1) Tambun Ancient Food Square

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When you come to this restaurant, you must eat curry economical rice and old-fashioned Hainanese chicken rice! The family has been in business for more than 30 years, and now it is run by two brothers who inherited their father's business. The curry economical rice here starts at 5:00 in the morning, and it sells out after 7:00, which shows that its popularity is extraordinary! It is an authentic breakfast for the locals; many Tambun fishermen will come here early in the morning to pack curry rice and fill their stomachs before going fishing. The characteristic of their curry is that most of them are cooked with milk, and only a little coconut milk is added, so it tastes fragrant but not greasy.

Very appetizing and a meal! And their various siu mei such as roast chicken, roast duck, char siu, boiled chicken and roast meat are also very popular - the meat is delicious and the oily rice is very fragrant and tastes great, and it is topped with homemade sauce to enhance the taste. Endless aftertaste!

Address: 1616, 149, Bukit Tambun, 14110 Simpang Ampat, Penang

Business hours: 07:30 – 1430 (closed on Sunday) 

2) Tambun Motorcycle Added Javanese Hokkien Mee

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This mobile motorcycle food truck that usually wanders around the major night markets will be sold at the fruit stall in Patou during lunch time every day, so it is definitely the best choice for lunch! Delicious Javanese and Hokkien noodles, in addition to paying attention to the rich soup, of course there is nothing more than the full of ingredients - and their family has done it! Not enough? You can add all kinds of toppings! Since Tambun is rich in seafood, the choice of toppings is mainly prawns and octopus. The portions are full of freshness and guarantee to satisfy your taste buds like never before.

Address: Jalan Bukit Tambun, Simpang Ampat, Penang (enter Bukit Tambun from the Toll toll station and turn left at the first intersection, pay attention to the road on the right hand side, until you see the fruit stall surrounded by the green fence)

Business hours: 07:30 – 1430 (closed on Sunday) 

3) Tai Fa Yuan Chard Kueh

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There are two hidden delicious Chai Kuih (Chai Kuih) in the residential area of Dafayuan, which are located in the Penang Snack Coffee Shop and the Kuey Teow Auntie Tea Room. They are all handmade and steamed and sold. They are both highly recommended! The crystal-clear skin is filled with fillings (Sago or chives), the skin is thin and full of fillings, it is springy and tender, it is really delicious! And these two stores also sell a variety of noodles, which are very popular breakfast places for locals!

槟城小食咖啡店 Beh Kopitiam

Address: 83, Jalan Kendi, Kawasan Perniagaan Taman Merak, 14100 Simpang Ampat, Penang.

Business hours: 07:30 – 14:30 (or until sold out)

Aunt Kuey Teow (Ancestral Teochew Cuisine) Tea Room

Address: Taman Merak Jaya, Jalan Kendi, Simpang Ampat (Dafayuan residential area, storefront facing the main road)

Business hours: 08:00 – 12:30 (Closed on Mondays)

4) Bukit Tambun Seafood Square

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If you come to Tambun and haven’t eaten seafood, you don’t count as a visit; the seafood restaurants introduced below are all famous for their delicious taste! Want to taste seafood on the water? Then you must visit "Diaoyutai Water Seafood". Since this restaurant is built on the fish pond and is close to the river, it will make people feel like a "home on the water". The sign here must be ordered: Laksa steamed dragon tiger grouper- It is home-grown fish species, so the taste is very solid, and it is delicious with the sweet and sour laksa sauce! And another "Yicheng" located in the mouth of the river

"Seafood Restaurant" is always crowded with people, just because of its "flat, beautiful, and praiseful" seafood feast, and the price is especially reasonable! If you come to "Xinjiaxiang Seafood Restaurant", you must order seafood and crab roe rice in clay pot; the king crab with delicious, smooth and tender shell, thin flesh and thick meat is paired with sand castle rice with strong crab flavor, it is a perfect match! Other recommended seafood restaurants include: Shrimp Village Seafood Restaurant, Jinma Seafood Restaurant, Fishing Village Seafood Restaurant, all of which are old and famous shops loved by locals.

釣魚台水上海鮮 Floating Seafood Paradise Restaurant

Address: 2400, Jalan Bukit Tambun, 14110 Simpang Ampat, Pulau Pinang

Business hours: 12:00-23:00 (closed on Tuesdays)

義成海鮮樓 New Ghee Seng Seafood Restaurant

Address: 860, Bukit Tambun, Jalan Bukit Tambun, Bukit Tambun, 14100 Simpang Ampat, Pulau Pinang

Business hours: 12:00 – 22:30 (Closed on Thursdays)

新佳香海鮮蟹黃飯 Crab Claypot Rice Jia Hian Restaurant

Address: No.1664, Jalan Pathow, Bukit Tambun, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

Business hours: 11:00 – 15:00; 17:00pm – 22:00 (Closed on Monday)

蝦村海鮮樓 Tambun Prawn Village Restaurant Sdn Bhd

Address: 672, Bagan Bukit Tambun, 14100 Simpang Empat, Pulau Pinang

Business hours: 11:00 – 15:00; 17:00 – 22:30 (Sunday to Tuesday)

                   12:00 – 22:30 (Monday)

 

Recommended one-day tour route: Dafa Garden Chard Kueh (package) → Breakfast@昆杨古早味食品店→ Bukit Tambun Village→ Bukit Tambun Herbal Sauna→ Lunch@汉文车多车锅Java Noodles Fujian Noodles→ Design Village Outlet Mall → IKEA BatuKawan → Dinner@海鲜坊 (choose one) → Batu Kawan Central Park → go home

Photo taken from Penang Monthly