Mee Goreng is an ubiquitous dish in Penang. Commonly prepared by Mamak, a plate of Mee Goreng is made with yellow noodles fried in a mixture of tomato ketchup, chilli paste or cuttlefish chilli paste, and dark soy sauce. Upon served, drips of lime are usually added to provide a tangy sensation.
Here are the top 10 Mee Goreng in Penang Island! (The list is not in any particular order)
The existence of about 80 years justified the quality of Mee Goreng here. It is well known across Malaysia to the extent that one could hardly find a seating place at the coffee shop during peak hours. The thick wok-hei with pleasant tomato sauce is the main reason which draw exodus of return patrons. Slices of fresh cuttlefishes complement the whole plate of noodles great.
Watching the Hokkien-fluent chef frying the noodles is a source of entertainment, as you will see him spinning the wok to ensure well spread of the wok-hei.
Location: Seng Lee Coffee Shop, 270, Jalan Burmah, 10350 Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia
+6016-485 7859
Operation hours: 8.00am-6.30pm (Closed on Mondays)
Landmarks: Pulau Tikus Police Station, Pulau Tikus Wet Market
Location map refers here
A plate of scrumptious Mee Goreng is prepared by Rasheed, who has more than 30 years of frying mee goreng with charcoal. The chef has never been stingy to throw in a lot of elements - taukua, squids and tofu to his plate of Mee Goreng. This plate of Mee Goreng stood out among others due to its unique tomato sauce.
Do ask for extra spicy - "tambah pedas" if you could tolerate spiciness and your salivary glands will be greatly stimulated. You will enjoy when the plate of Mee Goreng is bedded in a mixture of chilli paste and tomato sauce.Â
Location: Lebuhraya Jelutong Hawker Centre (beside Jelutong Post Office)
Operation hours: 2.30pm-7pm (Closed on Friday and sometime random day)
Location map refer here.
3. Hameed Pata Mee Sotong @ Esplanade
A plate of reddish noodles served with a handful of squid (sotong) on top, this simple mee goreng could turn out to be very pleasant. The special fried sotong is well marinated, which gave it extraordinary scent and texture.Â
Order the extra spicy version and you should be prepared to incinerate your mouth and stomach. A long queue is expected especially during peak hour, and sometimes the waiting time could be half an hour long. Nevertheless you will be amazed by their strong memory.
Location: Kota Selera, Padang Kota Lama, 10200 Penang
Operation hours: 12pm-8pm (Closed on Sunday)
Landmarks: Fort Cornwallis, Majlis Perbadanan Pulau Pinang
Location map refers here
4. Hussain Mee Goreng @ Jelutong
Another charcoal fried mee goreng in Jelutong, it demonstrates a decent wok hei. The egg is well fried and it blends well with the noodles. There are two chefs manning the stall, and both of them are very friendly and speak fluent Hokkien.Â
Location: Jelutong Night Market, Jalan Penaga, 11600, Penang
Operation hours: Afternoon till about midnight 12am
Location map refers here
5. Jalil Mee Goreng @ Sungai Ara
Mee Goreng Jalil might looks plain but do not be deceived by it appearance. The strong wok-hei imparted by the experience chef using charcoal distinguished it to the other plain noodles. The adding of egg provided a decent level of moisture and extra spicy heighten the flavor. Â Â
One may opt for adding reddish squid as a side dish. It may take a little effort to locate the stall as it has no proper signboard but just a piece of white paper labelling Mee Goreng Jalil
Location: Jalan Kenari, 11900 Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang
+016-498 4881
Operation hours: 2 pm - 7 pm (Closed on Friday and anytime)
Landmark: Opposite KFC Desa Ria Sungai Ara, T.Y.Y Coffee Shop
Location map refers here.
Mee Goreng Mami is a Malay style fried noodles, manned by an enthusiastic mother chef and perhaps her daughters. It is served steamy hot, with slick of sauce looming the noodles. The pleasant taste largely derived from the tomato sauce being used, and add a slight lime sauce to provide a tangy sensation or neutralise the spiciness too.
