Short Trip to Penang, Malaysia @ 3 Days 2 Nights
FOOD Trip ☕
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KL ➠ Penang is around 4 hours of driving and we reached there around 1pm.
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We have booked our
stay at Hotel Super 8. It’s located at Georgetown, Penang. Their customer
service are satisfactory through, I felt they were all helpful and try their
best to answer any enquiries. They also provided complimentary parking for
their in-house guest. The room was quite comfortable with a reasonable price
which is RM 189.99 per night.
After settle down,
we soon made our way to Lebuh Keng Kwee at Georgetown which is the stall called
Penang Road Famous Teochew Chendul located, selling what many reviews named as
the best chendol in Penang. You can either choose to stand on the street to
have your bowl of cendol or order it into a coffee-shop which is nearby the
stall (middle of the street, same side as the stall) to enjoy your cendol in a
comfortably environment.
We also ordered the
Rojak which is selling at the same shop. The price of Rojak is between RM5 to
RM7, mango, pineapple, as well as crunchy turnip, cuttlefish, beansprouts and
dough fritters, all mixed in dark sweet sticky shrimp paste and topped with
some roasted peanuts and sesame seeds.
Penang Road Famous
Teochew Chendul
Address: 27 &
29 Lebuh Keng Kwee, 10100 Gorgetown, Penang, Malaysia.
Contact Number:
+604 262 6002
Website: http://www.chendul.my/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/penangchendul
Opening Hours: Mon
– Fri 10:30 AM – 7 PM
Sat & Sun 10 AM – 7:30 PM
Day 2
Breakfast were at Toh Soon Café which is famous for
its traditional Hainan coffee and toast. The uniqueness of Toh Soon’s toasts is
that they use a super old Charcoal stove to toast and steam the breads. This
keeps the traditional way of toasting business keep going for its specialty.
Finally, we managed to get our seats despite the crowds. Due to the crowds, the
expected delivery after ordered was approximately 20-30 minutes. We ordered the
toasted and steam breads with kaya & butter, half-boiled eggs and
traditional drinks including hot coffee and tea. Weekdays may be a
better option to avoid long queues and remember it is closed on every Sundays.
Toh Soon Café
Address: 184,
Campbell Street, Off Penang Road, George Town, 10100 Penang
Contact Number:
+604 2613754
Opening Hours: 8 AM
– 6 PM (Closed on Sundays)
Our next stop was
Penang Hill (Bukit Bendera). Depending on the time that is available, you can
either go up to the hills by walking or using funicular train. Funicular train
leaves every 20 to 25 minutes at a cost of RM4 per person that can carry a
maximum of 80 passengers per trip.
From the top of
Penang Hill on a clear day you can see the mountains of Langkawi and North
Kedah. Most of the people simply come to enjoy the cool, unpolluted air and
walk under 30m-high trees along the nature trails.
Besides
that, Penang’s adapting of the popular love lock concept around the world like
Rome’s Pnte Milvio and Germany’s Hohenzollern Bridge. Visitors can buy the padlocks of various sizes from the
counter, prices range is between RM 10 – RM 30 and have it sealed at the 80
feet wide fence. You can hands-on design, write down or drawn something
creatively to express your feelings.
Our
next stop was Air Itam asam laksa which located next to the Air Itam market. Each bowl is packed with thick rice noodles,
spicy mackerel based soup, a generous amount of shrimp paste and some
vegetables with only RM4.50. The prawn pastes give more depth to the bowl of asam laksa. And it
is refreshing with some mints and onions. Taste wise, excellent!
Address:
Air Itam Market (Jalan Pasar),
Air Itam, Penang 11500
Contact Number:
012-500 7063
Website:
Facebook:
Opening Hours:
Monday – Sunday 10:30 AM – 7:30 PM
When evening falls,
we stopped over a food stall which named Mount Erskine Hainan Western to have
our dinner. A well-known location among the locals, this food stall serves
reasonable price and tasty western food. Located at the roadside along Mount
Erskine, this place is always crowded. Yea, let’s me introduce a couple of
delicious Hainan Western food to you.
Butter Garlic Pork
Chop which is only cost RM 8. The portion is relatively big, and most of all,
the fried garlic made the meal really crispy. Though it will be a little oily,
but it’s worth a try!
The Grilled Lamb
Chop is selling at price RM 12 for each. I felt the lamb was a little fatty but
it’s still worth for it/s price. The mint sauce was tasted unexpected good with
the combination of lamb!
Their mushroom soup
is a little different from most mushroom soup as it taste like butter. It
tastes really good and only RM 2.50 for each bowl.
Mount Erskine
Hainan Western
Address: Sbh 801,
Jalan Mount Erskine, Tanjong Tokong, Penang.
Contact Number:
04-899 5339
Opening Hours: 6:30
PM – 12:00 AM
Day 3
Before going back
to KL, we stopped over New Lane Hawker Centre for local food. New Lane remains
a favourite amongst locals and some tourists.
We ordered Penang
signature fried Kuey teow, fried fresh oysters, hokkien mee, mee goreng, mee
rebus and rojak to share with our friends. So, everyone has a share to taste
all different dishes.
New Lane Hawker
Centre
Address: Lorong
Baru, George Town, 10450 Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
Opening Hours: Mon –
Sun 4:00 PM -2:00 AM
After had our
meals, we were going back to KL, I’ll definitely come back again for the
delicious food! If you wish to know about more details, you may drop me a
message. I would gladly to share more with you. (:
