Pizzaiola - Lot 33 Sub Basement, Prangin Mall

There's food with showmanship going on at Pizzaiola.

Wang Chau Jun ( NH )

The owner is formerly a chef from Carnation Cafe in Gurney Drive.

 Back then ( the 90s) he was good enough to make an impression on these people pictured below.

 Today, this is where you can find him.

Under the staircase, counting money.

Chicken Curry - Teluk Intan style ( PF )

Was seated near the entrance, when the aroma whaffed over and drove me half mad

 " Who's cooking chicken curry ?" 

Someone seated one table behind me was the culprit who ordered this

Hokkien mee with the fullworks - Jalan Burma ( NH )

Heading towards the ferry terminal , when we came right smack into an out of the ordinary jam. Suddenly recalled that some japanese festival ( Yosakoi ) was being held at the Esplanade today.
Decided to turn back and eat here.

They've grown by leaps and bounds.
Stretching past the five foot way of so many shoplots.
Easy to find ( it's diagonally across Tune Hotel ) but poses a real challenge to find legal parking space for.

One of the weirdest named convenience stores ever

" Bu Zhi Dao" is a mandarin term for 

" I don't know "

Imagine, running a convenience store based on this name.

7 Village - Abu Siti Lane ( NH )

7 Village is a real godsend to Penang Island.

Apparently they have been open for around 2 or 3 months already, but I just found out about it today.
Better late than never.

Yes, someone up there heard the islanders cries, for great damn blady shiok koay teow thng ( so hard to find nowadays ),with really,truly absolutely fresh ingredients ( even famous stalls dare give us rotten fishballs and pork that has been fed a cocktail of dangerous drugs ) , that we don't have to cross the bridge for.

Sin Kim San - Ipoh Bean Sprout Chicken Rice ( NH )

While there are plenty of pakcham keh fans on the island, this is the first time I am seeing two older Japanese ladies, enjoying this dish so much, they just had to snap pics.

Sin Tai Tung ( NH ) - affordable meal at Macalister Road

This restaurant is famous for a dish called

Crispy Chicken.

But tonight it was sold out as there are tons of visitors on the island.

Opted for the Beef with spring onion and ginger.

Always dependable.

Comes with glossy, cookbook perfect, mouthwatering looks

Passions of Kerala ( PF )

This restaurant combines the best of both worlds....

a nice banana leaf meal, in clean, air conditioned comfort .

One vegetarian set costs just $5.50

Lean Huat for 6am Hokkien Mee ( NH )

Everyone refers to this famous stall as Swee Kong hokkien mee .

So did I until I snapped this picture and realised that they DO have a name after all ! 

(NH ) Ming Xiang Tai, Jalan Burma

Ming Xiang Tai was featured in todays newspaper. How come I didn't know even about this place until today ? I just had to check this one out.

The writer raved about the Trishaw Egg Tarts sold here.

Am about to put this to the test.

168, Sin Kim San - Jalan Macalister ( NH )

Good variety, good food, great supper hangout ....that's Sin Kim San for you. Even at 10.30pm it is still teeming with supper hunters and tourists from the nearby budget hotels.

While the Char koay teow is nice, satay addictive , western is good, wood fired pizza a horribly long wait and fish head curry one of a kind, today we are having the bland Pork Mee Sua,hot as hell Hokkien Mee and nutritious Oyster Omelette .

Oh Chien ($6) from the Grill Ikan Bakar stall always tastes fantastic. Varied in size, they are very fresh unlike a lot of other places today.

Chee Cheong Fun ,Tien Lai - Jalan Macalister ( PF )

Tien Lai is located next door to the famous Sin Kim San on Jalan Macalister.

I really regret not trying the Chee cheong fun from this stall earlier.

We were in Sin Kim San,  for the usual stuff,  when a stroke of inspiration made me pop next door .

What he brought to our table, was a masterpiece.

Yi Garden Cafe, Jalan Macalister ( NH )

December 2014 : hawkers and owners do have tiffs and due to incessant raids by the authorities for health offences, some of the hawkers have moved out. The wantan mee can now be found in Kampung Malabar.

Update 22nd March 2013 :

 Wantan mee fail (too much boric acid, soup lousy, portion less ), Tokyo seafood fail ( no taste, don't know how to cook) Oyster mee fail ( greenish tinged oysters)

Only edible items to me now is the wantan dumpling and chicken feet from the pan mee seller (very blady expensive now)

Earlier post

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Yi Garden Cafe, has a good selection of stalls to please the palates of locals and foreigners alike.

From Seafood Chu Cha, Oyster Omelette and Pan Mee to Lobak, Char Horfun and Offal Porridge, every stall here, has managed to garner a loyal following of their own.

  

Though crowded it's quite easy to find a seat because the atmosphere inside is stuffy .

In fact it is so warm and humid, everyone eagerly finishes up their meal so they can escape into the cool air outside.