Will have 1 full-day in Penang next Friday (06:00 - 22:00). Our purpose in Penang is purely food. We have identified the the following dishes :
1. Air Itam Assam Laksa (The only one we would travel out of the way for)
2. Char Kuey Teow (Suggestions?)
3. Hokkien Mee (Suggestions?)
4. Lor Mee (Suggestions?)
5. Nasi Kandar (Not a priority but if it's along the way)
6. Really good kopitiam kopi (Suggestions?)
7. Wanton Mee ( If it's worth it as compared to say Medan/Singapore/BKK)
8. Anything else we can try?
Using Sunway Hotel Georgetown as the center, would appreciate some guide and tips to maximise our time given our location to eat as much food as possible within our 1 day frame.
Thanks in advance!
Sunway Hotel area is a Food Paradise surely! I can say that area is really a place to satisfy your craving for food 24/7! Using Sunway Hotel as the center, you can really find alot of delicious, never-to-be-missed Penang local food. But I shall suggest based on your list of food to eat here on the places that you can find those food to satisfy your hunger.
1. Air Itam Assam Laksa- Please don't go there. Not worth your time to try. Quality and taste has gone down these days. Plus,it is kind of pricey recently. Too commercial for Penangites point of view as the locals
DON'T eat Laksa there. I have shared my suggestions for the
BEST Laksa to eat in Penang, the stall that is worth to explore for Laksa and my reasons for rejecting the Air Itam Laksa and also suggesting other Laksa. It is really worth the try. Read my sharing here.
http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/malaysia-269/two-cents-sharing-penang-4903325.html
2. Char Kuey Teow-
Either Siam Road or Padang Brown
3. Hokkien Mee-
Kampung Melayu or
Ah Soon Kor Hokkien Mee at Sin Kim San. Sin Kim San coffee shop is just 10 mins walk from Sunway Hotel. It is located along Macalister where you can find the place
right opposite the Petron petrol station.
4. Lor Mee-
Million Loh Mee at Jalan Van Praagh is
BETTER and much more awesome than Kim Leng's.
5. Nasi Kandar-
Along Air Itam Road. Just opposite the Air Itam Laksa stall. There is a T junction where if you turn right, you are heading to Kek Lok Si Temple. If you keep left,go straight up,you will see a small Nasi Kandar stall on your left. Very delicious and explosive!!
6. Really good kopitiam kopi-
Chowrasta market. There is a small kopitiam, in fact it is just a small stall selling kopi. It is located at one of the alley along Chowrasta Market. The kopi the is really ummmppphh!! Local authentic kopi that is surely cheaper and more satisfying than the one you have it in any cafe.
7. Wanton Mee-
Chulia Street. You can find one of the most delicious Wantan Mee in Penang at Chulia Street. The stall only open from 6 pm onwards. The stall is located just beside a furniture shop. There is only one big furniture shop there.
8. Anything else we can try?Of course. The list goes on.
1.
Chee Cheong Fun at Genting Coffee Shop, Island Glades
2.
Penang Famous Teow Chew Chendol at Lebuh Kheng Kwee off Penang Road
3.
Kueh Chap at Kimberley Street
4.
Pork Organ Noodles at Kampung Malabar (My all time fav!!! Everytime never miss this when I am back to Penang)
5.
Hai Boey Seafood
6.
Bali Hai Food Court at Sungai Pinang
7.
New Lane Street food. Right outside of Sunway Hotel
8.
Padang Brown for the Char Kuey Teow, Yong Tau Foo, Lok-Lok, Mee Siam (My favourite place for lunch as I can order all these food at one go. Whack till so full that I only had my dinner at 9 pm. I can share the pictures at my post here soon:
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9.
Dim Sum at Macalister Road just opposite BSN Bank (
My another all time favourite!!! Never miss it when I go back Penang!)
10.
Apom Guan at Burma Road.
11.
Mee Goreng at Bangkok Lane
All these places that I have recommended here are
purely local favourites. Which means, I am sharing with you places that
ONLY or mostly patronize by the locals,
places where Penangites love to eat in. These are the places that you can really find and taste the authentic taste of local food in Penang which is
not too commercialize plus not too pricey. I based my suggestions on
three key points:
a)
Price of food (Reasonable?)
b)
Taste of food (Many stalls selling CKT,Wan Tan Mee also)
c)
Local favourites
a. Why price?
So many stalls are selling Laksa or Char Kuey Teow for example. One stall can sell RM 5/plate, the other RM 4/plate while the next one at RM 4.50/plate. Which one to choose then? What are their differences as in the ingredients,quantity and taste?
If any food in Penang that manage to fulfill all these
3 criterias, that is when I will share & suggest it to all my friends, colleagues and guests from all over the world. I can be sure that you will have a great experience enjoying all these mouth watering,awesome Penang food plus I would say, you will feel wasted and regret if you never visited these places that I mentioned above.
Anyway,
MOST of these places are kind of difficult to find or even reach by your own. This is because the places that I have suggested here are mostly located in
local areas instead of those tourist spot. Therefore, it is
BEST to have a Local Guide to bring you around to explore these food Hassle free & Conveniently. Some places are almost impossible to go by bus as there
may not have any bus services and cabbies are not familiar too.
Well, too many places to recommend to you here. Hope you will have ample time and enough tank to store all these food that you are going to try in Penang.
Hope everyone will benefit from my sharing here and feel free to
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