Penang ; Day 2

Rise and Shine. Best feeling ever ; to wake up beside your loved one with beautiful view that lies in front of your eyes.

Kidding. Hahaha.I will get bored of this very very soon. The view from the window I meant. I prefer beach/mountain view lol. But this is not bad. Look ! We are very high up.. approx 31 floors above and I saw mountain !

Blue blue sky

And we're almost late for breakfast!

This is not mine! I can't eat much for breakfast.

I love hotel breakfast very much because they have.......

My favourite breakfast ever!

......cereal and milk. lol.

Went swimming after that in the tiny pool on the rooftop. Very hot weather but the water is so cold !

I like the pool cause I can see the beach from the pool and imagine I'm swimming in the beach. wtf #selfsatisfaction level 99.

Okay so since yesterday we missed the famous Penang cendol (because it was closed when we arrive T__T) so today die die must go get it again. I heard they say it's very famous. Indeed, by looking at the amount of people lining up for their cendol on a hot hot day without table/chairs/umbrella etc.

Located at : Kweng Kwee Street,Penang Road. There are 2 stalls, look for the one with the most customers crowding it.

Very yummy !

The beach by Gurney Drive. Pretty but I cannot step inside! >;(

Went for lunch after that and I had the WORST LUNCH ever in Penang.

The restaurant is called Song River Cafe in Gurney Drive. It's famous for their Char Koay Teow (but only at night!) If you go there during lunch time, you will not get any Char Koay Teow ! We ordered 2 dishes and rice(but the rice didn't come lol) and the worker there is so rude and is gonna con tourist money .

Look at this! Look like shit seriously and even my dad can cook better!
But I still can swallow it at least.

This one look as sad as a bulldog's face.

Yeap. Like this. Two dish , and WE DID NOT GET RICE although we ordered rice = RM50. I say they're rude because they NEVER LOOK AT YOU when you wave your hand / call them , they will just ignore you!

#1. Waved/called the worker to ask for our rice which did not come, but they ignored our hand! So okay, we thought it's alright la cause we want to leave asap for other hawker foods.

#2. Waved at them for bill. They are so ignorant! I really wanna just go off . Then they came finally.

#3. Charged RM 50 for two not-so-delicious dish without rice. They just gave a bill which they wrote in ugly chinese words which cannot be read and take the money away quickly. And they ignored my wave again when I wanna ask them about why they charged me rice money and some extra money for something written in ugly Chinese words.

I'm tired with all their bullshit so I just left the restaurant before I get high blood pressure and flip their table like this :

So my lovely readers, go to their restaurant for Char Koay Teow ONLY ( only at night).

He got me Swensen's before I vomit blood.

Penang Day 1 : http://usersguidesmanuals.blogspot.com/2012/02/penang-day-1.html
Penang Kek Lok Si : http://usersguidesmanuals.blogspot.com/2012/02/penang-kek-lok-si.html

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Penang Recommended/ Famous Food / List of must-try foods!
Of course, before we get to Penang, he actually researched some list of foods to try in Penang.
So here are the list for you guys! Of course, we didn't try all. Not enough time! So try at your own risk!
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Dim Sum
1. Dim Sum Zhi Jia, Anson Road
2. Chow Chuen dim sum (morning)
Jalan Ong Yi How Branch : 5.435153,100.386876 / N5 26.100 E100 23.206
Jalan Bagan Baru 1 main :5.406061,100.37207 / N5 24.363 E100 22.318
3. Tong pou dim sum (night)
Tingkat bagan baru 2 5.405789,100.3727 / N5 24.340 E100 22.364

CHAR KOAY TEOW
1. Siam Road (towards Anson Road) Fried using Charcoal!
2. Song River Cafe, Gurney Drive(night)
3. Pulau tikus night market (Stall on the pavement nearer to Cantonment Road, be prepare to wait long)
4. Coffeeshop, Lorong Selamat (notorious for being arrogant, ignores your special requests and you even have to queue up for her Char Koay Teow (self service).)
5. Khoon Hiang Cafe, Ah Leng Premium CKT N5 24.779 E100 19.171
6. Alma Char Koay Teow, Jalan Rozhan, Bukit Mertajam
7. Ismal Char Koay Teow, Jalan Bunga Raya, Bukit Mertajam

ASAM LAKSA
1. Taman Emas kopitiam, Jalan Gottlieb (facing Penang Chinese Girls� High School)
2. Kheng Pin coffeeshop, Jalan Sri Bahari/Penang Road junction
3. Kek Seng Cafe, Penang Road
4. Coffeeshop, Lorong Selamat
5. Padang Brown, Johor Road/Dato Kramat Road junction
6. Air Itam wet market (on the way to Kek Lok Si Temple)
7. Air Itam roundabout (to Penang Hill Train, street foodstalls at memorial statue,only open after 2pm)

SIAM LAKSA
1. Coffeeshop which is located beside the market & at the 'T' junction of Tun Sardon Road/Balik Pulau Road. Opening hours: 11 am � 4 pm. Closed on Wednesday
2. Kheng Pin coffeeshop, Jalan Sri Bahari/Penang Road junction
3. Coffeeshop at Lorong Selamat

HOKKIEN MEE
1. Super Hokkien Mee at One Corner Caf� Jln Bawash. (Be prepare to wait 1hr!)
2. Song River Cafe, Gurney Drive
3. Sin Kim San coffeeshop, Jalan Rangoon/Macalister junction
4. Swee Kong coffeeshop, opposite Jalan Burma police station
5. Crystal Food Garden, Jalan Tanjung Tokong
6. Classic Cafe, opposite Padang Brown & the police station.

