Have Perut Will Travel...: IPH Day 2 │ RNC Food Court • Gerbang Malam!

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Saturday, 26 July 2025

IPH Day 2 │ RNC Food Court • Gerbang Malam!

Late Lunch!

We were knackered from the walkabout this morning and took a nap after coming back. By the time we woke up it was past lunchtime, and we were feeling a little hungry.

We left the homestay at a quarter to three and headed down to see what was available. We noticed that RNC Food Court right beside The Majestic Condo was finally open, and so we walked in to look around.

Not many stalls were open so from the few that were we ordered:

Seaweed Soup Noodles
Minced Meat Noodles
Rojak Buah (Fruit Salad)
2 Kumquat Juice

for a grand total of RM30.00 (approximately USD7/EUR6). We then headed back to the homestay.

At seven in the evening we went out again headed north along Jalan Dato Tahwil Azar. We walked across Jalan Sultan Iskandar and had arrived at Gerbang Malam!

Touted as the Night Gate Market of Ipoh Gerbang Malam is located at Jalan Dato Tahwil Azar in Taman Jubilee. It is a vibrant marketplace that comes alive every evening with the cacophonous exchanges of buyers and sellers. Shops sell all kinds of goods here, ranging from clothes, accessories, jewelry, electronics, and beauty products, to fruits, flowers, and delectable snack items.

Our first port-of-call was Restoran Tauke Ayam Ong Kee for dinner. We ordered the customary steamed chicken with bean sprouts. Together with rice, soup and a round of Longan drink our authentic Ipoh meal came to RM39.00 (approximately USD9/EUR8).

Just across from Ong Kee was Lou Wong, another bean sprout chicken shop that we purposefully avoid. During the pandemic we wanted to give Lou Wong a try and as luck would have it, we found an empty table outside but was told that we were not allowed to sit there since it was meant for four persons. Mind you it wasn't a busy night and we were not depriving anyone of a seat.

We were then asked to sit indoors and knowing that there would be inadequate ventilation we left Lou Wong, and have never been back since. Guess what? Their loss will always be Ong Kee's gain!

By the time we were done with dinner the sun had set, and with it a much cooler temperature for us to explore the night market in earnest.

We walked the length of the night market to its end then doubled back but did not find anything that caught our fancy. We then stopped by Yee Hup Biscuits and made away with two bagful of assorted biscuits for a grand total of RM101.20 (approximately USD24/EUR20).

We also got three small bottles of various balms for Cat's good friend Kak Ita for RM7.00 each (approximately USD5/EUR4). All done with Gerbang Malam we walked across Jalan Sultan Iskandar and continued south along Jalan Dato Tahwil Azar.

We reached The Majestic condo then rode an elevator up to Level 21 where the rooftop garden was. Here we captured footage of Ipoh's urban landscape illuminated by its lights and the night sky before making our way back to the homestay.

Be sure to catch our next video as we make the return drive back to Kuala Lumpur!