Penang
Iternary
Arrived on Tuesday - 02 Dec, 2025
- Checked into hotel (Landison Hotel)
- Ordered dinner from Vegan restaurant Plant-A-Seed. Had volcano noodles and Enoki mushroom tempura.
Exploring on Wednesday - 03 Dec, 2025
| Place | Speciality | Plan |
|---|---|---|
| Kek lok si temple | One of the largest Buddhist temples in SEA | Visit in early morning if I wake up on time |
| Armenian Street | Street with famous street art and interesting market | Visit late morning, stroll around and click pictures |
| Cafes of Penang | Cafes in Penang are considered to be very good and have good speciality coffee culture | Drop to a cafe in Armenian street such as Ome or The Alley for coffee and Narrow Marrow for Tiramisu |
| Clan jetties | Historic Chinese communities with each jetty belonging to a clan | Would drop by from Armenian Street |
| Pinang Peranakan Mansion | Mansion of a historic wealthy trader converted to a museum | Will visit in the evening if I have time |
Everything except Kek lok si is in the same area and is walk able. Should be able to cover everything in a day.
Experience
Food
- On first day, ordered dinner from Japanese inspored Vegan restaurant Plant-A-Seed.
- Volcano noodles: Handmade noodles in a spicy tofu based sauce with assorted vegetables. Went for level 4 spice.
- Enoki mushroom tempura: Lightly battered and deep-fried enoki mushrooms served with a tangy dipping sauce.
- Got a few malaysian snacks from 711 for breakfast on second day.
- Milo Cereal Bar: A chocolate malt bar with crunchy cereal bits, similar to a Milo drink in solid form.
- Pandan and chocolate layer cake: Soft sponge cake layered with pandan and chocolate flavours, a popular local treat. It was filled with coconut cream.
- Pandan swiss roll: A light and fluffy swiss roll cake infused with fragrant pandan flavour, rolled with coconut cream filling.
- Both cafes I short listed were closed on Wednesday.
- Had cold brew at ‘Your Local Club’ cafe in Armenian street. It was decent, the vibes of the cafe were nice.
- After lunch went to ‘Utoo Boho’ which is known to have the best espresso in Penang. The espresso was really good, strong and flavourful. Not too acidic and quite sweet.
- Had peach earl grey tea at ‘Mimamya’ cafe. It was a alright, nothing special. The peach flavour was quite strong.
- Had lunch at ‘Sardarji’, a Michelin bib restaurant. It just tasted like a random dhaba in India. The food was good but nothing special.
- For dinner went to ‘Kommune’, a vegan restaurant with malaysian inspired dishes.
- Inchi Kabin: Seasoned deep-fried mushrooms with a Worcestershire dip, vegan version of a Nyonya/Perankan dish.
- Chilled Mee Rebus: Cold handmade scallion noodles in a sweet potato and tomato soup with mock meat and water spinach tempura.
- Kefir soda: A no milk probiotic drink with a tangy and fizzy flavour, made with fermented water kefir grains.