MY PENANG - Where to Eat |
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What to eat in Penang |
Penang
is always the choice destination for a
food adventure. You
will find a wide array of delicious food - from sweet snacks at roadside stalls to specialty
cuisines in - restaurants.
Eating out in Penang |
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The best of Penang food is usually found in the
streets, coffee shops or small restaurants in the
state. Penang is famed for her hawker food and Nonya
(or Nyonya) Cuisine.
Hawker food refers to the variety of snacks, noodles
and rice dishes that are usually served hot and
fast, and are readily available at roadside stalls
or coffee shops. Today these dishes are also
served at hotel restaurants.
Check out where to eat and what to eat ehat to eat
in the state of Pulaua Pinang especially in George Town. |
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What to eat in Penang |
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A Random selection of Popular Places |
PENANG
NOODLES |
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Hokkien Mee - noodles served with spicy prawn and pork
based soup, usually with chillies
- Kedai
Kopi Swee Kong, junction of Jalan Moulmein and Jalan Burma
(opposite police station)
- Kedai
Dua Ribu Dua Puluh, Doby Ghaut, Jalan Air Itam (evening)
- Kedai
Kopi Genting, Island Glades, Lorong Delima 6, off Jalan Yap Choy
Yee
- Kedai
Kopi Sin Kim Sun, 168 Macalister Road (Jalan Macalister),
junction of Jalan Rangoon, opposite Esso. (morning)
- Roadside
stall next to Seng Thor coffee shop, Lebuh Kimberly junction
(morning)
- Coffee
shop at the junction of Jalan Burma and Lorong Bangkok (morning)
- The Seng Thor
kopitiam, Carnavon Street, George Town (6am to 6pm)
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Laksa
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Rice noodles in spice, sour fish flake light gravy. This noodle
dish popular in Penang and the northern part of West Malaysia.
- Air Itam
Market (beside fruit stalls), Air Itam
- Kedai
Kopi Genting, Island Glades, Loring Delima 6, off Jalan Yap Choy
Yee; morning and afternoon
- Balik
Pulau Market
- Today
Café, Lebuh Perak, near traffic light; afternoon
- Joo Hooi
Café, junction of Penang Road with Lebuh Keng Kwee, George Town
- Nam
Kuang coffee shop, Balik Pulau
- Stall at
Hawker centre, Jalan Johor, beside Datuk Kramat Padang (Padang
Brown).
- Kek Seng,
384 Penang Road (opposite KOMTAR), Penang
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Char Kueh
Teow/ Char Kway Teow - Flat rice noodles fried with
prawns, bean curd and egg. Penang Char Kway Teow is synonymous
to Penang and famed throughout Asia.
- 82, Lorong Selamat and Other coffee shop along Lorong Selamat,
George Town
- Ah Leng Char Koay Teow, Jalan Datuk Keramat, opposite former
Federal Theater
- Ping
Hooi coffee shop, Lebuh Carnavon and Lebuh Melayu junction
- BB
restaurant, opposite Hawker centre, (Sunshine Square area),
Persiaran Mayangpasir 2
- Stall No
42, Hawker Centre at Batu Lancang market; afternoon
Sisters Fried Kway Teow, Lam Heng Cafe, 185, Macalister
Road, Pulau Tikus
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Curry mee -Rice or wheat noodles (yellow noodles) served
with curry gravy cooked from chillies, santan and curry spices.
- Tua Pui Curry Mee, along Weld Quay, at junction of Gat Lebuh
Armenia
- Roadside
stall in Jalan Sungai Pinang, near Kah Motor
- Hot Bowl
Nonya Delights, 23A Jalan Rangoon
- Cathay
café, Jalan Burma, opposite Union Primary School, night
- Medan
Selera, Taman Free School
- Bee Hooi
Coffee Shop in Lorong Pulau Tikus/Jalan Burma junction, Pulau
Tikus
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Lor Mee - Rice
noodles or yellow wheat noodles served with starchy, thick gravy
made from egg, soya sauce, tapioca flour, etc. This dish is
common only in the northern part of Peninsular Malaysia.
