Penang Food Paradise #34 : Restaurant Bee Hooi Chicken Rice

Are you craving for Chicken Rice at night? There is one stall selling plates of famous chicken rice starting from evening just outside Restaurant Bee Hooi that operates for long hours when it becomes busier towards evening. Restaurant Bee Hooi is a corner unit of a row of shop lots located in the same row with CIMB Bank and opposite of Belissa Row.

Chicken Rice at Restaurant Bee Hooi.

This plate of Chicken Rice selling in Restaurant Bee Hooi starting from the evening is lovely and has its own taste comparing to the others. The chicken meats are soft and the overall taste of the chicken rice is delicious which probably because of the soy sauce they drench on the chicken meats and rice.

Restaurant Bee Hooi

Burma Road, same row with CIMB Bank

Operates from Evening

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Penang Food Paradise #33 : Kebun Bunga Road Fruit Ice

Do you crave for something cold and chilling under this supreme weather especially when the day is sunny? What are those thing that come into your mind when you are thinking of iced desserts? I am pretty sure that these names are the dessert stores situated usually in the shopping malls but the atmosphere in any one of them is too noisy, too noisy to enjoy your bowl of dessert. So, what do you do? You may consider having bowls of Fruit Ice from Tropical Fruits store located in a building just next to the hawker center off Kebun Bunga Road that leads you to Penang Botanical Garden. 

Two bowls of Fruit Ice in the hot weather. 

What is unique in these bowls of Fruit Ice? Slices of fruits mainly mangoes, papayas, and so on are placed underneath the ice which is topped with mango puree and supposed-to-be brown sugar syrup. The taste of the toppings in the ice are heavenly delicious especially the mango puree which I often tend to eat it last after finishing all the slices of fruits and ice. This is not only a pleasurable dessert but also a healthy dessert too! 

Tropical Fruit Store

Kebun Bunga Road 

500m away from Penang Botanical Garden

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Penang Food Paradise #32 : Penang Road Lobak (Loh Bak) & Deep Fried Prawns (HehJi)

Other than the famous Hainanese chicken rice on one of the previous posts on Penang Food Paradise, there is another stall selling its famous Lobak and the Deep Fried Prawns in the same coffee shop, Kheng Pin Coffee Shop. This coffee shop is located at a T-junction of Sri Bahari Road and Penang Road who operates during the day and closes on Mondays.

There are quite a number of choices to make up a plate of your favorites which they may include prawns, lobaks, squids, firm beancurd, and so on. Everything is deeply fried and they taste wonderful if you are eating them hot with some dips of sauces provided.

Detailed Information:
Penang Road Lobak & Deep Fried Prawns ( Kheng Pin Coffee Shop )

Jalan Penang ( Corner Coffee Shop )

Operates from 6:30AM  ( Closes on Mondays )

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Penang Food Paradise #31 : Penang Road Laksa

Penang road itself has numerous famous hawkers selling awesome Penang foods during the day, that makes Penang as a food paradise for not only tourists but also localists. Besides the famous Penang Cendol and Penang Hainanese Chicken Rice, there is another stall selling its famous laksa in a corner coffee shop just next to the Penang Famous Cendol named Joo Hooi Cafe.

A bowl of Penang Road Laksa.

Every stall in Penang selling the same dish, Penang Laksa, has their unique tastes. Unlike any other stalls, this Penang Road Laksa is famous of its own reason, the tastes. This bowl of laksa I had is unique in the mixture of both saltiness and sourness in the tastes which it differs itself from other famous laksa stalls in Penang if you are taking them into a comparison.

