


Location: Novotel Taiping Perak, No. 1, Jalan Tupai, 34000 Taiping, Perak, Malaysia.

Tel: 05-8208288

Website: https://www.accorhotels.com/gb/hotel-9233-novotel-taiping-perak/index.shtml


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Ansari Famous Cendol, Taiping

When in Taiping, there are two famous places to have cendol, both within walking distance of each other. We decided to try both places, one after another, since we wanted to compare and see which we liked better.

Our second stop for the day was Ansari Famous Cendol, which has been around since 1940 with the business now being run by the third generation.

On their menu, you will find cendol biasa, cendol kacang, cendol pulut as well as pasembor. Ansari was considerably busier than the other place, so by the time we ordered, they had run out of cendol pulut. So, we had the cendol biasa (RM1.60) - nevertheless, it was still delicious. I found the coconut milk here to be slightly thicker, richer and the cendol strands are slightly salted, so it was a nice balance with the gula melaka syrup. 

Ansari Famous Cendol Menu / Price List

Pros: Richer coconut milk (santan). More shaved ice (cooler).  Friendlier service.

Have you tried both of these cendol establishments in Taiping? If yes, which do you prefer?

Opening hours: 10am to 6.30pm daily. Closed from 12- 2.30pm on Fridays for prayers.

Location: Ansari Famous Cendol, 92, Jalan Barrack, 34000 Taiping, Negeri Perak, Malaysia. (Street parking - pay with coupon)

Tel: 012-562 9440


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Bismillah Cendol, Taiping, Perak

A cold bowl of cendol always does the trick when you need to cool down in the hot Malaysian weather. When in Taiping, there are two famous places to have cendol, both within walking distance of each other. One of them is Bismillah Cendol, which has been around since 1993.

Here, you can find cendol biasa, kacang, pulut, and pulut kacang as well as laksa and pasembor. We went for the Cendol pulut (RM2 per bowl), which came with pulut which has been slightly toasted / roasted. The portion here is slightly larger than the other place, and the pulut does lend a nice salty contrast to the sweet cendol as well as adding some texture.

Bismillah Cendol Menu

Pros: More seating area, less busy.


Opening hours: 8am to 6pm daily. Closed from 12- 2.30pm on Fridays for prayers.

Location: Bismillah Cendol,  233, Jalan Barrack, 34000 Taiping, Negeri Perak (street parking available - pay using coupon).

Tel: 010-803 7860


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Seafood Porridge / Noodles @ Kedai Makanan OK, Taiping

When we were researching what to eat in Taiping, we were told that seafood noodle was one of the must-try dishes in this town. Kedai Makanan OK was recommended to us by a friend (and local), and the food here was definitely more than OK for us ;)

Ar Kedai Makanan OK, you will find a chicken rice stall as well as a stall called "Sakai". They specialise in seafood or fish porridge / noodle, pork noodle or curry mee. We ordered a seafood porridge, seafood noodle (koay teow) and curry mee to share.

The seafood porridge (RM11) was nice and sweet, and came with ample amount of fresh seafood such as prawns, fishball and fish fillet.  Similarly, we enjoyed the seafood noodles (RM11) - the broth although clear was really tasty and flavorful.

The curry mee (RM4) was our favourite here - robust, well-spiced soup with prawns, tofu puff and beansprouts. The kopi peng and teh peng here are well-worth a try too.

St. George School Taiping (located on the same street) - very nice looking building

Beautiful heritage building next door

You can buy your parking coupons here (near the restaurant).

Opening times: 7.30am - 3pm.

Price: Total bill RM26 for food + RM5 for drinks.

Location: Kedai Makanan OK, 25, Jalan Stesen, 34000 Taiping, Negeri Perak. (Street parking - pay using coupon).



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