BY CK Lam

Located in the heritage zone of Stewart Lane in George Town, Nostalgie Cafe is housed in a restored two-storey prewar shophouse. This was my first time visiting the place which opened recently.

The owner has transformed the ground floor into a cafe with homestay upstairs, where several rooms will be opened to the public in the first quarter of this year. The cafe, with a cosy and relaxing setting, comes with al fresco seating in the air-well and indoor seating.

The cafe comes with alfresco seating in the air-well  and indoor seating

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Tags: Al Fresco, Basil Pesto, Button Mushroom, Cherry Tomato, Chicken Cubes, Chicken Patty, Chocolate Brownie, Grilled Chicken, Homemade Desserts, Lemon Tea, Marinara Sauce, New Straits Times (Life & Times), Nostalgie Cafe, Nothing Fancy, Onion Rings, Pasta Pizza, Pizzas, Prawn, Raw Onion, Rm10, Spaghetti Aglio Olio, Sweet Desserts, Teriyaki Chicken Sandwich, Turkey Bacon

It’s about Nyonya food in a casual environment for Chinese New Year!

Ivy’s Kitchen is offering two Happy Chinese New Year menus to usher in the Chinese New Year festive season. Priced at either RM488++ and RM688++, the menus come with a wide range of comfort Nyonya dishes, free flow of rice and ‘Tee Kun Yeam’ Chinese tea.

We had the pleasure of enjoying the RM488 menu consisting of nine dishes – kerabu pomelo, fish assam pedas, kari kapitan chicken, prosperity salty duck soup, chicken roll, assam prawns, assorted mushroom in mix vegetable, joo hoo char and soya bean jelly with longan. The kerabu pomelo has pomelo, chili padi, coriander, Chinese chives and plenty of ginger flower. The taste was appetizing with offerings of sour and sweet notes and heat from the cut chilies.

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Tags: Assam Pedas, Assam Prawns, Assorted Mushroom, Casual Environment, Chicken Meat, Chicken Roll, Chili Padi, Chili Sauce, Chinese Chives, Chinese New Year, Chinese Tea, Duck Meat, Duck Soup, Fish Assam Pedas, Happy Chinese New Year, Herb And Spices, Ivy'S Kitchen, Joo Hoo Char, Kari Kapitan Chicken, Kerabu Pomelo, Kiam Chai Ark Thng, Lettuce Leaf, Moist Chicken, Prosperity Salty Duck Soup, Red Snapper, Soya Bean, Style Dish, Sweet Notes, Tangy Flavor, Thng

BY CK Lam

1881 Chong Tian Cultural Hotel 中天酒店 is a restored Chinese heritage hotel, located along Jalan Pintal Tali (Rope Walk), Penang. This cultural hotel on PENANG’S UNESCO world heritage site features a rooftop bar, Eastern and Western restaurant, function hall, library and a museum with antique collections dating back to the 18th century.

I first arrived with some friends for a tour and a meal prior to its opening in December 2011. One gets transported back in time the moment you walk in the door of the refurbished pre-war house which was once a thriving hotel in the late 1800s.

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Tags: 1881 Chong Tian Cultural Hotel, Antique Collections, Antique Collector, Boiled Melon with Hasma, Braised Goose Web, China Dynasties, Chinese Heritage, Chinese Motifs, Chinese New Year Reunion Set Dinner, Chong Tian, Ck Lam, Colorful Fabrics, Complimentary Breakfast, Fine Chinese Antiques, Hall Library, Heritage Hotel, Jalan Pintal Tali, New Straits Times (Life & Times), Peonies, Pre-War House, Rm2, Rooftop Bar, Rope Walk, Suet Kap, Tables And Chairs, Unesco World Heritage, Unesco World Heritage Site, Unique Antiques, Vintage Furnishings, Wooden Doors, World Heritage Site

Roti canai is available in numerous stalls around Penang and each stall has its own variations such as the roti sardin, roti telur and the paper-thin roti tissue. They serve it with their own curry dishes, from the simple dall curry to the meaty curry.

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Tags: Aroma, Ayam, Business Hour, Chicken Curry, Crispy Edges, Curries, Dishes, Egg, Flat Pan, Flatbread, Gravy, Indulgence, Kuah Banjir, Kucing, Mutton Curry, Nbs, Nbsp, Pan Service, Penang, Poached Eggs, Ramadan, Roti Canai, Roti Prata, Roti Sardin, Roti Telur, Slow Pace, Special Famous Roti Canai, Spices, Teh Tarik, Telur, Tender Pieces, Torn Pieces, Transfer Road, Variations