Feringgi Grill is a modern european fine-dining restaurant in Batu Ferringhi, Penang.
Editorially verified August 27, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Dress code is enforced: long trousers and covered shoes for men; ask for a window table at sunset.
Address: Shangri-La Rasa Sayang Resort, Batu Feringgi Beach, 11100 George Town, Penang
Firewood cooks everything over an open flame in a lofty heritage building on Pitt Street, Penang's purest expression of live-fire restaurant dining.
Tip: Ask for counter seats facing the grill; the smoke, sizzle and plating are half of what you are paying for.
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Tip: The kataifi-wrapped tiger prawn is the plate the guide singles out; order it whatever else you choose.
Kebaya Dining Room sets Peranakan set menus under chandeliers at the Seven Terraces hotel, Penang's dressiest take on Straits Chinese cooking.
Tip: Two seatings nightly at 18:00 and 20:00; the later one lets you linger, and the set menu format keeps prices sane.
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.
Tip: Lunch runs the same kitchen at a lower price than dinner; book the counter seats to watch the plating up close.
Gēn is chef Johnson Wong's Michelin-listed tasting room in Penang, building menus from Malaysian produce and local fish down to their bones.
Tip: The name means root, and the menu reads like a Penang market list; take the wine or juice pairing built to match.
Sood by Chef Ton brings the Bangkok chef behind Le Du to a 150-year-old Farquhar Street building, Penang's loudest and latest new Thai dining room.
Tip: The upstairs SO-OD bar is the louder half, built for fun dining with live bands and DJs; try it when the dining room is booked out.
