Carnavan Char Koay Teow

In between Lebuh Carnavan and Lebuh Melayu lies Kedai Kopi Ping Hooi.  Here is where you can get a pretty reasonable plate of Char Koay Teow which is tasty with large fresh prawns and not a very long queue.  You have a choice of with egg, no egg, chicken egg or duck egg.  Always go for the one with duck's egg :-). As a bonus, the aunty is not rude.

She has had her share of fame with the Hong Kong and Taiwan super stars like so many others in Penang.

Ok she is not using charcoal but a gas stove but it is still good.

Just in case you are not local and feel that Ping Hooi coffee shop is rather dirty and you do not like the environment of the sticky, filthy floors, don't worry ... Just walk 10 meters down Lebuh Melayu and you will find another coffee shop selling koay teow thing and koay chap, one of the places that sells the two best things in Penang.  Char Koay Teow and Lor Mee and Wan Ton Mee  and Loh bak uncles and aunties can send their cuisine to the cleaner kopitiam.

Try the Cham Si Peng no sugar here ... It's beautiful and it is RM 1.60.

The Char Koay Teow sure looks good !

Koay Teow Thing @ Seng Thor Coffee Shop

                                              Food Rating            :    3 stars

                                     Kopi O Rating         :    3 stars

                                     Value for Money     :    3 stars

                                     Ambience                :   Musty, Old Penang, 'a little dirty'

                                     Breakfast and Lunch
                                     Closed on Thursdays

 Right at the junction of Kimberley Street and Carnavon Street, is yet another breakfast and lunch venue.  Very popular among locals, as it used to house the famous Lor Mee and Koay Teow Thing.  Foodie had a recent visit there ...

 Besides the 'cooked by the bowl' ie. cooked 1 bowl at a time Koay Teow Thing ... 

 you have a choice of Lor Bak, yes, even at 8am in the morning ...

 Lor Mee ... this one used to be very popular, still is among some locals ...

 Good old Kopi O - 3 stars only very normal ... no extra punch ...

 You can choose to have 'Bee Tai Bak' or whatever noodle combination you wish ...

The good thing about this stall is, since it is cooked one bowl at a time the soup is really hot and it feels really good to have it early in the morning especially on a rainy day :-)

 continuation of the choices ... Hokkien Mee and also Nasi Lemak

suppose to be famous ... 1st runner up for The Penang Hawker Masters 2012

Foodie was too early to try it ... will give you an update ...

Best Pai Kut Bee Hoon / Ark Thui Mee Suah

 Breakfast only

Kopi O Rating       :       2/5

Pai Kut Bee Hoon :       5/5

Are you a Penangite ?

Do you send your car for service ?

Then you will know this place :-)

Best Vermicelli Herbal Duck Drum Soup in Penang.

http://www.justaround.my/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&catid=3:restaurants&id=536:ark-thooi-mee-suah-at-sungai-pinang-hawker-junction36&Itemid=36

Located at Jalan Sungai Pinang right in front of the Honda showroom.

This stall has been around for ages now and the quality of the food is super good.

 I find the duck drum stick soup too oily.

However, you Must Try the pork ribs bee hoon soup, which is the BEST in Penang !

http://reginatravel-foodparadise.blogspot.com/2009/08/road-side-hakwer-stall-in-front-of.html

 Besides this stall, there are many other stalls you can try ... curry mee, wan ton mee, nasi lemak is not too bad, loh bak etc ...

Just an additional tip ... place is not very clean and not well maintained by the coffee stall, don't sit near the large drain, you will puke before ya food comes, coffee lady is not friendly ...

A typical Penangite act ... I always order one Kopi O peng No sugar then I get a white coffee from the vending machine at the service centre and mix the two ...

really makes a difference to the coffee :-)

Whatever said ... if you have not tried this place, next time you send your car for service ... do check out the Pai Kut Bee Hoon, it is indeed heavenly ... best part is it is piping hot !

Hainan Cuisine @ Batu Ferringhi

And the feast continues ...
Located at Batu Ferringhi, a beautiful tourist spot, this is the place to go for Hainan food and fresh seafood.  This place used to be located at the Medan Selera at Baru Ferringhi, now it has moved to a better venue just next to Tarbush.

Spring roll is excellent and not too oily, crunchy and fresh 

Fried belacan chicken a little on the dry side

This is a MUST order ... the Hokkien Char is super yummy
Also Foodie's Recommendation - Asam Curry Fish

Try the Pakistani Tea as a drink after dinner ... too sweet so ask for less sugar 

Owner Mr Lim is very friendly.
Here is the location ...
Go before sunset you may catch a scenic view before dinner 

And if you are lucky on Chinese New Year ... even Lion Dance on the house ! 

This is a sign of 'muhibbah' in the country... Different races involved in the Lion Dance industry :-) 

This is the highly recommended fish curry ... a MUST
Sorry the photo does not look very appetizing but you have to try it to give it justice