Chee cheong fun (*see note below) is widely on offer by Chinese hawkers in Penang. Originally it came from Hong Kong and Guan Dong province in China. That makes it a Cantonese thin (well, sort of?) steamed rice roll. It’s sheets of rice noodles, made from a mixture of glutinous rice flour and water, spread open on [...]
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CHEE CHEONG FUN
Posted in Chinese food review, Coffee shop, Hawker Centres, Inner Circle, Kedai Kopi, Kedai Makanan, Kopitiam on April 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Lok Pin Café – Anson Road, Penang
Posted in Coffee shop, Inner Circle, Kedai Kopi, Kedai Makanan, Kopitiam, Malaysian /Penang food review, tagged Assam Laksa, coffee shop, hawker food, Loh Bak, Penang on October 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Lok Pin at Anson road is a place selling Fish Head Behoon, Chicken Rice, Hokkien Mee, Wantan Mee, Loh Bak and (according to the stall’s owner own saying) “Famous Asam Laksa Anson Road”. On the street in front a few more hawkers selling pancakes, fruit, Mee Goreng… The café itself was under renovation. I don’t know what it [...]
Penang Hokkien Mee: my ratings
Posted in Coffee shop, Hawker Centres, Inner Circle, Kedai Kopi, Kopitiam, Malaysian /Penang food review, tagged hokkien mee, Penang, tasty food, traditional on October 2, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Together with Penang Assam Laksa and Char Koay Teow, Penang Hokkien Mee is one of the signature dishes of the state and more exactly of the island [Pulau] of Penang. The soup is a ‘sourish’ and ‘shrimpy’ tasting seafood broth using fresh prawns, dried shrimps and pork meat.
Sisters’ Char Koay Teow – Lam Heng Cafe
Posted in Inner Circle, Malaysian /Penang food review, Coffee shop, Kedai Kopi, Kopitiam, tagged Char Koay Teow, coffee shop, crab, hawker food, Penang on October 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Lam Heng Cafe is a corner coffee shop at the end/beginning of Macalister Road. It’s in this place that the sisters operate their business. The kopitiam also offers Assam Laksa, Mee Jawa and their own Otak-Otak. They say the Laksa is also of superior quality but I haven’t tried it out yet. Next time…
Char Koay Teow – Ah Leng hawker stall
Posted in Coffee shop, Inner Circle, Kedai Kopi, Kopitiam, Malaysian /Penang food review, tagged Char Koay Teow, coffee shop, hawker food, hokkien mee, Penang, street food on October 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Location : Kafe Khoon Hiang, Jalan Dato Keramat, Penang. Opening hours are from 8am till 2pm and their closing day is Thursday. It’s situated in the same neighbourhood as Padang Brown food court and Kedai kopi Classic. A highly recommended area for food lovers.
Kopitiam Kek Seng
Posted in Coffee shop, Inner Circle, Kedai Kopi, Kopitiam, Malaysian /Penang food review, tagged Penang, hawker food, Poh Piah, Loh Bak, Assam Laksa, watermelon juice on September 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Located along Penang Road, near Komtar Kek Seng is well known for its durian ice-cream and ais kacang. For my better half, Kek Seng brings back childhood memories about visiting the place with her school friends. The shop started more than 100 years ago: established in 1906. As the sweet stuff is not exactly my thing, we went for some little [...]
Kedai Kopi Classic – Hokkien Mee
Posted in Inner Circle, Malaysian /Penang food review, Coffee shop, Kedai Kopi, Kopitiam, tagged Penang, coffee shop, hawker food, hokkien mee on September 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Hokkien Mee Address: 126, Jln Perak, Pulau Pinang. Open: 8am-12pm – Close: Tuesdays. Contact Person: Mr Ooi Hee Phen. Tel: 016-436 8910 Situated close to Padang Brown food court, this coffee shop is known for its excellent hokkien Mee. A very popular venue among locals. Even if you show up before 8am you still might have [...]

