What to eat in Penang ~ Aik Hoe Dim Sum, Apong Guan, Cecil Street Market, Genting Cafe, Presgrave Street Hawker

A Penangite told me "If you come across food that is not delicious, you must be very unlucky." It may have sounded a bit biased coming from a Penangite, but I guess it's true! I was only there for a few days, but most of the food we tried were above average, even food that we randomly find! Here's a list of the food we tried, and hopefully we will be back for them soon.

Cecil Street Market 七条路巴刹

Address: 40-48, Lebuh Cecil, George Town, 10300 George Town, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Opening Hours: 7.30am to 7pm
Family amenities: none

My usual breakfast consists of bread and a hot drink, and it is sufficient for me to eat the same thing everyday. Yes boring I know. On the other hand, my hubby loves visiting markets to try new breakfast items! Cecil Street Market was a few streets away from our accommodation. It was our first breakfast place before we went to Aik Hoe Restaurant for second breakfast. No choice when there's too many choices and too few days in Penang.

Apong again. I think it was peanut and corn for the fillings.

Wanton mee which was so-so only

Chee Cheong Fun with various sauces

Lum Lai Duck Meat Koay Teow Thng which everyone including Little V enjoyed

Curry noodles

Aik Hoe Restaurant
Address: No. 6 & 8, Lebuh Carnavon, 10100, George Town, Pulau Pinang, 10100, Malaysia

Opening Hours: 6.30am to 2pm (may be affected by public holidays)
Family amenities: stroller friendly

Decent traditional dim sum at affordable prices. The portions were quite small but you can always order a good variety for sharing. We reached at 11am so I'm guessing that some of the dishes might have sold out. The carrot cake was good but a little oily.

Apong Guan

Address: 144-E, Jalan Burma, 10400 George Town, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Opening Hours: 9.30am to 8.30pm

Apong Guan is a pushcart stall along Burma Road. We were there for tau sar piah at Him Heang, and my friends went over to buy the pancakes while we waited at Him Heang with the toddler. They were told to come back 2 hours later as the uncle had more than 100+ Apong orders ahead of us.

Verdict: It was delicious even when it was cold! We ordered 5 each and gobbled up everything promptly! Good recommendation by our friend and definitely worth the wait.

Genting Cafe - Kedai Kopi Genting Cafe

Address: Lorong Delima 3, Taman Island Glades, 11700 Jelutong, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

Opening Hours: 7am to 5pm
Family amenities: high chairs, stroller friendly

One of my favourite breakfast places in Penang! We had a small incident where Little V vomited in the car and again at the coffee shop, but all was good after that. The toast was sooooo good! Crispy and warm, and the butter... wahh so yummy la! I loved the chee cheong fun with prawn paste as well.

Ming Xiang Tai Pastry

Address: 475-A, Jalan Penang, George Town, 10000 George Town, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

Opening Hours: 8.30am to 7.30pm

Family amenities: high chairs, stroller friendly
If you are over at Joo Hooi Cafe, hop over to Ming Xiang Tai Pastry shop next door for some pastries like tau sar piah and egg tarts, and soya bean! I loved the vintage interior!!

Lor Bak from Presgrave Street Hawker

Presgrave Street Night Hawkers

Address: Presgrave Street, 10300, Georgetown, Pulau Pinang, 10300 George Town, Penang, Malaysia

Opening Hours: 4.30pm to 12.30am (Closed on Thursdays)

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