Nam Heong Old Town White Coffee, Jalan Bandar Timah

Nam Heong Old Town White Coffee, Jalan Bandar Timah, Ipoh

We had breakfast at Nam Heong this morning. Situated directly opposite to Sin Yoon Loong it has a few very good stalls. Prawn Mee, CKT, Egg tarts, Kai See Hor Fun and Liu Fun. Customers come not just for the coffee but also the food. Comparatively Sin Yoon Loong depends on its toasts and coffee to generate business. As usual we have to wait next to a table for them to finish.

Nam Heong pioneered the White Coffee Mix. Off course now there are 1001 different brand figuratively speaking. Its dynamism is not limited to trading but the children ventured into the Kopitiam franchise business. It has gone to the length of peninsular Malaysia and has reached Singapore where the business was snapped by a sole franchiser. Sin Yoon Loong is happy to wheel and deal in Ipoh and not expansion minded.

Also don't forget to have a cuppa of white coffee here. Their coffee has a distinctive slightly salty taste.

These lardy just off the oven egg tarts and pastry are just too good!

Char Koay Teow Ipoh Style - Have one and see how different it is from Penang style. Ipoh the fried it with "wok hei" or "breath of the wok" and with little sugar and MSG.

 Ipoh Sar Hor Fun with the distinctive red prawn essence. It is obtained by boiling the prawns' shells and reducing it to a concentrated form.

Directions: From Ipoh New Town's Jalan Sultan Iskandar (formerly Hugh Low St.) cross the Kinta Bridge and turn left at 2nd junction. This is Jalan Bandar Timah. Nam Heong is on your left just before the high-rise flat.

Waze: Jalan Bandar Timah