I’m trying to compile a list of Penang Food as almost every other week we have people asking for places as to where to eat in Penang. Keeping track of the Penang Thread is difficult cos it is 62 pages and 1200++ post!

Please note
A. this thread is about places to eat in Penang and not where to stay or sight-seeing.
B. the list is not 100% accurate as such I’ll need your help in keeping it relevant and up-to-date. So feedbacks & comments are most welcome and also do remember TASTE is very personal hor.. 
(Inspired by Stimix and PCYEOH of USJ Forum )

Here's the work-in-progress list:
Penang Recommended/ Famous Food
Green denotes outlet run by Muslim

Dim Sum
Dim Sum Zhi Jia, Anson Road

CHAR KOAY TEOW
Gurney Drive Hawker Centre
Siam Road (towards Anson Road) Fried using Charcoal!
Song River Cafe, Gurney Drive
Pulau tikus night market (Stall on the pavement near to Cantonment Road, be prepare to wait long)
Coffeeshop, Lorong Selamat (notorious for being arrogant, ignores your special requests and you even have to queue up for her Char Koay Teow (self service).)
Sisters at Macalister/Perak Road junction

CHAR KOAY TEOW
Alma Char Koay Teow, Jalan Rozhan, Bukit Mertajam( http://wikimapia.org/#lat=5.3317296&lon=10...=18&l=0&m=s&v=9 )
Ismal Char Koay Teow, Jalan Bunga Raya, Bukit Mertajam

ASSAM LAKSA
Taman Emas kopitiam, Jalan Gottlieb (facing Penang Chinese Girls’ High School)
Kheng Pin coffeeshop, Jalan Sri Bahari/Penang Road junction
Kek Seng Cafe, Penang Road
Coffeeshop, Lorong Selamat
Padang Brown, Johor Road/Dato Kramat Road junction
Air Itam wet market (on the way to Kek Lok Si Temple)
Air Itam roundabout (to Penang Hill Train) (street foodstalls at memorial statue) (only open after 2pm)

SIAM LAKSA
Coffeeshop which is located beside the market & at the 'T' junction of Tun Sardon Road/Balik Pulau Road. Opening hours: 11 am – 4 pm. Closed on Wednesday
Kheng Pin coffeeshop, Jalan Sri Bahari/Penang Road junction
Coffeeshop at Lorong Selamat

HOKKIEN MEE
Super Hokkien Mee at One Corner Café Jln Bawash. (Be prepare to wait 1hr!)
Song River Cafe, Gurney Drive
Sin Kim San coffeeshop, Jalan Rangoon/Macalister junction
Swee Kong coffeeshop, opposite Jalan Burma police station
Crystal Food Garden, Jalan Tanjung Tokong
Classic Cafe, opposite Padang Brown & the police station.

CURRY MEE
Lorong Seratus Tahun, off Macalister Road near Anson Road market
Mandarin Coffee shop Lrg Delima 6, Island Glades
Bee Hooi, Jalan Burma/Lorong Pulau Tikus junction
Lorong Kuching, off Jalan Burma

POPIAH
Wah Leong coffeeshop, Jalan Burma
Padang Brown, Johor Road/Dato Kramat Road junction

FISH HEAD BEEHOON
Sky Cafe, Chulia Street

KOAY TEOW TH'NG
Hai Oan coffeeshop, Jalan Burma
Hutton Lane off Transfer Road - the coffee shop that is opposite the multi-storey carpark (beside Eden)

GU BAK (BEEF) KOAY TEOW
Coffeeshop, Bus terminal Weld Quay
Coffeeshop, Armenian Street/Beach Street

NASI KANDAR
(1 Star) Merlin Hotel, Penang Street/Union Street
Line Clear, Penang Road/Chulia Street junction
Next to Kapitan Kling Mosque (also Dato Lat's favourite)
Immigration Dept-State Assembly Hall backlane
Coffeeshop, Tamil Street /Chulia Street junction
Kapitan opposite Queensbay mall (behind Max Gourmet) try the tandoori set (comes in claypot type (briyani rice), served with yogurt)
Tajuddin Hussain at Little India (Queen Street) opposite the Indian temple. (Famous Goose curry, lunch time massive packed!)


Nasi Dalca
Nasi Dalca Rahim since 1945, Clean Stainless Steel cart. Queen Street, Daily 7.30 pm to 2am

OH CHIEN (OYSTER)
Carnarvon Street/Kimberley Street corner
Song River Cafe, Gurney Drive
Tanjong Tokong Food Court
Near chung nam old theatre (air itam) opposite car dealer

SAR HOR FUN
Sky Cafe, Chulia Street
Coffeeshop at junction of Jalan Nagore/Jalan Burma
Bee Hooi Food Court, Lebuh Kimberley
Seng Kee coffeeshop, Jalan Dato Kramat/Kuantan Road

LOH BAK
Kheng Pin coffeeshop, Jalan Sri Bahari/Penang Road junction

WANTAN MEE
World Cafe at Jalan Nagore/Jalan Bawasah junction (near the Methodist Church)
Jalan Burma coffeeshop opposite Lorong Selamat junction
Jalan Anson/Melaka Street coffeeshop

