FMS Bar and Restaurant Archives

A Facelift for an Old Lady

By ika|2012-03-11T09:24:22+08:00March 11th, 2012|Categories: history, Ipoh Town, Restoration|Tags: FMS Bar and Restaurant, heritage, Ipoh Town|

Just look what happened yesterday! I passed by in the morning and only the top half was painted but by the time I got around to going back with my camera the FB site “All About Ipoh” had beaten me to it and posted this photograph.

I am sure the authors won’t mind me using their photo as thay are clearly just as dedicated to the grand old lady as we are.

By the way the aforementioned site has many more “Likes” than we do. It is time to remind all your FB friends about us. Don’t hang back – “Just Do IT!”

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These Doors Remain Closed.

By ika|2012-02-19T11:39:34+08:00February 18th, 2012|Categories: history, Identify Photographs, Ipoh Town, Memories, Restoration|Tags: FMS Bar and Restaurant, Old Ipoh Town, Restoration|

But can anyone tell us when they will open again please. The world misses this famous hostelry which has been closed for restoration since 1 March 2008 – almost 4 years!

But what a night the 29th February was – the last night. Were you there?

By the way, for more photos of this grand old building and its history I have just put up a new album on our Facebook page.

Photographs kindly supplied by Weng Ong Lee.

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A Monday-Mystery…

By felicia|2010-06-28T03:39:32+08:00June 28th, 2010|Categories: Identify Photographs, ipoh, Ipoh Town|Tags: Belfield Street, FMS Bar and Restaurant, Mikasa Photo Shop|

We have here a postcard, from roughly the 1930s. At the top, right, it says “Belfield Street”.

The mystery here is this: on the far left of the picture, is a building that says ‘E.W. FMS Hotel’. Was this the location of the 1st FMS Bar and Restaurant?

Notice too that almost across the street from the said FMS building is Mikasa Photo Shop (which seems to be promoting a ‘cheap sale’). Along the same row of this FMS building is also Abdullah Cigarettes, Hock Hin & Co, and a shop lot owned by Labrooy (which probably was Caxton Press).

We hope our fans out there can shed some light on our mystery……..

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Nephew – May He Rest in Peace

By ika|2010-06-05T16:05:31+08:00June 5th, 2010|Categories: Ipoh Town, Memories, People|Tags: FMS Bar and Restaurant, Food|

Nephew of FMS fame was not only the well loved barman of the FMS, but he was friend and confidente of literally thousands of people from all over the globe who dropped in the FMS for a ‘quick one’ over his sixty years behind that famous old bar. Sadly he passed away this week and will never serve us a beer or one of his delightful meals again. An icon of Ipoh and part of the city’s history, he will be sorely missed when the FMS reopens its doors next year.

We pass ipohWorld’s condolences to his family.

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FMS Bar and Restaurant – Today’s Update

By ika|2010-02-27T04:29:53+08:00February 27th, 2010|Categories: Ipoh Town, Memories|Tags: FMS Bar and Restaurant, heritage, NST, Old Town|

Over the past few days there have been several comments about our last post that featured the FMS Bar and so while in Old Town searching for the MG logo (previous post) I took the opportunity to take the above photo to demonstrate what is being done to the pillars. As you can see they are being put back to original.

Coincidentally there is an article in todays New Straits Times that seems to confirm the rumour that the building will be returned fully to its original status, i.e. a hotel as well as restaurant and bar. See http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/articles/22fma/Article/index_html

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March 2012

A Facelift for an Old Lady

February 2012

These Doors Remain Closed.

June 2010

A Monday-Mystery…

Nephew – May He Rest in Peace

February 2010

FMS Bar and Restaurant – Today’s Update