9 Top Shopping Malls In Ipoh (That Are Great For Escaping A Rainy Day!)

So, you have some time to kill in Ipoh, why not do some shopping (or window shopping) at one of the modern shopping malls in Ipoh?

Especially if you do need to get something. Depending on what you need, there is a choice of not one, but several shopping malls in Ipoh!

Visiting a shopping mall is how locals usually escape the heat (or rain), too! Here is a list of 9 shopping malls situated around Ipoh, Malaysia.

1. Parkson Ipoh Parade Mall
2. AEON Mall Kinta City
3. AEON Mall Ipoh Klebang
4. AEON Mall Ipoh Falim
5. AEON Mall Station 18
6. Angsana Mall Ipoh
7. IT Mall Ipoh
8. Mara Digital Ipoh
9. Mydin Mall Meru Raya

Want to check out some Ipoh tourist attractions instead? Or don’t know what to do in Ipoh at night?

Top 9 Ipoh Shopping Malls

Except for finding places to eat, you can always go shopping in Ipoh!

The malls here are not listed in any particular order. The numbers do not represent how good we think they are. Or which is the best shopping mall in Ipoh.

1. Parkson Ipoh Parade Mall

Guests at WEIL hotel have direct access to Parkson Ipoh Parade Mall through the ground floor of the mall and the hotel lobby. The walkway between them leads to the eateries inside the mall.

Locals typically come to Ipoh Parade for the GSC cinema, cheap fashion, bowling, and “fancy” supermarket with imported goods (Jaya Grocer)!

And right at the top, is Harvey Norman – the only branch of this furniture chain store in Ipoh!

• Location: https://goo.gl/maps/QEjnHL7hGN22
• Phone Number: +60 5-241 0885
• Opening Hours: 10am–10pm

Anchor Department Store: Parkson

Entertainment: Golden Screen Cinema (GSC), Ampang Bowling, Wonder Zone (arcade area) and K Box Karaoke

Leisure Cafe: Starbucks

Supermarket: Jaya Grocer

Beauty and Personal Care:

• shins.my
• Guardian
• Caring Pharmacy
• SASA
• Watsons

Branded Fashion: UNIQLO, Adidas, Nike, Hush Puppies, Scholl, etc

Restaurants:

• Sushi King
• Souper Tang
• Chicken Rice Shop
• Sushi Tei
• Boat Noodle
• Myeongdong Topokki
• Penang Road Famous Teochew Chendul
• Chateraise Patisserie
• and others

There is a food court upstairs too with very good kaya balls, we have to say.

Services:

• Pahlawan Money Changer
• Cars International (car wash)
• Spectron Car Services (car wash)
• Some hair salons
• Maxis, Digi, Celcom
• Ebony Guitar Music House

Hotels Close To Parkson Ipoh Parade Mall:

i. Weil Hotel Ipoh

• Small infinity pool that overlooks Ipoh
• Awesome aerial view of Ipoh city.
• Walking distance to a popular local food street (Tong Sui Kai or Dessert Street).
• Plenty of places to eat inside hotel and in the mall
• Connected to Ipoh Parade Mall.
• Spacious and modern rooms with comfy beds.
• Sheltered parking
• Many different room furnishings available if you want something special.
• Adequate breakfast selection.
• Prices: from RM250

Read More About Weil Hotel

ii. MU Hotel Ipoh

• Bright, airy and minimalist room design of decent size
• Good breakfast (Malay and Western food)
• Helpful staff
• Short walk to Ipoh Parade Mall
• Free shuttle service for Ipoh old town at regular intervals.
• No pool but there is small gym
• Strong WiFi
• Close to popular eateries in old town
• Coffee-making facilities in the room as well as an ironing board and iron
• Comfortable beds
• Rooftop bar
• Price: RM 166 to RM 328 per night
• Website for MU Hotel Ipoh

2. AEON Mall Kinta City

This is probably Ipoh’s most popular mall as it enjoys a central location and is the very first Aeon in Ipoh. And for a long time, it was the only one.

If a local mentions Jusco, they are likely referring to this particular one. Its former name is Jusco, after all. MH hotel is the closest hotel to this mall.

• Location: https://goo.gl/maps/QEjnHL7hGN22
• Phone Number: +60 5-548 6331
• Opening Hours: 10am–10pm

Anchor Department Store: Aeon

Entertainment: TGV Kinta City, K Box Karaoke and Ipoh Bowl

Leisure Cafe: The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf and Black Canyon

Supermarket: Aeon supermarket

Beauty and Personal Care:

• Watsons
• The Face Shop
• SASA
• Wellness
• The Body Shop

Branded Fashion:

• Giordano
• Vincci
• Padini
• Levi’s Jeans

Restaurants:

• Sushi King
• Ichiban Ramen
• Black Canyon
• Johnny’s Steamboat Restaurant
• Kenny Rogers Roasters
• Vivo Pizza
• Pizza Hut
• Shihlin Taiwan Street Snacks
• Burger King
• Secret Recipe
• Restaurant Ding Hao (Chinese Restaurant)
• etc

Services (& Electronics):

