Staff Pick:
Hotel Penaga
Located on the corner of Jalan Hutton & Lebuh Clarke
10050 Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia
Staff Pick:
Straits Collection
86/86a, 89/95 Armenian St, Georgetown, 10200 Penang, Malaysia
Staff Pick:
Rasa Sayang Resort
Batu Feringgi Beach, Penang, 11100, Malaysia
Assam Laksa Stall Near Kek Lok Si Temple
Tourists visit the ornate Kek Lok Si temple to see the huge statue of Kuan Yin, the Goddess of Mercy. But serious culinary aficionados know it as the landmark for one of the best Penang assam laksa (fish broth noodles) stalls, set up 59 years ago.
15 Lebuh Rambai 6, 11060 Paya Terubong, Penang, Malaysia
Snake Temple
Going to a Chinese temple and draping yourself with crawling vipers is like some ritual scene that David Carradine and Bruce Lee could be doing together.
11300 Bayan Lepas, Penang, Malaysia
Red Garden
One of Penang’s culinary gems is the Red Garden. The bright red-neon and fluorescent food court sits in the middle of Leith Street.
No. 20, Leith Street, 10000 Penang, Malaysia
Nasi Kandar "Line Clear"
"Line Clear" sits in an alleyway off Penang Road. In Malaysian street lingo, "line clear" means business as usual for whatever moves through busy back lanes.
Behind 117 Penang Rd, Penang, Malaysia
New Lane
Tony Bourdain and food writer/journalist Helen Ong explore the culinary delights of New Lane. Tony tries char kway teow (stir-fried ricecake strips) for the first time.
33 New Lane (off Macalister Road), 10400 Penang, Malaysia
Muthu
Tony and Leonard enjoy some of Penang's best banana leaf curry: chicken, mutton, crab and fish. Mutha's is a local's only establishment that is fiercely loved.
143 Acheen St., 10300 Penang, Malaysia