Posted by: CK Lam Tags: Bangkok Lane Mee Goreng, Bean Sprouts, Boiled Potatoes, Business Acumen, Circular Manner, Ck Lam, Dialect, Dried Cuttlefish, Flavors, Lime Juice, Mahboob Zakaria, Makansutra, Mamak Mee Goreng, Mee Rebus, Melting Pot, Noo, Noodles, Penang, Penang Mee Goreng, Penang Mee Rebus, Puffing Billy, Pulau Tikus, Seng Lee, Seng Lee Café, Sweet Potatoes, Taste Buds, Tinge, Tofu, Tomato Paste, Walks Of Life, Wok, Zakaria
BY CK Lam
With its multiracial culture, Penang is a melting pot for lip-smacking cuisine. One great example would be the Mamak Mee Goreng, which some label as a “to-die-for” meal of its own. Mee Goreng served in Penang is slightly different from the rest of the nation. Apart from the usual ingredients such as bean sprouts, boiled potatoes, shrimp cake, egg and tofu, dried cuttlefish is also used, which makes Penang Mee Goreng stands out from the rest.
Just the mention of Mee Goreng and most locals will point you to the heart of Pulau Tikus, Penang. The Bangkok Lane Mee Goreng is legendary and people from all walks of life have been patronising this place for decades.
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Posted by: CK Lam Tags: Apom, Apom Manis, Banana Pancake, Bean Curd, Bee Hoon, Black Coffee, Burmah Road, Cake Stall, Charcoal Fire, Chili Paste, Ck Lam, Clay Pots, Coagulated Blood, Coconut Milk, Coffee Shop, Crispy Edges, Culinary Culture, Curry Mee, Decent Places, Duck Meat, Flat Rice Noodles, Flavors, Food Features, Food Stall, Half Boiled Eggs, Hawker Food, Indian Style, Koay Chiap, Leafy Vegetable, Local Delight, Makansutra, New Cathay Coffee Shop, Pan Cake, Penang Curry Mee, Penang Hawker Food, Pulau Tikus, Rice Vermicelli, Rm3, Roadside Stall, Street Hawker, Toast Bread, Toasty Flavor, Wantan Mee
BY CK Lam
Hawker food features prominently in the culinary culture in the state of Penang. Across the industry there are always places that constantly make headlines while others tend to be excellent but underrated, and the New Cathay Coffee Shop is classified as the latter.
Located along Lorong Kuching right off the ever bustling Burmah Road, this coffee shop is one of the decent places to sample a plethora of Penang’s street hawker fare. A favorite mostly with the locals, it begins to fill up as early as 7.30 in the morning and is absolutely packed during the peak hours of ten in the morning right through two in the afternoon.
For those opting for a lighter snack, the apom manis (Indian style pan cake) stall right beside the shop is an excellent alternative. Interestingly, the owner still maintains the tradition of using charcoal stoves and clay pots.
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Posted by: CK Lam Tags: Banana Sago, Bean Sprouts, Beef Noodles, Burmah Road, Chili Flakes, Chopped Chives, Chopped Coriander, Creamy Coconut, Curry Paste, Fish Maw Soup, Food Condiments, Fried Bean Curd, Green Curry, Herbs And Spices, Instant Noodles, Mango Sticky Rice, Massaman Curry, New Straits Times (Life & Times), Pad Thai, Phad Thai, Pulau Tikus, Sukhothai Beef Noodles House, Sweet Rich Flavor, Tangy Lime, Thai Chili Sauce, Thai Fried Rice, Tong Yam Fried Rice
* This article was published in the New Straits Times (Northern Streets) on 19th November 2011
Sukhothai Beef Noodles House is located on the ever bustling Burmah Road, right in the heart of the Pulau Tikus neighborhood. The restaurant is situated along a row of shop houses between the Pulau Tikus police station and the popular Jones Road Loh Mee.
Since its opening last month, Sukhothai Beef Noodles House with a short menu has been attracting customers with its Thai beef noodles. The short menu includes three desserts and five other dishes, namely the Pad Thai, Fish Maw Soup, Thai Fried Rice, Tong Yam Fried Rice and also the Green Curry or Massaman Curry.
