ipoh in 2 days, 1 night

A day eating your way round the old town, then dim sum and two cave temples the next morning before the drive home. Easy to fit into a weekend.

1. Day 1

   Old town on foot

   Morning

   Drive up from KL, about 2.5 hours on the North–South Expressway, or take the ETS from KL Sentral. Start with white coffee at an old kopitiam on Jalan Bandar Timah, then walk the old town murals before it gets hot.

   Lunch

   Kai si hor fun, shredded chicken and flat rice noodles in a clear prawn broth, at a kopitiam in the old town.

   Afternoon

   Wander Concubine Lane for snacks and small shops, a few minutes' walk away. Then check in and rest through the heat and the afternoon showers.

   Evening

   Bean sprout chicken at Lou Wong or Onn Kee, which face each other on the same street in New Town, a short drive over the river. Order the chicken, the bean sprouts and rice or hor fun for the table.

2. Day 2

   Dim sum and cave temples

   Morning

   Dim sum early on Jalan Leong Sin Nam, before the queues. Then drive about 15 minutes south to Kek Lok Tong, where the cave opens onto a lake and gardens, and Sam Poh Tong a few minutes away.

   Lunch

   Back in the old town, about 15 minutes away, have a last kopitiam lunch and buy a salted chicken from Aun Kheng Lim to take home.

   Afternoon

   Drive home, about 2.5 hours. Southbound traffic builds on Sunday afternoons, so leave early if you can.