Recently visit penang

[The_Davis]

Recently visited Penang

Kanna penanged

 

[yeenfei]

Some food places i like near the location above:

Wood fire bbq
https://maps.app.goo.gl/S81MyFVpxFYh7Yh37

very old chinese restaurant
https://maps.app.goo.gl/bpUSsVVXdeqBQ5Kv7

>100y traditional chinese pastry shop (incl tsp)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/2zcExHpAmnmcGGqD8

home-run cafe (very famous for cake)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/1SxYGFx68xz46cgU7

BM yam rice
https://maps.app.goo.gl/7nNh8Dj91VRA2RTD8

 

[justln]

Visited Penang last year, quite nice trip, keep eating lo. Cab is cheap there.

Stayed at this AirBnB, the host bought jackfruit for us to eat!
https://www.airbnb.com.sg/rooms/40383660

Eat atas food at Blanc Penang: https://maps.app.goo.gl/x9LbRkFsR5Hmatm3A

Wanted to go Au Jardin but didn't get the chance. https://maps.app.goo.gl/HizEvi18n7qLeVNs8

Go upside down museum walk walk.

Cat Art museum, only 2 cats, not suppose to touch, is literally a museum for cat art. Seems like permanently closed.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/CwtcAa8otBRiEoS36

Go around eat dim sum and walk museum lo.
Basically a lot of eating.

Took cab to this place for Duck Meat Koay Teow Th'ng, a lot of pple.
Loh Kei Duck Meat Koay Teow Th'ng https://maps.app.goo.gl/wanfjihxBZKCZdfQ9

 

[fortunehunter]

Reason Malaysia food is nice cause they use fresh ingredients not like Singapore is imported.

Don't hear those hawker bullship that they use fresh ingredients and sell at higher price.

 

[yeenfei]

Reason Malaysia food is nice cause they use fresh ingredients not like Singapore is imported.

Don't hear those hawker bullship that they use fresh ingredients and sell at higher price.

costing (eg rents) is killing the local food.
beside raw materials, some of the long preparation steps (eg making the broth) is not feasible in SG as well

 

[yeenfei]

Took cab to this place for Duck Meat Koay Teow Th'ng, a lot of pple.
Loh Kei Duck Meat Koay Teow Th'ng https://maps.app.goo.gl/wanfjihxBZKCZdfQ9

koay teow thng I prefer many many bak chor style
https://maps.app.goo.gl/zYHoRiM6Lr4WSB9g6

 

[siaoliaolor]

Some food places i like near the location above:

Wood fire bbq
https://maps.app.goo.gl/S81MyFVpxFYh7Yh37

very old chinese restaurant
https://maps.app.goo.gl/bpUSsVVXdeqBQ5Kv7

>100y traditional chinese pastry shop (incl tsp)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/2zcExHpAmnmcGGqD8

home-run cafe (very famous for cake)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/1SxYGFx68xz46cgU7

BM yam rice
https://maps.app.goo.gl/7nNh8Dj91VRA2RTD8

penang ppl will say thses not island penang .

 

[yeenfei]

penang ppl will say thses not island penang .

remember bring passport can d, go "over"-sea literrally

 

[chowchow77]

got go massage?

 

[fortunehunter]

costing (eg rents) is killing the local food.
beside raw materials, some of the long preparation steps (eg making the broth) is not feasible in SG as well

Rent is part of it but greed is more.
When COVID no rental for don't know how many months, government give them salary.
Don't see hawker lower their price.

 

[tiobanned]

in Penang must try Fish Head Noodle

https://www.facebook.com/kabeecafe38/

 

[V-FORTY]

actually penang have island and mainland,
island is like cbd everyone go there to work only
the comfy place is mainland

 

[TLCTLC88]

can also try:
- balik pulau nyonya laksa (not asam laksa)
- curry mee (with pig blood curd)
- nasi kandar (fyi, this food started in penang, some only opens at late night)
- apom guan
- nutmeg
- specialty cafe

can explore the mainland side, but that requires someone familiar to bring you around as its requires more driving around:
- THE old tree (>40year) blackthorn, you never get this in other place, requires advance booking + subject to availability
- really good loh mee (collagen type, not the starchy 5-spices kind that you common see elsewhere) made with alot braised pork
- wild-caught freshwater prawn (overfishing causing smaller size now)
- famous BM yam rice
- tomyam porridge (many find it surprisingly acceptable)
- "Guagua's Store" (legendary cafe that sell freshly made fruit cakes, but opens ~3 days a week, randomly)

Think I tried the curry mee and nonya laksa before. Lor mee, I prefer SG ones.

Too bad I have overhauled my diet, now, not sure if I will go penang again.

 

[vee4044]

Visited Penang last year, quite nice trip, keep eating lo. Cab is cheap there.

Stayed at this AirBnB, the host bought jackfruit for us to eat!
https://www.airbnb.com.sg/rooms/40383660

Eat atas food at Blanc Penang: https://maps.app.goo.gl/x9LbRkFsR5Hmatm3A

Wanted to go Au Jardin but didn't get the chance. https://maps.app.goo.gl/HizEvi18n7qLeVNs8

Go upside down museum walk walk.

Cat Art museum, only 2 cats, not suppose to touch, is literally a museum for cat art. Seems like permanently closed.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/CwtcAa8otBRiEoS36

Go around eat dim sum and walk museum lo.
Basically a lot of eating.

Took cab to this place for Duck Meat Koay Teow Th'ng, a lot of pple.
Loh Kei Duck Meat Koay Teow Th'ng https://maps.app.goo.gl/wanfjihxBZKCZdfQ9

Look nice look yummy.........20yrs never beed to Penang. May Plan one trip there. One week Enough ? Play Slowly............

Eat many........lol

 

[justln]

Look nice look yummy.........20yrs never beed to Penang. May Plan one trip there. One week Enough ? Play Slowly............

Eat many........lol

I only explore Georgetown area, right side of island. Left side have butterfly farm and other activities, still got main land.

 

[trevlim]

If you like only modern updated city of course dun like Penang. Many other people like old places

I like old places like those you find in Japan, maybe Taiwan. which are old but well maintained or conserved. Penang is old and plain stagnant, hard to move around, proper pavements lacking and public transport poor. I like Penang Hill but going there is not easy too. Even Melaka has move forward and look fresher with new developments.

 

[trevlim]

penang beach no fight against thailand, its never try to compete in this area also. ppl mostly go penang for food, but taste is usually subjective (thats why some diehard fans will prefer SG food)

Agreed it's subjective. I find Penang food nothing special. You can find them here in Sg food courts as well.

 

[yeenfei]

Agreed it's subjective. I find Penang food nothing special. You can find them here in Sg food courts as well.

Taste is acquired preference. The similarities in culture between the straits colony means one may find same things in different places, including those disappeared from SG due to environmental changes. No doubt penang street food will become SG alike when modernization come.

 

[yeenfei]

I like old places like those you find in Japan, maybe Taiwan. which are old but well maintained or conserved. Penang is old and plain stagnant, hard to move around, proper pavements lacking and public transport poor. I like Penang Hill but going there is not easy too. Even Melaka has move forward and look fresher with new developments.

Well too bad things are complicated when involving politics. You will be surprised how much budget are spent on a top tax paying state, just because it's majority Chinese.