Carnavan Char Koay Teow

In between Lebuh Carnavan and Lebuh Melayu lies Kedai Kopi Ping Hooi.  Here is where you can get a pretty reasonable plate of Char Koay Teow which is tasty with large fresh prawns and not a very long queue.  You have a choice of with egg, no egg, chicken egg or duck egg.  Always go for the one with duck's egg :-). As a bonus, the aunty is not rude.

She has had her share of fame with the Hong Kong and Taiwan super stars like so many others in Penang.

Ok she is not using charcoal but a gas stove but it is still good.

Just in case you are not local and feel that Ping Hooi coffee shop is rather dirty and you do not like the environment of the sticky, filthy floors, don't worry ... Just walk 10 meters down Lebuh Melayu and you will find another coffee shop selling koay teow thing and koay chap, one of the places that sells the two best things in Penang.  Char Koay Teow and Lor Mee and Wan Ton Mee  and Loh bak uncles and aunties can send their cuisine to the cleaner kopitiam.

Try the Cham Si Peng no sugar here ... It's beautiful and it is RM 1.60.

The Char Koay Teow sure looks good !

Cheap & Good - Authentic Thai Street Food :-)

 This is a hidden gem at Prima Tanjung food court.

It has been around for a long time now.

The Thai food is superb and at very reasonable prices

It's like going to mini Hadyai.

Several Thai stalls gives you a good section of what you want to eat.

Just look at the comments here and you will know why ...

https://foursquare.com/v/old-city-food-court/4c36c0f00a71c9b62bbd3dc9 

 Introducing the ever delicious pork knuckle.

Let's just put the diet aside if you really wanna enjoy this one.

 Then we have this very unassuming stall.

It is managed by 4 or 5 Thai women who work very harmoniously together even if they are very busy :-)  Always courteous to their customers.

This is the true Thai hospitality that we should learn ...

 Reasonable good variety of items you could order.

 Basil and Pork rice comes with sunny side up fried egg - my favourite

 Very spicy tomyam

 Kerabu tang hoon 

 Thai Koay Chap at the opposite stall

You have a choice of pork, chicken or duck meat.

Maggi Mee Tom Yam

Remember Thai Food - Closed on Saturdays 

Nice place, good variety, good food and it's very reasonably priced too :-)

If you have not been here for a while, it is time you re-visit this place.

Happy Makan :-p

Old Style Duck Meat Koay Teow Thing & Koay Chap @ Lebuh Melayu

 If you are craving for the traditional style Koay Teow Thing with clear soup and soup base tasting of duck meat, here is the place to be.

It used to be along Carnavon Street, main road, but they upgraded a few years ago into their own shop lot at Lebuh Melayu.

So, do make sure you don't go to the wrong one, as there is another Koay Teow Thing stall along Carnavon street now...

 This is the chef at work.

He has superb memory and can remember your orders if you are a regular.

He has been doing this since he was a kid, and I know this cause as a kid I have been one of his faithful customers :-)

 Kopi O here is very strong so make sure you don't drink it with an empty stomach.

 Specialties include the crunchy duck intestines, the duck meat on the side, duck head, gizzard and all other spare parts... you name it he has got it ...

 Well, the beauty of this venue is the boss is super hard working.

So, he sells Koay Teow Thing for breakfast and then follows on with Koay Chap for lunch.

If you are a glutton like me, you could go a little late and try both at the same time.

If you are an 'intestine' sort of person, this is the place for you.

Just check out the plate above, you can even request if you want the upper or lower intestines.

 The tau kuah is also yummy with the juices all seep into the tau kuah, as you bite it you can taste the goodness in you mouth.  This is a MUST try.

Well, if you are not a fan of either the above, no worries, you still can order stuff from the coffee shop round the corner, they have one of the best Char Koay Teow and among other things include Lor Mee and Wan Ton Mee, so you won't be left out ...