A&W
Although a commonplace in Klang Valley, A&W is still relatively new in Penang. This outlet in Gurney Plaza is located at the new wing, away from the main shoppers traffic.The first item is the...
View ArticleNona Bali
Nona Bali is a Balinese restaurant at Promenade 28, facing the scenic Penang Strait and Seberang Prai mainland. Its location avoids customers from dealing with traffic congestion and limited parking...
View ArticleNew York Burger Time
Located at the former Tea Garden's location at Lebuh Union, New York Burger Time is the third outlet of this locally-operated burger joint. The store is also known as New York Pizza, since this...
View ArticleBo Eight Tea
Bo Eight Tea is a small restaurant on Jalan Gottlieb, facing the Penang Chinese Girls' Primary School. From the front, it looks like a typical Taiwanese milk tea kiosk.However, Bo Eight Tea has a...
View ArticleSuper Hokkien Mee
One way to tell whether a food stall is popular, is by observing how fast it sells out for the day. While this crude approach can sometimes be misleading (e.g. poor planning or sheer laziness), it...
View ArticleYaki Teppan
Teppanyaki (鉄板焼き) is a style of Japanese cooking where food is grilled (焼き) over a hot iron plate (鉄板). Typically, the grilling is done in view of the diners, probably for showmanship purpose.There is...
View ArticleDayumm Burger
Operating at Khoon Hiang Cafe at Jalan Dato Keramat, Dayumm Burger recently opened its second stall at Golden Happy Cafe (金快乐茶室) at Sungai Nibong. This new outlet starts grilling around 7:30am till...
View ArticleChips And Chops
Owing to the abundance of dining choices in Penang, there is rarely a need to return to the same restaurant twice. Chips And Chops Western Food at Jelutong is one exception we made today.Situated along...
View ArticleSin Lam Fatt
The Paya Terubong area offers several nice eateries which is often overlooked by many. One such example is Sin Lam Fatt Roasted Chicken & Duck Rice (新南发烧腊鸡鸭饭店) along the Jalan Paya Terubong main...
View ArticleTe Chang You Tiao Wang
As far as youtiao (油条) or oil sticks is concerned, one stall in Paya Terubong claims to make the longest. Situated next to Kong Min primary school, the Te Chang You Tiao Wang (特长油条王) stall churns out...
View ArticleOsmanthus's Hong Kong Desserts
The intersection of Macalister Road and New Lane (Lorong Baru) is a hotspot for night-time street food. This hawker center actually consists of several adjacent shops that lease stall space to...
View ArticleXiang Yun Vegetarian Hut
Next to The CEO office building at Bukit Jambul is Kompleks Lebuh Nipah, a food complex managed by the Municipal Council of Penang Island (MPPP). The food stalls here offer cheap dining options since...
View ArticlePlus 2
People who are familiar with the Sungai Dua area (Penang island, not mainland) will immediately recognize the blue and yellow storefront of Plus 2 Restaurant (加二餐厅).This restaurant is most famous for...
View ArticleStacks Burger
Stacks Burger is one of the earliest burger stalls in Penang to popularize the bamboo charcoal bun. In addition, Stacks Burger takes pride for its hand-crafted pork patties, instead of those frozen...
View ArticleMNS Western Cuisine
Formerly the premise of Formosa, a new tenant has taken over the end-unit at The CEO building in Bukit Jambul. Branding itself as MNS Western Cuisine, the doors are opened for a soft launch today.The...
View ArticleKorean Cafe Gil
The ground level of Ivory Plaza is filled with eateries of all sorts. Tucked near a corner is Korean Cafe Gil (길), a dainty Korean café operated by ethnic Koreans. The shop's name "Gil" means "road" or...
View ArticlePhoenix One
Northeastern Chinese cuisine (东北菜) tends to differ from other regions in China due to the fact that this region (Manchuria) usually experiences harsh winters. Therefore, more emphasis is placed on...
View ArticleTaipei 101
Another casual dinner with colleagues calls for a convenient place nearby. Taipei 101 serves its purpose again.Firstly, we ordered the Three Cup Chicken Claypot Rice (三杯鸡砂煲饭, RM9.90). The gravy is...
View ArticleTaipei 101
It feels deja vu as it wasn't very long since we patronized Taipei 101. In fact, it was our very previous non-hawker-center meal.Embracing the virtue of diversity, we placed our orders across different...
View ArticleSoul Kitchen Trattoria
Soul Kitchen Trattoria is a cozy dining place in the heart of Georgetown's old shop-houses district. Owned and operated by a German-Malaysian couple (who are very friendly by the way), it also provides...
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