How about the majority? Hmmm.

I sold prawn mee before and KL peoples' aquired taste for it is different. Try O&S restaurant in Paramount PJ. Opined on it, do you like it? If yes, then Penang's Hokkien mee (as they cal prawn mee in Penang) is good. Penang's prawn mee stock is clearer and sweetish with some amount on spiciness with just a hint of prawn taste. They are served with lean pork or ribs or both, hard boiled eggs and shrimps ( note that I say shrimps ).

When it came to KL (it originates from Penang) it became 'mee yoke' starting with hawkers on three wheeled cycles. Then other hawkers non-Penang ones started to learn them. They infused more heavier prawn tasting concoction into the stock which what KL people likes now. Then they became so heavy tasting they taste like 'roasted belacan' soup. I suspect they add a lot of 'belacan' too. This is KL's version and when they eat in Penang they say Penang's prawn noodle has no prawn taste at all. They also started to add large prawns but at one stall minus the large head so they can use the head for stock. Then the bowl of noodle is priced at RM9.00 per bowl.

So, that's how prawn noodle and 'Hokkien Mee' differs now. KL version and real Penang version.

Been to Penang before and some took me to this place for prawn mee. Is that considered one of the better ones?

5.41107N, 100.33062E

Btw, I notice most people uses Deg, Min, Second or Deg Min whereas I prefers all Decimal because it's easier to enter them in phone. How come?

Kafe Kheng Pin. Quite OK but not the best. Most popular nowadays is the one in Perak Road in front of Padang Brown, beside Tan Bros. with the huge Sony sign. Parking is also easy there with a public car park in front. Another of my favourite, I don't know if it is still operating is Classic Cafe in Komtar. Located on the first floor where there is a road going under the shopping complex at the bus station. Another one is the coffee shop opposite Agora Hotel.

Super Hokkien Mee at One Corner Café Jln Bawash. (Be prepare to wait 1hr!)
Morning and lunch only! But usually sold out by 12.30pm!

The above is the universal coordinates for Google maps & most GPS which is more accurate and most people use..

This post has been edited by DarkNite: May 17 2011, 01:52 PM

But it means having to insert symbol of deg and mins and second. More troublesome, isn't it?

Use the GPS converters.

http://www.csgnetwork.com/gpscoordconv.html

LOL. I always convert the Deg/Min/Sec to Decimal before I went on the road.

I prefers this site: http://itouchmap.com/latlong.html

Nope, never have to, as symbol already built-in.

my favourite Hokkien Mee at Mt Erskine morning wet market there
the front stall, name Ah Ten
very cheap and big bowl ~

Other countries, Nokia maps is superb but when comes to Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Southern Thailand & Northern Thailand, Garmin & Papago rules. All the famous & favourite restaurants are there..Furthermore, Those malfreemaps & malsingmaps throughout the years, contributors already & keep son reporting routing errors & continuing updating POIUs.. Even if the famous restaurant shifted, you will be able to see it updated during nxt few maps updates which is within weeks..

So, Try out 1st either Garmin or Papago...Don't only stick to Nokia maps..The updates & POIs really horrible & even few highways already completed since early last year for weg LEKAS & SKVE from Putrtajaya hv yet to be updated in Nokia maps till Today .

For Oversea, yes Nokiamaps is good since lack of real mapping communities like the one in Malaysia, Indonesia & Phillipines..

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Added on May 28, 2011, 8:53 pmthis Afternoon, b4 check-in to my hotel, Tries kheng Pin cafe...

Well, only the Lobak OK but not cheap..RM9 for small portion of mixed items
The Hokkien mee (RM4) & CKT (RM4.50) by same operator - Beh chiak- Worst than Puchong ..furthermore..price similar to Puchong ..CKT in Puchong only RM4

Evening was at Air Itam dam & Kek Lok See, retried Air Itam pasar Laksa...hmnnn..also lost to the best in Puchong - Authentic Penang van stall inside Puteri Mart

This post has been edited by stimix: May 28 2011, 08:53 PM

Firstly, kudos to you Darknite for putting this up together. This is awesome man, having good food in Penang all listed down. Seeing all of you guys discussing really brings back nostalgic moments.

May i suggest Wen Chang Hainanese Chicken Rice at Cintra Street? Loved the way they do their rice. Been a fan of this since my parents brought me there as a kid. They have since moved to a bigger place.

http://wikimapia.org/#lat=5.4173218&lon=10...65&z=18&l=5&m=b

FYI, most Penang ppl dun eat there if they wan gooding Hockkien mee or CKT.


Laksa?
Hi ya you didn't go to Balik Pulau or Farlim N5 23.429 E100 16.990

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Added on June 3, 2011, 12:38 pmrav3n82 -
Thanks but not all my work. Many other ppl also help. I just the Editor.

Ya that Chicken Rice nice. Eat there many times liao.
I may put it on the list ..... but tourist come to Penang not for the Chicken rice.


This post has been edited by DarkNite: Jun 3 2011, 12:38 PM

The Wan Than Mee in Kheng Pin cafe is also quite nice.

Sounds to me you can get great penang food in Puchong! No need to drive 300+KM to Penang

There some nice one lor..but those nice wan either super duper expensive or just about 10% better than Klang Valley the most...

The ocien at Song river cafe & Tg Tokong FC also not as good as what i expected.

Gowever, the har mien at Pdg Brown is good..pheww at last got to taste after years of failure bcos went after 9am ..Almost as good as O&S in PJ.. The mamak mee goreng at Bkk Lane also super gooding but the Lam mee promoted kaw-kaw by Axian at Jelutong Joo Huat kopitiam so-so nia



This post has been edited by stimix: Jun 3 2011, 08:53 PM

I used to patronise the mamak mee goreng at Bangkok Lane alot last time. Until recently I found that their quality is inconsistent. Couple of times already, the quality isn't what I expected. Now that I've found a new place. Mee Goreng Sotong Hameed "PATA" which is at Padang Kota (just beside Fort Cornwallis). I stopped going to the one at Bangkok Lane.

As for the "har mien" or Hokkien Mee you call it in Penang, the best one (for me) is located at Lebuh Presgrave (we call it "Sar Tiao Lor " 3rd Road). Open for dinner only.

This post has been edited by katopunk: Jun 4 2011, 04:26 AM

Brings memories During my schooling times, gangster area. Never dared go there but a lot of my schoolmates stays there but tak ngam one. The Pesta Pulau Pinang was also there when I was a kid. Anyone knows where to get goreng pisang, Penang style like the ones in Tangjung Bungah bus station. Most of the goreng pisang here in KL , yucks!

u know the most good chicken rice at where? the batu lanchang there