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| View of Georgetown from Straits Quay |
Straits Quay
Jalan Seri Tanjung Pinang
Tanjung Tokong, Penang, 10470
Malaysia
Website
Straits Quay is a new retail and entertainment precinct from E&O Developments, on the waterfront in Tanjung Tokong. Think: Docklands, but without the wind, and with actual customers. And when I say "new", I mean that it popped up sometime in the last eight years, between my last two visits to Penang. We came here a couple of times over our trip, for dinners, yummy desserts and drinks!
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| The Waterfront |
I know that journalism about Penang focuses primarily on its rich culture of hawker food, and justifiably so, but there is a real diversity of places to eat in Penang - from the streetside stalls and casual restaurants to the big chains, and 'proper' posh restaurants too. Of course, cuisines from around the world are well represented - Japanese, Thai, different Western cuisines and more. It's not like locals just eat local food all the time - that would be like saying Melburnians only eat at inner-city converted warehouse cafes! Hehehe.
I should admit to you all here that when I was a little kid, I hated hawker stalls and kopitiams. Hated them. My parents would have to drag me, kicking and screaming to them. I hated the humidity, I hated the rickety stools, and I got scared every time one of the uncles would yell "KOPI PENG, NOR-AY, CHILAY MILO PENG!" across the room. At that age, I would have given anything to eat somewhere airconditioned, like the Shangri-La hotel buffet or Tip-Top or Top-Top cafes. (Those cafes have since closed down - today's equivalent would be a Coffee Bean). Of course, now that I'm all grown up I love hawker food - it's funny how things change!
But for today I wanted to show you the different outlets we enjoyed at Straits Quay.
Nyonya Breeze Desire
Shop 3A-1-7
Ph: +604 8999 058
Website
My uncle brought us to Nyonya Breeze Desire, for really good Nyonya food in a lovely environment. The service here was great too. People who've been to Penang will know what I mean when I say that often, Penang-service can be a little, well, sleepy, but the head waiter / manager here was super nice, really outgoing and switched-on, with excellent knowledge of the menu.
Clockwise from top left:
Huan Chu Heok Masak Lemak - young sweet potato leaves cooked in coconut milk with prawns and sweet potatoes - RM11.90
Inche Kabin - The Nyonya deep fried chicken served with prawn crackers and a dipping sauce of 'ang mo tau eu' - RM17.90
Hong Bak - Pork belly chunks and potatoes cooked in a bean paste sauce with local herbs - RM18.90
Achar Awak - pickled cucumber, cabbage, carrots, French beans and long beans in a spicy mix with a sprinkling of sesame seeds and peanuts - RM11.90
Oh Sushi!
Shop 3E-G-5, Quay South
Ph: +60 4-899 0109
We brought my aunty to Oh Sushi! for dinner on the last night we stayed with her, to say thank-you for being an awesome host! She loves Japanese food, and one of her friends recommended this restaurant to us.
The servings here were very generous, and well-made, and very fresh. The menu is massive though, so it took us ages to make our decisions!
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| Spicy Chicken Ramen |
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| Unagi / Tempura bento - massive! |
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| My aunty's salmon sashimi bento |
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| Sushi rolls |
Delicious
Shop 3C-G-3 & 3C-G-3A
Ph: +604 8998 555
Website
I wouldn't have thought to go to a cafe in Malaysia for Western-style cakes - ordinarily this is the type of place I would just sit in with a drink for a rest whilst shopping. However, my uncle of discerning tastes said it was pretty good, and I was happy to give it a go. It actually turned out to be really good, and we ended up visiting twice!
I liked the light, breezy atmosphere... and the cakes in the cabinet looked great too!
On our first visit with my uncle (this was straight after Nyonya Breeze Desire), we shared two cakes between three of us, as well as coffee and tea.
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| Coconut cake RM11.90; Pistachio Cheesecake RM14.90 |
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| Mmm... inside the coconut cake |
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| Chocolate Cake RM12.90 |
Healy Mac's Irish Pub and Restaurant
Shop 3A-G-9
Ph: +604 8903 477
After dinner at Oh Sushi! and dessert at Delicious, Aunty Rosie, Sandra and I headed to Healy Mac's Irish Pub for drinks with two of Aunty Rosie's girlfriends. So yes, you've read that right - we were out drinking at an Irish Pub with three ladies in their sixties - and I am ashamed to say they out-partied both of us!
After a big day of sightseeing and walking around in the heat, by the time night time came around we were completely drained and knackered - not my aunties! They were eating, drinking, laughing, requesting songs from the live band - the singer there did an amazing cover of Janis Joplin! - and even ordering shots!
"Come on girls, have a drink! You like beer? Have a cocktail!"
Well, it would be rude to say no...
I can't remember the name of this particular cocktail, but I'm sure it was some kind of sexual double entendre! The cocktail below was called a "Sexual Eruption". Ahem!
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We're getting close to the end of my posts on Penang! I've just got one more to come: my review of the Rasa Sayang Resort and Spa. YAY!
This is the fifth post in my series: 2012 Trip to Penang.