Detailed Information:
Joo Hooi Cafe (Corner)

Penang Road

11:30AM - 5:00PM 

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Related posts you may be interested : 
• Famous Balik Pulau Laksa
• Famous Penang Air Itam Assam Laksa
• Famous Penang Cendol/Chendol
• Famous Penang Road Hainanese Chicken Rice

Penang Food Paradise #30 : Penang Bak Kut Teh

In this cold weather and a rainy season, are you searching for something to warm your body and the bodies of your love ones or craving for the taste of Bak Kut Teh? Well, if you are a heavy taster you would definitely rate this Bak Kut Teh stall with a highest ranking. Bak Kut Teh was introduced to Malaya in the 19th century by Chinese coolies and workers of Hokkien origin with the cause to boost their health until today. This non-halal stall offers variety ingredients provided for your bowl of Bak Kut Teh which they include pork intestines, pork stomaches, mushrooms, small corn, small maize, pork meats, and so on.

Perak Road Bak Kut Teh.

The taste of the Bak Kut Teh is very unique as the soup of this Bak Kut Teh has a sweeter and stronger flavor because of the herbal stews that is boiled heavily before the serving. In this stall, the Bak Kut Teh is eaten together with either white rice or yam rice. Personally, I love having the yam rice with Bak Kut Teh. Besides, the bowls are usually served with a plate of You Tiao (oil strip) and an optional of You Chai (Vegetables). So having which ingredients or not, you will decide yourself when you are ordering at the stall.

Detailed Information:
Classic Coffee Shop (Corner)

Jalan Perak ( Opposite Padang Brown Hawker Center )

Nighttimes 

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Penang Food Paradise #29 : Padang Brown Yong Tau Fu

Besides the Famous Popiah and Pasembur that can be found in Padang Brown Hawker Center, there is another fantastic food situated at the very end in the row of hawkers from the carpark. It is the pick-all-you-like hawker stall known as Yong Tau Fu! There will be various kinds of meats and vegetables being available to be chosen but unfortunately this is non-halal to our Muslim friends. The soup of this Yong Tau Fu stall tastes lovely as it is boiled together with the pork intestines, stomaches, and whatsoever. The chosen ingredients will have a slight enhancement to the taste of the soup. So, what are the ingredients going to be in your bowl or bowls of Padang Brown Yong Tau Fu today?

A bowl of Padang Brown Yong Tau Fu with my selected favorite ingredients.

Detailed Information:

Padang Brown Hawker Center

Jalan Perak (Jalan Perak - Opposite Penang Buddhist Association)

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Penang Food Paradise #28 : New Cathay Koay Ciap

One of the Teochew dishes of flat, broad rice sheets in a soup made with dark soy sauce, served with pig offal, braised duck meat, various kinds of beancurd, preserved salted vegetables, and braised hard-boiled eggs. This was the very first time I had Koay Ciap, I could not assure you there will be another stall selling the same dish around the area but I have seen one in Pekaka there who sells after the dusk. Regardless of where the others are located, this specific stall selling its Koay Ciap since the 1980's and has been listed in a magazine of lists of awesome foods in Penang can be found in New Cathay Coffee Shop in Pulau Tikus where it is opposite of Belissa Row and a church.

A bowl of Koay Ciap with its broth.

The taste of this bowl of Koay Ciap was not bad afterall. The broth together with the corianders and its ingredients brought the flavorful tastes into your mouth. The overall taste is enhanced with the added fried garlic oil. For those who do not like corianders, you may request the hawker for not adding in the corianders into the soup.

Detailed Information:
New Cathay Coffee Shop (Corner)

Jalan Burma Opposite Bellisa Row Pulau Tikus

7:30AM Until 1:30PM ( Closes on Sundays )

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Penang Food Paradise #27 : Penang Air Itam Market Asam Laksa

Heard of it and being introduced by my friends about this famous Asam Laksa located in Air Itam Market for a numerous times. Finally on the day when I was visiting the Displays of Lights in Kek Lok Si Temple, I had it as my dinner while waiting for my friends to arrive. This stall selling its famous Asam Laksa is located on Jalan Pasar just right beside the lively Air Itam Market. It is at the foot of the Kek Lok Si Temple. Tables and chairs are arranged beside the road of Jalan Pasar and they are usually full seated. If you are very lucky, you may get a table for yourself or you may share a table with other food lovers.

