Hon Kei Food Corner 汉记小食店, Jalan Kampong Malabar, Penang

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Jalan Kampong Malabar 日本新街 is more happening now due to opening of some new restaurants. One of them, however, is not new and already been there for decades. Hon Kei Food Corner 汉记小食店 previously was a stall in Ho Ping Coffee Shop at the junction of Penang Road and Jalan Kampong Malabar selling famous Bak Moi (Pork Porridge). Recently, it moved to its own premise few shops away.

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Te Wei Noodle Restaurant 特味面食馆, Taman Lip Sin, Bayan Lepas

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Pan Palace Plaza is a commercial mall located in Taman Lip Sin near Super Tanker Food Court. For years, the plaza is deserted with only two main tenants – Sunshine and Red Tea Garden Dim Sum. The restaurant in this article used to be a Wantan noodle restaurant. Before we managed to write about it, it changed to another noodle restaurant selling fish noodle/porridge, namely Te Wei Noodle Restaurant 特味面食馆.

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Gou Lou (Hong Kee) Coffee Shop, Jalan Kampong Malabar

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The restaurant which we are going to share with you today is a bit special. Not only it is new, it is also “old” at the same time. The restaurant is nothing more than the Gou Lou (Hong Kee) Coffee Shop 高佬 (鸿记) 茶餐室 at Jalan Kampong Malabar (日本新街), George Town, Penang, Malaysia.

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Tree Bar, Gurney Drive, Penang

Note: FREE chicken wing voucher inside

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Opened since 19-June-2014, Tree Bar is the new hangout spot in Penang under the management of G Hotel. Our first thought before visiting it was that it might be just a bar with some commercial snacks and beverages but it turned out that we were wrong. Not only they serve one of the best beers in town, but also some homemade bites and buns.

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