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CHINESE

Ah Thooi Mee Suah (Vermicelli with Duck Drumstick soup)

 Roadside Stall at Jalan Sungei Pinang infront of Boon Siew Honda workshop


Ban Chean Kuih (Chinese Pancake)
Ah Kee Chinese Pancake, stall beside coffee shop at junction of Taman Sri Nibong and Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah - night only Tel:012-482 1077
Cart beside Chartered Bank - afternoon
Cart in front of General Post Office - afternoon (Muslim)


Beef Koay Teow (Glutinous Flat Noodles in Beef Soup)
 Lebuh Victoria Bus Terminal hawker complex
Char Tung Hoon (friend glass noodles)
Ang Hoay Lor Restaurant, Jalan Gurdwara


Char Koay Teow (Fried Glutinous Flat Noodles with prawns, cockles)
Sisters at Jalan Macalister (near junction of Jalan Macalister/Jalan Perak) -morning
Lorong Kulit/Jalan Dato Keramat junction - night
Lorong Selamat stall opposite coffee shop - afternoon
Ah Hoe Char Koay Teow , junction Jalan Carnarvon/Lebuh Melayu
New Asia Coffee Shop, Air Itam
Pulau Tikus Market - night
Song River Cafe, Persiaran Gurney
Lebuh Kimberley - night


Halal (Muslim) stalls
 
Rudy's at Tanjung Bunga Hawker's Complex opp Copthorne Hotel
Stall at Jalan Chee Seng, Tanjung Bunga - night only
Chee Cheong Fun
Coffee Shop at Lorong Macalister, Jalan Baru


Chendol
Stall at junction Jalan Penang/Lebuh Keng Kwee, beside Joo Hooi Cafe
Stall at Super Komtar foodcourt
Sar Chew Restaurant, Jalan Cantonment


Chicken Broth
Padang Brown Hawker Complex, Jalan Anson
Chicken Rice (Hainan)
Fatty Loh, Tanjung Bunga, opp. Chinese Swimming Club
Coffee Shops (several specialists along Lebuh Chulia)
Kheng Pin Coffee Shop, junction Jalan Sri Bahari/Jalan Penang
Poly Cafe, Jalan Burma, Pulau Tikus


Curry Mee (known as Laksa in KL - Yellow Round Noodles in Curry Gravy with cockles, prawns, cuttle fish, pig's blood, toupok)
Bee Hooi Coffee Shop in Lorong Pulau Tikus/Jalan Burma junction (Pulau Tikus) - morning
Cathay Cafe, Jalan Burma (opposite Union Primary School) - night
Sin Nam Hong Coffee Shop at Komtar second level
Lorong Kucing
Lorong Seratus Tahun
Lorong Swatow
New Asia Coffee Shop, Air Itam
Stall at Jalan Loh Poh Heng, Hillside, near Esso petrol station* afternoon


Dim Sum
Bee Hooi Coffee Shop, Jalan Burma/Lorong Pulau Tikus junction
Hong Kong Tea Garden, 162-164 Jalan Macalister, opposite District Education Office
Ewe Char Koay
Popular Stalls, Lebuh Cintra


Fish Head Beehoon
Sky Cafe, Lebuh Chulia k.. Hum Chin Peng (Chinese "doughnut")
Cart at Lebuh Kimberley/Lebuh Cintra junction
Popular Stalls, Lebuh Cintra


Hokkien Mee (known as Prawn Mee in KL - Yellow Round Noodles in Prawn Soup)
Coffee Shop junction of Jalan Burmah/Jalan Cantonment - morning
Crystal Food Garden, Jalan Tanjung Tokong, near to Sandy Bay Beachcomber - evening
Sin Kim San Coffee Shop, junction Jalan Macalister/Jalan Rangoon
Coffee Shop several doors to the left of Midtowne Hotel, Jalan Macalister
Song River Cafe, Persiaran Gurney - night only
Swee Kong Coffee Shop (opp. Pulau Tikus Police Station) Jalan Burma
Coffee Shop at Jalan Perak/Jalan Kebun Nyor junction


Hokkien Char
Bee Hooi Coffee Shop, Jalan Burma/Lorong Pulau Tikus junction


Hoo Wan Tung Hoon (glass noodles with fish ball, soup)
Garden Inn Hotel, Jalan Anson - set lunch
Ice Kacang (shaved ice with beans, etc.)
Kek Seng Coffee Shop, Jalan Penang
Low Eng Hoo Coffee Shop, Lorong Selamat
Lorong Swatow
Lebuh Keng Kwee/Jalan Penang junction


