CuisineChinese
Price$
Neighborhoodgeorge-town
HoursMon-Sat 07:00-20:00; closed Sun
Last verified
Tip: Prices are per item, so load vegetables and one mock meat; the sweet and sour rolls go fastest at lunch.
Location
Address: 20 Lebuh Dickens, 10050 George Town, Penang
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Malaysian$george-townMon-Sat 07:00-15:00; closed Sun
Bee Hwa Cafe cooks halal versions of Penang's Chinese hawker canon on Lebuh Dickens, a Bib Gourmand family shop begun as a 1992 street stall.
Tip: This is where Muslim travellers get proper char kway teow; the chicken-and-seafood version sells out before 14:00.
Asian fusion$$george-townTue-Sun 12:00-22:00; closed Mon
Sambal reworks Malaysian favourites with European technique at 300 Beach Street, a halal-friendly modern dining room in Penang's banking quarter.
Tip: The lap mei fun twist is the signature; come at lunch when the set menus make the kitchen's fusion ideas cheapest.
Malaysian$$george-townWed-Mon 11:00-21:00; closed Tue
Du-An plates certified halal Malaysian cooking with cafe polish on Beach Street in Penang; the skin-on mutton curry is the Michelin guide's pick.
Tip: Everything is halal certified, so this is the Beach Street stop that works for every group; order the mutton curry.
Street food$george-townMon-Sat 07:00-14:00 or until sold out; closed Sun
Ali Nasi Lemak wraps banana-leaf parcels of coconut rice and sambal at Sri Weld Food Court, the halal Penang breakfast the Michelin guide flags.
Tip: The pyramids sell out in waves from 07:00; anchovy with hard-boiled egg is the classic pick of the six fillings.
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Malaysian$george-townMon-Sat 07:00-15:00; closed Sun
Bee Hwa Cafe cooks halal versions of Penang's Chinese hawker canon on Lebuh Dickens, a Bib Gourmand family shop begun as a 1992 street stall.
Tip: This is where Muslim travellers get proper char kway teow; the chicken-and-seafood version sells out before 14:00.
Asian fusion$$george-townTue-Sun 12:00-22:00; closed Mon
Sambal reworks Malaysian favourites with European technique at 300 Beach Street, a halal-friendly modern dining room in Penang's banking quarter.
Tip: The lap mei fun twist is the signature; come at lunch when the set menus make the kitchen's fusion ideas cheapest.
Malaysian$$george-townWed-Mon 11:00-21:00; closed Tue
Du-An plates certified halal Malaysian cooking with cafe polish on Beach Street in Penang; the skin-on mutton curry is the Michelin guide's pick.
Tip: Everything is halal certified, so this is the Beach Street stop that works for every group; order the mutton curry.
Street food$george-townMon-Sat 07:00-14:00 or until sold out; closed Sun
Ali Nasi Lemak wraps banana-leaf parcels of coconut rice and sambal at Sri Weld Food Court, the halal Penang breakfast the Michelin guide flags.
Tip: The pyramids sell out in waves from 07:00; anchovy with hard-boiled egg is the classic pick of the six fillings.
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