Hi all,

I am planning to drive to Penang from KL this early July after so many years...

Anybody tell me what are the 'must-stop' food pit-stop along the way from KL to Penang??? E.g I know there's a famous seafood restaurant @ Bukit Tambun (if I'm not mistaken) which sells weird but delicious siput like the 'helicopter' siput. Any other cool stops along the journey that you can suggest???

Is it true that the Roti Canai at Transfer Rd. is as good as they say? How do I get there if I'm staying at Bt Feringghi?

Appreciate your help

Buy a good GPS navigator?

Pit Stop along the way? How about the expensive Pun Chun Noodle shop at Bidor?
http://www.visitorsguide.com.my/exploring-...es--bidor-perak

Aiyah, once you hit the North-South Expressway, there's only the Rest & Relax stops la.. You can check PLUS website. Unless you are not using the expressway but driving via the old frederal road....

Even Bukit Tambun is one exit before the final exit at Juru toll...

cendol near komtar is a must *droools just thinking bout it*

can stop by Ipoh / Taiping.

ipoh, taiping, kampar, serdang, bkt tambun (not only 1 restaurant famous, but quite a few), butterworth, bukit mertajam

all got awesome good lol

wei..unker dun lah rekomen ppl to this over-rated cpoilt restaurant...I only go there for petai & jambu nia Food damn over-rated esp the mou ngan tai wantan mee.....only the wo kok & kai chai peng nice.. Ap tui mein also so-so nia

Ai ya, if he no go and try how to know it is over rated, got so many people give praise about this place!
Any way I did mentioned expensive!

hi guys, need to know if kek lok si temple will lights up every night or during Sat/Sun night only?

How about Bukit Bendera, isst closed for cable car reno? or still accessible? Drive up?

Putting together some of itenaries for next month visit. Thx for advice!

Yes..Kek Lok Si Temple will not light up, only lights up during CNY day1 to day15.

For Bkt Bendera trip, Cable Car is close. No way to drive up your own.
They provide Jeep to ride up or you need to walk up for your own.

nice trip to Penang. Food in Penang you shouldnt miss

let me update some penang tips here..

sooner the latest shopping mall opening - 1st Avenue with TGV cinema....

can try asam laksa near along way to gurney there... ... in front of Penang Chinese Girls High School... very nice than kek lok si there...

Queensbay mall is a place must go... almost high class rating shopping mall in penang i can said..

at night u all can go padang kota lama near port.... eat various fruit... delicious...

oh ya times square ady opening... but sad is little shop opening there..

heheh, really lots development in penang since my last year trip.

Itenary for Ang Moh family will hav me do away all the nice mall and spices in food.

Ferry, Kek Lok Si, Penang Hill, Toy Museum, Balik Pulau Fruit Farm, Batu Feringgi, Gurney Drive.

Food wise they will like cendols; asam laksa.. hmm no guarantee they can stand the soury & spicy, but definately I will eat a big bowl. Dimsum in morning is a good try; they may like kuetiaw goreng too. Ang Moh not so adventurous on food like us!

Dun under estimate these Ang Moh. Better you clarify with them about the food choices and allergies, First, instead of ASS'u'ME.
My Ang Moh friend, 72 years old, just visited me and wants spicy food! No fake Asian food like they have back in their country.
The only food he dun wan is Fish cos he is old and can't afford to have a bone stuck in his throat!

You know the opening date for 1st Avenue? will it become like the KL 1st Avenue?

I like the Laksa in front of Penang Chinese Girls High School but must eat it with their fried spring roll!

High class is Gurney Plaza la. QB is ok ok nia. Times Sq is dying! Roll bowling ball also can't hit anybody on a weekend!

yeah Gurney Plaza it is, higher class than QB la.

if you're from KL - none of them are worth visiting. cos feels like in KL only.

i only visit QB cos explore new place. after that never go already.

The difference between Gurney and Queensbay is Gurney Plaza has more choices and variety for fashion brands and is mainly promotion based. Queensbay Mall has more events, activities and quite a good mix of F&B choices that you can't find at Gurney. A good example is Dragon-I which was at Queensbay Mall for 3 years.. now only they're opening an outlet at Gurney Plaza.

Once Paragon opens, depending on their tenant mix and direction... I should think that Gurney could be affected badly. 1st Avenue? I say good luck la... fighting for crowd in town... There's Prangin Mall and Gama which is doing ok.. Times Square and Komtar is barely surviving, opening another mall seems like a bad idea. Penang simply do not have the population to support that many shopping malls.

Oh.. and if you can't make it or go to all the local food hawkers in Penang, Queensbay Mall has a new food court on the 3rd Floor that has pretty decent Penang food and deserts.

This post has been edited by azxel: Jun 7 2010, 06:57 PM

Gama still doing ok ah? my childhood shopping area. back when Komtar was still a busy place.

and Paragon still not open yet? hrmrmr. The selling point of Gurney Plaza has always been that it's linked (in some way) with G Hotel. it has decent F&B choice within and outside of it. There's the food court nearby and there are other places along the roads.

Yea.. I think Gama is doing much better than Pacific in Komtar (which has nobody going there from what I hear)... Komtar should have kept its Sungei Wang feel.. I think a lot of people enjoy that kind of place...

No idea where Paragon is opening but judging from the development of a few companies.. there are more malls to come within this 5 years.. LOL

Komtar got pacific? i went to Komtar a few years back also feel so creepy. you know the entrance near the temple there, go up the stairs..... not even halfway also got this eerie silence, which was so unlike back in the 90s.

back then they even have Carls Jr (i think) with KFC and MCD (both near center court). McD side leads to Super while KFC wan was near Parkson or something.

Bukit Jambul also last time hot a while then last i went also like dead.

One Stop also looks great when it opened with Dave's Deli (1st day already it's there, my 1st time eating Dave's also) then but now also look so lousy.



cos Paragon I see work done quite a lot already when I was in Penang around June last year.

Parkson Prangin Mall is moving to Paragon.
Popular Books store close Prangin Mall and relocate back to komtar!

hey guys, will be going to Penang this weekend

The trip is mainly looking for food! ha ha any recommendations?
the ones that i remember from childhood age was Lorong selamat char kuey teow, maggi goreng,the one near komtar haha.., the rest i couldnt recall already
cendol yes, but i forgot where n how to get there.

If time permits, might give temples a visit as well.

I used to stay in Penang, but when i was like 14. I hardly remember the road. Any kind souls able to guide me?

Probably the way to Penang as well, as ill be driving from KL.

Thanks!