Au Jardin ★ 4.8
Au Jardin holds a Michelin star in the 2026 guide, plating produce-led European tasting menus inside a corrugated warehouse at Penang's Hin Bus Depot.
TipThe same menu is served at lunch and dinner.
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Molina ★ 4.6
Molina holds a Michelin star in Kuala Lumpur for Dutch chef Sidney Schutte's seafood and vegetable tasting menus, served 51 floors up facing the Twin Towers.
OrderThe five or seven course tasting menu, built around seafood and vegetables.
TipOnline bookings close 12 hours ahead; for a same-day table, call the restaurant directly rather than booking online.
Curios-City ★ 4.4
Curios-City hides an unsigned wabi-sabi dining room on Lebuh Victoria, pairing European technique with Malaysian twists across set menus in Penang.
TipThere is no signage at all; look for the bare concrete frontage at 164 and book the seven-course set to see the range.
Feringgi Grill ★ 4.3
Feringgi Grill has run since 1973 at the Rasa Sayang resort, old-world trolley service and ocean views at the smartest table on Penang's beach strip.
TipDress code is enforced: long trousers and covered shoes for men; ask for a window table at sunset.
Sabayon ★ 4.1
Sabayon serves chef Steve Ariffin's seasonal European degustation menus on the 51st floor of EQ Kuala Lumpur, above Jalan Sultan Ismail and facing the towers.
OrderAn eight-course degustation, such as the 2025 menu with buckwheat pizokel.
TipDinner runs daily from 18:00, and on Sundays the room also opens from 12:00 to 15:00 for its Sunday Sky Brunch.
La Vie ★ 4.1
La Vie serves Asian-inflected European dinners in the Le Dream Boutique Hotel on Rope Walk, a Michelin-listed Penang room without the ceremony.
TipThe kataifi-wrapped tiger prawn is the plate the guide singles out; order it whatever else you choose.
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