George Town · Malaysia
The George Town food cheat sheet
One page from Chef Amazing · November 2026
The dish to eat
Flat rice noodles stir-fried over fierce heat with prawns, cockles, Chinese sausage, egg, chives and bean sprouts.
Best at Siam Road Char Koay Teow, 82 Jalan Siam. Get: A plate fried over charcoal, with an egg
Five places, and what to order
- 888 Hokkien Mee (Lebuh Presgrave)street food · George TownGet: Prawn Hokkien mee, add braised pork ribs or roast pork
- Joo Hooi Cafeinstitution · George Town (Jalan Penang)Get: Lor bak, char kuey teow, assam laksa, Teochew cendol
- New Lane Hawker Centremarket stall · George TownGet: Pork intestine porridge, chee cheong fun, apom manis, roast chicken wings
- Lorong Selamat Char Koay Teowfor char kway teow · Kafe Heng Huat, Lorong SelamatGet: The large plate with mantis prawns
- Ah Leng Char Koay Teowfor char kway teow · Jalan Dato KeramatGet: With fat prawns and crab meat
The market
Wet market / hawker centre. Char koay teow, noodles, Penang breakfasts
In season this November
Deepavali sweets in Little India (murukku, laddu, gulab… · Dry-season open-air hawker evenings
How it works here
Tip: Not expected; a 10% service charge is often on the bill. Leave coins at hawker stalls if you like.
Book: Hawker centres and kopitiams are walk-in; book only the fine dining.
When locals eat: Breakfast is a big deal, and hawkers sell out by early afternoon; supper runs past midnight.