A bowl of Air Itam famous Asam Laksa.

The taste of this famous Asam Laksa in this stall situated just right beside the Air Itam Market is a little bit salty for me but it is really lovely where the soup is filled with mashed mackerel fishes, sweetened prawn paste, aromatic lemon grass, and the spiciness of the sliced chilies. All together, the combination of the three - Sweet, sour, and spicy will definitely got your taste buds having their rock-&-roll live band inside your mouth.

Detailed Information:
Air Itam Market Asam Laksa Stall

Jalan Pasar ( Air Itam Market )

11:00AM - 8:00PM ( Opens Daily )

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Penang Food Paradise #26 : Weld Quay Fish Head Mee Hun & Tom Yam Maggie

Have you heard of this coffee shop named Village Coffee Shop with its Fish Head Mee Hun and Tom Yam Maggie as its fame? Are you craving for Tom Yam Maggie or maybe something light like Fish Head Mee Hun? Well, this coffee shop that operates from 11:30AM until 11:30PM selling its famous dishes as mentioned in the title along the road of Pengkalan Weld at which it is located alongside with Chew Jetty there. Upon ordering, you will get to choose among kinds of noodles, ingredients, and soups.

A bowl of Fish Head Mee Hun.

A bowl Tom Yam Maggie.

Normally, I order my bowls of Fish Head Mee Hun and Tom Yam Maggie each time I visit there for my dinner with deep fried fish. Choosing in between the deep fried fish or without is a dilemma as each of them give different tastes of delectable. Besides, you would also love to add more ingredients into your bowl of meal such as meatballs, fishballs, prawns, cuttlefishes, and so on. Focusing on the normal soup instead of the tom yam's, it tastes sweet and lovely and the soup will tastes even more heavenly if you add more ingredients depending on your choices.

Detailed Information:
Village Coffee Shop

Pengkalan Weld ( Alongside With Chew Jetty )

11:30AM - 11:30PM

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Penang Food Paradise #25 : Penang Famous Hainanese Chicken Rice

Been posting Penang Food Paradise for quite some time since 30th of August back in 2011. I had the Hainanese Chicken Rice for numerous times and most of the time, I forgotten to take photos of it until recently. Today, I am going to introduce you the famous Hainanese Chicken Rice in Penang! The Hainanese Chicken Rice Stall has started since 1980's and being continued by the daughter of the old couple who operated the stall back then. This Hainanese Chicken Rice Stall is situated in Kheng Pin Coffee Shop that opens 6 days in a week which it closes on Mondays located in Penang Road as a corner lot coffee shop. This stall starts its business from 11:30AM until 2:30PM, it is recommended that you should come earlier to avoid any disappointments.

Hainanese Chicken Rice.

Each servings comes with a plate of sliced and deboned chicken meats, a small bowl of soup, and chilli sauce. Why even chilli sauce being listed? Personally or maybe generally, the chilli tastes great together with the delicious Hainanese Chicken Rice where and when you will probably notice some people gradually ask for more chili sauce or even pour by themselves! I love the smooth chicken skin and the juicy chicken meat as you munch them bit by bit in your mouth.

Detailed Information:
Hainanese Chicken Rice Stall ( Kheng Pin Coffee Shop )

Jalan Penang ( Corner Coffee Shop )

11:30AM - 2:30PM ( Closes on Mondays )

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Penang Food Paradise #24 : Bangkok Lane Mee Goreng

Have you ever heard of the famous Mee Goreng situated in Seng Lee Coffee Shop located in Bangkok Lane? The stall itself has been published in quite numerous local newspapers when its fame has already started about eight decades. This Mee Goreng Stall starts its business from 8:00AM to 6:30PM daily excluding Mondays. No matter you are either having it in Seng Lee Coffee Shop or taking away from this Mee Goreng Stall, you will be able to see the live actions of frying the noodles ( Mee Goreng ) by the Indian hawker.

