Penang: A Great Gastronomical Getaway

(Latest update: 6 December 2024)
This is going to be a short post! I cannot believe this is the first Penang post we are making after having been there many times, in many ways it feels like a second home of sorts. The list will be updated as we keep going back!

What you can DO there:

• Penang Peranakan Museum - 

• Chew Jetty (And jetty hopping) - 

• Fort Cornwallis

• Tech Dome at Komtar Tower

• Jetty35潮人居 生活艺术空间

• Straits and Oriental Museum - a privately owned museum collection that has wares collected from various sunken ships and other areas. The tour guide was very insightful and incredibly engaging to listen to!

Wares from the Straits Oriental Museum

• Penang International Food Festival (comes occasionally) 

• Buy Tau Sar Peah! 

• Cheong Fatt Tze, The Blue Mansion (you can go for a tea tasting session!), it’s also a hotel you can stay at if you’re feeling up for it.

What you can EAT there:

• Mandarin Cafe

but really, just look at that

• Penang Road Famous Chendol - of course! 

• Flower Mulan Nyonya Cafe

• Pitt Street Koay Teow Th'ng (Eel Fish Ball Noodle)

• Chong Qing Lao Huo Guo

What we did not get to do / eat this time but will return for it!

1. Batu Ferringhi Beach

2. Auntie Gaik Lean's Old School Eatery

3. The Storyteller’s Cafe

4. Some of the night markets like Paya Terubong Night Market

5. Penang Hill

6. Communal Table by Gen

Where we stayed

We stayed at Urban Suites Penang, a new condominium development that is quite near to the airport. 

Things to note: 

• It’s quite unbearably hot in Penang, even in November, so bring the relevant gear like umbrella, sunscreen and a cap. 

• It is tough to get around Penang without a car, of course you may walk, but given the heat, it is a good idea to get Grab or Gojek taxi services around the island. Both Grab and Gojek applications work in West Malaysia.