- Shop
opposite shell station, Penang Kuan Yim Teng Lor Mee, 16 Jalan
Burma,
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Chee Cheong
Fun - Broad flat rice noodles
served with a sweet sauce
-Kedai Kopi Genting, Island
Glades, Lorong Delima 6, off Jalan Yap Choy Yee, morning till
late afternoon
- Stall at New Lane (Lorong Baru),
near Wisma Central, from 6:30pm
- Stall along Lorong Swatow
- Stall at Lorong Macalister,
morning
- Seow Fong Lye Café in Macalister
Lane, off Burmah Road.
- New World Park,
Burhma Road, Penang
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Kueh Teow
T'hng/Kway Teow Theng / Noodle soup and Fishballs
Flat Rice Noodles served with fish ball, pork or chicken, in a
soup; sometimes dry
- Sin Kong
Cheong coffee shop at Carnarvon Street (opposite Campbell Street
market) in the morning; George Town, Penang Island
- Kek Seng
Coffee Shop, Jalan Penang, from morning
- Doby
Ghaut Koay Teow Th’ng stall, Doby Ghaut, Penang Island (evening)
- Know for
the fish ball; coffee shop at the junction of Lebuh Armenian and
Lebuh Cannon , near Yap Kongsi, Kek Kong Temple; George Town;
(morning)
- Sai Toh
Lim, (next to Komplex Raja Uda) off Jalan Raja Uda, Butterworth
[known for fish ball]
- Restoran
Lin, Jalan Raja Uda , (near Komplex Raja Uda), off Jalan Raja
Uda, Butterworth [known for fish ball]
- Restoran
Mei Fang, Jalan Bengali, Butterworth
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Mee Rebus /
Mamak Mee / Mee Jawa
- Pata Hameed Special Mee stall, Esplanade, Padang Kota
Lama in Lebuh Light, George Town
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Indian Fried Noodles (Air Itam, Penang, before the Air Itam
roundabout)
Mamak stalls at the corner of
Jones and Kelawei Roads - Mee Goreng or Mee Rebus, together with
some Pasembur
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RICE DISHES |
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Nasi Kandar / Nasi Melayu
- Line Clear, Penang Road, George Town. Alley near
Chulia Street (Lebuh Chulia), entrance
facing Penang
Road (Jalan Penang) junction
- Restoran
Kassim Mustapha, 8-10, Lebuh Chulia
- Restoran
Tajuddin Hussin, 49, Lebuh Queen
- Nasi
Kandar (Pelita Samudra) Pertama, Macalister Road
- Coffee
shop at Junction of Jalan Burma and Jalan Rangoon (near Argora
Hotel)
- Kassim
Nasi Kandar, 14 & 21 Jalan Gurdwara, opposite GAMA
- Kedai
Kopi Kayu, Tingkat Nipah, Off Jalan Bukit Gambir (behind Hotel
Vistana)
- Restoran
Caravan A (formerly Craven A Café), Junction of Jalan Macalister
and Jalan Dato Keramat
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LIGHT MEALS
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Lobak &
Hare Chnee
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Hoe Peng Coffeeshop, corner coffee shop at Jalan Penang/ Kg.