 Ipoh Koay Teow (bean sprout chicken)
Jalan Air Itam
Joo Hoo Eng Chai (cuttle fish and vegetables)
Song River Cafe, Persiaran Gurney
Koay Chiap (thick glutinous noodles with duck meat soup)
Air Itam Market - night
Koay Kak (Fried Steamed Glutinous Rice Cubes)
Coffee Shop, Lorong Macalister - morning
Air Itram Market
Jalan Anson Market


Koay Teow Th'ng (Glutinous Flat Noodles Soup with fish balls, pork strips, pig's blood)
Hai Oan Coffee Shop, Jalan Burma, near junction of Lorong Macalister - morning
Side Lane between Jalan Hutton/Lebuh Dickens (opp Police HQ) - morning
Jalan Argyll (opp back of Island Girls' School) - morning
Jalan Hutton (opp Sek. Pendidekan Khas) - morning
Kek Seng Coffee Shop, Jalan Penang
Lorong Swatow
Roadside Stall junction of Lebuh Beach/Lebuh Market


Laksa (Large Round White Noodles in Fish Gravy: Assam Laksa - sourish variety; Siam Laksa - spicy hot variety)
Air Itam Market
Balik Pulau Market
Kuala Jalan Baru, Balik Pulau
Helena's Laksa (franchise) at Bukit Jambul Shopping Complex
Kek Seng Coffee Shop, Jalan Penang
Kheng Pin Coffeeship, junction Jalan Sri Bahari/Jalan Penang
Lorong Selamat
Lorong Swatow
Swee Kong Coffee Shop opposite Pulau Tikus Police Station, Jalan Burma
Lok Lok (skewered seafood dipped in boiling pot of water, served with gravy)
Esplanade Hawker Complex - night
Padang Brown Hawker Centre, Jalan Anson/Jalan Perak junction
Pulau Tikus Market


Lor Bak (Fried Minced Pork Sausage in Dried Beancurd Covering)
Coffee Shop at junction of Lebuh Carnarvon/Lorong Melayu
Kek Seng Coffee Shop, Jalan Penang
Kheng Pin Coffee Shop, junction Jalan Sri Bahari/Jalan Penang


Nasi Lemak
Garden Inn Hotel, Jalan Anson - set lunch
Johnny's, Pulau Tikus Market
Swee Kong Coffee Shop (opp. Pulau Tikus Police Station) Jalan Burma
Potbless - 2 Lorong Hutton; 1-Stop Midlands; 98 Lintang Mayang Pasir 2


O' Chien (Oyster Omelette)
Coffee Shop junction of Lebuh Carnarvon/Lebuh Kimberley
Coffee Shop Junction of Jalan Macalister/Lorong Selamat - evening
Ocean Green Restaurant, 48F Jln. Sultan Ahmad Shah Tel:226 2681
Song River Cafe, Persiaran Gurney - night


Popiah (Mixed Vegetables and Crabmeat in Thin Pancake Covering)
Coffee Shop junction of Jalan Macalister/Lorong Selamat - evening
Kek Seng Coffee Shop, Jalan Penang
Wah Leong Coffee Shop, Jalan Burma
Lorong Swatow


Rojak (cut fruits in prawn paste)
Van outside Poly Cafe, Jalan Burma


Sar Hor Fun (Fried Glutinous Flat Noodles and Beehoon with Pork and Seafood)
Coffee Shop junction of Jalan Macalister/Lorong Selamat
Coffee Shop in front of Penang Jail, Jalan Datuk Keramat
Coffee Shop junction of Jalan Burmah/Jalan Nagore
Foo Heong Restaurant, 56-58 Lebuh Cintra Tel:261 2350
Sky Cafe, Lebuh Chulia


Satay (Chinese) (barbequed skewered meat - Pork, Chicken)
Coffee Shops junction Jalan Penang/Kampong Malabar
Lebuh Cina
Kheng Pin Coffee Shop, junction Jalan Sri Bahari/Jalan Penang


Seafood Broth/Pork Broth
Roadside cart at Lebuh Chulia, opp Lorong Cinta - night
Coffee Shop in front of Penang Jail, Jalan Datuk Keramat


