Just Food Foodcourt, Gurney Paragon

Gurney Paragon gives a posh ambience and welcoming feel once you enter its premise. The ground floor gives the impression that things ain't gonna be cheap in here. But, you are wrong. As you escalate further upwards of this mall, you will realise that there are many affordable brands to shop around. You can also dine inexpensively, too. 

No one would have thought that the food court is a good place to start with if you are undecided on where to eat. Well, try it out. It offers local, western and eastern cuisines and all under one roof. You can have some Lebanese food or Korean even Thai or local hawker food. 

You can have some kebab with chicken or some rice. 

Or an economy priced set lunch at RM10.90 at Bee Won, Korean food stall. 

with some Teochew Chendul from Penang Road just a stone's throw away. 

Best not to compare the price charged here than those you can get from outside. Besides, for the price, you get decent place to eat with some cooling air conditioning. It's canny!

Just Food @ Gurney Paragon 
(163D-L5-08 - 13 & 20 - 23),
10250 George Town,
Pulau Pinang,

Big Tree Trunk (大树脚)

When in Ipoh, best to travel out of the usual eating places in the old town and come here, to Pasir Pinji for some local hawker food. Situated under a very old tree, lots of food stalls congregate around it and it also attracted a lot of locals and tourists alike. 

During my visit, I noticed it is not just the Yong Tau Foo that this place is famous for, but also for their drinks, too. Yong tau foo in English means "stuffed vegetables". Vegetables like aubergines/brinjal/egg plant, ocra/lady's fingers, chillies, bitter gourd and not forgetting tofu or beancurd skins are filled with fish meat paste. They are then deep dried which is oily and scrumptious all at once. 

Check out the queue for the yong tau foo, out to the busy main road. It's dangerous! 

Tip: Don't queue politely like how we did. But to swarm in front of the stall and pick the food. It might involve some patience but you'll get your chance. 

Just like that. You grab your food at the front counter and move down to this lady who will then sort your orders. You can also order some noodles to go with your yong tau foo. I highly recommend the laksa! The laksa noodle is silky smooth and al-dente! 

Not forgetting the waiting time for these yong tau foo in view of its large number of orders at one go. You had to wait about 45 mins to an hour for your order to reach you. 

You washed all that oil down with these jumbo sized drinks. Dragon fruit juices, mixed fruit juice, ice blended with red bean or corn. Green tea ice blended. All yums! That's my dad by the way. =)

Big Tree Trunk (大树脚)
652, Jalan King,
Pasir Pinji,
31650 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.