In the mid of bustling Georgetown city, a new spot for foodie has been conceived at The Saw Emporium on Macallum Road, within the heritage enclave of the city. Those who are well versed in Penang's history might aware that The Saw Emporium is Penang's first sawmill; and its 4th generation owner, Tharin Tan aspired to revitalize the 1950 art-deco heritage building and godowns into a multi-concept dining destination with leading partners featuring top restaurateurs and bars from the region. Â
The revitalization project is named Swallow and we witnessed The Saw Emporium received an industrial heritage restoration with minimalist design that offers a cozy and lifestyle dining venue, while the exterior facade remained unchanged. Swallow @ The Saw Emporium will run till Quarter 1 of 2018, thus do check their
Facebook for more exciting updates.
To excite the gastronomy journey of visitors here, there are currently 5 food outlets operate here, namely Teppei Syokudo, TAPS Beer Bar, Soi 55 Modern Thai Food, Embers Asian Grill, Qwenchers Juice Bar.
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Clockwise: Beers from Taps Beer Bar;
Dishes from Teppei Syokudo: Japanese Pork Curry (RM 20), Edamame (RM 6), Chicken Nanban (RM 16), Salmon Teriyaki (RM 24) |
One of the heavyweight resident outlets here is Teppei Syokudo, which has been accoladed 2017 MICHELIN Guide Singapore Bib Gourmand Award. A few Japanese delights such as Japanese Pork Curry, Chicken Nanban, Salmon Teriyaki, Ten Don and etc are featured on the menu to satiate the crave of Japanese cuisine. Flavors are absolutely spot on for all dishes, in particularly Ten Don with perfectly fried fresh tiger prawn tempura with assortment of meats and vegetables that is a must try.
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| Chicken Nanban, fried chicken with Japanese tartare sauce (RM 16) |
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| Japanese Pork Curry (RM 20) |
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| Salmon Teriyaki (RM 24) |
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| Ten Don (RM 28) with fresh tiger prawn tempura and assortment of meats and vegetables, served with rice |
Soi 55 brings you the joy of enjoying traditional Thai delicacies with a tweak on contemporary approach. The strong and fresh flavors of traditional Thai cuisines remains but the plates become intriguing when the chef introduces new layers to complement the flavours. For instance, Crispy Thai Mango Salad with deep fried vegetables and crisp mango slices topped with mild acid condiments is a work of magical for gustation.
Embers Asian Grill without doubt is a heaven for carnivorous eaters. The proteins undergo a fully flamed charcoal barbecue to yield nicely charred and scented meats, then marinated with flavours of the Orient from a mixture of herbs, marinates, condiments and accompany sauces. Top up some unique crispy mantou that goes real well with the proteins.
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Top Right from Embers:Â Roasted Chicken Thigh glazed with Chinese chili oil (RM 16)
The rest from Soi 55: Sesame Prawn Toast with Kaffir Lime Mayo (RM 15.50), Crispy Thai Mango Salad (RM 15.50), Roasted Pork with fish sauce caramel (RM 15.50) |
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| Charred Prawns (RM 28) served with blackened lemon and kimchi butter. |
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| Slow Braised Pork Belly with soy glazed and topped with roasted peanuts (RM 21) |
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| Crispy Mantou (RM 6) |
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| Crispy Thai Mango Salad (RM 15.50) |
Drinkers will be delighted to find
TAPS Beer Bar, heaven for beers' connoisseurs that offer at least 48 options of craft beers, which should be the place with the most choices of craft beers in Penang. They were rewarded with Best Beer Bar at the Bar Awards in Kuala Lumpur weeks ago. Fret not if you are not a beer person, as
Qwenchers Juice Bar offers you a choice of soda, juices or milkshakes to quench your thirst.
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| Fresh and chilling beverages by Qwenchers that made from natural ingredients and recipe. |
Last but not least, satiate your sweet tooth with the handcrafted D24 durian ice cream and cakes from
Utterly Ice Cream Malaysia. Their pop up stall will be available for the weekend.
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| D24 and chocolate ice cream, butter cookies, Hummingbird walnut cake, mixed berries yogurt red velvet, gold flakes belgium chocolate cake. |
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| D24 durian ice cream topped with musang king durian |
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| Chocolate ice cream by Utterly |
If you have time to spare, troll around entrance area for some contemporary furniture displayed by Kian Furniture, the intelligence furniture solution provider for both commercial and residential sectors.
Drivers shall not worry as there is a big area beside The Saw Emporium (enters via Jalan C.Y.Choy) that can host a number of cars. After park your car, walk across the unique memory lane and view original saw milling tools such as saw blades, timber blocks and metal stencils etc before you arrive to the real business - foodie place!
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