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Lorong Seratus Tahun @ SS2 for Penang food – curry mee, char kuey teow, chendol

Post author:Author RS
Post published:April 4, 2014
Post category:Food Penang
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Lorong Seratus Curry Mee had its humble beginnings from Penang.
At the early stage of the business, it was just a hawker stall selling Curry Mee in the street named “Lorong Seratus Tahun” in Penang.
After forty years, the LST brothers cleverly expanded the business to a food and beverage outlet business model; which is essentially a café with fast service, WIFI and air conditioning.
They have since introduced their licensing system and have been encouraging like-minded entrepreneurs to share in their success and make LST a well-known Malaysian brand.

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Balinese food in Penang: Nona Bali Restaurant – authentic Balinese delights & using HALAL ingredients

Post author:Rebecca Saw
Post published:April 3, 2014
Post category:Food Penang Travel
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Restaurant Name: Nona Bali Restaurant
Address: Pasar & Balai Rakyat Gelugor (next to food court), Hilir Pemancar, 11700 Gelugor, Penang
Tel: +6012 5946116
GPS:
Latitude : 5.39839893579483
Longitude : 100.330221578479

Opening Hours: 11:30 am – 2:30 pm, 6:00 pm – 10:30 pm (Thursday – Tuesday) Closed on Wednesday
Website: https://www.nonabalipenang.com

Halal Checklist:
Muslim Owned: : Owned by partners Peter Tait and I Made Sudiarta, one Hindu and one Muslim
Halal Certified: No
100% Halal Ingredients: Y
Cleanliness Grade – A
Serves Alcohol: N
Years of Operation: NA
Extra Comments/Notes:
Years of operation: Opened August 2013

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As far as I know, Nona Bali is the first and only restaurant to offer authentic Balinese cuisine in Penang.
Partners Peter and Sudiarta assures their diners that only wholesome, fresh and MSG/artificial and enhancer free food are served here. Furthermore, by using halal ingredients, Nona Bali ensures that diners of every race and religion are given the opportunity to have a taste of delicious Balinese food minus the flight and accommodation cost to the island itself.

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Really good chappati, sardine sambal at Waterfall Cafe, Botanical Gardens Penang

Post author:Rebecca Saw
Post published:March 31, 2014
Post category:Food Penang
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This is part of #RebeccaPenangHalalGuide. See full list here –> “List of Muslim friendly food outlets in Penang by Rebecca Saw“

Restaurant Name: Waterfall Cafe, Botanical Gardens Penang
Address: Near the entrance of Botanical Gardens, Jalan Kebun Bunga, 10350 Penang
Tel: +6012- 452 5580
GPS: TBA

Opening Hours: 8:30pm – 7:30pm (Monday – Sunday)
Website: NA
Halal Checklist:
Muslim Owned: N (Indian)
Halal Certified: No
100% Halal Ingredients: Y
Cleanliness Grade – A
Serves Alcohol: N
Years of Operation: Since 1992, currently 3^rd generation running the business.
Extra Comments/Notes: Prices are nett.

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From a simple hawker stall at the entrance of Penang Botanical Gardens, this chapatti and curry business has morphed into a full fledge eatery with numerous stalls selling burgers to nasi kandar and fried rice/noodles, all managed by the same owner. This “proper” roofed eatery began business in 2010.
For over 3 generations his family had fed the young and old but mostly hungry after their exercise from the hill and the gardens

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Malay food court in Penang: Padang Brown Medan Selera – evenings only

Post author:Rebecca Saw
Post published:March 2, 2014
Post category:Food Penang
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This is part of #RebeccaPenangHalalGuide. See full list here –> “List of Muslim friendly food outlets in Penang by Rebecca Saw”

Restaurant Name: Padang Brown Medan Selera
Address: Corner of Perak Road and Anson Road, Penang
Tel: NA
GPS: N05° 24′ 51.3″ E100° 19′ 1.0″

Opening Hours: 7:00pm – 11:30pm (Monday – Sunday) .
Website: NA
Halal Checklist:
Muslim Owned: Yes
Halal Certified: No
100% Halal Ingredients: Y
Cleanliness Grade – A
Serves Alcohol: N
Years of Operation: NA
Extra Comments/Notes:
Prices are nett.

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There are easily about 15 stalls offering a plethora of local specialities here.
Halal “lok-lok” – skewers of fishballs, meatballs, vegetables or meat on wood sticks cooked in boiling water and eaten with chilli and peanut paste are not commonly available and Padang Brown is one of the few places where the Muslims are able to enjoy this.

