#9 Char Kuey Teow in Malaysia · 2026
Hua Soon Fireworks Char Koay Teow
🌶️🌶️🌶️ Wajib Cuba · Must Try
Nicknamed 'fireworks' for the sparks flying off a wok handled by a cook with around five decades of experience. Wetter, Taiping-style noodles with cockles, served old-school on a leaf.
- What to order
- Duck-egg char koay teow served on a leaf
- Address
- 13, Medan Pasar, Jalan Taiping–Kuala Kangsar, 34700 Simpang, Taiping, Perak
- Area
- Simpang, Taiping, Perak
- Hours
- Mon–Sat 6.30pm–11.15pm (closed Sun) (check before you go)
- Price
- RM8–RM15 per person
- Halal status
- 🐖 Non-halal
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