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place has a convenient location in the heart of Chinatown and offers a wide selection of food, including most loc-
al specialities. It's a good choice for families looking for something easy and has lots of options for fussy eaters.
Chinatown
SUP HAMEED$
(48 Jln Penang; mains from RM3; 24hr)
On the surface, this is very much your typical
nasi cam-
pur
(buffet of curried meats) shop found all over Malaysia, and we don't recommend eat-
ing here during the day. But come night, Hameed sets out tables on the street and serves
his incredibly rich soups (try
sup kambing
- goat soup), served with slices of white bread.
MALAY
THO YUEN RESTAURANT$
(92 Lebuh Campbell; dim sum RM1-5; 6am-3pm Wed-Mon)
Our favourite place for dim sum. It's
packed with newspaper-reading loners and chattering groups of locals all morning long,
but you can usually squeeze in somewhere - as long as you arrive early. Servers speak
minimal English but do their best to explain the contents of their carts.
CHINESE
SKY HOTEL$
(Lebuh Chulia; mains from RM6; 10am-3pm)
It's incredible that this gem sits in the middle of the
greatest concentration of travellers in George Town, yet is somehow almost exclusively
patronised (in enthusiastic numbers) by locals. It is incumbent on you to try the
char siew
(barbequed pork),
siew bak
(pork belly),
siew cheong
(honey-sweetened pork) and roast
duck.
CHINESE
JOO HOOI$
(cnr Jln Penang & Lebuh Keng Kwee; mains from RM3; 11am-6pm)
The hawker centre equivalent of
one-stop shopping, this cafe-style joint has all of Penang's best dishes in one location:
laksa,
rojak, char kway teow
(broad noodles, clams and eggs fried in chilli and black bean
sauce),
lor bak
(deep-fried meats served with dipping sauces),
cendol
(shaved ice with
palm sugar, coconut milk and jellies) and fresh fruit juices.
HAWKER
