When you experience delicious food in Penang, you will find that the most authentic stores are not decorated very much, and the restaurants are somewhat similar to domestic food cities. Generally, stores mainly sell coffee and water, and then rent the space in the store to people who make snacks, some grilled fish, some fried rice noodles, some kebabs...

Like this The shop owner only needs to sell the must-drink items such as coffee and water. The rest of the food diversity and quality assurance are left to the small bosses at each stall. The small bosses work for themselves. In order to attract old people Customers (the shops here often have a history of decades or even hundreds of years, so most of these shops rely on old customers to take care of them), the taste and quality of the food must be improved, otherwise this stall will be Replace it with someone better

Below each signboard is a small stall that is rented out, usually charging two to three hundred ringgit a month. There are several stalls in the entire store. Differentiation ensures variety in the store.

At the same time, because the shopkeeper sells water and coffee, many shops have written instructions to order water, otherwise additional service fees will be charged. Because there are many small stalls in each store, the owner of the stall is responsible for making the food himself, and a waiter in the store is responsible for paying the bill and waiting the waiter. The average monthly salary of a waiter is just over 1,000 ringgit, which is equivalent to a little over 2,000 yuan. Generally, after placing an order, you have to hand over the corresponding money to the waiter when the food is served. Basically, there is no custom of tipping here.

Coffee

Coffee is very common in Penang. Just like drinking Bingfeng soda in Xi'an, coffee is sold in restaurants and breakfast stalls on the street. The coffee drunk by Penang locals is mainly made with kopiO

Unbrewed coffee black

Coffee black coffee

White coffee is generally consumed by tourists Go buy more, but the locals drink less.

The various coffees mentioned above are all made with coffee beans. The one without milk is kopi O. When you want to order with ice, just say "KOPI O ice". If there is sugar or milk, just say KOPI, KOPI ice. Because Penang is relatively hot and muggy, I usually order "KOPI Ice".

Coffee is popular in Malaysia because of its affordable price. Generally, coffee costs 1.5 MYR. If you add ice or milk, it will cost 1.8 MYR to 2 MYR. The local coffee shops in Penang are not as well decorated as those in China, but the coffee tastes very good.

On the left is KOPI SUSU ice (with milk), and on the right is KOPI O ice

In addition to coffee, there is another drink that tastes good. I have never seen the specific name. The pronunciation It's Umbra sour plum. There are 2 salted plums soaked in it, and the drink is made with the pulp of "Angbula green plums".

Ambra Sour Plum, about MYR 2.5

Ambra Sour Plum

Teh Tarik, the name in the Malay menu is Teh Tarik. Teh corresponds to Tea, and Tarik corresponds to Pull. The word order is contrary to domestic customs.

Indian breakfast, teh tarik in the lower left corner. In the upper left corner is toast, dipped in sugar and eggs in the cup on the right. It felt like the eggs were half-cooked, so I ate them with bread and drank the rest. You have to get used to it

Let’s write the food according to location, otherwise it will be unclear.

Songhua River Restaurant Address Jalan Birch

This store is not far from my hotel. The white building behind it is the Evergreen Laurel Hotel. On the left side of the street is the land reclamation project. New Beach

Teik and his friend Peter who accompanied me to eat this time are regular customers of this restaurant, and they know most of the people there. You can order Umbra sour plum here. More often than not, I come here in the evening and ask for a pot of tea (the quality of tea in small shops here in Malaysia is really not complimentable, they are all imported from China, there is no good tea) for 3 ringgit, and then sit down and chat. Sometimes I drink beer here after dinner.

Malaysia is a predominantly Islamic country, so the price of wine is very high, with a bottle of beer costing MYR 14. I happen to know the agent of this brand of beer in Penang, and I had a meal with him this time.

The business of this grilled fish stall is particularly good. The fish is wrapped in banana leaves with seasonings and grilled. It only starts cooking at nine o'clock every night, but basically every day there are already people there before the boss comes. Waited in line. The first photo is of this grilled fish restaurant. The boss just arrived and was sorting out the ingredients. Before the food was put out, there were already three people waiting outside.

There are ice cubes underneath and fish on top.

Chicken feet

The chicken feet in the store should be Fujian style. The sauce is black and melts in the mouth. It tastes very good. I can’t find the photo. Both times, I was in a hurry to eat and didn’t take any photos.

Bak Kut Teh Location: Jalan Birch is right next to the Songhua River Restaurant above, and very close to my hotel. Teik is also a regular visitor here.

Bak Kut Teh was made in the past when many Chinese came to Malaysia to mine tin and gold mines. They soaked in water all day long and suffered from severe cold. A mine manager who had some knowledge of medicine chose a few traditional Chinese medicines by himself. Let the chef boil it with the ribs and give it to the workers to drink to ward off the cold. Later, it gradually became popular, and different medicinal materials were added.

The rice with bak kut teh tastes good. It is paired with small green chili peppers, red chili peppers, minced garlic, soy sauce, and the dipping sauce made by Xiaoyou. It makes you sweat profusely. The two striped bottles next to it contain soy sauce and oil (probably oil, very thick)

You can drink the bones and soup in your own bowl. When the soup is gone, you can ask the waiter Add soup (free)

Soon, the meat will grow like this. A pot of tea is only MYR 3, so it’s best to bring your own tea next time you go.

Quanji Duck Porridge Juice Restoran Kimberly

Location: 135, Lebuh Kimberley, George Town I went to this restaurant at night

Duck Porridge (duck intestines and duck meat) Kuanfen)

Reminder that no outside sugar water is allowed

Ginkgo (gingko) sugar water

Business hours only start at 5:30 pm, and are still open in the evening Busy crowd

Indian breakfast stall

Location: 58-56, Jalan Transfer

Thanks to the winery’s signboard when I took the photo below. Found this place, it happened to be street view on Google Maps. Verified!

There was no one in the open-air restaurant when we first arrived, but this was the Indian breakfast that Teik drove us for more than 20 minutes to eat. Except for the egg, everything else tasted good

The rice is wrapped in plastic paper and covered with a layer of newspaper. You can see this kind of rice being sold in many places in Penang. The sauces on top include shrimp, chili, fish, and curry

The three of them each had a portion of rice, coffee, and teh tarik tea

I also ate this bread dipped in sugar And the eggs in the picture below

Northam Beach Cafe is recommended, it’s better to go at night, the restaurant is close to the sea

Location: Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah, Pulau Tikus

As you can see from the map, the restaurant is next to the sea. It’s very comfortable to sit on a seat facing the sea in the evening, enjoy the sea breeze and look at the night view of the North Sea across the way.

Many dishes here come with dipping sauces such as chili pepper

This The screws taste good

Satay (BBQ)

The shells are ready without opening, and it requires skill to break them apart. There are small raised spots on the shells, so you need to pick them with your fingernails to pull them apart. .

The coffee here is good, Kopi ice. You can also order Umbra sour plum here.

Penang TimeSquare

Location: Penang Time Suare 144, JalanDato Keramat, George Town, 10150 George Town. This food court is newly built and very large. It is open during the day but seems to be closed at night. Yes, there are many kinds of food inside

A big plate of smoothies costs MYR 5, which is equivalent to RMB 8.

I also ordered laksa from Penang TimeSquare. It is made with rice noodles, green peppers, onions, lemon juice, etc. The soup is very sour and has a good cooling effect.