Last weekend (22-24 June 2018), there was an Asian Food Festival event held at Straits Quay, Tanjung Tokong, Penang. Many food stalls were setup at the Straits Quay promenade (along the marina area), selling unique street food from many countries in the Asian region – South Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, and others. Here are some pictures from… Read More »
My family and I visited Straits Quay last Sunday afternoon (24 June 2018). We were there to have Nyonya food at the Nyonya Breeze Desire Restaurant, and was delighted that the Straits Quay Market Street Bazaar was also on that day. I believe the Straits Quay Market Street Bazaar is held on the last weekend of each month.… Read More »
Will Western Delight is a restaurant serving “local Western food”. It is located on the ground floor of the Centrio Avenue low-medium-cost (LMC) apartment (Address: Centrio Avenue, Jalan Permai, 11700 Gelugor, Penang. Tel: 017-4134330). The restaurant is opened in the evening: 5.30PM-10PM (Tuesday – Friday), 5PM-10PM (Saturday & Sunday). Will Western Delight has been operating for quite some… Read More »
Molly Fantasy is one of the brands of indoor amusement parks for children operated by AEON Fantasy. These indoor amusement parks are located inside AEON malls across Malaysia. There is a Molly Fantasy branch at AEON Queensbay Mall, located on the 1st floor. The Molly Fantasy at AEON Queensbay Mall has a variety of fun games for children,… Read More »
Sai Lam Coffee Shop (Kedai Kopi Sai Lam) is an old, corner coffee shop located at the intersection of Lebuh Carnarvon and Lebuh Chulia (Address: 8, Lebuh Carnarvon, 10200 Georgetown, Penang). Ah Gu stall operates within Sai Lam Coffee Shop, selling Wan Tan Mee and Beef Soup Mee (beef soup noodles). The wan tan mee at Ah Gu stall… Read More »
This year, Wesak Day was observed on Tuesday, 29 May 2018. In conjunction with Wesak Day 2018, the Malaysian Buddhist Association (182, Jalan Burma, 10050 Georgetown, Penang. Tel: 04-2262690) organized many events. Many devotees were at the Malaysian Buddhist Association praying to Lord Buddha. Inside the Lim Poon Kim Memorial Hall many devotees lined up, taking turns to… Read More »
Nowadays, there are more and more Vietnamese restaurants in Penang. I visited Saigon House Cuisine for some Vietnamese food recently, on 21 May 2018. Saigon House Cuisine is located in one of the shop houses at Bahari Parade (Address: 77, Jalan Sri Bahari, 10050 Georgetown, Penang. Tel: 04-2612301). It is roughly opposite The Ship Restaurant (Sri Bahari Branch).… Read More »
Penang Botanic Gardens (also known as Waterfall Gardens) or Taman Kebun Bunga in Malay is a public park with lots of greeneries. The gardens were first established in an old quarry side back in 1884, quite a long time ago. I went to Penang Botanic Gardens recently (on 28 April 2018), together with the family. We had a… Read More »
Char Koay Teow is one of Penang’s most popular hawker food. There are many good char koay teow stalls all over Penang island. A few months back, on 2 February 2018, I tried the Googgle Man Char Koay Teow at KTG Cafe (Address: 82, 84, Lorong Selamat, 10400 Georgetown, Penang. Tel: 016-4994646). The stall is located on the… Read More »
Cold Storage is a supermarket chain that specializes in fresh produce (fruits, vegetables, salmon, poultry, beef, lamb, etc.) and other quality products. Most of our daily needs are available at Cold Storage supermarkets. Cold Storage has many outlets across Malaysia. Here is the list of Cold Storage branches in Penang: Cold Storage Gurney Plaza 170-B1-15, Gurney Plaza, Persiaran… Read More »