Restaurant Sai Gao @ Sungai Petani
Restaurant Sai Gao had been doing business in Sungai Petani for years, at least more than 2 decade. In the past, when Sungai Petani is still a small town, and still don’t have shopping mall or air condition restaurant, this is the single most famous restaurant here. Almost all of the business man in Sungai Petani will bring their customer or supplier to have lunch here, mainly because the food here is GOOD, and is also one of the few places that serve “dai chao” during lunch.
Besides, although you can see many empty table, it’s because I reach there early. If you reach around 12pm or later, it will always be full house.
Although the inside is quite old, but they do re-paint it from time to time, to make it looks newer. I had been patronizing this place ever since I was very small, around the age of 3 to 4, and their interior never change besides the paint, same goes to their dish, still as good as the past.
Restaurant Toipark Village @ Penang
Yay for another Taiwanese food here in Penang. I actually get to know this restaurant from PenangTuaPui, and again, the food they recommend doesn’t disappoints me!
We reach there around 8.00pm, and am quite surprise that there ain’t any customer inside. The design of the shop is very simple and pinkish. Besides, it’s run by Taiwanese as the lady boss ascent show it all. So hopefully I will get to taste some authentic Taiwanese food here.
Dataran Ikan Bakar @ Sungai Petani
Dataran Ikan Bakar, located by Sungai Petani (yes, Sungai Petani is the name of a river), serve some nice Malay ikan bakar. Well, usually if a restaurant is located by the river or sea, definitely the view and environment will be nice right? No, this is not the case here, as anyone who saw Sungai Petani before will understand it.
The place they “bakar” the fish is quite small, but they usually cook it earlier, which lead to most of the time the food is already cold when served.
One Corner Cafe Super Hokkien Mee @ Penang
Well, although Penang is famous for it’s Hokkien Mee, or better known as prawn mee, I always can’t seem to find really great Hokkien Mee at Penang. Most of the one that I tried is just above average (although still way better than those at KL one). I can’t even think of a place to bring my friends from KL to treat them a good Hokkien Mee when asked, until recently, my mum introduce this….
Super Hokkien Mee, or “wan lai fuk hokkien mee”
Ngan Woh Steamed fish and Sar Kot @ Ipoh
When my dad first tell me that this place served nice steamed fish head for breakfast, I was quite shocked. What? Steamed fish for breakfast??? Fish head somemore?
However, ever since I ate there for the first time, Ngan Woh Coffee Shop at Bercham had become 1 of the few places that I will have my breakfast whenever I am at Ipoh.
The young man here is the main cook.
Weld Quay Tree Shade Seafood Restaurant @ Penang
Tree shade seafood restaurant (dua chiu kar), located just opposite the Jetty, when mentioned, everyone who patronize it before will say 1 thing, the food served is fast, as in extremely fast.
Besides, many also comment that the seafood here is fresh and with reasonable pricing. The restaurant might look very old already, but the choice of seafood here is really a lot for its type.
Another thing is, once you make 1 of your order, the person will straight away tell the cook to prepare for it. They do not operate like other restaurant when they only prepare it once you finish your order, hence it’s fast huh?
Lot 10 Hutong @ Bukit Bintang Kuala Lumpur
Lot 10 Hutong, definitely 1 of the hype for food lovers these days at Bukit Bintang area. It’s a food court that features 25 street food stalls that are selling famous local Chinese cuisine which have survived for at least 50 years, all hand-picked by Tan Sri Francis Yeoh, the managing director of YTL Corp Bhd group.
This is really a great idea, as one will not need to travel all around Kuala Lumpur to taste those nice food, as they only need to head to Lot 10 and they will be spoil with the choice of great food available. However I am actually quite skeptical of the quality of the food before I visit. However, after reading much review, it seems that the food serve there is quite good, so here am I.
Sin Eng Heong Kaya Kok @ Ipoh
After reading much recommendations from Lowyat forum, I decided to give Sin Eng Heong a visit, a place where its famed for it’s Kaya Kok (Kaya Puff). Kaya is the Malay name of coconut jam, where its made from coconut milk and eggs, flavored with pandan leaf and sweetened with sugar. Hence, Kaya Puff is a puff with coconut jam filling.
I call up and pre-order 1 day before I visit them. This is mainly due to that I heard many people saying that if you walk-in, you will be limited to buy only 5 piece maximum, or you might go back empty-handed if you are unlucky.
Siang Hai Dim Sum @ Penang
Stumble across this place 1 morning and decided to give it a try. Although it’s English name is Siang Hai, but it was named as Shanghai Dim Sum in Chinese, and Shanghai is famed for it’s dim sum, especially the “xiao long bao”. However, I was largely disappointed.
Usually at most Dim Sum restaurant at Penang, it will be very crowded at around 9am to 10am, especially on weekends, however, surprisingly it’s not when we was there. It’s kinda good and bad for me, as I hate crowded place, but if a place got lesser customer, does it also means that the food is not good?
At Siang Hai Dim Sum, there ain’t any people pushing trolley with Dim Sum on it to your table for you to choose. You need to walk to the counter and choose yourself.
Tajine Restaurant @ Bukit Bintang
After the good experience at Tarbush Restaurant, my Middle East food cravings lead me to Tajine Restaurant at Bukit Bintang. The competitiveness of Middle East Restaurant at Bukit Bintang area is fierce, as a few of them are located next to each other just oposite of Lot10 shopping mall. All the shops had a waiter standing just outside the shop, trying to pull in as many customer as they can. However, they normally just target people from Middle East, and normally won’t bother us Malaysians if you walk past.
Tajine Restaurant serves Arabic Moroccan and Lebanese cuisine, and only have 1 outlet in Malaysia. The interior design is Middle East style, and have a few of interesting painting there.
Baba Ghanuj @ RM12. It’s grilled and mashed eggplant with tomatoes garlic and olive oil. It’s very refreshing eating it, and you can go it with the nan if you wish.
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