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| View of Georgetown from Straits Quay |
Straits Quay
Jalan Seri Tanjung Pinang
Tanjung Tokong, Penang, 10470
Malaysia
Website
Straits Quay is a new retail and entertainment precinct from E&O Developments, on the waterfront in Tanjung Tokong. Think: Docklands, but without the wind, and with actual customers. And when I say "new", I mean that it popped up sometime in the last eight years, between my last two visits to Penang. We came here a couple of times over our trip, for dinners, yummy desserts and drinks!
|
| The Waterfront |
I know that journalism about Penang focuses primarily on its rich culture of hawker food, and justifiably so, but there is a real diversity of places to eat in Penang - from the streetside stalls and casual restaurants to the big chains, and 'proper' posh restaurants too. Of course, cuisines from around the world are well represented - Japanese, Thai, different Western cuisines and more. It's not like locals just eat local food all the time - that would be like saying Melburnians only eat at inner-city converted warehouse cafes! Hehehe.
I should admit to you all here that when I was a little kid, I hated hawker stalls and kopitiams. Hated them. My parents would have to drag me, kicking and screaming to them. I hated the humidity, I hated the rickety stools, and I got scared every time one of the uncles would yell "KOPI PENG, NOR-AY, CHILAY MILO PENG!" across the room. At that age, I would have given anything to eat somewhere airconditioned, like the Shangri-La hotel buffet or Tip-Top or Top-Top cafes. (Those cafes have since closed down - today's equivalent would be a Coffee Bean). Of course, now that I'm all grown up I love hawker food - it's funny how things change!
But for today I wanted to show you the different outlets we enjoyed at Straits Quay.
Nyonya Breeze Desire
Shop 3A-1-7
Ph: +604 8999 058
Website
My uncle brought us to Nyonya Breeze Desire, for really good Nyonya food in a lovely environment. The service here was great too. People who've been to Penang will know what I mean when I say that often, Penang-service can be a little, well, sleepy, but the head waiter / manager here was super nice, really outgoing and switched-on, with excellent knowledge of the menu.
Clockwise from top left:
Huan Chu Heok Masak Lemak - young sweet potato leaves cooked in coconut milk with prawns and sweet potatoes - RM11.90
Inche Kabin - The Nyonya deep fried chicken served with prawn crackers and a dipping sauce of 'ang mo tau eu' - RM17.90
Hong Bak - Pork belly chunks and potatoes cooked in a bean paste sauce with local herbs - RM18.90
Achar Awak - pickled cucumber, cabbage, carrots, French beans and long beans in a spicy mix with a sprinkling of sesame seeds and peanuts - RM11.90
Oh Sushi!
Shop 3E-G-5, Quay South
Ph: +60 4-899 0109
We brought my aunty to Oh Sushi! for dinner on the last night we stayed with her, to say thank-you for being an awesome host! She loves Japanese food, and one of her friends recommended this restaurant to us.
The servings here were very generous, and well-made, and very fresh. The menu is massive though, so it took us ages to make our decisions!
|
| Spicy Chicken Ramen |
|
| Unagi / Tempura bento - massive! |
|
| My aunty's salmon sashimi bento |
|
| Sushi rolls |
Delicious
Shop 3C-G-3 & 3C-G-3A
Ph: +604 8998 555
Website
I wouldn't have thought to go to a cafe in Malaysia for Western-style cakes - ordinarily this is the type of place I would just sit in with a drink for a rest whilst shopping. However, my uncle of discerning tastes said it was pretty good, and I was happy to give it a go. It actually turned out to be really good, and we ended up visiting twice!
I liked the light, breezy atmosphere... and the cakes in the cabinet looked great too!
On our first visit with my uncle (this was straight after Nyonya Breeze Desire), we shared two cakes between three of us, as well as coffee and tea.
|
| Coconut cake RM11.90; Pistachio Cheesecake RM14.90 |
|
| Mmm... inside the coconut cake |
|
| Chocolate Cake RM12.90 |
Healy Mac's Irish Pub and Restaurant
Shop 3A-G-9
Ph: +604 8903 477
After dinner at Oh Sushi! and dessert at Delicious, Aunty Rosie, Sandra and I headed to Healy Mac's Irish Pub for drinks with two of Aunty Rosie's girlfriends. So yes, you've read that right - we were out drinking at an Irish Pub with three ladies in their sixties - and I am ashamed to say they out-partied both of us!
After a big day of sightseeing and walking around in the heat, by the time night time came around we were completely drained and knackered - not my aunties! They were eating, drinking, laughing, requesting songs from the live band - the singer there did an amazing cover of Janis Joplin! - and even ordering shots!
"Come on girls, have a drink! You like beer? Have a cocktail!"
Well, it would be rude to say no...
I can't remember the name of this particular cocktail, but I'm sure it was some kind of sexual double entendre! The cocktail below was called a "Sexual Eruption". Ahem!
--------
We're getting close to the end of my posts on Penang! I've just got one more to come: my review of the Rasa Sayang Resort and Spa. YAY!
This is the fifth post in my series: 2012 Trip to Penang.
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