Wantan Mee (Thin Round Yellow Noodles with Prawn Dumplings - Soup or Dried variety)
Jalan Burma (in front of Union Primary School) - night only
Swee Kong Coffee Shop, opp Pulau Tikus Police Station, Jalan Burma
Coffee Shop opposite Lai Lai Supermarket, Jalan Burma - evening
Coffee Shop, junction of Jalan Anson/Lebuh Melaka
Lorong Selamat
World Cafe, junction Jalan Nagore/Jalan Bawasah


Yong Tau Foo
Padang Brown hawker complex - evening


INDIAN

Mee Goreng/Mee Rebus (Fried/Boiled Round Yellow Noodles)
New Asia Coffee Shop, Air Itam
Kek Seng Coffee Shop, Jalan Penang - Chinese Mee Rebus
Lorong Swatow
Coffee Shop junction of Jalan Burma/Lorong Bangkok
Larut Cafe (beside Sheraton Hotel) - formerly at CRC


Murtabak (Indian 'roti' (bread) filled with minced mutton or chicken  over hot plate)
Hameediyah Restaurant, Lebuh Campbell
Nasi Kandar
Craven A Cafe, 4 Jalan Dato Keramat
Stall behind Immigration Dept. and Penang State Assembly building, Lebuh Light
Kassim Nasi Kandar, 14 & 21 Jalan Gurdwara, opposite Gama Supermarket
Kedai Kopi Merlin, 1 Lebuh Penang
Sabuhan, Jalan Burma
Lebuh Tamil
Line Clear, junction of Jalan Penang/Lebuh Chulia


Pasembor (various fried seafood in water chestnut salad – Indian and Chinese variety)
Persiaran Gurney - evening (Indian)
Padang Brown hawker complex - afternoon


Roti Canai
Hameediyah Restaurant, Lebuh Campbell
Indian stalls at Jalan Transfer (beside the mosque), Jalan Argyll
MALAY

Rice and Malay Dishes
Tanjung Tokong UDA Flats
Hawker Stalls opposite Mar Vista Resort
Hawker Stalls around Penang Parkroyal Hotel
Junction of Jalan Kelawei/Jalan Jones
Hawker Stall opposite Sheraton Penang
Larut Cafe beside Sheraton Penang.


JAPANESE
Crystal Food Garden, Tanjung Tokong
Winston Hawkers Centre, Jalan Anson


VEGETARIAN

Chinese
Various coffee shops in Jalan Transfer, Jalan Kedah, Lebuh Pitt, Jalan Magazine
Indian
various coffee shops in Lebuh Pasar, Lebuh Penang, Lebuh Queen, Lebuh Cina


International Cuisine IN HOTELS

CHINESE
 
BERJAYA SHARKSFIN, Berjaya Georgetown Hotel, Jalan Burma, Pulau Tikus Tel:226 9680
CANTON PALACE, Evergreen Laurel Hotel, Persiaran Gurney, Georgetown Tel:226 9988
FU LING MEN, Cititel Penang, Jalan Penang, Georgetown Tel:370
1188
GOLDEN LOTUS, City Bayview, Georgetown Tel:263 3161
GOLDEN PHOENIX, Hotel Equatorial, Jalan Bukit Jambul Tel:643-8111
HOUSE OF FOUR SEASONS, Penang Mutiara Beach Resort, Teluk Bahang Tel:885 2828
HUA TING, Copthorne Penang, Tanjung Bunga Tel:890 3333
MARCO POLO, Garden Inn, 41 Jalan Anson, Georgetown Tel:227 9167
SHANG PALACE, Shangri-la Penang, Jalan Magazine, Georgetown  Tel:262 2622
SHANG COURT, Shangri-la's Rasa Sayang Resort, Batu Ferringhi Tel:881 1811
TAIPAN FINS, The Northam All-Suite Hotel, Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah, Georgetown Tel:370-1111
TAI THONG, Paradise Beachcomber Hotel, Tanjung Bunga Tel:890 8808


