Kuantan Restaurant Tips by chiabh

Restaurant Tanjung: Restaurant Tanjung

The restaurant is not air-conditioned... Seafood is displayed in tanks along the dining area... One can select the seafood one wants and then it will be cooked for you in whatever style that you require...

Favorite Dish: The speciality is curry fish-head in claypot... In its place, you may also ask for seafood curry in claypot... The seafood is generally well cooked and tasty...

The restuarant is opened for lunch and dinner... Btw, its cooking is halal...

Address: Lot D-1 Tanjung Lumpur, Kuantan

Comparison: less expensive than average

Directions: The restaurant is about 1km from the traffic light junction from the town to Tanjung Lumpur... It is just diagonally opposite a Petronas station...

Phone: +6012-983-2457

Price: US$11-20

Rating: 4

Theme: Seafood

Restoran Baru Hock Hin: Restoran Baru Hock Hin

The restaurant is a corner lot along Jalan Penjara... The restaurant is not air-conditioned but cool and airy...

Favorite Dish: The speciality is fozhou food... I was surprised of that as my source of information states that it is a Hainanise food... The fozhou food such as fish maw spicy soup is delicious although we did not try the mein shin in red wine...

The restaurant is open for lunch and dinner... It is closed on Mondays...

Address: 2 Jalan Penjara, 25000 Kuantan

Comparison: about average

Directions: The restaurant is within walking distance of Kuantan Parade in the direction of Jalan Wong Ah Jang...

Other Contact: +6017-986-5992

Phone: +609-513-1437

Price: less than US$10

Rating: 3

Theme: Local

Hoi Yin Restaurant: Hoi Yin Restaurant

The restaurant is located along the way to Teluk Chempedak beach... It is in an intermediate shophouse in the row of shops just before the turning to the Kuantan Hyatt Hotel... The shop is not air-conditioned...

Favorite Dish: The speciality is curry laksa... However, you can also order kwan-loh noodles with black sauce...

The restaurant is open daily from 7.00am to 2.00pm...

Address: 31 Jalan Chempedak, Kuantan

Comparison: about average

Directions: The restaurant is located in an intermediate shoplot at the entrance to the Teluk Chempedak beach...

Price: less than US$10

Rating: 3

Theme: Local

Restoran Another One Eatery: Restoran Another One Eatery

The restaurant is sited in a corner 2-storey shophouse... It is more like a mini food court with stalls selling wanton mee, curry laksa, economy rice, pan mee...

Favorite Dish: Of all the stalls, the speciality is pan mee... It is known throughout and out of Kuantan... The stall is operated by an enterprising young man... You can have kah-liu for you pan mee... Large prawns are added at about RM2 each... The soup is prawn base which makes it different from other preparatin of pan mee...

The stall opens from 6.30am and is usually sold out by 11.00am... It is closed on Wednesdays...

Address: Jalan Air Puteh, Kuantan

Comparison: less expensive than average

Directions: The restaurant is located along Jalan Air Puteh after the traffic from Jalan Beserah... It is in the area of used car and car spare parts companies...

Price: less than US$10

Rating: 3

Theme: Local

Restoran Lin Chi Kang: Restoran Lin Chi Kang

Chia Kee stall in Restoran Lin Chi Kang is famous for its yong tau foo... The family-run stall has been around for 40 years and is regarded as one of the best in town for yong tau foo...

Favorite Dish: Over 20 types of yong tau foo are on offer... The crunchy fried bean curd skin stuffed with fish paste is among the most popular...

The stall is open from 5.30pm to 10.30pm daily but is closed on Sundays...

Address: Lorong Sri Kuantan 24, Kuantan

Comparison: less expensive than average

Directions: The restaurant is just off the Jalan Chempedak road from the town centre immediately after the Vistana Hotel...

Price: less than US$10

Rating: 3

Theme: Local

Awana Seafood @ Tanjung Lumpur: Awana Seafood @ Tanjung Lumpur

There are many stalls along this stretch of road along the river... It is brightly lit at night with all type and colour of lights making it a glittering of sort...

Favorite Dish: The food is purely malay and of course is halal... There are the normal ikan bakar, tom yam, fried chicken (or various style), satay stalls etc...

However, patrons are warned that the food is not cheap by Kuantan or Malaysian standards... Maybe its fame has brought the high food price here...

Address: Tanjung Lumpur, Kuantan

Comparison: more expensive than average

Directions: Tanjung Lumpur is a small malay village just across the bridge from Kuantan town on the road to Pekan... It is just about 500m from the traffic light from the town centre to Teluk Cempedak beach...

Price: US$21-30

Rating: 3

Theme: Seafood