Peninsula House is a modern australian restaurant in George Town, Penang.
Editorially verified August 27, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Wood-grilled sharing plates, Sourdough with cultured butter
Tip: The stairway entrance is easy to miss beside the old bank facades; look for the India House lettering and head up.
Address: Level 1, India House, 25B Lebuh Pantai, 10300 George Town, Penang
Sambal reworks Malaysian favourites with European technique at 300 Beach Street, a halal-friendly modern dining room in Penang's banking quarter.
Signature: Lap mei fun, Sambal fried rice
Tip: The lap mei fun twist is the signature; come at lunch when the set menus make the kitchen's fusion ideas cheapest.
Bao Teck Tea House steams dim sum in a tiled heritage house with an indoor moss garden, Penang's prettiest room for a slow Cantonese yum cha.
Signature: Har gow with local shrimp, Honeycomb yam puffs
Tip: Weekends run longer hours but fill by 10:00; midweek at 08:30 gets you the moss-garden table and fresh har gow.
Tek Sen has run its Carnarvon Street dining room since 1965 and holds a 2026 Bib Gourmand, Penang's benchmark for wok-fried Chinese home cooking.
Signature: Double-roasted pork, Belacan fried chicken
Tip: Queues build fast at both services; arrive before 11:30 or 17:30 and order the double-roasted pork first, it sells out.
Auntie Gaik Lean's Old School Eatery holds a Michelin star in the 2026 guide, cooking heirloom Nyonya recipes behind a Bishop Street shopfront in Penang.
Signature: Kari kapitan, Jiu hu char
Tip: Reservations for larger tables carry an RM200 deposit; parties of three or fewer join the walk-in queue instead.
Sifu Nyonya Cuisine on Rope Walk earned a 2026 Bib Gourmand for Penang Peranakan cooking, its septuagenarian chef running forty-odd a la carte dishes.
Signature: Tu ka chor, Inchi kabin
Tip: Order the pomelo kerabu and inchi kabin early; the kitchen works to a fixed daily batch and stops when it runs out.
Sambal reworks Malaysian favourites with European technique at 300 Beach Street, a halal-friendly modern dining room in Penang's banking quarter.
Signature: Lap mei fun, Sambal fried rice
Tip: The lap mei fun twist is the signature; come at lunch when the set menus make the kitchen's fusion ideas cheapest.
Bao Teck Tea House steams dim sum in a tiled heritage house with an indoor moss garden, Penang's prettiest room for a slow Cantonese yum cha.
Signature: Har gow with local shrimp, Honeycomb yam puffs
Tip: Weekends run longer hours but fill by 10:00; midweek at 08:30 gets you the moss-garden table and fresh har gow.
Tek Sen has run its Carnarvon Street dining room since 1965 and holds a 2026 Bib Gourmand, Penang's benchmark for wok-fried Chinese home cooking.
Signature: Double-roasted pork, Belacan fried chicken
Tip: Queues build fast at both services; arrive before 11:30 or 17:30 and order the double-roasted pork first, it sells out.
Auntie Gaik Lean's Old School Eatery holds a Michelin star in the 2026 guide, cooking heirloom Nyonya recipes behind a Bishop Street shopfront in Penang.
Signature: Kari kapitan, Jiu hu char
Tip: Reservations for larger tables carry an RM200 deposit; parties of three or fewer join the walk-in queue instead.
Ivy's Nyonya Cuisine in Penang is a husband-and-wife Peranakan room with a 2026 Bib Gourmand; Ivy cooks while her husband runs the small floor.
Signature: Nyonya set for two, Perut ikan
Tip: Book ahead by phone; the set menus for two or four are the easiest way through the long home-style menu.
Sifu Nyonya Cuisine on Rope Walk earned a 2026 Bib Gourmand for Penang Peranakan cooking, its septuagenarian chef running forty-odd a la carte dishes.
Signature: Tu ka chor, Inchi kabin
Tip: Order the pomelo kerabu and inchi kabin early; the kitchen works to a fixed daily batch and stops when it runs out.
