This guide is based on the author’s own experience and preference, feedback from online and offline surveys. Please use it as a guideline only because different person has his/her own taste bud. The below list from item 1 to 12 is recommended by Tourism Penang Department. 1. 2. 3. 4. & 5. 6. 7. [...]
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By Helen Ong Have your reunion dinner out for a change. NO sooner has Penang settled down after the December celebrations than yet another round of festivities is upon us. Yes, it’s Chinese New Year once again, when children (or the young unmarried) rejoice as they look forward to new clothes and loaded angpows, as [...]
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GEORGE TOWN: Penang is set to welcome investments totalling RM35 million this year from food and beverage operators into phase one of the Gurney Paragon development on Gurney Drive. The project’s developer, Hunza Properties Bhd (HPB), has already seen the entry of nine tenants into Phase 1B of its multi-billion ringgit waterfront development with capital [...]
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Diya Luke We found ourselves in Penang six weeks into our year of around the world travel with two toddlers. Penang lured us with its cultural diversity, the result of centuries of war, trade and immigration. The island is a tapestry of Malay, Chinese, Indian and expatriate cultures. Portuguese spice traders used the island as [...]
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SATISFIED STOMACHS: Long queues, rude owners are some of the things customers put up with in this foodie heaven, writes Looi Sue-Chern RESILIENCE is a central feature of the craving for Penang food, characterised by long queues everywhere, odd hours and irascible stall owners. Next to Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling is Nasi Kandar Beratur featuring [...]
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By Alan Teh Leam Seng A trip to Penang is not complete without a visit to Ghee Hiang. Alan Teh Leam Seng wonders what babies have to do with the pastry shop I had just settled down in my hotel room after a tiring three-hour drive from Kuala Lumpur when I received an SMS from [...]
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A ball-shaped flaky biscuit with mung-bean fillings with savoury taste. Tau Sar Pneah is sometimes known as Tambun biscuits. Available at most biscuit shops, supermarkets or Chowrasta market. The famous ones are from Ghee Hiang and Him Hiang. About Ghee Hiang A Malaysian brand name built over a period nearing 150 years through careful nurturing, [...]
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Story and photos by JEREMY TAN THE heady days of the Victorian era may be consigned to the annals of history but its spirit lives on at The 1885 where stately trappings reposit one within the bygone realms of grandiose opulence. An award-winning fine dining restaurant at the Eastern & Oriental (E&O) Hotel in Penang, [...]
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By KIATISAK CHUA FOR those scouring Penang island for local delicacies, one can head to the Roti Bakar Kopitiam to satisfy their cravings. The air-conditioned outlet offers a variety of delectable and authentic Penang food to those who do not like the hot and stuffy environment at most hawker centres and coffee shops. The restaurant [...]
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By DAVID TAN THE RM300mil 1st Avenue shopping mall in Penang is expected to enhance its monthly traffic by about 30% with the completion of Carrefour Market in June. 1st Avenue director Datuk Sonny Ho said the current monthly traffic since the shopping mall’s opening in November last year was around 500,000. “With the addition [...]
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