Malabar, (opposite Kayu Nasi Kandar shop) , George Town
- Joo Hooi
Café, junction of Penang Road with Lebuh Keng Kwee , George Town
- Hai Oan
coffee shop in Jalan Burmah (Burma Road) , George Town
- Kheng
Pin Coffee Shop, junction Jalan Sri Bahari and Jalan Penang,
George Town
- Kedai
Kopi Genting, Lorong Delima6, Island Glades, George Town
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Oor
Chean (Fried Oysters)
- Kedai
Kopi Seng Thor, junction of Carnavan Street with Lebuh Kimberly,
late morning and afternoon
- Seahorse
Hawker Centre, Tanjung Tokong, next to the Chinese Swimming
Club, at night
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DRINKS + DESSERTS |
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Tropical Fruit Juices
Available at most coffee shops
- Pineapple Juice
- Guava Juice
- Watermelon juice
- Mango Juice |
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Ais Kacang
-Roadside stall & coffee shop, Swatow lane, George Town
- Kedai
Kopi dan Ice Kachang, Lorong Selamat (off Jalan Macalister),
George Town
- Kek Seng,
384 Penang Road (opposite KOMTAR) , George Town
- Mt
Erskine Hawker Centre , George Town
- Kimberly
Street roadside stall, George Town
- Hawker
centre, Gurney Drive
Cendul
- Penang
Road Famous Teochew Chendol, a stall at the corner of Jalan
Penang (Penang Road) & Lebuh Keng Kwee, next to a coffee shop,
George Town
- Stall No
22, Hawker Centre, Batu Lancang Market, Batu Lancang
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Kueh/ kuih/ cakes |
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Nyonya kueh
Nonya
Koay/ Nonya Kueh
- Medan
Selera Taman Free School, Jalan P. Ramlee
- Stall at
Hawker Center, Bayan Baru market (near Sunshine Square)
- (Mee Koo
Kueh) Hoo Peng, Lorong Selamat
- (Ang Koo
Kueh or Sweet bun) Eaton Kuih Centre Sdn Bhd., 101/139M Jalan
Teh Ewe Lim
Ah Kheng’s nyonya kueh, Batu
Lancang Market, off Green Lane |
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Tambun Biscuit & Nutmeg
- popular local biscuit that are excellent gifts for visitors
from outside Penang. Where to buy:
1) Ghee Hiang,
No 95, Lebuh Pantai ; and 216 Jalan
Macalister ,
George Town;
2) Him Heang Sdn. Bhd., 162-A
Jalan Burma, George Town.
3) Tean Ean Local Products, 90 Jalan Sultan Ahmed
Shah, George Town, Penang
4) Chowrasta Market, Penang Road, Penang- stalls
sell many brands |
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More
Details of where to get the best hawker food in Penang is in
www.mypenang.my
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Nyonya Cuisine |
When in Penang, try out some of these
unique popular Nyonya Cuisine:
Pickled dishes |
Acar Ikan
(Pickled Fish)
Acar Awak (Pickled Vegetables)
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Rice dishes |
Nasi Ulam - Rice with shreded herbs, vegetables and salted fish
Nasi Kunyit - Glutinous rice cooked with tumeric and coconut
milk and served with chicken curry
Nasi Lemak - rice cook in coconut milk and served with sambal
ikan billis
Nasi Tomato - rice cooked with tomatos and spices
Nasi goreng - fried rice prepared in Malay (nasi goreng kampung)
and Chinese (nasi goreng Cina) styles
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recipe at myFood
domain |
Seafood dishes |
Pulay Ikan /
Perut Ikan (Veg. curry with fish
intestines - Nyonya dish)
Asam Pedas (Light, sour fish curry)
Otak-otak (Steamed spicy fish cake)
Chili Crab (Spicy stor fried crab)
Fish Head curry
Prawn Sambal
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Vegetable dishes |
Popiah (Spring rolls)
Perut Ikan (Vegetable and herb curry with fish intestines)
Jiu Hoo Char (Fried vegetables with cuttle fish)
Acar Awak
(Pickled vegetables)
Achar timbun (pickled, spiced cucumber)
Sambal belacan
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Malaysian cakes |
Malaysian cakes
usually of rice, rice flour, other flour and is usually steamed.
Examples of kueh:
Nyonya kueh (which is of Sino-Malay
origin)
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Note:
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More about Nyonya food here
Nyonya Food originates from the Peranakans or Baba and Nonyas. Baba and Nyonya
refer to early Chinese migrants who came to the Malay peninsular from the 18th
century to 19th century. Some married Malays or are decendents of 'old' Chinese families
who assimilated many cultural practices of the Malays into
their Chinese culture. Though their cultural practices and spoken
dialect differ from that of Chinese, they are administratively not
classified as a cultural group and are classified as Chinese. (Nyonya is spelt Nonya in Singapore)
...details in My Penang
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