INDONESIAN/WESTERN
TIFFINS, Penang Parkroyal Resort, Batu Ferringhi
ITALIAN
IL RITROVO, Casuarina Beach Resort, Batu Ferringhi Tel:881 1711
LA FARFALLA, Penang Mutiara Beach Resort, Teluk Bahang Tel:885 2828
PEPPINO, Shangri-la's Golden Sands Resort, Batu Ferringhi  Tel:881 1911
THE VIEW, Hotel Equatorial, Jalan Bukit Jambul Tel:643 8111
JAPANESE
GION, Penang Parkroyal Resort, Batu Ferringhi Tel:881 1133
THE JAPANESE RESTAURANT, Shangri-la's Rasa Sayang Resort, Batu Ferringhi Tel:881 1811
KAMPACHI, Hotel Equatorial, Bukit Jambul Tel:643 8111
KIRISHIMA, Cititel Penang, Jalan Penang Tel:370 1188
MALAY
ELIZA THE MALAY RESTAURANT, City Bayview Hotel, Lebuh Farquhar Tel:263 3161
KOPI TIAM, City Bayview Hotel, Lebuh Farquhar Tel:263 3161
WESTERN
EAST 'N' WEST, The Northam All-Suite Hotel, 55 Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah, Georgetown Tel:370 1111
FERRINGHI GRILL, Shangri-la's Rasa Sayang Resort, Batu Ferringhi Tel:881 1811
STONEGRILL, Waterfall Hotel, Jalan Utama Tel:229 5588
THE BRASSERIE, Shangri-la Penang, Jalan Magazine Tel:262 2622


OUTSIDE HOTELS

INDONESIAN
TAMBUAH MAS, 560-564 Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah, Sg. Nibong Tel:656 9722
ITALIAN
LITTLE ITALY, 8J Jalan Tun Dr Awang, Bukit Jambul Tel:642 1301
MARIO, Ground Floor, Ferringhi Mutiara Arcade, Batu Ferringhi Tel:881 3775
MODESTO'S, Bellisa Row, Jalan Burma
RISTORANTE BELLA ITALIA, 1-7 Bellisa Row, 368 Jalan Burma Tel:227 2195
GERMAN
WUNDERBAR, 417 Jalan Burma Tel:2291095
JAPANESE
AKEBONO, Batu Ferringhi Tel:881 1263
MATSUKI, 62 Cantonment Road Tel:229 5504
MIYABI, 216 Jalan Macalister, Georgetown. Tel:228 8803
SHIN MIYAKO, 103A Jalan Penang Tel:263 8702
SYOGUN, Grd. Floor, Axis Complex, Jalan Cantonment Tel:228 3228
TEPPANYAKI JUNCTION, Desa Tanjung, Tanjung Tokong Tel:899 0800
YATAI MURA, 403A, Grd. Fl., Jalan Burma, Pulau Tikus. Tel:222 6018
KOREAN
SAM OH JEONG KOREAN RESTAURANT, 64 Jalan Cantonment Tel:229 4461 (Set
Lunch RM9)
SEOUL GARDEN, 1st Fl., Sunrise Towers, Persiaran Gurney Tel:229-8705
THAI
D' CHIENGMAI, Burma Close Tel:227 2400
NAM PRIK, 14 Jalan Tengah, Bayan Bahru Tel:641 5281
THE GREEN CHILI, 1, Jalan Sungei Kelian, Hillside, Tanjung Bunga. Tel:890 8727
PLOY THAI, 11-G-1 New Bob Centre, Jalan Gottlieb Tel:229 5911
YELLOW LIGHT, 1C Jalan Fettes Tel:899 1471

Specialty Restaurants

Chinese
 747 CAFE, YMCA Bldg., 211B Jalan Macalister Tel:229 6228
 CLUB ILHAM, Junction Jalan Macalister/Jalan Utama Tel:229 7506
 CORNER CLUB, Persiaran Gurney
 CRC RESTAURANT, Chinese Recreation Club, Jalan Victoria Green, Georgetown.
 DRAGON INN, 27B Jalan Gottlieb Tel:2277049
 FOONG KIM CHEONG RESTAURANT, 1228R, Mk13, Jalan Paya Terubong. Tel:828 5643
 FORUM, L-3 Island Plaza, Tanjung Tokong Tel:899 0088
 FULL SUN 600cc HOUSE OF DAIRIES, 12 Concourse 4, Komtar
 HOLLYWOOD RESTAURANT, 543 Tanjung Bunga. Tel:881 1404
 MANDARIN GARDEN RESTAURANT, 33 Anson Road Tel:227 0300 - functions only
 MAPLE GARDEN, 99 Jalan Penang Tel:263 4158
 MAPLE GOLD, Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah Tel:227 9640
 MAY GARDEN, 70 Jalan Penang Tel:261 6435
 MIDLAND'S COURT RESTAURANT, 1-Stop Midlands Centre, Jalan Burma Tel:226 7788
 NEW GOODWILL RESTAURANT, 2-01-19 Harbour Trade Cente, 2 Gat Lebuh Macallum Tel:263 3823
 STARVIEW, 66 Jalan Burma Tel:226 5213
 TAIWAN LITTLE CHEF, Midland Park Tel:226 6871
 TOWER CHINESE RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE, Level 59 Komtar, Jalan Penang Tel:262 2222