Location: Jalan Dato Ismail Hashim, 11900 Bayan Lepas, Penang, Malaysia
+6012-512 7191(Hanim) / +6017-461 9745(Hazreen)/ 018-402 7494 (Hazlin)
Operation hours: 2.00pm-7.00pm (Closed on Friday)
Landmark: 7-Eleven Sg Ara, Chong Chee Primary School, SRJ Sg Ara
Location map refers here
7. Mee Goreng @ Mount Erskine Hawker Centre
Tucked within Mount Erskine Hawker Centre, this stall is manned by a young Indian chap whom speak Hokkien like a regular Hokkien and a Chinese lady. Â You will be surprise this modest Mee Goreng stall serves one of the Mee Goreng with a strong wok-hei in Penang.
It is more toward a dried version of Mee Goreng, with a handful of squids added. Sprinkles of fried shallots are a great add on to the noodles.Â
Location: Jalan Mount Erskine, 10470, Penang, Malaysia
Operation hours: 10:00am - 5:00pm (Closed on Thursday)
Location map refers here.
8. Mee Goreng @ Gat Lebuh Cecil
A plate of toothsome and reddish colored Mee Goreng is prepared by 2 Malay chefs in front of Sin Hong Leong coffee shop. The noodles are fried dried, and emits a strong wok hei with a little scent of tomato. The eggs are well blended and contributed to the smoothness of the noodles.
The chefs are very friendly and asked us if the level of chillies added would be intolerable by us because we requested for extra spicy. Fortunately, the spicy level tasted just great!
Location: Gat Lebuh Cicil, Penang, George Town, 10300
Operation hours: 1.30 pm - 6 pm (Daily)
Location map refers here.
Tucked within Batu Lanchang food court, this plate of Mee Goreng will not disappoint Mee Goreng lovers with a well fried noodles with a little hint of spicy and wok hei.
Location: Medan Batu Lancang, Lebuhraya Batu Lancang, 11600 Penang, Malaysia
Operation hours: Lunch time until early evening
Landmark: Opposite Batu Lanchang KFC
Location map refers here.
10. Mee Goreng @ Restaurant Barakath
A decent wok hei is imparted to this plate of Mee Goreng due to the insistence of chef using charcoal to fried them still. Apart from that, the noodles are a tad sticky and eject scent of cuttlefish into your nasal cavity during consumption.Â
Location: Jalan Chan Siew Tong, 11200, Tanjung Bungah
Operation hour: Afternoon
Location map refers here
Now it completes my list of top 10 Mee Goreng in Penang Island. So how about your top 10 Mee Goreng list?
If you are away to Kedah, There are some great Mee Goreng there, check out for Mee Goreng Abu at Alor Setar and Mee Goreng Thajuddeen at Sungai Petani.
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Admin, please try all before post the top 10.
ReplyDeleteSuggest u go bayan baru old suiwah tre eat.
Maxwell, thanks for your suggestion. For your info, I have tried all of them, some of them countless times before posted them.
DeleteI can only say taste is very subjective to each individual.
Muhammad Mee in Bukit Gedung by the main road ?
ReplyDeleteI never tried this stall. Where is the exact location?
DeleteWill try if got chance
there are still better ones in Penang .
ReplyDeleteAppreciate if you could highlight those to us, so we can try them.. In case we haven't. Thanks
DeleteDo you also fancy maggi goreng? If yes, do you mind also sharing a list of your favourite maggi goreng stalls? ;)
ReplyDeleteMaggi goreng is our favourite too! So far we have tried a few nice ones but not many- Abu, Jiao Sai and the list seems to stuck there. Maybe you have some recommendations? -
Deleteactually i don't have much in my list too.. :P
DeleteHere's my list on top of the one that you have shared:
Mohd. Raffe Restaurant @ Pulau Tikus (their fried chicken is a must)
Ali @ Jalan Lunas (fried chicken so so)
Kapitan opposite Queensbay
Will share again if I happen to discover any new places.. ;)
I never know Mohd. Raffee restaurant serves good maggi goreng.. only tried their nasi kandar so far.. definitely will go try it.. have pen them down in my must try list haha.
DeleteThanks for your recommendation...