• A key and leather repair shop (underneath the escalator to the cinema)
• Pet shop – outside the supermarket
• Samsung
• Huawei
• Authorized seller of Apple products

Hotels Close To AEON Mall Kinta City:

i. Art Cottage Hotel

• Art Cottage Hotel offers elegantly furnished rooms with air conditioning
• Free Wi-Fi access is available throughout the property.
• A few steps away from Festival Walk – a shopping arcade of sorts with eateries
• 5-minute drive to AEON Kinta City Shopping Mall and Tesco Hypermarket
• 2-minute walk to the local food center where you can sample various local Malaysian and Chinese dishes.
• 12 minutes drive (5.5 km) to Parkson Ipoh Parade Mall
• 18 minutes drive (9.7 km) to AEON Mall Klebang
• 14 minutes drive (7.2 km) to Lost World of Tambun
• 15 minutes drive to Sultan Azlan Shah Airport.

ii. Mornington Hotel Medan Ipoh

• This 2-star hotel has air-conditioned rooms with free Wi-Fi, each with a private bathroom.
• 8-minute walk to AEON Mall Kinta City
• 12 minutes’ drive (5.5 km) of Ipoh Parade Mall
• AEON Mall Klebang is 18 minutes’ drive (9.7 km) away
• Lost World of Tambun is 14 minutes’ drive (7.2 km) from the hotel
• Sultan Azlan Shah Airport is 15 minutes’ drive (6 km) from Mornington Hotel Medan Ipoh.

3. AEON Mall Ipoh Klebang

You typically don’t have to wait long to get a good parking spot at this mall. It’s one of the biggest malls in Ipoh with a massive outdoor and sheltered car park.

It is fairly new and most of its patrons live in Klebang area or work in the industrial area nearby.

Fashionistas will be happy to know that there is a good selection of fashion retails stores here!

• Location: https://goo.gl/maps/BPjY97AQY7Q2
• Phone Number: +60 1-300-80-2366
• Opening Hours: (Sun – Thu) 10am – 10pm; (Fri – Sat) 10am – 11pm

Anchor Department Store: Aeon

Entertainment: TGV

Leisure Cafe: Starbucks, Black Canyon

Supermarket: Aeon supermarket

Beauty and Personal Care:

• Watsons
• The Face Shop
• shins.my
• Kiehl’s
• The Body Shop

Branded Fashion:

• H&M
• Adidas
• Uniqlo
• COTTON ON
• Guess Jeans
• Pierre Cardin
• Hang Ten

Restaurants:

• Boat Noodle
• Johnny’s Steamboat Restaurant
• Nando’s
• Sushi King
• Secret Recipe
• KFC

There is a food court on top. With a kids’ play area.

Services:

• CELCOM
• Maxis
• Maybank ATMs
• Money exchanger (by the supermarket)

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4. AEON Mall Ipoh Falim – One Of The Newest Ipoh Shopping Malls

Aeon Falim is still relatively empty but they have Aeon BIG supermarket.

In fact, this is the only place in Ipoh with an Aeon BIG supermarket right now. Other shops of interest would be the MR DIY. But there is admittedly very little to browse in this mall.

The cinema here was previously MBO but this MBO cinema branch has since been acquired by GSC.

• Location: https://goo.gl/maps/NWvwhZZm9Km
• Phone Number: +60 1-300-80-2366
• Opening Hours: (Mon – Sun) 10.00am – 10.00pm

Anchor Department Store: Aeon

Entertainment: GSC Cinema

Supermarket: Aeon BIG supermarket

5. AEON Mall Station 18 – Yet Another Aeon In This List Of Ipoh Shopping Malls

AEON Station 18 is one of the largest malls in Ipoh.

The mall is quite far from the city center of Ipoh. But it does have a very delicious Chinese food restaurant (Dragon-i) as one of its restaurants!

Besides this, a famous steamboat restaurant chain just opened a branch here (Haidilao Hot Pot, 海底捞).

M Boutique Station 18 hotel is walking distance from this mall too, in case you are interested! But if you’re in Ipoh for sightseeing (e.g., Ipoh Old Town), this is not a very convenient area to stay at (i.e. far from Ipoh Old Town).

• Location: https://goo.gl/maps/mGGkcXaHg5P2
• Opening Hours: (Sun – Thu) 10.00am – 10.00pm; (Fri – Sat) 10.00am – 10.30pm

Department Store: Aeon

Entertainment: TGV Kinta City, KidZoona

Leisure Cafe: Oldtown White Coffee, Secret Recipe, Starbucks Coffee, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf

Supermarket: Aeon supermarket

Beauty and Personal Care:

• Guardian
• Caring Pharmacy
• Watsons
• Sasa
• The Face Shop
• The Body Shop
• shins.my

Branded Fashion:

• Skechers
• Adidas
• UNIQLO
• La Senza
• Charles & Keith
• COTTON ON
• Hush Puppies

Restaurants:

• Sushi King
• Nando’s
• Dragon-i
• Vivo American Pizza & Panini
• Pizza Hut
• Hong Kong Kim Gary Restaurant
• Secret Recipe
• Haidilao Hot Pot

Services:

• Digi
• Celcom
• Maxis
• Canon
• Ebony Guitar Music House

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6. Angsana Mall Ipoh/ Greentown Mall Ipoh

Angsana Ipoh Mall, opened for business in 1996. That time, its name was Greentown Mall. This mall is in the administrative area of Ipoh.

