CRUMBS @ Gurney Paragon

Stall View

CRUMBS at Gurney Paragon is located next to escalator near Sam’s Groceries at lower ground floor. The stall can easily be missed but once you tried their frozen yogurt, scones or mousse, you will always come back for more. CRUMBS is a franchise from Hong Kong and the one at Gurney Paragon is the first one in Penang.

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Heaven Gate Penang New Dinner Menu

Interior

As long as Penang’s fine dining is concerned, my experience is mixed. Some really provided quality food and friendly service in which I don’t mind paying extra. For some cases, however, the service quality was just substandard and  some old-timers were arrogant especially when serving customers with active kids, casual attire (especially slave like me), or even with skin colour they don’t like. Fortunately for Heaven Gate, my experience was positive one.

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Gathers Cafe @ Raja Uda

Cafe Rules

We have many rules in our daily life. For restaurants, the most common one are “no smoking” and “no outside food”. Have you ever seen a cafe with 22 rules including “no combing hair”, “no petting (heavy)”, “no beat your child inside the cafe” and “no flirting with staffs”? These rules quickly turned Gathers Cafe at Raja Uda into a famous cafe full of restrictions.

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Eam Huat Charcoal Steamboat 炎发火炭炉

Charcoal Steamboat

Charcoal steamboat reminded me of my family which like to setup charcoal steamboat during Chinese New Year. It is enjoyable but at the same time a lot of preparation and cleaning job to take care of. Luckily for Penangites, all these hassles will be taken care by Eam Huat Charcoal Steamboat 炎发火炭炉 staffs.

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Dim Sum Semi Buffet Lunch @ Golden Phoenix

Golden Phoenix

If you are like me, always wake up late and do not have time to enjoy dim sum breakfast, now you have a chance to enjoy it during lunch hour. From 1-Oct-2013 until 30-Nov-2013, Golden Phoenix 金凤楼 at Equatorial Hotel Penang is pleased to offer you dim sum lunch from 12pm – 2.30pm. Did I mention that it is semi buffet lunch?

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[CLOSED] Papa’s Nyonya House

Restaurant View

Updated 05-Nov-2013: This restaurant is closed.

If there is one word to describe Nyonya restaurant in Penang, it is – “expensive”. The portion is usually small but charged at premium rate. Papa’s Nyonya House at Sunway Tunas is no exception with price starting from RM10 (Menu available at the end of this post). Fortunately,  there is a set lunch menu which worth considering.

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Isaac Toast & Coffee @ Queensbay Mall

Cappucino

Update: This cafe is permanently closed.

Located at lower ground floor of Queensbay Mall is a newly opened Isaac Toast & Coffee from South Korea. As the name applied, they serve toast with patty of your choice and infused with imported sweet Isaac Sauce which you won’t find in any other sandwich cafe. It is best accompany with a cup of coffee.

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