Tai Tong restaurant is one of the oldest dim sum establishment in Penang. Although the dim sum served nowadays is hard to compare to those during its prime days, Tai Dong popularity still high among locals and tourists. When Mooncake Festival (15th day of 8th month in Chinese Lunar Calendar) is approaching, the entire restaurant is decorated with lanterns, making it an unique scene to look at. In the evening, the dim sum restaurant turned into a Cantonese restaurants offering various stir-fried dishes.
Tai Tong Restaurant
45, Lebuh Cintra, 10100 George Town, Pulau Pinang
+604-263 6625
Operation hours: 6 am - 2.30 pm & 6.15 - 11.30 pm
Wen Chang Chicken Rice 文昌鸡饭
Established since 2013 in Cintra Street, Wen Chang Chicken Rice 文昌鸡饭 is renowned for offering its patrons one of the good Hainanese chicken rice in Penang. Its history of selling chicken chicken rice is back dated to 1967, where the parents of current owner sell Hainanese chicken rice as a hwker at Church Street. The originality of chicken rice still well preserved, though the owner has added some extra choices such as lobak. The choice here is simple, just pick either white (poached) or black (roasted chicken), and have some premium dark soy sauce & chili with garlic to season it.
Wen Chang Restaurant
63, Lebuh Cintra, 10200, Georgetown, Penang
Operation hours: 11.00am - 7.00pm (Closed anytime they deem necessary)
Although the influence of Hokkien is dominant in Penang, great Cantonese cuisine still present in this heritage town. Head over to Yee Sung Kai Chok, a modest coffee shop offering one of the finest Cantonese-style porridge. A bowl of piping hot porridge here has a sleek consistency and well seasoned, then topped with either chicken or fish. Addition of ginger slices added an extra dimension to the porridge, and feel free to fine tune the taste with the addition of pepper or soy sauce given in bottles.
Yee Sung Kai Chok
36, Lebuh Cintra, 10100, Georgetown, Penang
Operation hours: 6:00pm - 9:30pm (Closed on Sunday)
Tel: 012-454 5188
Tel: 012-454 5188
If you are into some snacks while exploring the town, then give a try to this classic snack - steamed rice cake, or known as sugar rice cakes. For the past 50+ years, this modest stall has been selling steamed rice cake in Cintra Street and currently manned by the third generation. Steamed rice cake is made from rice, sugar, water and yeast for fermentation. It is white in colour and has honeycomb-like fluffy texture on the inside. The same stall also offer other snacks such as Ham Chin Peng (salted fried cakes) too.
Located off Cintra Street and hidden from the general view, Boey Chong Kee is a bygone taste from the old Georgetown brought to this modern city. The austere facade and plain Cantonese restaurant is a family business, serving unpretentious dishes in a quondam setting. Although the taste is simple, many of the Penangites would reminiscent the home cooked dishes here. Among the must try here is stir fried egg with glass noodles & carrots and stir fried beef.
c-6 people's court off, Lebuh Cintra, George Town, Pulau Pinang
Operation hours: 6.30 - 9.30 pm (Closed on Sunday)
Yuan Wei Porridge Noodle Restaurant is one of the popular spot for dining in Penang after they took the storm over various social media platforms. Serving simple fish noodles with different base soup (signature soup, spicy & sour soup, fresh milk soup and tomyam soup), porridge and a variety of dishes, Yuan Wei is a decent place to look for a bowl of warm comfort food.
Yuan Wei Porridge Noodle Restaurant 圆味粥面馆
59, Lebuh Cintra, 10100 George Town, Penang, Malaysia
+604-264 2828
Operation hours: 9 am - 10 pm (Closed on Tuesday)
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