For many years ago I had created this travel blog, but never update it before. Since 2013 I have a new vision for myself to write some blogs instead of only share photos in Facebook, this is where the place I am going to start with it.
Each Chinese New Year, we will go back to Ipoh for the celebration with the eldest in my wife's family, as I had a planned to visit the near by waterfall on the 3rd day of Chinese New Year to take some nice photos, but I couldn't find the hidden fall, decided to drive to the near by gas station to check with the people there, and they advised me not go in alone due to the insecure and any time get rob in that place. After I took their advise and head back to the Ipoh town for anything that I can photographer around.
When I was passed by a place with a row of pre-war buildings, I was wondering why some people stand at the corridor, because those are the abandon building for many years. You will probably zoom past the signage without even noticing its presence. The shop was a tailor name U.S Peter and the sign is still hanging up there
So I made a second time passed by the shop front, I looked through a small window and saw the hidden heaven(restaurant) from a rustic and quirky place, that really surprised me a lot. Never in my life had seen about this kinda of building can such a way converted it into a restaurant, most of the Penang heritage restaurant were have some proper renovation and upgrades.
During the Chinese New Year most of the parking space has occupied, so I parked my car quite a bit far from here. I was so excited when I've found such a place in Ipoh, no matter from the outside or inside of these premises has lots of junks, so called a new life for those rustic junks and the owner display them in a way of contemporary style and this shows that their creativity is not only in food, but the interior decoration too.
A simple signboard shows us about the owner never wasted anything, and make it into alive from the junkyard, no expensive materials, no sparkling crystal, no exclusive table wares, and etc.
My first impression of this place is unspeakable, the high roof with the cheap transparent roof sheet was attracted me, and I was surprised that they completely removed the 1st floor. As my experience tell, many owners prefer a useful space rather than wasted a space just like that, but they are totally made it the other way back.
They had added some decoration elements inside the premise, that is the real tree and hand painted wall, some more the wall in kind of untouched from original, and I like the most is the original timber beam across the hall. The overall cozy atmosphere is a perfect place for us to chat with friends with some wine, don't worry about the background music, not heavy metal or rap songs, but just the soft musics and love songs playing.
When crossed to the second building, they have some light foods and drinks serve such like burgers, pastries, sandwiches, and cakes too, mostly are Halal food. The open kitchen is over there for all kind of the preparation, they do serve coffee, tea and fruit juice too.
One thing I must share to you (if you are a Malaysian), normally we will ask for the menu, but they don't have any for you, all the foods, drinks and prices are written on the black board. This reminds me when I was had my lunch in certain places in Australia, this is the eco friendly method, rahter print any fancy menu.
This is me, I had my wonderful high tea there and spent some romantic moments with my wife when our daughters wasn't followed us. This is really a good place to hang out with your love one or friends too, I highly recommended to pay a visit if you are going to Ipoh.
Choose you favorite corners to sit and relax over there, many more to explore by yourself that I am not going to mention in here. They have expanded to 3 unit of shop-lots for now, and I believe in future has more to go if the business is really good. After enjoyed my meal, as I can rate it as 5/5 points for a good place for food and drink, and also a reasonable price too for such an environment.
Normally the back lane of the building is the most dirty part and unshown to people, but they had revert the ugly part with some tables and chairs for lovers like the al fresco-style, this is the place that most impressed me when I stepped in here. This is not the end part of the premise, but more to discover.
A building after another building with lots of surprised, can't imagine how they get the ideas from, the almost collapse small house converted it to an art gallery, really must see to believe it.
As you can see those old tree roots hanging from the roof, in actual its penetrate through the wall and roof, This house really untouched like the original, the wall tells us the age. You can bring your food and drinks to here to enjoy it, if you like the natural air and lights.
Walked around the place has more to see and explore by yourself, because I want you to go once and enjoy everything you can find from there.
The left hand side is their open space library, next to it is the washroom, and for time being the building above still unopened to public, I'll wait to see what is the next surprise. Along this path is back to another side of the inner road, but I found that this is not the end of the story yet. Because........................
on the other side is the famous old town coffee shop with lots of hawkers for your breakfast and lunch, either you finished your lunch then proceed to Burps and Giggles, or had your most lovely breakfast before your hawkers food for your lunch, or totally looking for some light bites at BnG.
Now is the question how to get to there and their operation hours. They are open daily from 8:00am to 8:00pm, will close on Tuesday.
Use your GPS device or smart phone guild you to the exact location,Coordinates is 4.596488,101.07733. Or look for the road name of Jalan Sultan Yusof (main entrance), Jalan Bandar Timah (from the Kong Heng coffee shop), Jalan Market is the side road where connect both main road and inner road.
Last but not least, pay a visit if you have the time. If you are rush for your food, then I will suggest the hawkers at the Kong Heng coffee shop, else Burps and Giggles is the best hang out place for you.
