Posts in Category: Penang
Restoran Nasi Kandar Line Clear | George Town, Penang Malaysia
Outside
Restoran Nasi Kandar Line Clear
Pulling Teh Tarik
Teh Tarik
Roti chanai
A cool little hole in the wall, or in this case, a corridor. From what I hear, the thing to get is the Nasi Kandar. I mean, it’s in the name after all! haha. But we were there to have a quick drink/bite. Enter, Teh Tarik and Roti Chanai.
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Restoran Nasi Kandar Line Clear (information gathered 8/2012)
Behind 177 Penang Road
04 2614440
Hours
24 Hours
Closed every one fortnight on Tuesday and from 1pm – 2 pm for Friday prayers
Parking
All along the street leading up to the hawker center, there are places to park.
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Gurney Drive Hawker Center | George Town, Penang Malaysia
Gurney Drive Hawker Center
Ice Kacang
Cooking Sotong Bakar (BBQ squid)
Sotong Bakar (BBQ squid)
Ladies of Rojak
Rojak
Everytime without fail, when we go to Penang, we go to the Gurney Drive Hawker Center to eat. It’s just so much fun watching all the people running around buying a dish here and there. It’s actually quite amazing how the hawkers keep track of what goes to who. Highly recommend going here if you have the chance. Really cool place to go eat; huge variety.
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Gurney Drive Hawker Center (information gathered 8/2012)
At the end of Persiaran Gurney you’ll see Gurney Drive Hawker Center. It’s quite close to the Gurney Mall, so in the event you still can’t find it, look for the mall instead.
George Town, Penang, Malaysia
Parking
All along the street leading up to the hawker center, there are places to park.
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End of the World | Pekan Teluk Bahang, Penang Malaysia
At the End of the World
Ordering at the end of the world
Fried meehon
Steam fish Teochew style
Creamy Fragrant Butter Prawns (Lai yau har)
Chilli crabs with man tao
Kangkong Sambal / Sambal Kangkong (aka water spinach)
Nothing like a name to entice you to go. In our case, it keeps us coming back.
While searching for the address, I noted that people rated this eatery with average or slightly negative things; e.g. overpriced, not as good as it once was,, etc. It’s important to note that there are a few locations, but I’m pretty sure this is the original and they may have been talking about the new location. Although I cannot speak for it’s price, as we were converting USD to RM, we were not as sticker shocked. I definitely think the food could have been better, but it was delicious nonetheless. My favorite was probably the fried meehon. Light and airy with the proper amount of wok hai.
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End of the World (information gathered 8/2012)
From what I could find, the location should be at the corner of Jalan Hassan Abbas and Teluk Bahang in Penang.
Parking
The front of the restaurant looks like it can hold 5-10 cars at the most. It seems like a very quiet area, doesn’t seem like parking will be a problem.
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| References: Thanks to my family and friends for the tips and info on the food! Trip Advisor (address) http://www.tripadvisor.com.my/ShowUserReviews-g298302-d2174282-r120154186-End_Of_The_World_Seafood-Penang.html |
Tropical Fruit Farm | George Town, Penang Malaysia
At Tropical Fruit Farm, Bandar Batu Feringgi
Rojak fruit plate
Fruit plate (all grown on the premises)
A really fun, but slightly timely trip up the mountain side to reach the next location. This place rests 360 meters above sea level (1180-ish miles) on a 25 acre plot of land that is home to 250 types of fruits! Something about the elevation and scenery made this food experience ever more special.
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Tropical Fruit Farm (information gathered 8/2012)
Jalan Teluk Bahang
George Town, Penang, Malaysia
04-8665168
Hours
Mon to Sun 9:00am – 6:00pm
Parking
Once up the mountainside, there was parking for 15-20 cars. It seemed we went on a slower day, but this is a tourist attraction of sorts, so come early.
