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| Chooi Yue Dim Sum Ipoh 翠月楼点心 📍Tingkat Taman Ipoh 12, Taman Ipoh Selatan, 31400 Ipoh, Perak ☎ +6016 534 5965 ⏰ 7am - 2pm (Thurs off) |
Found myself in Ipoh again, the Cantonese town of Perak, Malaysia. As a Cantonese myself, I feel a certain visceral affinity for the laid back, prosperous former mining town.
We asked locals for suggestions. The recommendations included the usual highly touristed places which we had been before, and Chooi Yue Dim Sum.
We picked Chooi Yue which we had never tried before. It's about 15 minutes by car, east from the city centre (tourist belt).
Full house and locals queuing, I like this place already. Chooi Yue has two floors. I heard 1-hour waits are the norm during the weekend breakfast peak. There's also a 50-minute dine in time limit 🤔 It's that hot.
To me, eating dim sum is as much about the vibes as the food. I like the atmosphere at Chooi Yue better than the usual touristy places, maybe because of the Cantonese chatter and hyperlocal feel.
But, there were no push carts at Chooi Yue. I wish they had, even if it is just a token one or two to keep up the tradition.
The dishes were pre-made but freshly steamed before serving.
Dozens of small bites. All the usual suspects plus some store signatures.
Still the traditional flip book menu and order chit (slip of paper), not the scan QR code, own handphone, do-it-yourself, no-human-touch nonsense 👍
Two of us, we tried only a few items to taste. At this point, we still harboured the delusion of trying another dim sum place for comparison before rejoining the main party at 8am 🤣
Though we didn't like everything we tried and we didn't get anything exquisite, overall they were tasty hearty bites, comparable with dim sum places I like in Johor Bahru like Ghim Cheng and Pin Ming Suan.
叉烧包 Char Siew Bao. The snowy skin was thick, almost fluffy though a little dense. Juicy char siew filling was savoury sweet.
大包 Pork Bun. I like the moist sweet savoury filling loaded with chopped pork and lots of sweet onion. The skin of the bao we had seemed undercooked.
皮蛋瘦肉粥 Century Egg Pork Porridge. Buddy had this. He liked it. Did looked nice to me but I didn't want so much carbs as there will be lots of eating for the rest of the day 😅
上海饺子 Shanghai Dumpling. Pork filling in wanton type wrap splashed with a savoury sauce.
凤爪 Chicken Claw. Sauce stewed fried chicken claw. Soft tender, savoury flavour infused skin, tendon and collagen. I must have this every time I eat dim sum.
烧卖 Siew Mai. Meaty pork dumpling.
虾饺 Prawn Dumpling.
豉汁蒸排骨 Steamed Pork Rib with fermented black bean. Nice savoury sweet and fall-off-the-bone tender, the way I like this homely Cantonese comfort dish.
炒萝卜糕 Pan-Fried Carrot Cake. I like this. Though the carrot (actually radish) cake was a little soft, the sauce was robustly savoury and they were fried with lots of Ipoh taugeh (bean sprouts). Yeah, those short stubby juicy sweet sprouts which Ipoh has the best. There's also chives and slivers of carrot which added texture and flavours to enhance our enjoyment. Must order this dish.
叉烧猪肠粉 Char Siew Chee Cheong Fun. Thin rice roll filled with roast pork and served splashed with savoury sauce and garnished with fried shallot.
手打虾丸 Hand Mashed Prawn Ball. I like this. Soft crunchy meaty sweet mashed prawn meat.
Didn't get mind blown by any particular dish but most are as good as my favourite mid-range dim sum places in Malaysia and Singapore. For the important aspects of vibe and ambiance, Chooi Yue has what I look for in dim sum or yum cha places.
No, we didn't try another dim sum that morning - ran out of time and tummy space.
I don't know the price as buddy paid for the meal. But, I know competitive pricing is one of the main draws of Chooi Yue Dim Sum.
Restaurant name: Chooi Yue Dim Sum Ipoh 翠月楼点心
Address: 2, 4 & 6, Tingkat Taman Ipoh 12, Taman Ipoh Selatan, 31400 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Tel: +6016 534 5965
Hours: 7am - 2pm (Thurs off)
Written by Tony Boey on 20 Oct 2025
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Tried this, as recommended by a local when we're exploring this area. we were there just before 7am and eat non stop till 10+ am 😁. As someone who had stayed in HK, their dim sum as as authentic as it can be. our bill was very very affordable for the quality and amount eaten
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