SUKA MAKAN: THEAN CHUN RESTAURANT IN IPOH OLD TOWN

There are two iconic corner coffee shops on Jalan Bandar Timah in Ipoh's Old Town. In December 2024, we descended on Ipoh Kong Heng, but this time, it was a chance to try its neighbour, the slightly smaller Thean Chun Restaurant. Both coffee shops have a slightly different stalls, and complement each other. One can order from one establishment and have it delivered to the other, and vice versa. That's called detente.

The hor fun stall (left) &
the meat ball stall (right).

Oh, I love the atmosphere of these old corner coffee shops, and this one has it all - packed tables, noisy diners, harassed servers, great food amid lots of character and attitude. The speciality is its Kai see hor fun (shredded chicken on broad rice noodles) which is the soupy version, the pork satay, and the caramel custard. A couple of tables were occupied by members of my class reunion, and all of us had a great time. 

Assorted meat ball soup

Classic rojak

The legendary Kai see hor fun
must be everybody's comfort food!

Those two young fellas are
engineering students from NUS.

The two coffee shops side-by-side
as viewed from Concubine Lane.

RESTORAN THEAN CHUN

73 Jalan Bandar Timah

Ipoh, Perak 

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