Article and Photos by HELEN ONG

The pork-free Hu Ji Chinese Restaurant in the Copthorne Orchid Hotel in Tanjung Bungah is one of my favourite chill-out places, especially at their weekend (and public holiday) Taiwan Porridge Buffet, where you’ll often find me hanging out there with a few girlfriends. I like it because it’s a place I can go for as much food as I want, when I want it, and it’s in clean, comfortable air-conditioned surroundings with (usually) lots of parking, without...

BY CK LAM

Kompleks Makanan Persiaran Gurney (KMPG) located along the Gurney Drive seafront promenade is small by any standard, and is occupied by Mamak hawker stalls. Despite its size, the place has a reputation of offering delicious mee goreng and pasembor, also known as Indian rojak.

The Edgecumbe Road pasembor stall has a wide selection of specialty items besides the basic ingredients. All the fresh and fried items are neatly displayed and its prices written on the board.



A basic...

No.4 Logan Heritage

Beach Street , 10300 Penang

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Enjoy authentic Peranakan cuisines at the brand new Restoran Pinang Peranakan, located at Logan Heritage on Beach Street.



The restaurant’s menu offers many Baba-Nyonya favourites such as Gado-Gado, Belacan Chicken, Kerabu, Curry Tumis Seafood and specialty dishes such as Nyonya Steamed Fish cooked with coconut milk, turmeric and lemon grass. The restaurant also serves traditional desserts such as...

BY CK LAM

 

Public Cafe is just another neighbourhood coffee shop in the pleasant surroundings of Gurney Drive. This coffee shop is a favorite spot as it has a stall serving up both delicious yet reasonable seafood noodles and porridge.

Take a pick from the striking mix of ingredients and a choice of several types of noodles.  The price varies according to the seafood ingredients, with pawns, crabs, paddy frogs (tin kai/chui kay) and varieties of fish.

We ordered a number of dishes from...