MEE GORENG
Coffeeshop at Jalan Bangkok/Jalan Burma junction
Larut Cafe (aka Chinese Recreation Club) Jalan Larut off Jalan Burma
Jalan Sungai Pinang/Jalan Jelutong junction

CUCUR UDANG
Air Itam roundabout (street foodstalls at memorial statue) (only open after 2pm)
Padang Brown, Johor Road/Dato Kramat Road junction

ROTI CANAI/MURTABAK
Hameediah Restaurant, Campbell Street, off Penang Road
Morning Stall along Transfer Road next to the mosque

HAINANESE CHICKEN RICE
Kheng Pin coffeeshop, Jalan Sri Bahari/Penang Road junction
Chulia Street (next to Love Lane junction)
Fatty Loh, Pulau Tikus opposite Maybank
Fatty Loh , Jalan Fettes Park off Jalan Tanjung Tokong
Fatty Loh, Jalan Tanjung Bunga

CHAR KOAY KAK
Lorong Macalister
Anson Road wet market

CHEE CHEONG FUN
Lorong Macalister
New Lane/Jalan Macalister junction

JOO HOO ENG CHAI
Song River Cafe, Gurney Drive

LOK LOK
Pulau Tikus wet market
Esplanade Hawker complex
Padang Brown Hawker complex, Jalan Perak/Jalan Anson junction

INDIAN PASEMBUR
Esplanade next to the Memorial

NASI LEMAK
Johnny's, Pulau Tikus wet market

CHINESE SATAY
Kampung Malabar, off Penang Road
China Street, off Beach Street

BATU MAUNG SATAY
Hao you/Good Friend, Teluk Kumbar

AIS KACANG
Swatow Lane off Burma Road
Kek Seng Cafe, Penang Road
Coffeeshop, Lorong Selamat

ROJAK
GP Soon, Gurney Drive located just in front of MPPP toilet.
A Van outside Poly Cafe, Jalan Burma

CENDOL
Kweng Kwee Street/Penang Road - 2 stalls, look for the one on your left or with the most customers crowding it

GPS coordinate?
Are you using garmin? then get malfreemaps.
http://www.malfreemaps.com/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=8442
Most locations are already in their Point of Interest aka POI, and are clearly marked and label.

Beside a GPS you do need a physical map, which will be a big help, in case you are going to ask for direction from a Penang Lang.

Nokia's Maps?  
It is not very localized. Doesn't have much point of interest.
Also some roads in Penang have turn into one way, no right/left turn and dead ends. It would be best if you can get a physical map and/or a Garmin GPS to plan your routes.

Most food are in Georgetown.

Suggest you take the morning Heritage trail in Georgetown, this trail will also take you pass many famous FOOD shops & stalls.
It is a walking trail, so do come in walking shoes, bottle water and umbrella. Oh, also pls charge your cameras and the extra batteries.
http://www.penangheritagecity.com/penang-heritage-trail.html.

After your branch lunch you can go the following places.
-> Botanic gardens.
N5 26.118 E100 17.601
- > Reclining Buddha Temple
N5 25.891 E100 18.819
and eat at Bangkok Lane Famous Mee goreng/rebus
N5 25.884 E100 18.735

Then go to Teluk Bahang, on the way stop at:-
Floating Mosque
N5 28.112 E100 16.688
Penang National Park
N5 27.594 E100 12.387

On the way back visit/eat dinner at Summer Garden Bistro. Order their spring roll, and...err I guess most of the dishes recommended on the below link.
N5 28.445 E100 14.875
http://www.stevengoh.com/2010/11/05/beach-...batu-ferringhi/

Dun bother about Matu Baung (see Fish World), unless you have business there.

Visit Balik Pulau Town the next day for durians, nutmeg, mangosteen, famous balik pulau belacan and other preserve stuff at the market.
Do note availability of fruit will depends on the season. Most should be in season next month.
Have Lemak laksa at Kim's Balik Pulau Laksa, please order their freshly extracted Nutmeg juice.
http://allaboutpenangfood.blogspot.com/200...ulau-laksa.html
N5 21.117 E100 14.143

In the afternoon back in Georgetown you can visit Swatow Lane, New World Park Hawker center for Ice Kacang and other food.

In Little India do try Tajuddin Hussian goose curry at Queen street or Nasi Kandar at the Hotel Merlin coffee shop at Union Street.
Hi, can you give me the coordinate of this Tajuddin Hussian and Nasi Kandar (specific name because I see many types of NK? 


After Balik Pulau use the Jln Tun Sardon, (visit the Rest stop on the left & take picta of Balik Pulau town), at the T-junction turn left into Jln Paya Terubong, proceed straight till you come to Ayer Itam Market Food Court N5 24.092 E100 16.690. You can order Penang Curry Mee or Loh Bah or walk around the area for some other food.
Park at the N5 24.108 E100 16.598, which the foot of the steps leading to the famous Kek Lok Si temple.

So you are saying to basically skip the lower 1/3 of the Penang Island?

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

Use the GPS converters.

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

POPIAH
Wah Leong coffeeshop, Jalan Burma
Padang Brown, Johor Road/Dato Kramat Road junction

Mamak Popiah - Padang Brown, Johor Road/Dato Kramat Road junction N5 24.799 E100 19.100