A popular local shop in Butterworth, it is famous for its asam laksa soup served with chicken rice.
Penang Street Food: Asam Fish Chicken Rice
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Penang Street Food: Wen Chang Hainanese Chicken Rice
Wen Chang Hainanese Chicken Rice is located at Cintra Street and is one of the famous and popular chicken rice shops in George Town that has been around for years.
Penang Street Food: Bayan Baru Food Court Nasi Melayu (Malay Rice)
A plate of Nasi Melayu during lunch time at the Bayan Baru Market Food Court.
Bayan Baru: St. Presso Coffee
St. Presso cafe is located at the recently completed Elit Avenue in Bayan Baru, far away from the heritage zone of George Town where most such cafes are located. Despite the location, the cafe has been gaining popularity among the locals and people from around the area.
The cafe’s official website is http://www.stpresso.com.
Hutton Lane: Secawan ‘n’ Such
Secawan ‘n’ Such is one of the latest cafes to join the trendy cafe scene in George Town. The cafe retained most of the interior elements of the old heritage shoplot of which the cafe is housed within. It also features two large art murals on its interior walls, which were painted by Gabriel Marques, a friend of the famous artist Ernest Zacharevic.
For more info, please refer to its Facebook page; https://www.facebook.com/secawanhutton.
Tanjung Bungah: Baa Baa Black Sheep Cafe
Baa Baa Black Sheep Cafe is located along the main road of Tanjung Bungah and is opposite to the Dalat International School in Penang. It serves meals all day and is quite a recent addition to the area’s restaurants and cafes.
Penang Hillside: Gusto Cafe
Gusto Cafe is a small cafe tucked away from the town and is located at Hillside, Tanjung Bungah, Penang. Frequently visited by the local residents living around that area, the cafe serves both English breakfast and American style lunch (burgers). For more info, its Facebook page can be found here; JasonsGustoCafe.
Penang Food: Hainanese Chicken Rice
As a ‘food paradise’, Penang is also particularly famous for its Hainanese Chicken Rice. Most kopitiams (coffeeshops) in Penang will have one stall selling Hainanese Chicken Rice.