i am not in penang currently. for the hotel.. i have a friend working nearby.. maybe i can get his help to quote the price. run down or not i am not sure

for restaurant.. i mostly went to seafood ones only.. if that's ok i go back and korek the name of the restaurant.. hope it will suit your taste

shud be ok. confirm i wan the number of the hotel. ask your friend check see if got run down or not. shud be able to tell from inside and out without enterin their rooms.
seafood there recommended ka ? fresh ka ?

penang also famous for ju hu char. where can get ah ?


and btw, if u in kl/pj, u come out i belanja u minum.

i am in seri kembangan

i jz called my friend.. he will give me the number after he go n find out. And the hotel's condition should be good lah. 3 months ago before i came here, it was still a classy hotel.

seafood here is generally fresh. but price wise, some are even more expensive than in KL. need to go until teluk kumbar for cheap one: eg. Good Friend Seafood restaurant. Teluk Kumbar also got famous mee udang. Ju Hu Char is a very common dish leh.. even my mom knows how to cook it. I don't know where to get good one. but this gal's blog got a recommendation:

http://lingzie.com/nyonya-breeze-abu-siti-lane/

Abu Siti Lane is about 15 minutes away from Komtar.

If you come to BM then I know where to recommend you to eat.. here got YAM RICE, Malay Char Koay Teow, Duck Egg Char Koay Teow, White Wantan Mee.. and a couple of great seafood restaurants. I didn't grow up in the island so I am not too sure myself rofl

**got the number: Northam Hotel: 04-3701111. Ask for reservation.

This post has been edited by vkeong: Jul 8 2008, 04:18 PM

u come down pj i yam cha with u anyday.
thanks in advance for the hotel number. i really need it. if your friend sez its not too run down, then shud be ok with me and my wife.
i lepak in BM when i was younger. i like the food there also , but i sked get lost. summore travelling with a few cars its not easy to make u-turns.

tell me more about the white wantan mee and duckegg char koay teow. no malay stuff thanks. got wikimapia ?

this is the white wantan mee:



it has many names.. some call it white wantan mee, tokong mee, tok tok mee etc. It's right beside the BM Tua Pek Kong. also got a famous koay chap stall here.

wikimapia: http://wikimapia.org/1697513/

for duck egg char koay teow.. quality has been inconsistent lately.. sometimes very oily due to the freaking large amount of lard, but still damn good.

map: http://wikimapia.org/#lat=5.3548192&lon=10...=18&l=0&m=a&v=2

yam rice map: http://wikimapia.org/#lat=5.3610361&lon=10...=18&l=0&m=a&v=2

dry hokkien mee (not marked): http://wikimapia.org/#lat=5.3532383&lon=10...=18&l=0&m=a&v=2

ok, addedd those co-ordinates into my receiver. anything else u wan to recommend on BM or penang to me ? i'll be spending 3 full days before i balik pj.

cendol (some say even better than penang road's, indian): http://wikimapia.org/#lat=5.3490776&lon=10...=16&l=0&m=a&v=2

roast chicken/pork rice: http://wikimapia.org/#lat=5.3634823&lon=10...=18&l=0&m=a&v=2

BM Black Man rojak: http://wikimapia.org/#lat=5.3626758&lon=10...=18&l=0&m=a&v=2

Chinese nasi lemak (morning 8am-9.30am, very fast finish), in front AIA building: http://wikimapia.org/#lat=5.3640217&lon=10...=18&l=0&m=a&v=2

koay teow soup(next to the white wantan mee, the chili sauce is damn nice)

eh, you got the hotel number? 04-3701111

This post has been edited by vkeong: Jul 8 2008, 04:41 PM

Gurney hotel i got it is around RM220 ++ excludin 15% tax for Studio Suite
Studio Suite

Any one been to G hotel ?!
wait G Hotel is the same with Gurney Hotel rite?

How about the transport over there ?! shud i take car rental or juz take bus or cab around? how much roughly?!