A plate of Famous Bangkok Lane Mee Goreng.

Looking over the plates of plates of hot Mee Goreng served on the table. Do you ever wonder what are the ingredients in these plates of Mee Goreng? Perhaps, you feed yourself with a mouthful spoons of Mee Goreng? Each of these plates of Mee Goreng are served with squids, toufu, bean sprouts, potatoes, and some vegetables with a slice of lime on top of the dish.

Detailed Information:
Mee Goreng Stall ( Seng Lee Coffee Shop )

Lorong Bangkok ( Corner Coffee Shop )

8:00AM - 6:30PM ( Closes on Mondays )

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Penang Food Paradise #23 : Lam Ah Coffee Shop Beef Koay Teow Th'ng

I have heard numerous times about this Beef Koay Teow Th'ng somewhere around in the Beach Street area from my parents and friends but I had yet to give it a try until yesterday. This stall is situated in a coffee shop named Lam Ah Coffee Shop where this shop is located directly opposite a fire station on Beach Street. This Beef Koay Teow Thn'g stall starts its business from 10:30AM until 4:30PM but closes on Sundays and public holidays.

Lam Ah Coffee Shop Beef Koay Teow Th'ng.

The beefs are well prepared and they taste very good. Together with the soup, the whole bowl of the Beef Koay Teow Th'ng tastes awesome! Although on the first few slurps of the Beef Koay Teow Th'ng soup might taste a little bit weird to some of you, you might soon find it great as you continue for a few more slurps with some chili sauce and the beefs. Afterall, this bowl of Beef Koay Teow Th'ng has its unique taste compared to other Koay Teow Th'ng available in local today because of the beefs cooked together with the soup.

Detailed Information:
Beef Koay Teow Th'ng Stall ( Lam Ah Coffee Shop )

Lebuh Chulia/Lebuh Pantai ( Directly opposite a fire station)

10:30AM - 4:30PM ( Closes on Sundays & Public Holidays )

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Penang Food Paradise #22 : New Cathay Coffee Shop Curry Mee

Another Penang famous Curry Mee located in Pulau Tikus where it starts its business six days a week excluding Sundays from 7.30 in the morning until 1.30 in the afternoon. The stall is inside a coffee shop named New Cathay which is known as Sin Kok Tai in Hokkien dialect. Well, this bowl of New Cathay Curry Mee served with the usual ingredients of a bowl of Curry Mee should have together with beans but this bowl of Curry Mee in New Cathay's comes with more cuttlefish and sea hams that makes it different from other stalls selling the same dish.

New Cathay Curry Mee.

If you are to compare the taste of both New Cathay's and Lorong Seratus Tahun's Curry Mee, I would say each of them has their own unique tastes and if you prefer the sweet taste of the soup rather than the spiciness, this bowl would probably suites you best.

Detailed Information:
New Cathay Coffee Shop Curry Mee Stall (Corner)

Jalan Burma Opposite Bellisa Row Pulau Tikus

7:30AM Until 1:30PM ( Closes on Sundays )

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Penang Food Paradise #21 : Famous Magazine Road Tang Yuan

Ever wanted to have a bowl of Tang Yuan at anytime besides having it only once a year during Dong Zhi Festival? Well, you can have it even though the day is not the occasion of Dong Zhi Festival, Chinese Winter Solstice. This stall named Tang Yen, sells bowls of Tang Yuan four days a week throughout the year is situated in Jalan Magazine to where it is located just opposite Lebuh Lintang between 1st Avenue Mall and Traders Hotel, across the road of Jalan Magazine.

A bowl of Tang Yuan with ginger soup.