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Posted by: CK Lam Tags: Afternoon Snacks, Barbeque Sauce, Burma Road, Calamari Rings, Cantonment Road, Chinese Cabbage, Chinese Wine, French Beans, Golden Screen Cinema, Gurney Plaza, Gurney Plaza Penang, Healthy Dishes, New Straits Times (Life & Times), New Straits Times (Northern Streets), Pork Rib Soup, Pork Ribs, Pulau Tikus, Reddish Tint, Rice Dishes, Spice Mixture, The Cape, Thick Sauce, Tiny Fish, Traffic Light Junction, Vegetable Dishes, Vinegar Mixture, White Bait, Wholesome Meals
* This outlet has since closed down in 2012.
If you are looking for simple, wholesome meals in Pulau Tikus, a good choice would be The Cape. The restaurant which was once located in Gurney Plaza has since shifted to a two storey shoplot, at the junction of Burma Road and Cantonment Road.
The menu offers healthy dishes cooked with chicken, fish, and pork. For starters, we had the aromatic garlic meat dumpling and the Mansion ham rolls (RM6.90). The pan-fried dumpling was good dipped in the soy sauce vinegar mixture with ginger strips. The Mansion ham rolls had the ham wrapped up in a meat parcel. One serving comes with four large pieces and a dipping sauce.
Mansion ham rolls
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Posted by: CK Lam Tags: Aromatic Wine, Black Pepper, Cassis Restaurant, Dark Fruits, Dinner Extravaganza, Duck Breast, Fine Dining Restaurant, Food Connoisseurs, Full Bodied Wine, Gewurztraminer, Ginger Spice, Hawkes Bay, New Straits Times (Life & Times), New Straits Times (Life & Times), Private Bin, Pulau Tikus, Red Plum, Reserve Chardonnay, Soft Tannins, Spicy Aromas, Truffle Cream, Villa Maria, William Chong, Wine Dinner, Wine Tasting Event
*This article was published in the New Straits Times (Life & Times) on 16th October 2010.
The Villa Maria wine dinner held in Penang bought many food connoisseurs together for a night of fine indulgence. This event was held in the trendy Cassis Restaurant, the fine dining restaurant outlet in the bustling Pulau Tikus area.
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Posted by: CK Lam Tags: 6th August, Albacore Tuna, AQUA San Francisco, Bellisa Row, California Wine, Cassis, Chervil, Cozy Restaurant, Dark Chocolate Panna Cotta, Duck Breast, Fine Dining Restaurant, Foie Gras, Fujiya Japanische Restaurant, Glass Of Wine, Grain Fed Beef Tenderloin, Gravels, Hawkes Bay, Hokkaido, Maitake Mushroom, Margaret River, New Straits Times (Life & Times), New Straits Times (Life & Times), Pacific Halibut, Pear Puree, Penang, Perth, Pulau Tikus, Scallops, Set Dinner, Shiso, Spicy Aromas, Syrah Gimblett Gravels, Tannis, Tanuki Japanese Restaurant, Tikus, Villa Maria Sauvignon Blanc, Vinaigrette, Wino's, Yuzu Vinaigrette, Zesty Sauce
*This article was also published in the New Straits Times (Life & Times) on 6th August 2010.
Nestled within Bellisa Row in Penang’s bustling Pulau Tikus is Cassis, a fine dining restaurant. The cozy restaurant with a dining hall upstairs is decorated with a huge chandelier. Despite being only opened several months, Cassis is already drawing in the crowds and had garnered a following of diners.
Hubby and I recently enjoyed a six course set dinner in this restaurant which is helmed by the relatively young Chef Weng. His last stint was at Wino’s, Margaret River in Perth before coming back to Penang.
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Posted by: CK Lam Tags: 'Chap Fun', Annathai-Kitchen, Bamboo Shoots, Chicken Curry, Curries, Curry Paste, Economy Rice, Jacky, Kaffir Lime, Kling, Kra, Loh, Meat Dish, New Straits Times (Life & Times), Nomai, Otak Otak, Phat Man, Phet, Sauce Dishes, Spicy Meat, Taste Buds, Thai Dishes, Thai Pan, Thai Style, Thick Coconut Milk
BY CK Lam
Annathai-Kitchen, tucked away in bustling Pulau Tikus Market, has started drawing in the crowd with its economy rice (mixed rice) or ‘chap fun’ the Cantonese calls it. It offers an array of affordable tasty Thai dishes, that is unlike any other in George Town.
