Penang Famous Samosa is a street food budget eat in Little India, Penang.
Editorially verified August 27, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: The mutton samosa is the flagship; grab a mixed bag and eat them hot walking Little India's sari row.
Address: 45 Lebuh Queen, 10200 George Town, Penang
Super Star Koay Teow Soup has run its Kimberley Street cart since 1960, a third-generation Bib Gourmand bowl that keeps Penang dinners under RM10.
Try: Koay teow soup with braised chicken feet
Tip: The braised chicken feet are the sleeper order; get them as a side even if the koay teow soup is your main.
Ah Boy Koay Teow Th'ng simmers chicken and pork-bone broth on Lebuh Clarke, a second-generation Bib Gourmand breakfast from RM5.50 in Penang.
Try: Koay teow th'ng
Tip: Try the dry-tossed version with the soup on the side; the springy tendon balls are the add-on worth the ringgit.
Roti Canai Transfer Road has flipped flaky flatbread at its roadside stall for around half a century, Penang's definitive curry-flooded breakfast.
Try: Roti canai banjir
Tip: Ask for banjir, flooded with curry, and add a curried egg; go before 11:00 because the gravy pots empty first.
Ee Beng Vegetarian Food fills trays with meat-free economy rice on Lebuh Dickens, the pay-per-scoop buffet Penang's vegetarians rely on daily.
Try: Vegetarian economy rice
Tip: Prices are per item, so load vegetables and one mock meat; the sweet and sour rolls go fastest at lunch.
Joo Hooi Cafe packs char koay teow, assam laksa, lor bak and duck bee hoon into one corner kopitiam on Penang Road, a full hawker crawl per table.
Try: Char koay teow, laksa and lor bak under one roof
Tip: Seats are scarce at lunch; claim a marble table with a drink order first, then collect dishes stall by stall.
New Lane Hawker Centre lines Lorong Baru with twenty-odd evening stalls, the after-dark hawker parade Penang locals rate above the seafront rows.
Try: Char koay teow, chee cheong fun, sar hor fun
Tip: Start with the chee cheong fun and koay kak carts near the Macalister end, then work down the lane as it fills.
