#1 Basileuo Salad Café

Just when you think Ipoh serves only the unhealthiest delights, pops up a simplistic, pork free, green café focuses on healthy food that keeps the use of oil and salt at minimum. Over 50 kinds of salad toppings to choose from, you can either choose your own toppings or let the chef surprise you. Other than salad, they also offer other food items such as sandwich, pasta, and etc.

Try: East-Meets-West Smoked Salmon Panini

Address: 3, Persiaran Greentown 5, Greentown Business Centre, Ipoh, Perak.

Opening Hours: Tues – Sun, 11am-11pm

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#2 Café 1961

With its chalk arts and black walls, this café is quite an Instagram friendly spot. They are known for their fresh mushroom soup, creamy desserts and friendly staff. 

Try: Mushroom Soup in Coffee Mug

Address: 35, Medan Stesen 19, Station 18, Ipoh, Perak.

Opening Hours: 10.30am – 5pm

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#3 Café De Eight

This café projects a poetic ambiance whereby books, movie-inspired murals and movie posters dominate the mottled walls. The café comes with a unique service where they help you to send a postcard on a future date – just slot in the post card in the multi-coloured collage made of 365 pieces of pockets with each pocket representing a specific date.

Try: Pork Burger + Mojito Mocktail

Address: No. 8, Jalan Koo Chong Kong, Ipoh, Perak.

Opening Hours: 12pm – 10pm. Closed on Thursdays.

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#4 Chang Jiang White Coffee Cafe

Let’s rewind to the olden days, where marbled tabletops, giant mirrors and old-fashioned windows reminisce the typical kopitiam. They are known for their “kosong” white coffee as it serve up a powerful charred scent with a subtle herbal flavour. This place is pork free. 

Try: Signature wanton noodles + White coffee “kosong”

Address: 7, Jalan Windsor, 30250, Ipoh, Perak.

Opening hours: Daily 9am – 6pm

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#5 Coffeeright Place

Check out this charming little café that spiced up the area with the skyline of New York. It’s said to be quite pricey but the portion given is substantial for a complete meal without ordering desserts. 

Try: Black Pepper Baked Rice

Address: 35, Jalan Kampar, 30250 Ipoh, Perak.

Opening Hours: Daily 9.30am – 9.30pm

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