In Penang, most wet markets (pasar) open in the morning till noon. So, people normally go to a wet market early in the morning to buy fresh groceries, fish, and meat. Most of them will also have their breakfast at hawker centres near/beside the wet markets.
The Batu Lanchang Wet Market is special, in the sense that it opens at noon till around 6.30 PM in the afternoon. This is nice, especially for those people who wake up late, but still want to get their groceries at a wet market, instead of Tesco. Groceries in the wet market are usually fresher, but typically more expensive as well.
The Batu Lanchang Wet Market has all the stuff that you would expect from a normal wet market. It also has a food court/hawker centre, which is located beside the main wet market building. You can find most of the Penang hawker food at the hawker centre, including Char Koay Teow, Chee Cheong Fun, Wan Tan Mee, chicken rice, nasi kandar, Pasembur, mee goreng mamak, etc.
There are ample car parks around the Batu Lanchang Wet Market area, but you will have to use the Majlis Bandaraya Pulau Pinang (MBPP) parking coupon every day, even on Sunday or public holidays. The parking coupon enforcement is very active in this area, so, make sure you remember to put the MBPP parking coupon.
Refer to the map below for the exact location of the Batu Lanchang Wet Market.