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| References: Thanks to my family and friends for the tips and info on the food! Yahoo Travel Guide (fun facts) http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-2767008-tropical_fruit_farm_penang-i
Tropical Fruit Farm (main site) http://www.tropicalfruitfarm.com.my/
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Swee Kong Coffee Shop | Pulau Tikus, Penang Malaysia
Cooking Clay Pot Apom Manis
Clay Pot Apom Manis (Malaysian crepe)
Kopi
Preparing Wonton soup
Wonton soup
Har Mee
The next day, we woke up SUPER early to be some of the first ones in the shop. From what my relatives tell me, this place will start selling around 6/6:30am and will sell out, typically by 9/10am. The food was definitely worth it though. Top notch! The apom manis is probably one of the stars at this eatery as they use a cooking method that is quite rare. Through using specialty ordered earthen clay pot and some super hot charcoal, they pour a batter into the pot and place another pot on top. After 30 seconds or so, he opens the pot and flips the partially cooked apom manis and allows it to finish, then serves. It’s a very delicate food; probably cousin to the crepes in France. A pretty awesome hot tip from VKeong is you can call ahead for the Apom Manis from a Mr.Ravi at 012-4707039. The Har Mee was also very tasty; you can definitely tell they did not skimp while making the prawn broth.
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Swee Kong Coffee Shop (information gathered 8/2012)
Could not find an address but it is opposite Pulau Tikus Police Station at the intersection of Moulmein Close and Burma Road.
Also thanks to VKeong, I have the GPS Coordinates: N5 25.828 E100 18.757
Hours
Tues, Wed, Fri – Sun 6am – 9am (sometimes 10am)
Mon & Thurs Closed
Parking
Uncertain. We ended up walking from the hotel, so no need to park.
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| References: Thanks to my family and friends for the tips and info on the food! VKeong – Malaysia Food Blog (shop information reference) http://www.vkeong.com/2010/08/clay-pot-apom-manis-swee-kong-coffee-shop-pulau-tikus/ |
Red Garden | George Town, Penang Malaysia
Outside Red Garden
A hawker cooking our skate wing on banana leaf
Frog leg congee garnished with green scallions
Char Kway teow with cockles
Satay (beef and chicken)
Rojak and misc south eastern fruit
Hawker serving skate
Skate wing on banana leaf
Oyster Omelette (Hor Chien)
Fried rice w/ salted fish
After relaxing a bit at the hotel, we were finally ready to take on the next stop of our food adventure. I remember coming to Red Garden many years ago and I’m happy to note, it’s just as good as before. We started inspecting each stall as soon as we walked in, determining what we should order. I believe as they’ve done this so many times before, they all knew what should/should not be ordered. Being in a food inspecting trance, we really didn’t talk with each other much. Amazing that we somehow had no duplicate orders! As we all sat down, we probably waited no more than 5-10 minutes before the food started coming one after another (my inner fat kid was so happy).
The skate wing had a proper sear, was well seasoned, and quite fresh; cooking on top of the banana added another dimension of flavor as it gave the fish a wonderful aromatic sweet flavor. Another dish that stood out was the frog leg congee as it was relatively sweet from the fresh frog legs; the congee itself was nicely cooked, being rather smooth and silky in texture. Finally, the best one was the oyster omelette! Great flavor from the well-seasoned chili-sauced oysters; the 1 to 1 proportion of egg to oyster was a bonus. Ugh, salivating just thinking about it. The only dish I would say could have been better was the satay. In some eateries in Ipoh, you’ll see hawkers cook with skewers of meat shallowly above the coal grill. They would constantly fan the fire, preventing the meat from burning. This created an awesome crust/sear, with the little bits of coal-charred meat adding wonderful aromatics. Was not the case here unfortunately, but that is still not to say it wasn’t tasty.
The meal was insane.
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Red Garden (information gathered 8/2012)
George Town, Penang Malaysia
Hours
Varies depending on vendor to vendor.
Parking
There is a good amount near the entrance to the Red Garden. Unsure if there is a cost as we ended up walking from the hotel.
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