Workers from offices, colleges, a hospital and other government buildings typically frequent this mall.

Angsana Ipoh Mall consists of more than 50 retail outlets which include fashion, home interior, jewellery, sports, electronics items and restaurants.

There is a huge fabric store opposite the supermarket so if you want to make your own dresses or curtains, this is the place!

And at the mall’s Mobile City, you can find multiple suppliers for cheap second-hand smartphones, electronics shops as well as various telecom service providers like Maxis, Celcom and Digi.

There is a decent number of halal restaurants here too.

• Location: https://goo.gl/maps/AtPVSf141612
• Phone Number: +60 5-242 2370
• Opening Hours: (Mon – Sun) 10.00am – 10.00pm

Anchor Department Store & supermarket: UO Superstore on the ground floor (with the first floor for the department store)

Beauty and Personal Care:

• Guardian
• Watsons

Branded Fashion: There are only local fashion brands here.

Restaurants:

• Marry Brown
• Noodle’s House
• Nasi Ayam
• D Laksa
• etc

Services:

• Celcom Service Centre
• Tune Mobile Service Centre
• Samsung Services Centre
• Azikok Photo Enterprise

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7. IT Mall Ipoh/ Perak IT Mall

A one-stop place to get all your electronics (especially laptops and computers) – this is IT shopping mall in Ipoh! Bargains and cheap deals are available too.

There is a wide range of gadgets to select from here:

• Smartphone
• Notebook/ Laptop
• Desktop/Computer
• Led Lighting
• Telecommunications Service Provider: Digi, Maxis, Celcom, & Umobile
• Gaming Console: PS4 & Xbox
• Speaker
• Mobile Phone Casing and Accessories
• PC and Smartphone Repair

For entertainment, there are toy kiosks.

At one end of the mall, there is a cafe that serves economy rice for lunch. And at the opposite end, there is a furniture store (Smart Home Interior Design).

But one inconvenient thing about this mall is that it opens very late in the morning (as of August 2022, they open at 11:30am).

• Location: https://goo.gl/maps/e62QkKKGYyz
• Phone Number: +60 12-538 3111 / +60 5-291 2998
• Opening Hours: (Mon – Sun) 11.30am – 9pm

Read more: 15 Best Breakfast In Ipoh: Recommended By A Local!

8. Mara Digital Ipoh

Mara Digital Ipoh is another IT shopping mall in Ipoh. This option may be closer to your current location. And it does open much earlier (9am rather than 11:30am).

They offer similar products and services but of less variety than Perak IT Mall Ipoh.

Actually, this shopping mall is famous for its curry mee (Mee Kari Daud Jasak)!

• Location: https://goo.gl/maps/sX1LaeybXez
• Phone Number: +60 13-588 0938
• Opening Hours: (Mon – Sun) 9.00am – 9.00pm

9. Mydin Mall Meru Raya

Mydin is a Malaysian chain of hypermarkets, supermarkets, and emporiums. They have an online store, too!

Mydin Mall Meru Raya is close to MAPS Ipoh (Movie Animation Park Studios) – which is a theme park in Ipoh.

Note: MAPS is officially closed

And it is walking distance to Terminal Amanjaya (bus station).

The mall is a bit shabby in places (especially the toilets), but you can buy a lot of things (notably cheaper groceries in bulk) here while your kids hang out at the playing zone.

Moreover, if you are in this area and need something in a hurry, this mall should have it. Or something similar as there a great deal of different stores in this mall!

• Location: https://goo.gl/maps/dN4CdbjjdPK2
• Phone Number: +60 5-312 0879
• Opening Hours: (Mon – Fri) 8.00am – 10.00pm; (Sat – Sun) 8.30am – 11.00pm

Supermarket: Mydin

Beauty and Personal Care:

• Watsons

Restaurants (mostly Malay food):

• Marry Brown
• Subway
• Ayam Penyet AP
• Big Apple Donuts & Coffee

Assuming you didn’t drive to Ipoh:

Getting Around Ipoh

1. You can take the city public bus – dirt cheap but quite unreliable
2. Hail a taxi or use the Grab App
3. Rent a car
4. Or you can hire a private tour service like RayTheTour because besides transport, you’ll get a personal guide to show you around. Either make your own Ipoh itinerary or follow the guide’s suggestions.

You can book RayTheTour/Travelswithsun (private tour service in Ipoh) by contacting them on WhatsApp.

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Conclusion

It’s true that Ipoh shopping malls are not the main draw of Ipoh. Personally, our go-to malls are Ipoh Parade and AEON Kinta City.

But a trip to any of these malls is a good way to chill out in an air-conditioned environment while you formulate your next battle plan. Perhaps to check out food, dim sum, biscuits, and white coffee in Ipoh.

As for the non-shopaholics in your group, there is the option of going to a spa instead! There are many massage spa centers in Ipoh to choose from.