Inderawasih Koay Teow Soup Restaurant is located in Taman Bayu Mutiara (Address: 24-38, Jalan Bayu Mutiara 1, Taman Bayu Mutiara, 14000 Bukit Mertajam, Penang), opposite Poslaju Bukit Mertajam, and near the 7 Village Noodle House in the same area. It is an air-conditioned restaurant, so customers can enjoy koay teow th’ng in a comfortable environment even in a… Read More »
Garden Cafe is a restaurant in Shangri-La’s Golden Sands Resort, Batu Ferringhi, Penang. It is located right beside the hotel lobby, and is open from 6.30AM to 11PM daily. Recently, I had the lunch buffet at Garden Cafe with some friends. It was a relatively small buffet spread, with about 4-5 hot dishes. There were also a salad… Read More »
Apong Guan is a famous roadside apong/apom stall along Jalan Burma, Georgetown, Penang. The stall is right in front of Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Union (Union Primary School). The stall owner, Mr Uan Cheng Guan has been in the business for a long, long time – it is a famous, old stall in Penang. Apong (or apom) is… Read More »
China House is a cafe, restaurant, bakery, wine bar, pub with live music, and library – all rolled into one. It is in a compound of 3 heritage buildings, linked by an open air courtyard (Addresses: 153 & 155, Beach Street / 183B, Victoria Street, 10300 Georgetown, Penang. Tel: 04-2637299). Spanning from Beach Street to Victoria Street, China… Read More »
Nowadays, there are more and more Starbucks Coffee stores in Penang. The coffee culture is definitely catching on in Penang. Here is the list of Starbucks Coffee stores in Penang: Starbucks Coffee 1st Avenue Mall Lot G-09 & G-10, Ground Floor, 182, Jalan Magazine, 10300 Georgetown, Penang. Tel: 04-2633202. Starbucks Coffee Mansion One Mansion One, Ground Floor, Jalan… Read More »
Looking for Sarawak Kolo Mee in Penang? There is a hawker stall in Golden Phoenix Restaurant selling it. Golden Phoenix Restaurant is a hawker centre/coffee shop in Sungai Dua, Penang (Address: 2-G-2, Jalan Sungai Dua, Taman Pekaka Desa Universiti, 11700 Gelugor, Penang). It is a popular hawker place for Universiti Sains Malaysia students, as it is located near… Read More »
Gem Restaurant, located at the intersection of Lebuh Bishop and Lebuh King is an Indian restaurant in the heart of Georgetown (Address: 66, Lebuh Bishop, 10450 Georgetown, Penang. Tel: 04-2624070). Many varieties of Indian dishes are available: masala dishes, kebab, tandoori chicken, mixed vegetables pakora, nandu rasam (crab meat cooked in rasam), briyani rice, and many others. I… Read More »
Kedai Kopi New Cathay is a popular coffee shop in Pulau Tikus, Penang (Address: 425, Jalan Burma, 10350 Georgetown, Penang), located in a corner shop at the intersection of Lorong Kuching and Jalan Burma (opposite Bellisa Row). There are many hawker stalls in the coffee shop, serving Penang hawker food for breakfast and lunch. The shop is open… Read More »
If you are looking to have char koay teow in the Tanjung Bunga area, Ah Soon Char Koay Teow at Hillside is an excellent choice. The char koay teow stall is located at Hillside Ah Soon Cafe (Address: 26, Jalan Sungai Kelian, 11200 Tanjung Bunga, Penang. Tel: 012-4550382). It is open from 11AM to 6.30PM. The char koay… Read More »
Grandpa’s Kitchen is a Chinese “zhu-char” restaurant located along Jalan Burma (Address: 202D-GF, Jalan Burma, 10350 Georgetown, Penang. Tel: 012-4438959). It is on the same row of shop houses as the Greenapple Ballet Academy. Grandpa’s Kitchen served a variety of Chinese dishes, including pork ribs, chicken, fish, prawn, mantis prawn, squid, crab, vegetables, soup, and porridge. Steamboat meal… Read More »