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Mee Sotong Penang & Coconut Shake – (Halal) at Padang Kota Lama (Esplanade)

Post author:Rebecca Saw
Post published:February 28, 2014
Post category:Food Penang Travel
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This is part of #RebeccaPenangHalalGuide. See full list here –> “List of Muslim friendly food outlets in Penang by Rebecca Saw”

Restaurant Name: Hameed ‘Pata’ Mee Sotong
Address: 6, Kota Selera Padang Kota Lama (Fort Cornwallis Food Court), Jalan Tun Syed Sheh Barakbah,10200, Georgetown, Penang
Tel: + 6013 4319384
GPS: N05° 20′ 14.6” E100° 18′ 37.6″

Opening Hours: 11:30am – 8:00pm (Monday – Saturday) Closed on Sunday
Website: NA
Halal Checklist:
Muslim Owned: Yes
Halal Certified: No
100% Halal Ingredients: Y
Cleanliness Grade – A
Serves Alcohol: N
Years of Operation: Not sure.
Extra Comments/Notes:
Prices are nett.

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The Padang Kota Lama aka Esplanade is next to the famous Fort Cornwallis in Penang. On one end is this foodcourt, aptly named Padang Kota Lama as well.
Just opposite is the sidewalk by the sea where you can enjoy both the refreshing breeze and view.

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Penang Halal: Restaurant Yunus Khan (Jiao Sai) @ Jalan Agryll, Georgetown, Penang

Post author:Rebecca Saw
Post published:February 28, 2014
Post category:Food Penang Travel
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This is part of #RebeccaPenangHalalGuide. See full list here –> “List of Muslim friendly food outlets in Penang by Rebecca Saw”

Restaurant Name: Restaurant Yunus Khan (Jiao Sai) Mee Goreng
Address: 159, Jalan Agryll, 10200 George Town, Penang
Tel: + 6013 4319384
GPS: N05° 25′ 3.4” E100° 19′ 24.5″

Opening Hours: 5:00pm – 5:00am (Monday – Sunday)
Website: NA
Halal Checklist:
Muslim Owned: Yes
Halal Certified: No
100% Halal Ingredients: Y
Cleanliness Grade – B
Serves Alcohol: N
Years of Operation: Not sure.
Extra Comments/Notes:
Prices are nett.

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I was amazed when I was told by a friend that there is an outlet in Penang serving “the best mee goreng” she has ever tasted. Now, we all know that “best” is subjective but the curiosity levels tripled when I found out that it is the “jiao sai” mee goreng.
The hokkiens would know what that means but if you don’t understand Hokkien then let me translate for you. “Jiao siao” is literally “bird shit”.
The fact that this particularly distasteful branding actually works in their favour is astonishing. We are literally associating shit and glorious (so they claimed about this mee goreng) food directly in this case and people actually find that acceptable?

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Halal breakfast in Penang: Serabai, peknga kari ikan, nasi lemuni, Sulaiman chapatti @Astaka Taman Tun Sardon

Post author:Rebecca Saw
Post published:February 20, 2014
Post category:Food Penang
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This is part of #RebeccaPenangHalalGuide. See full list here –> “List of Muslim friendly food outlets in Penang by Rebecca Saw”

Restaurant Name: Astaka Taman Tun Sardon
Address: Hilir Pemancar, 11700 Gelugor, Penang
Tel: NA
GPS: N05° 22′ 9.3″ E100° 18′ 21.2″

Opening Hours: 7:00am – 9:00pm (Monday – Sunday) . Wed night there is a night market here.
Website: NA
Halal Checklist:
Muslim Owned: Yes
Halal Certified: No
100% Halal Ingredients: Y
Cleanliness Grade – A
Serves Alcohol: N
Years of Operation: NA
Extra Comments/Notes:
Prices are nett.

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There are some really great finds here at Astaka Taman Tun Sardon. I’m not talking about just nasi lemak, roti canai, sup bihun; though that was all available in abundance, and much much tastier than any versions you’ll get elsewhere.

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Penang Halal Food: CMR Cina Muslim Restoran, D’Piazza Mall Bayan Baru

Post author:Rebecca Saw
Post published:February 19, 2014
Post category:Food Penang Travel
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This is part of #RebeccaPenangHalalGuide. See full list here –> “List of Muslim friendly food outlets in Penang by Rebecca Saw“

Restaurant Name: CMR China Muslim Restaurant
Address: 70-01-12A , D Piazza Mall, Jalan Mahsuri, 11950 Bayan Baru, Penang
Tel: +604 6443718
GPS: N05° 19′ 36.8” E100° 16′ 58.1″

Opening Hours: 11:00am – 2.30pm (lunch)
5.30pm – 10:00pm (dinner)
Closed on 2nd & 4th Monday of the Month.
Website: http://www.cmr-restoran.com
Halal Checklist:
Muslim Owned: Yes (3 owners – 1 Muslim and 2 Chinese)
Halal Certified: Y (JAKIM)
100% Halal Ingredients: Y
Cleanliness Grade – A
Serves Alcohol: N
Years of Operation: 4 years
Extra Comments/Notes:
5% service charge
No government tax

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CMR China Muslim Restaurant is the 1st original Chinese cooking restaurant from China in Penang that acquired HALAL certification from the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (JAKIM).

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