The simple eatery is run by Jacky Choong and its kitchen is helmed by his mother, Anna. It is open for breakfast and lunch. Customers are spoiled for choices of dishes displayed in the economy rice stall with its selection of chicken, fish, sauteed vegetables, noodles and dessert.
Khai-Kra-Ta ไข่กระทะ - Thai Pan Breakfast
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Posted by: CK Lam Tags: Aloe Vera, Bean Curd, Chili Sauce, Cold Drinks, Dragon Fruit, Flower Tea, Fresh Fruit Juice, Fried Prawn, Fruit Juices, Green Apple, Hot Tea, Lotus Root, Mid Autumn, Penang Food, Rice Dish, Rosehip, Seafood Dish, Tikus, Types Of Beverages, Water Chestnuts, Young Heart
Update: Young Heart Restaurant has closed
Recently I was invited by a friend to do a food review of Young Heart Restaurant located in Pulau Tikus. In fact this is my second food review of them. Quite a number of Penang food bloggers have wrote about this restaurant lately promoting their Mid Autumn Special meal packages too.
At Young Heart, there are many types of beverages, tea, fruit juices, ice blended and flower tea. We were served with a hot tea drink followed by three refreshing cold drinks. The tea drink with Rosehip hibiscus and green apple – RM9 is a little sourish and is a good detoxifying drink, according to the owner.
We thoroughly enjoyed the Ice blended of mix berry vanilla – RM6 , Honey lemon with added Aloe Vera Jelly – RM6 and the Mix Fresh fruit juice consisting of dragon fruit, beetroot and milk – RM8.
Pure sweetness from the fruit of these cold drinks
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Posted by: CK Lam Tags: Ala Carte, Array, Burma Road, Burmah, Business Hour, Chicken Bones, Chicken Carcass, Chili Sauce, Combination Plate, Fish Ball, Fish Balls, Fish Ingredients, Fish Paste, Fish Soup, Fresh Fish, Jelly Fish, Mackerel Fish, Meat Ball, Meat Balls, Penang Food, Pork Roll, Pork Slices, Pulau Tikus, Quail Eggs, Sawara, Side Dish, Sotong, Spicy Sauce, Steamboat, Thick Chunks, Typical Dishes, Yong Tau Foo
Sawara Restaurant is located in a corner shop house along busy Burma Road in Pulau Tikus area. Its main focus is on its fish steamboat and homemade Yong Tau Fu where the fish paste is made from mackerel fish. There are not many restaurants in town making their own fish paste nowadays.
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Posted by: CK Lam Tags: Armenian Street, Array, Bbq Chicken Wings, Bloggers, Blur, Brown Sugar, Buddha, Burmese, Canon, Canon Singapore, Chinese New Year, Ckt, Coconut Milk, Crips Pictures, Crushed Ice, Curvatures, Delicious Fish, Enclave, Fish Ball, Fishball, Flora And Fauna, Food Trail, Fried Oysters, Funicular Railway, Google, Hawker Food, Heavy Equipments, Heavy Guns, Heritage Celebration, Hwa, Itam, Jetty, Jino, Joss Sticks, Kek, Kek Lok Si, Kek Lok Si Temple, Khoo Kongsi, Kidney Beans, Kueh, Kwee, Laksa, Leslie Tay, Lion Dance, Lok, Lorong, Lorong Selamat, Lunch Time, Macro Lens, Majestic Temple, Makan Makan, New Year Dinner, Night Photography, Night Rest, Penang, Penang Hill, Penang Road, Photographers, Phtos, Picturesque View, Pitt Street, Police Station, Pulau Tikus, Reclining Buddha, Sametime, Singapore Famous Food, Singapore Food, Singaporeans, Tikus, Tumbs, Yummy Food
Canon Singapore recently organized a Photography & Food Hunting Trip to Penang early this month. The group headed by Canon’s Jino Lee, comprises of seasoned photographers and bloggers including Singapore leading food blogger, Dr Leslie Tay of ieatishootipost.
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