A GUIDE TO EATING VEGETARIAN AND VEGAN FOOD IN IPOH

Mostly known for its Chicken Rice, bean sprouts and white coffee, this guide will feature none of those. For plant based or animal-free food, The Mouth sent the carrot apostle to test the waters and part the sea of knowledge.

Below are the best restaurants we found either offering purely vegan, vegetarian or with options for meat-free on the menu. A few of them are outside the downtown area, but well worth taking a Grab taxi to.

So stop asking where you can find the best vegan and vegetarian food in Ipoh, and click on the map below and start eating!

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YC VEGE LIFE CAFE

This unassuming gem serves one of the tastiest lions mane rendang curry ever. The sauce is thicker than a regular rendang, but that doesn't stop it absolutely popping with flavour. Dynamite !!!

Thanks to Vegan Food Quest for their guide!

AMBIENCE TEA HOUSE

Highly recommended by the barista at Aud's, this slightly oddly located gem serves the best vegetarian Asam Laksa you'll ever eat. Close your eyes and you truly wouldn't know this was plant-based (well, except for the egg).

VEGAN LIFE

Many of the vegan and vegetarian restaurants in town are located near the temple Wat Puthanimittam. Vegan Life has some serious chops when it comes to noodle soups bursting with flavour, and is very popular amongst the locals.

MAMA GO VEGE CAFE

Their Indonesian curry with rice was a showstopper. Smack full of flavour and bursting with umami.

QI FU HEALTHY PARK

Run by the friendliest ladies in Ipoh, this popular vegetarian restaurant serves plant-based sushi, noodle, curry and rice dishes. The prices are good and the quality is excellent.

HOME NOODLES CAFE

A quiet, secret vegetarian cafe making excellent noodle based dishes, but also a killer "Mutton" curry with rice. The interiors are splashed with the owners sons paintings, and the vibe is very zen and friendly.

HOME RECIPE VEGETARIAN CAFE

One of the hidden gems in Ipoh's vegetarian food scene, this friendly cafe serves delicious dishes to throngs of loyal locals. Their curry dishes are expecially good, though the broth here is one the milder side which means you don't get palate fatigue by the time you've finished.

FU TIEN

Known for their plant-based sushi, that is definitely the way to go here. Their noodle dishes are not quite as successful.

FRIENDS OF VEGGIE

If you are down in these parts visiting the excellent Omni Cafe, then walk across the road and have lunch at this tiny, friendly, tasty vegetarian/vegan eatery.

FUNNY MOUNTAIN SOYA BEANCURD

More popular than Harrods at Christmas, this stall serves delicious desserts to a pack of wild followers. Be early because they sell out fast. Try their Tau Fu Fah, but for us the bottle version was too sweet.

KUSAMU

Everyone needs a solid cup of coffee once in a while, and this is by far the best coffee you'll get downtown-ish.

SRI ANANDA BHAVAN

Now that Krishna Bhavan has shut its doors for the final time, this is where you'll get a decent dosa.

AUD'S CAFE

Again, not strictly vegetarian or vegan, you can get tasty breakfasts here without meat. Their coffee is roasted by The Roast Things in KL, so it's worth ordering a cup.

MOGA PUNJAB

Their Aloo Paratha is the stuff of legends, and eating here you can see why. Always a crowd at lunchtime and the hot plate is busy non-stop.

p.s. If you want it vegan ask for them to not fry it in butter/ghee.

ÊTRE PATISSERIE

Vegans look away, but these pastries are amazing. Their mushroom quiche is great, and their croissants are excellent.

MITO

Meat-free Asian dishes done in a clean, minimalist restaurant. The flavours are good, but it's not one of the essential places to go in Ipoh.

OLD TOWN CAPATI

Not a vegetarian or vegan place per se, but you can get decent and cheap Indian vegetarian food here, and pretty good chapati.