By CK Lam

Spending your weekend in Penang? Do check out this 24-hour guide to eating on the island non-stop, written by me for TimeOut Penang 2012. Hope everyone have a great time indulging  in all the flavourful food, rich in spices and herbs from the many restaurants and hawker stalls in Penang.

6am – 7am: Special Famous Roti Canai
56 Jalan Transfer
Open daily, 6.30am-1pm, 3.30pm-7pm
Soak in the slow pace of life in Penang with breakfast at this road side stall, which is famous for its crispy roti canai. There are several varieties of curries to complement the roti canai – mutton, beef, chicken, fish and dhall. The place is usually packed with customers waiting for a table.

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The lunar New Year is fast approaching, and with that comes the family gatherings, celebrations and banquets with delicious cuisines. Here are some dining venues that offer Chinese New Year Reunion Dinner, Gong Xi Fa Cai Buffet Lunch & Kong Hei Fatt Choy Buffet Dinner, with some complemented with tossing of Yee Sang.

As Valentine’s Day is just round the corner, this list will also include venues for the celebration of this special romantic day as well.

AGUA MEDITERRANEAN CUISINE
3A-G-18 &19 Straits Quay
Jalan Seri Tanjung Pinang
Tanjung Tokong
10470  Pulau Pinang
Tel: 04 8908668

Celebration the Chinese New Year with special seafood Mediterranean recipe from Agua.

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Tags: Agua Mediterranean Cuisine, Batu Feringghi, Batu Ferringhi Penang, Bayan Lepas Penang, Bayview Hotel Georgetown, Berlin's Bier Houz, Bukit Jambul, Cassis Restaurant, Chin's Stylish Chinese Cuisine, Chinese New Year, Chinese New Year Reunion Dinner, Delicious Cuisines, EASTIN HOTEL PENANG, Family Gatherings, Farquhar Street, Ferringhi Beach, Food Promotion, G Hotel, Georgetown Penang, Golden Sands Resort, Hard Rock Hotel Promotion, Hotel Equatorial Penang, Hotel Penang, Hotel Royal, Hydro Hotel, Ivy'S Kitchen, Japanese Fusion, Lone Pine Hotel Penang, Lunar New Year, Main Street Cafe, Malaysia Tel, Mediterranean Cuisine, New Year Eve, Nyonya Breeze, Penang Food, Penang Food Promotion, Penang Malaysia, Qe Ii, Sakae Teppanyaki & Izakaya, Tanjung Tokong, THE NORTHAM ALL SUITES PENANG, Valentine S Day, Vintage Bulgaria

* This article was published in the New Straits Times (Life & Times) on 24th April 2010.

Enjoy pleasant service, inviting ambiance and quality fine Hunan and Sichuan cuisine from Chin’s Stylish Chinese Cuisine. This latest Penang fine dining restaurant has its prime seaside location in Church Street Pier overlooking the calm waters of the harbor and George Town behind it.

Elegant detailing in the interior of the restaurant

Chin’s which was opened a few months ago was everything of a fine dining restaurant, casual and elegant dining with delicate and delicious food, wine and a sense of pampering.

The ambience was welcoming as I step inside the waiting area of the restaurant passing through its striking red glass door – there to greet me is owner Dave Chin.

Priceless antique chairs displayed in the waiting area leading into the restaurant

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