Balik Pulau is most well known for its durian. While in Balik Pulau, you can also enjoy the laksa at Nan Guang Coffee Shop (Address: 67, Jalan Balik Pulau, 11000 Balik Pulau, Penang). The coffee shop is located at the main T-junction of Balik Pulau – the intersection of Jalan Balik Pulau and Jalan Tun Sardon. The laksa… Read More »
If you are looking to have dim sum in Gurney Drive, go to Bali Hai Restaurant (Address: 90, Persiaran Gurney, 10250 Georgetown, Penang. Tel: 04-2281272). The restaurant is located beside Setia V Residences. Although Bali Hai Restaurant is most famous for its seafood, you can have dim sum here in the morning. The dim sum at Bali Hai… Read More »
Nyonya Willow is a Nyonya restaurant located at Arena Curve, Bayan Lepas, Penang (Address: 72-1-3, Arena Curve, Jalan Mahsuri, 11900 Bayan Lepas, Penang. Tel: 012-7737573). The restaurant is roughly opposite Arang Coffee. At Nyonya Willow, you will find most of the popular Nyonya dishes like Hong Bak, Jiu Hu Char, Babi Pongteh, Kapitan Chicken, Gulai Tumis fish, Nasi… Read More »
Nasi kandar is one of Penang’s famous food. It is an Indian-Muslim food, made up of white rice served with a variety of curry dishes. There are many nasi kandar shops all over Penang. Recently, I had nasi kandar at Restoran Ya Kareem in Gelugor, Penang. This nasi kandar shop is located along Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah, right… Read More »
If you like Japanese BBQ, Wagyu O Restaurant at Krystal Point is a good place to visit. The restaurant’s specialty is its premium-grade Wagyu beef. The menu also indicates that they have the famous Kobe Beef. In addition to Wagyu beef, there are also non-Wagyu beef, chicken, lamb, squid, and prawn in the menu. Diners get to do… Read More »
I was attending a conference at E&O Hotel (Eastern & Oriental Hotel) last week (3 April 2018), and had buffet lunch at the hotel’s Sarkies Restaurant. The restaurant is located in E&O Hotel’s Victory Annexe wing. The lunch buffet at Sarkies Restaurant has an excellent variety of food. There were cold seafood, sushi, salad, fruits, chicken, beef, lamb,… Read More »
I came across Mansion Twenty (M20) when attending the Chinese Orchestra Performance by SMJK Chung Ling Butterworth students in Dewan Sri Pinang recently. Mansion Twenty is a restaurant & bar located at Jalan Green Hall (Address: 20, Jalan Green Hall, 10200 Georgetown, Penang. Tel: 04-2626020 / 012-9305155). As my wife and I were at Dewan Sri Pinang, we… Read More »
The durian season is here again. My wife and I went to Anjung Indah in Balik Pulau last Friday (30 March 2018) to enjoy some early season durian there. Anjung Indah is a viewpoint along Jalan Tun Sardon, Balik Pulau, Penang. In addition to durian stalls, there is also a Thai restaurant located at Anjung Indah. There were… Read More »
My wife and I went to Hardwicke House recently for lunch (on 12 March 2018). It was a hot afternoon. Luckily, there were ample parking spaces in front of Hardwicke House, so it was just a short walk from our car. The Hardwicke House restaurant is part of the Vouk Hotel Suites. Its address is 67, Jalan Sultan… Read More »
Today, I would like to introduce a stall selling sushi at Sin Hup Aun Cafe, near the Pulau Tikus wet market. It is one of the sushi stalls that my wife likes to buy sushi from. According to her, the raw fish (salmon, tuna) at this stall are fresh. The prices of sushi here is definitely lower compared… Read More »