Kuantan Alor Akar Beggar Chicken Seafood Restaurant • Must Try Zhi Cha in Kuantan 关丹乞丐鸡海鲜饭店

关丹乞丐鸡海鲜饭店 Alor Akar Seafood Restaurant | Lot 7695 & 7696, Jalan Kubang Buaya, Taman Mariana, 25300 Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia ☎ +609 568 0720 🕕 4pm - 11:30pm (Mon off)

Speak to anyone about what to eat in Kuantan and chances are they will mention beggar chicken. What they mean is Alor Akar Seafood Restaurant which has beggar chicken as their signature dish.

Moonlight Cake House Air Putih Kuantan • Family Friendly Cafe

I have been following Moonlight Cake House since 2013 in Johor Bahru. The Johor homegrown brand has since expanded to Kuala Lumpur and now in Kuantan 👏👏👏

Halal Chinese Restaurant in Kuantan • Moonlight Pavilion Air Putih 聚興樓点心

On day two of our Kuantan trip, we went to Moonlight Pavilion at Air Putih for dinner. It's a large no pork, no lard restaurant that will be receiving Halal certification from the authorities soon. I love the food, environment, service and pricing here. 

Cendol Air Putih Famous in Kuantan

Every local person we spoke with in Kuantan pointed us to Cendol Air Putih. So, it's one box we definitely have to tick before leaving Kuantan 😁

Halal Hand Made Dim Sum in Kuantan @ Moonlight Pavilion in Air Putih

On day two of our Kuantan trip, we went to Moonlight Pavilion for dim sum breakfast. (Moonlight Pavilion's Halal certification is in progress.)

Kula Cakes Kuantan Famous Mango Cheese Cake

We were exploring old downtown Kuantan around Jalan Besar also known as "Salted Fish Street 咸鱼街" when we stumbled upon Kula Cakes.

At one time, Jalan Besar used to house dozens of salted fish dealers but after the massive fire of 1995, most of the salted fish businesses scattered around Kuantan - nevertheless, older folks still refer to Jalan Besar as 咸鱼街.

Kuantan Rock Turtle Mural • If you didn't Check In at Pantai Pelindung Location, you haven't been to Kuantan 🤭

Kuantan buddy Lawrence said our next stop was sea turtles. I have seen sea turtles many times before in East and West Malaysia, so I just went along without much expectations. 

Teng Haw Curry Mee • One of the Best in Kuantan 祥和茶室

Kuantan is famous for their curry mee. So, we tried 3 curry mee places (plus a lot of other dishes) during our three day trip to Kuantan. 

Curry mee is comfort food in Kuantan in the same way as bak chor mee in Singapore, Teochew kway teow noodle soup in Johor Bahru, bak kut teh in Klang, you get the idea.

Famous Kuantan Satay • Sate Zul & Satey Warisan Zaiton Marto

Sate Zul is the most famous satay in Kuantan, no question about that. So, it was on our Kuantan visit itinerary.