Foh San Restaurant: "Great Cantonese Dim Sum at reasonable prices" Top 5 Page for this destination Ipoh Restaurant Tip by Wild_Orchid

Foh San is almost an institution in Ipoh. Locals enjoy a meal here for mid-morning brunch or breakfast on Sundays. Due to its popularity, you'd need to pre-book a table if you want to come at peak hours. However, as dimsum is preprepared, the tables do turn over quite fast and if you are prepared to have a short wait, you can get a table even without a reservation. It is so famous that even people from out of town and from other countries have been known to visit the restaurant for a quick bite of dim sum.

Housed in an old shop house just off the main road, it can get quite noisy- but that's all part of the great atmosphere and charm brunch of Foh San , isn't it? (smile). We were there at 12 noon on a Sunday and that was pretty late by Ipoh standards. By 1pm most of the crowd had gone and there were a few empty tables. I guess most people get there earlier, from about 10 am or so.

Favorite Dish: All the dim sum here range from good to outstanding. I particularly enjoyed :
- large fish balls (four to a plate)
- "wu kwok" yam balls filled with diced meat
- fried radish cake - freshly fried with lots of garlic and bean sprouts
- "chee cheong fun" with prawns-light and creamy
- green vegetables-lightly steamed with soy sauce
- "har gow" with big fresh prawns in each dim sum dumpling
- "siew mai" filled with juicy bites of prawns and pork
- Chinese egg tarts-not too sweet, just right
The price was RM2.50-5.00 per plate of dimsum and each comes with 3-4 dumplings, so there is plenty to go around. If you pay around RM10-12 per head, you'll have filled yourself to the brim! : ) This is much cheaper than an equivalent meal in Petaling Jaya or Kuala Lumpur.


There is a branch of Foh San in SS 2 Petaling Jaya. Both restaurants also offer good Mooncakes during the mid-autumn festival. Jaya Jusco card members can get 10% off on mooncakes.

Do take note that the pricing for dimsum is different in the Petaling Jaya branch.

How to order if you don't know the name of things:
You may not know what to order because you will be spoilt for choice. Look out for the push-carts, and just point to the things that you would like to try. Don't order too much, and take it easy-you can always order more if you are still hungry.

Address: Next to Kamdar (a large clothing shop)
Comparison: less expensive than average
Phone: +603-7873 6501 (PJ branch)
Price: less than US$10
Rating: 4
Theme: Chinese/Dim Sum