Ceki Nyonya Restaurant is a peranakan restaurant in George Town, Penang.
Editorially verified August 27, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Ayam pongteh, Otak-otak
Tip: The name comes from the old Peranakan card game; ask the owners about the antique ceki decks on the wall.
Address: 11-A Jalan Sri Bahari, 10050 George Town, Penang
Jawi House on Armenian Street is Penang's standard-bearer for Jawi Peranakan cooking, blending Malay and Indian spice work in a cafe-gallery.
Signature: Nasi lemuni, Beef berempah
Tip: Try the nasi lemuni with butterfly-pea rice, then browse the gallery upstairs; the building tells the family story.
Fashion designer Richard Rivalee cooks his grandmother's pork-free Nyonya recipes in an antique-filled Macalister Lane shophouse in central Penang.
Signature: Kari kapitan, Gulai tumis
Tip: The kitchen is pork-free, which makes this the rare heritage Nyonya menu Muslim friends can share; book for dinner.
Du-An plates traditional Malaysian cooking with cafe polish on Beach Street in Penang; the skin-on mutton curry is the 2026 Michelin guide's pick.
Signature: Skin-on mutton curry, Nasi lemak
Tip: Everything is halal certified, so this is the Beach Street stop that works for every group; order the mutton curry.
Thara brings a Thai chef's seafood-first cooking to a lofty Lorong Prangin shophouse, one of two Thai kitchens holding a Penang Bib Gourmand.
Signature: Grilled river prawns, Tom yum talay
Tip: Seafood is the strong suit; order the grilled river prawns and a som tam rather than defaulting to pad thai.
Jawi House on Armenian Street is Penang's standard-bearer for Jawi Peranakan cooking, blending Malay and Indian spice work in a cafe-gallery.
Signature: Nasi lemuni, Beef berempah
Tip: Try the nasi lemuni with butterfly-pea rice, then browse the gallery upstairs; the building tells the family story.
Fashion designer Richard Rivalee cooks his grandmother's pork-free Nyonya recipes in an antique-filled Macalister Lane shophouse in central Penang.
Signature: Kari kapitan, Gulai tumis
Tip: The kitchen is pork-free, which makes this the rare heritage Nyonya menu Muslim friends can share; book for dinner.
Nyonya Willow hides in a Bayan Lepas commercial row far from tourist Penang, feeding local families northern Nyonya cooking worth the drive south.
Signature: Jiu hu char, Curry fish head
Tip: It sits near the airport side of the island; pair it with a Snake Temple or factory-outlet stop rather than a special trip.
Du-An plates traditional Malaysian cooking with cafe polish on Beach Street in Penang; the skin-on mutton curry is the 2026 Michelin guide's pick.
Signature: Skin-on mutton curry, Nasi lemak
Tip: Everything is halal certified, so this is the Beach Street stop that works for every group; order the mutton curry.
Thara brings a Thai chef's seafood-first cooking to a lofty Lorong Prangin shophouse, one of two Thai kitchens holding a Penang Bib Gourmand.
Signature: Grilled river prawns, Tom yum talay
Tip: Seafood is the strong suit; order the grilled river prawns and a som tam rather than defaulting to pad thai.
Sardaarji cooks Punjabi tandoor food under colourful drapes at the edge of Little India, the Bib Gourmand answer to Penang's South Indian majority.
Signature: Fish amritsari, Butter chicken
Tip: Skip the usual thali instinct here; the fish amritsari and tandoor breads are what the Michelin inspectors singled out.
