Public Cafe and Gurney for Lunch or Brunch ?

Are you in the mood for hawker food ?

Here is somewhere you can go ...

Do you feel like eating a little bit of everything,

and don't feel like lining up for the most famous ones in Penang,

Try Public Cafe at Gurney Drive

Aunty Mary's biscuits

This aunty has been here forever !  Respect !
You can see her walking or cycling around the area, support local home made biscuits

Great variety

This Char Koay Teow is not bad too, worth a try :-)
Looks pretty good !

Pretty good place for a one stop centre

Baa Baa Black Sheep @ Tanjung Bungah

If you are a coffee person or looking for a place to relax and chit chat with a couple of friends, this is the place to be.  Many coffee outlets mushrooming in old Georgetown, here's one you can visit in Tanjung Bungah opposite the Copthorne Hotel.

Coffee and ice blended drinks are pretty standard.  Just one thing with the long black the little milk that comes with it is not warm ... Fussy Foodie, yes, minor point :-)

Very friendly and accommodating staff, young girls, service with a smile at all times, how pleasant ...

Menu is short and sweet, tried the waffle, base was nice and crispy.

Free wifi good for tourist, there were plenty of tourists when we were there.  Nice ambience, air con nice and cool for a hot afternoon.

Looking for a place to chill, this one is not too bad, have a visit this weekend :-)

Closed on Mondays folks.

Sungai Nibong Koay Teow Thing

 This is a popular coffee shop with Koay Teow Thing cooked bowl per bowl.

Introduced by a fellow Foodie ...

 Lots of combination here for you to pick and choose :-)

 And if you are not a Koay Teow Thing fan there are plenty of other options to choose from.

 Kopi O here is so ... so ...

Another place for Koay Teow Thing :-) for all you Koay Teow Thing lovers out there ...

Happy Labour Day folks !

Happy eating !

Dim Sum ??? Where to go in Penang ???

 To be honest ...

there really is NO good Dim Sum venue in Penang

please do not hesitate to suggest if you know of any :-)

I guess it may be due to the fact that majority of Chinese living in Penang are Hokkiens

ie the Cantonese has been overpowered

We cannot compare our standard with Hong Kong, Singapore and also Ipoh

Among the Dim Sum places that I can think of in Penang are as follows :

Goodall @ Abu Siti Lane

Tho Yuen @ Campbell Street

De Tai Thong @ Cintra Street

Maxim Dim Sum @ Pekaka

Ke Ren Lai @ Persiaran Gurney

Bali Hai @ Persiaran Gurney

Restaurant Zim Sum @ Anson Road

Chao Quan @ Jalan Ong Yi How

Yong Pin @ Jalan Sungai Ujong

Zhong Hua @ One Stop

then you may try the more high end ones ... like

Golden Phoenix @ Equatorial

and other Chinese restaurants in Penang

but these ones will be pork-free...

A personal choice, Maxim Dim Sum @ Bandar Baru, Air Itam is my best bet when I really, really, really need a Dim Sum fix.

Otherwise, the best deal is to fly to Hong Kong and get your annual fix and fly back.

Various promotions available especially if you are going on a short stint.

You will agree with me ... 

Otherwise if you are flying in to an 'ang moh' country ... even better ...

Go to Chinatown and walk into a Chinese Dim Sum Restaurant with an owner from Hong Kong.

Bet you the quality control is there, be wise, please walk into one which is relatively crowded, not super cheap like 'Wong Kei' and some place that is recommended by a local Chinese.

Happy 'Dim Sum-ming' folks :-)

Nothing like sitting down over a cup of good Chinese tea with a group of old friends and family, indulging away with all the Pork-Filled Yums

Well to summarise, best bet is to fly to Hong Kong.

If you are not ready to do that, drive to Maxim Air Itam :-p