This bowl of Tang Yuan is served with two big Tang Yuan and a few small Tang Yuan together with either ginger soup or plain syrup that is cooked with sugars and pandan leaves as an option. The two big Tang Yuan are filled with black sesame instead of peanuts which the sesame aroma can be tasted as you munch them. Besides, it would be great to have at least a bowl of ginger soup that benefits one's health. So, what are you waiting for?

Detailed Information:
Tang Yen Stall

Jalan Magazine ( Directly opposite Lebuh Lintang )

7PM - 12AM ( Closes on Wednesdays & Sundays )

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Penang Food Paradise #20 : Hutton Lane Koay Teow Th'ng

One of those ho liao Koay Teow Th'ng in town located in Jalan Hutton (also known as Hutton Lane) of Georgetown where the road is connected to Jalan Transfer. This Koay Teow Th'ng Stall situated in Fook Cheow Cafe unlike the others, is well known for its fish balls that make bowls and bowls of their Koay Teow Th'ng special. The fish balls are homemade which they would taste better than those were produced in the factories.

A bowl of Hutton Lane Koay Teow Th'ng.

The other reason that make these bowls of Jalan Hutton Koay Teow Th'ng special to me is the vegetables that are being cooked together in the soup itself which make that soup taste sweet in its way if you are comparing to other Koay Teow Th'ng Stalls'. Besides, you may also ask for extra ingredients such as intestines with extra charges.

Detailed Information:
Koay Teow Th'ng Stall In Fook Cheow Cafe ( Corner )

Jalan Hutton

Mornings ( Closes on Sundays )

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You may also want to check out:

1. Penang Food Paradise #11 : Penang Larut Cafe Koay Teow Th'ng

Penang Food Paradise #19 : Pulau Tikus Market Tom Yam Noodle

Tom Yam Noodle, everybody's favorite regardless of how old you are! Tom Yam Noodle is also called as Tom Yam Maggie which the Tom Yam served with the maggie noodles that is most welcomed by everyone including me. Well, in hunting for Tom Yam Noodle in Penang Island itself, a stall selling not only koay teow th'ng has been spotted unexpectedly selling this awesome bowl of Tom Yam Noodle as well in the morning! This stall is being operated by two brothers where their stall is temporary situated opposite of the Pulau Tikus Market, it will be moving back to its permanent location once the Pulau Tikus Market Food Court is finished in its renovation.

The delicious yet spicy bowl of Pulau Tikus Market Tom Yam Noodle.

I assume most of the stalls selling Tom Yam Noodles serves their Tom Yam Noodles with the pastes they bought. Predictable, what makes this bowl of Tom Yam Noodle special to me rather than others? The paste they used. Rather than focusing on what brand is the paste is, this bowl of Pulau Tikus Tom Yam Noodle is served with the same ingredients as in the koay teow th'ng's they are selling. Well, is there anywhere else you think it is worth of giving it a hit? You may comment on the post below.

Detailed Information:
Pulau Tikus Market Food Court ( Koay Teow Th'ng Stall )

Jalan Pasar ( Check Google Map )

Morning

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Penang Food Paradise #18 : Lebuh Chulia Wan Tan Mee

Thinking of having supper in Penang? What about a bowl or two Chulia Street Wan Tan Mee that the stall is situated on the roadside? Yep, this Wan Tan Mee Stall starts its business in the nighttime beside the street of Lebuh Chulia to where it is on the same street as Penang Beef Wan Tan Mee & Beef Soup Mee is in Penang's Georgetown. This Wan Tan Mee Stall is usually crowded with people who either visit the stall for their late dinner or supper where you may choose to have it there as there are tables and chairs arranged around the stall.

A bowl of Lebuh Chulia's Wan Tan Mee.