CURRY MEE
1. Lorong Seratus Tahun, off Macalister Road near Anson Road market
2. Mandarin Coffee shop Lrg Delima 6, Island Glades
3. Bee Hooi, Jalan Burma/Lorong Pulau Tikus junction
4. Lorong Kuching, off Jalan Burma

POPIAH
1. Wah Leong coffeeshop, Jalan Burma
2. Padang Brown, Johor Road/Dato Kramat Road junction, GPS N5 24.799 E100 19.100

FISH HEAD BEEHOON
1. Sky Cafe, Chulia Street

KOAY TEOW TH'NG (soup)
1. Hai Oan coffeeshop, Jalan Burma
2. Hutton Lane off Transfer Road - the coffee shop that is opposite the multi-storey carpark (beside Eden)

GU BAK (BEEF) KOAY TEOW
1. Coffeeshop, Bus terminal Weld Quay
2. Coffeeshop, Armenian Street/Beach Street

NASI KANDAR
1. (1 Star) Merlin Hotel, Penang Street/Union Street
2. Line Clear, Penang Road/Chulia Street junction
3. Restoran Liyaqat Ali @ Masjid Kapitan Keling, Next to Kapitan Kling Mosque (also Dato Lat's favourite) Sold at 10pm onwards - hence the "Dibuka pada pukul 10 pm" sign. Before is another people trading at the same place.
4. Immigration Dept-State Assembly Hall backlane
5. Kapitan opposite Queensbay mall (behind Max Gourmet) try the tandoori set (comes in claypot type (briyani rice), served with yogurt)
6. Tajuddin Hussain at Little India (Queen Street) opposite the Indian temple. (Famous Goose curry, lunch time massive packed!)
7. Kampung Melayu Nasi Kandar, GPS Coordinates: N5 24.007 E100 17.067, Tel: 019 5755 877, 012 5839771, Open 6:30am to 12:30pm (days off not fixed)

Nasi Dalca
1. Nasi Dalca Rahim since 1945, Clean Stainless Steel cart. Queen Street, Daily 7.30 pm to 2am

OH CHIEN (OYSTER)
1. Carnarvon Street/Kimberley Street corner
2. Song River Cafe, Gurney Drive
3. Tanjong Tokong Food Court

SAR HOR FUN
1. Sky Cafe, Chulia Street
2. Coffeeshop at junction of Jalan Nagore/Jalan Burma
3. Bee Hooi Food Court, Lebuh Kimberley
4. Seng Kee coffeeshop, Jalan Dato Kramat/Kuantan Road

LOH BAK
1. Kheng Pin coffeeshop, Jalan Sri Bahari/Penang Road junction

WANTAN MEE
1. World Cafe at Jalan Nagore/Jalan Bawasah junction (near the Methodist Church)
2. Jalan Burma coffeeshop opposite Lorong Selamat junction
3. Jalan Anson/Melaka Street coffeeshop

MEE GORENG
1. Coffeeshop at Jalan Bangkok/Jalan Burma junction
2. Larut Cafe (aka Chinese Recreation Club) Jalan Larut off Jalan Burma
3. Jalan Sungai Pinang/Jalan Jelutong junction

CUCUR UDANG
1. Air Itam roundabout (street foodstalls at memorial statue) (only open after 2pm)
2. Padang Brown, Johor Road/Dato Kramat Road junction

ROTI CANAI/MURTABAK
1. Hameediah Restaurant, Campbell Street, off Penang Road
2. Morning Stall along Transfer Road next to the mosque

HAINANESE CHICKEN RICE
1. Kheng Pin coffeeshop, Jalan Sri Bahari/Penang Road junction
2. Chulia Street (next to Love Lane junction)
3. Fatty Loh, Pulau Tikus opposite Maybank
4. Fatty Loh , Jalan Fettes Park off Jalan Tanjung Tokong
5. Fatty Loh, Jalan Tanjung Bunga

CHAR KOAY KAK
1. Lorong Macalister
2. Anson Road wet market

CHEE CHEONG FUN
1. Lorong Macalister
2. New Lane/Jalan Macalister junction
3. Genting kopitiam, Island Glades
4. Island Park kopitiam near Chong Hwa Secondary School.

JOO HOO ENG CHAI
1. Song River Cafe, Gurney Drive

LOK LOK
1. Pulau Tikus wet market
2. Esplanade Hawker complex
3. Padang Brown Hawker complex, Jalan Perak/Jalan Anson junction

INDIAN PASEMBUR
1. Esplanade next to the Memorial

NASI LEMAK
1. Johnny's, Pulau Tikus wet market

CHINESE SATAY
1. Corner of Chulia Street/Carnarvon Street Roadside Stall after 4:30pm, N5 25.095 E100 20.182
2. Pulau Tikus Market. After 6pm. Have Pork intestine satay too! N5 25.828 E100 18.717
3. Kampung Malabar, off Penang Road
4. China Street, off Beach Street

BATU MAUNG SATAY
1. Hao you/Good Friend, Teluk Kumbar

AIS KACANG
1. Swatow Lane off Burma Road
2. Kek Seng Cafe, Penang Road
3. Coffeeshop, Lorong Selamat

ROJAK
1. GP Soon, Gurney Drive located just in front of MPPP toilet.
2. A Van outside Lam Wah Ee hospital.
3. Jalan Pantai in front of Pejabat Kesihatan Daerah Seberang Perai Utara gps: 5.407079,100.367773

CENDOL
1. Kweng Kwee Street/Penang Road - 2 stalls, look for the one on your left or with the most customers crowding it

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Penang is indeed a food heaven. But not every food you see by the roadside is nice. I think the best way to indicate whether their food is edible or not is to see the amount of customer crowding the restaurant. Heh !