Food Hunting in Kemaman

“I’m not gonna celebrate a new year alone at home!”

Itu la targetnya sebelum 2017 berakhir.

There will be a X’mas holiday for 4 days and another week, New Year holiday for 3 days.

So I started planning with few friends since early Dec. This getaway not only to get close to beaches but also to hunt for delicious local foods.

The trip was supposed to take place on 22^nd Dec but last minute, my friend had to cancel it for some reason. So I postponed it to 30^th Dec with other friends. And too bad, she also canceled it (family matters).

Well, when it’s fated, it’s still gonna happen.

Just a few days before, I managed to get 3 friends to hop-on this trip.

So here we go - 4 single ladies ready to food-hunt!

Saturday 30^th Dec - We departed from KL at about 1140am after sending my car to wash (it was so dirty I just can’t stand) and after having a roti canai at our usual mamak.

The weather is good, no rain, no sun, just dimming skies.

First target, Lila Wadi at Kuantan. The journey takes about 3 hours and we reached there at almost 3pm. But I didn’t notice earlier that the restaurant will only open at 5pm. So we googled, walked around and luckily we found Akob Patin House. When we arrived, only a few dishes left as it passed the lunch time, but thank God, they still have Ikan Patin tempoyak!!

This Ikan Patin buah cost RM30. Quite expensive but it’s worth every penny. Rasa pedas dan memang sedap!

Next, we headed to Kula Cakes. It’s a must-go place in Kuantan! I was craving for the famous Mango Cheesecake for quite a long time. Glad I finally had a chance to taste it and yeah it’s tremendously delicious! OMG I don’t know how to describe it but after eating, you might also think 1 is not enough. 

Rasa mango yang sebenar dan cheese yang tak rasa muak langsung. Ohmaii I’m drooling now~

Nutella Pavlova pon sedap gila!

Aside from the tasty cakes, I love the ambience of the place. The eating area is in the middle of 2 shops and it decorated nicely and classically with the basikal tua hanging at the wall. Totally Instagram worthy.

After enjoying our cakes and drinks, we continued our journey to Kemaman. The town where we gonna spend our 2-nights at. Reached there about 530pm, just spent 30 minutes to rest and freshen up then we went out cos I can’t wait to get my sata.

We stopped by at Warung Aziz Satar, took away Sata, Telur Sotong celup tepung, Keropok Lekor and deep fried Prawn. 

I googled just to show you in case if you don't know what Sata is.

Pastu lepak makan kat Pantai Mok Nik. Nama mat salehnya, Monica Bay. Best gila duduk sambil ditiup angin pantai. Angin bukan sepoi-sepoi bahasa tapi macam nak taufan pon ada. The waves are big, not suitable to swim. So we just sat there eating and relaxing. 

Left back to hotel at 730pm. Took bath and ready for dinner.

Before going to dinner, we went to Sungai Kemaman waterfront to walk alongside the river. But there’s no light and nothing to see, so we straight away set off to our dinner port – D’Beteng. It is famous for Nasi Minyak, Mee Kari and Mee Rebus but all were sold out when we arrived. Thus, we ordered Chicken Grilled and Aglio Olio Prawn. We’re still full so we just shared the food. 

The taste is not bad and the outstanding one is blackpepper sauce!

With full and happy tummies, we’re back to hotel to get a well-deserved rest.

Food hunting journey to be continued tomorrow...