The ingredients in this bowl of Lebuh Chulia Wan Tan Mee are the broth consists of char siew, leafy vegetables, dumplings, and the noodles. What makes this bowl of Wan Tan Mee special is the broth and the dumplings served without the slices of mushrooms like Solok Slim Wan Tan Mee Stall do. Well, of course different stalls of Wan Tan Mee would have different kind of tastes in their broths, dumplings or any other ingredients in addition but the significant difference is how soft the noodles can be in the bowls of Wan Tan Mee you ordered among the stalls.

Detailed Information:
Wan Tan Mee Stall

Lebuh Chulia Roadside

8pm Until 12.30pm

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You may also want to check out:

1. Solok Slim Wan Tan Mee 

2. Penang Beef Wan Tan Mee & Beef Soup Mee

Penang Food Paradise #17 : Penang Famous Char Koay Kak

In relation to the previous Penang Food Paradise blog post on the Penang Famous Chee Cheong Fun, there is another famous stall that sells Char Koay Kak nearby which is in a few walking distance from the Chee Cheong Fun. The stall owner started her business for about 41 years selling the Famous Char Koay Kak in Penang's Mecalister Lane. The plates of Char Koay Kak is served together with a banana leaf beneath the Char Koay Kak which in other sense the banana leaf does a little favor in boosting the taste of the delicious Char Koay Kak. The ingredients consists of pieces carrot cakes, salted turnips, and bean sprouts which they will be fried together with the dark soy sauce with chilies and eggs as an optional.

Slices of carrot cakes and other ingredients were fried and being served on the table, Char Koay Kak.

This Char Koay Kak Stall and the Chee Cheong Fun's were the dishes I have since I were just a little kid. It has been more than 10 years having both of these awesome dishes. The Char Koay Kak we ordered are usually in 2 plates in which 1 plate with chilies and the other without chilies, both without eggs. What are you waiting for? 

Detailed Information:
Char Koay Kak Stall ( Seow Fong Lye Coffee Shop )

Lorong Macalister ( Off Jalan Burma )

Morning

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Penang Food Paradise #16 : Penang Famous Chee Cheong Fun

Have you tried Macalister Lane famous Chee Cheong Fun? I have numerous plates of Chee Cheong Fun since I were just a kid here and until now, the aunty is still selling it in the exact same place. To your surprise, I met a person who was taking away packs and packs of Chee Cheong Fun to Singapore. What makes it so nice anyway? Well, this Chee Cheong Fun Stall serves the plates with shrimp paste, sesame seeds, sweet sauce, and rice noodle rolls where the paste, sauce, and chilies can be optional as you order.

The Famous Chee Cheong Fun! 

This stall with 56 years of history, more than half of a century who started their business since 1955 can be found outside Seow Fong Lye Coffee Shop located in Macalister Lane off the Burma Road. Why not try taste of this plate of Chee Cheong Fun yourself instead in a lovely weekend morning with your family? 

Detailed Information:
Chee Cheong Fun Stall ( Seow Fong Lye Coffee Shop )

Lorong Macalister ( Off Jalan Burma )

Morning

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Penang Food Paradise #15 : Solok Slim Wan Tan Mee

Other than Penang Beef Wan Tan Mee and Beef Soup Mee, there are many traditional yet famous Wan Tan Mee across Penang Island that I personally think they are being awesome to be shared. Let start them with this Wan Tan Mee Stall situated in Ee Hai Coffee Shop in Solok Slim. It is somewhere nearby to Heng Ee High School along the main road called Free School Road. This Wan Tan Mee Stall in Ee Hai Coffee Shop serves its Wan Tan Mee with slices of char siu, leafy vegetables, wan tans, and mushrooms. The difference of the Wan Tan Mee from this stall from others is the slices of mushrooms added into each of the plates it sells.

A plate of Dry Wan Tan Mee.

A bowl of Soup Wan Tan Mee.

Detailed Information:
Wan Tan Mee Stall ( Ee Hai Coffee Shop - Corner )

Solok Slim ( Nearby to Heng Ee High School Along Jalan Free School )

Morning Until Noon 

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