RM220 for a suite should be OK. since sunway hotel 1 room also RM200

G hotel is NOT same as Gurney Hotel. They are not even close. G Hotel damn classy. Gurney Hotel is normal.

take cab confirm kena potong. take bus.. go aroud town is OK. if you wanna go batu ferringhi area, then rent a car. Car rental dunno lolz.

keong, is that northam tower's number ?

nasi kandar(kapitan keling mosque): http://wikimapia.org/#lat=5.4165742&lon=10...=18&l=0&m=a&v=2

or shariff nasi kandar istimewa: http://wikimapia.org/#lat=5.3673304&lon=10...=18&l=0&m=a&v=2

eel fish ball noodle (hidden gem): http://wikimapia.org/#lat=5.4153352&lon=10...=18&l=0&m=a&v=2

see khoo kongsi (nice, big clan house): http://wikimapia.org/#lat=5.4142297&lon=10...=18&l=0&m=a&v=2

imo, best beef soup koay teow (sold by leng lui): http://wikimapia.org/#lat=5.415207&lon=100...=18&l=0&m=a&v=2

seratus tahun curry mee: http://wikimapia.org/#lat=5.4150948&lon=10...=18&l=0&m=a&v=2

yes, i got it from my friend.. 04-3701111

roast char siew the best i think is at chulia street.

seafood teluk kumbar, good friend, dun go Hai Boey, overrated.

thai food, cherry blossom?

juz browse tru Northam Hotel ...
Here's the link ... can find reservation there den:
http://www.northam-hotel.com.my/

dunno shud i booked now or later? scare later price change back!!!

i heard in Penang oso gt Rapid KL type of shutter bus ! any link to tat Rapid Penang Bus ?

cherry blossom damn expensive ler food quite normal only..

ya agree on the good friend seafood restaurant

Promote a bit of my hometown
My favourite BM town food, must try

1) Famous Pork Yam Rice (nice sauce and freshhh meattt):
http://wikimapia.org/#lat=5.3610361&lon=10...=17&l=0&m=m&v=2

2) Duck Egg Char Koey Teow (Always packed with people)
http://wikimapia.org/#lat=5.3647801&lon=10...=17&l=0&m=m&v=2
http://wikimapia.org/#lat=5.3548192&lon=10...=17&l=0&m=m&v=2

3) Char Siew Fan 45 Year's (opposite KFC, super old and small stall)
http://wikimapia.org/#lat=5.3634983&lon=10...=17&l=0&m=m&v=2

4) Bak Kut Teh (the boss woundn't refill a lot soup for you...., but nice soup)
http://wikimapia.org/#lat=5.3494835&lon=10...=17&l=0&m=m&v=2

5) Wang Zhuo Dim sum (Must try the salad prawn, always full...)
http://wikimapia.org/#lat=5.3577728&lon=10...=17&l=0&m=m&v=2

6) Malay Style Char Koey Teow (Soup very Kaooo)
http://wikimapia.org/#lat=5.3313878&lon=10...=17&l=0&m=m&v=2

Wang Zhuo dim sum is teh suck now.. just went last weekend.. portion small.. and price increase.

i miss last time's wang zhuo..

shopping at queen's bay mall!

thai food is quite expensive here ler but their food not bad ma, same as the bukit genting.

that day i went to hai boey, the waitress recommend us 'sun hock' fish, i know that fish very expensive but non of my frens have any idea about it.
then i also go blur didn't warn my fren.

end up the blardy fish cost us RM180

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Added on July 8, 2008, 5:09 pmdim sum i still think dim sun zhi jia at anson road is the best ler.

This post has been edited by harrychoo: Jul 8 2008, 05:09 PM

wtf, that's even more outrageous than the genting case

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Added on July 8, 2008, 5:11 pmis it opposite the KDU one??

for me, I prefer Butterworth's Sweet Paradise Dim Sum

This post has been edited by vkeong: Jul 8 2008, 05:11 PM