Specialty shopping
Ipoh White Coffee
If you have to get the sachet-packed type, try the brand 'old town' or 'chek hup'. if you want to try a cup of original ipoh white coffee, you can visit the old town kopitiam located at ipoh old town itself. there, you can also can get the 3in1 sachet old town white coffee. this coffee shop is a corner shop with one side facing a 15-storey flat.
Pasar Malam
Or night markets are where many stalls set up their business selling a variety of food, groceries, toys, clothes and household items. the stalls move to various locations throughout the week:monday: taman menglembu, taman ipoh jaya near gunung rapat tuesday: ipoh garden eastwednesday: ipoh garden near perak stadium, bercham taman pakatanthursday: taman sppkfriday: taman pertama; pekan razaki (near taman ipoh jayasaturday: taman rasisunday: taman cempaka 6pm-10pm only
Memory Lane
Is a flea market along jalan lim bo seng that takes places every sunday morning. it is a good place to find imitation goods, antiques and other interesting local souvenirs. be ready to bargain for the best price and be conscious of the fact that some stuff sold are probably stolen goods.
Ipoh Garden South
For a stretch of quaint boutiques, visit Ipoh Garden South.
Ipoh Fragrant Biscuit
“香饼”. famous in ipoh and malaysia, these traditional biscuits feature a sweet paste within its flaky skin. hand made ones are rare and you'll probably find mass produced ones to be widespread. most popular brand is 'yee hup'
Pottery
Often missed by most visitors is the fact that ipoh produces pottery for export. a good place to shop is along jalan kuala kangsar, where stores offer an ample selection.
Ipoh provides numerous different shopping experiences, from malls to local markets:
Monday: Taman Menglembu, Taman Ipoh Jaya near Gunung Rapat
Tuesday: Ipoh Garden East
Wednesday: Ipoh Garden near Perak stadium, Bercham (Taman Pakatan
Thursday: Taman SPPK
Friday: Taman Pertama; Pekan Razaki near Taman Ipoh Jaya
Saturday: Taman Rasi
Sunday: Taman Cempaka 6pm-10pm only
Shopping Malls
The kinta city shopping centre and ipoh parade are the two best malls within the city. both have a fair range of branded stores, with good bargains during sale periods that could be of interest to keen shoppers.
cost
Ipoh is inexpensive by Malaysian standards, and even more so for visitors from most industrialized countries: RM50 is a perfectly serviceable daily backpacker budget. Food in particular is a steal, with excellent local hawker fare available for less than RM4 per generous serving. Accommodation is also inexpensive by international standards, with a bed in most hotels below RM100. Top hotels offer rooms at around RM100 to RM300.