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Rainforest Bakery
This darling little take-away bakery, run by twin brothers Jesse and Jerry Tan, produces European-style baked treats such as scones, cookies and bagels.
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Sky Hotel
It’s incredible that this gem sits in the middle of the greatest concetration of travellers in Georgetown, yet is somehow almost exclusively patronised (in huge, enthusiastic numbers) by locals. People – what’s happening? Sigh. It is incumbent on you to try the char siew (barbecued pork), siew bak (pork belly), siew cheong (honey-sweetened pork) and roast duck. Order your pork pun fei sau (half fat, half lean) to get that proper combination of slightly wet and firm roasted goodness.
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Kheng Pin
This hawker stand has a few specialities locals swear by, most famously lorbak (spiced ground pork wrapped in bean curd dipped in black gravy) and Hainan chicken-rice, one of the great fast foods of East Asia. The latter is deceptively simple – steamed chicken and rice cooked in chicken broth – easy to muck up and so good when executed right, as it is here. The state government sends Kheng Pin’s owner to Adelaide in Australia every year to promote Penang cuisine, so you know he’s doing something right.
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New World Park
If you’re nervous about eating street food, this is the place to come. The famous hawker stalls of Swatow Lane have been moved into this flash pavilion, where gems of the Malaysian street are prepped in a sanitized, almost mall-like atmosphere. Laughing families and friends all line up (seriously line up) for curry mee (noodles in a curry-like soup), fishball soup and other specialties, served under indisputably clean and safe conditions.
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Jit Seng Duck Rice
This hawker stall on Lebuh Carnarvon (Jln Cheong Fatt Tze) has an enviable reputation as one of the best providers of duck-rice in town. For the record, duck-rice is exactly what it sounds like: lovingly seasoned and roasted duck with a crisp, sweet skin, concealing firm, juicy flesh below, served with rice softened by a rich gravy and, often enough, a clean, clear soup. The roast pork is great too. Located by the Star Hotel.
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Yi Garden Coffee Shop
There’s all kinds of hawker stalls here that serve, according to locals, some of the best pan mee (flat, sour noodles) and oyster omelettes in town. Very much a Georgetowner hangout, this is the kind of street food that attracts lots of mothers with children – in case you were worried about catching any kind of bug off the road.
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Mr Pot
The name of this place suggests it traffics in one of two forms of custom, and seeing as one of those is punishable by death, you can safely assume you will get very fine coffee (especially iced) at all hours, 365 days a year.
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Maharaj
For a slightly more refined take on your banana-leaf meal, hit up the dark and intimate Maharaj, which serves some fine cuisine with a regional focus on Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, India’s spicy south.
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Khaleel Restaurant
When you’ve hit the sauce too hard, there’s always Khaleel, a 24-hour curry house that is consistently packed with happy, masticating Tamil customers. In point of fact, the chow is just as good sober as sloshed.
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Hot Wok
Located in a grand Nonya mansion, this restaurant feels slightly upscale but is pretty reasonably priced. Try the otak-otak (fish wrapped in banana leaves) and sambal sotong (chilli squid).
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Hammediyah
There’s lots of halal food available in the kitchen, but you, like all the locals in line, shouldn’t leave without trying the murtabak, a crepe-esque dish filled with beef and minced onions.
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Jing-Si Books & Cafe
A stylish oasis of spiritual calm, this outlet for a Taiwanese Buddhist group’s teachings is a wonderful place to revive yourself over a pot of one of its interesting teas or coffees (all only RM3).
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Kissa Koyotei
Get good sushi and ponderous set Japanese lunches in this vaguely surreal restaurant, where the waitresses prance about in pink maid and schoolgirl outfits to loud J-pop.
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Ee Beng Vegetarian Food
A popular self-service place for cheap and mostly vegetarian food of the tofu and green vegetables variety. It also serves fish curry
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Kheng Pin
This hawker stand has a few specialities locals swear by, most famously lorbak (spiced ground pork wrapped in bean curd dipped in black gravy) and Hainan chicken-rice, one of the great fast foods of East Asia. The latter is deceptively simple – steamed chicken and rice cooked in chicken broth – easy to muck up and so good when executed right, as it is here. The state government sends Kheng Pin’s owner to Adelaide in Australia every year to promote Penang cuisine, so you know he’s doing something right.
reviewed
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Jing-Si Books & Cafe
A stylish oasis of spiritual calm, this outlet for a Taiwanese Buddhist group’s teachings is a wonderful place to revive yourself over a pot of one of its interesting teas or coffees (all only RM3).
reviewed
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Sky Hotel
It’s incredible that this gem sits in the middle of the greatest concetration of travellers in Georgetown, yet is somehow almost exclusively patronised (in huge, enthusiastic numbers) by locals. People – what’s happening? Sigh. It is incumbent on you to try the char siew (barbecued pork), siew bak (pork belly), siew cheong (honey-sweetened pork) and roast duck. Order your pork pun fei sau (half fat, half lean) to get that proper combination of slightly wet and firm roasted goodness.
reviewed
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Rainforest Bakery
This darling little take-away bakery, run by twin brothers Jesse and Jerry Tan, produces European-style baked treats such as scones, cookies and bagels.
reviewed
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Hot Wok
Located in a grand Nonya mansion, this restaurant feels slightly upscale but is pretty reasonably priced. Try the otak-otak (fish wrapped in banana leaves) and sambal sotong (chilli squid).
reviewed
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Hammediyah
There’s lots of halal food available in the kitchen, but you, like all the locals in line, shouldn’t leave without trying the murtabak, a crepe-esque dish filled with beef and minced onions.
reviewed
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Ee Beng Vegetarian Food
A popular self-service place for cheap and mostly vegetarian food of the tofu and green vegetables variety. It also serves fish curry
reviewed