Chinese/Local/Western
 
 POTBLESS, 2 Lorong Hutton Tel:263 7984; 98 Lintang Mayang Pasir 2, Bayan Bahru Tel:641 2976; Grd. Floor, 1-Stop Midlands Centre, Jalan Burma
SA CHEW, 37B Jalan Cantonment Tel:228 0488
THE SHIP, Jalan Sri Bahari Tel:263 3551; Batu Ferringhi Tel:881 2142
 VICTORIA STATION, 17 Lorong Mayang Pasir 5, Bayan Lepas Tel:642 5988
 SIN KHEANG AUN, Lorong Chulia Tel:261 4786
 HOLLYWOOD RESTAURANT, 543 Jalan Tanjung Bunga Tel:890 7268
 ANG HOAY LOR, Jalan Gurdwara Tel:262 4841
 JAIPUR COURT, 11 Lebuh Leith Tel:263 0306
 KASHMIR, 105 Jalan Penang Tel:362 7411
 PASSAGE THRU INDIA, Tanjung Tokong
 TANDOORI HOUSE, 34-36 Lorong Hutton Tel:261 9105
 ARATI VILAS, 9 Tanjung Bunga Park Tel:899 1379
 INNIRA, Taman Tun Sardon
 DAWOOD, Lebuh King Tel:261 1633
 HAMIDEEYAH, 164A Lebuh Campbell Tel:261 1095
 RESTORAN FTZ, 6A-G/6A-I, Jalan Rumbia, Sg. Nibong Kecil Tel:6461286
 Minah Restaurant, 362S Sungai Gelugor Tel:658 1234
 AUNTY CHILLI'S NYONYA RESTAURANT, Jalan Perak
 CHI-KI NYONYA RESTAURANT, Jalan Burma
 DRAGON KING, 99 Bishop Street Tel:261 8035
 HOT WOK, 125D Desa Tanjung, Tanjung Tokong Tel:8990858
 NYONYA CORNER, 1-4-01 Persiaran Bukit Jambul 1, Sri Relau Complex Tel:641 3231
 COCA THAI, L-3, Island Plaza, Tanjung Tokong Tel:890 6808
 ET STEAMBOAT, 7M Jalan Gottlieb Tel:226 1767; 4 Jalan Rangoon Tel:226 6025; 20 Taman Sri Tunas, Bayan Lepas. Tel:641 3015
 GOH HUAT SENG, 59A Lebuh Kimberley Tel:261 5811
 GOH SWEE KEE, Jalan Sri Bahari Tel:263 6932
 GOLDEN GATE STEAMBOAT, 77 Jalan Cantonment. Tel:226 7509
 KAM RESTAURANT (beef steamboat), 27C Jalan Gottlieb
 BEGINNING OF THE WORLD, Batu Maung
 EDEN SEAFOOD VILLAGE, 69A-B, Batu Ferringhi Tel:881 1236
 END OF THE WORLD (Ah Sim), Teluk Bahang fishing village Tel:8851189
 HAI CHOO HOOI (Tanjung Tokong Tua Peh Kong Temple), 338 Mk. 18 Tanjung Tokong Tel:899 0375
 KUAIKUO LE SEAFOOD, 205 Blok K, MK 12, Batu Maung Tel:626 3027
 OCEAN GREEN, 48F Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah, Tel:226 2681
 SHUANG HUAT SENG, 418 Jalan Sungai Tiram, Bayan Lepas
 YELLOW POINT, 486 Mk2. Teluk Bahang. Tel:229 2314
 FOR YOU YEN VEGETARIAN CENTRE, 347-349 Jalan Datuk Kramat Tel:229 3078
 HAPPY REALM VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT, Jalan Burma Tel:227 1918
 HOCK SIEW CHAI VEGETARIAN CENTRE, 110E Jalan Transfer, 10050 Pg Tel:228 0629
 IM SIM VEGETARIAN, 14 Jalan Mayang Pasir Tel:641 4615
 TZECHU-LIN VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT, 229C Jalan Burma, 10050 Pg Tel:226 3357
 ANNALAKSHMI, Temple of Fine Arts, 1 Babington Avenue Tel:228 8575
 NUTRILAND VEGAN HEALTH FOOD CENTRE. 11 Jalan Rangoon, 10400 Penang. Tel:229 2910

 

 

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