Top Things To Bring Back From Ipoh (Reputable Local Brands)

Ipoh is a food city and so, there are many souvenir shops that specialize in local snacks and baked goods.

What should you try and get for friends and family while you’re in Ipoh?

Here are our recommendations and most conveniently, you can get all of these in Ipoh New Town.

1. Salted Chicken

The most famous brand for salted chicken in Ipoh is Aun Kheng Lim. The main branch is along Taman Jubilee.

Their salted chicken is pre-packed and ready to go. The price is RM30+ per box. These can be kept in the freezer and steamed when you want to eat them.

This dish is salty and thus, not for those with high blood pressure.

Aun Kheng Lim (Main Branch)

• Location: 24, Jalan Theatre, Taman Jubilee, 30300 Ipoh, Perak
• Opening hours: 9am to 6pm (Closed on Mondays)

2. Peanut Candy

Once the peanut candy comes out from the oven, you’ll start seeing a long line of tourists spilling out from the shop.

Note: The peanut candy only comes out of the oven at 10am

Peanut candy is what Sin Weng Fai is known for. Although they have many other local treats inside their brightly lit shop.

One bag (300g) of peanut candy costs RM11. We do advise getting more than one bag because these treats are very delicious and easy to finish.

You can also pick up packed Ipoh white coffee and heong peah here.

Sin Weng Fai Peanut Candy Shop

• Location: 69 & 69A, Jalan Yau Tet Shin, Taman Jubilee, 30300 Ipoh, Perak
• Opening hours: 9am to 9:30pm

3. Heong Peah

Most souvenir shops in Ipoh New Town (i.e. around Lou Wong Chicken Rice and Gerbang Malam) will have sealed packets of heong peah for sale.

If you want to buy heong peah fresh, you can get them straight from the actual bakehouses in Ipoh too.

362 Heong Peah in Gunung Rapat is a traditional bakery/ home business that you can visit if you want to see how heong peah are made.

362 Heong Peah

• Location: 362, Jalan Gunung Rapat, Kampung Baharu Gunung Rapat, 31350 Ipoh, Perak
• Opening hours: 8am to 5pm

4. Kaya Puffs

Though you can find kaya puffs in many places in Ipoh, the most famous brand for kaya puffs in Ipoh is Sin Eng Heong.

This simple shop has been in operation for many years and is well known among locals for the quality and freshness of their kaya puffs.

They are not stingy with the kaya filling and the size of their kaya puffs too. And they bake their delightfully flaky kaya puffs daily along with other traditional pastries.

Another signature pastry that they bake and sell is their salted egg with chicken floss balls.

You might notice shops of a similar name, Sin Eng Hoe and these are managed by the son. There are a few different branches of Sin Eng Hoe in Ipoh New Town.

If you’re keen on trying the kaya puffs by Sin Eng Hoe but want to avoid long queues, it is better to head over to the Pasir Pinji branch of Sin Eng Hoe.

Sin Eng Heong

• Location: 64, Jalan Mustapha Al-Bakri, Taman Jubilee, 30300 Ipoh, Perak
• Opening hours: 9:30am to 6pm (Closed on Tuesdays)

Sin Eng Hoe (Taman Jubilee)

• Location: 54, Jalan Yau Tet Shin, Taman Jubilee, 30300 Ipoh, Perak
• Opening hours: 9:30am to 5pm

Sin Eng Hoe (Octagon Branch)

• Location: Unit L1-1, Wisma Octagon, Jalan Raja Ekram, 30450 Ipoh, Perak
• Opening hours: 9:30am to 7pm

Sin Eng Hoe (Pasir Pinji Branch)

• Location: 1267, Jalan Pasir Pinji, Kampung Pasir Pinji Baru, 31650 Ipoh, Perak
• Opening hours: 9am to 6pm (Closed on Tuesdays)

5. Pomelo

For convenience, prepare to pay more for smaller pomelo sold in souvenir shops at Ipoh New Town. There is also pomelo for sale on the way to the Simpang Pulai toll out from Ipoh.

But if you don’t mind driving further out from town, you can buy pomelo straight from the pomelo plantations in Tambun.

Note: GoChin Agro Farm in particular, accepts visitors into their farm to view their plantation.

Let the sellers know if you prefer sour (red flesh) or sweet (white flesh) pomelo.

Pomelos are not great when the flesh is dry. Thus, if you must choose a pomelo on your own (and not rely on a seller who might be dishonest), compare their weights.

And to be on the safe side, don’t get pomelo at all if it has not been raining often in the previous month.

Pomelos are typically at their best (and juiciest) right after rainy season.

Tambun Pomelo GoChin Agro Farm

• Location: 158258A, Jalan Ampang Tambun, 31400, Ipoh, Perak Tambun, 31400 Ipoh, Perak
• Opening hours: 9am to 6pm

Conclusion

There are many other things that you can get from Ipoh, but we’ve listed the key ones here.

And as we mentioned before, it is possible to get all of these in Ipoh New Town. Which is great if you don’t have much time in Ipoh.

As for food that is better eaten on the spot, here is a list of famous food to try in Ipoh.

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