KL’s successful Kenny Hills Bakers finally made landfall in Malaysia’s food capital, Penang. Ensconced in a turn-of-the-20th-century mansion on the end of Upper Penang Road, a stone’s throw away from the historic Eastern & Oriental Hotel, the new outlet has been pulling in the crowds since its opening on January 17, 2025.
Kenny Hills Bakers outlets in KL are generally very busy and packed. But its 10th outlet, and the first outside KL, here in Penang, drew record crowds in its first few weeks, with hour-long waits for tables and even for one’s food orders.
One thing which sets its Penang outlet apart from its KL counterparts is its location inside a century-old former family mansion, with lofty ceilings and large windows.
- Portobello beef pie - very nice, deep flavors.
- Duck-leg confit with waffles - this one caught my eye, an interesting variant of the more readily-available fried chicken with maple syrup on waffles also on the menu. It’s topped with a sunny-side-up fried egg.
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𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘉𝘦𝘦𝘧 𝘌𝘨𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘦 - corned beef with peas and shallot confit, served on toasted brioche with oven-baked egg. Loved the corned beef, but the brioche was more “fried” than “toasted”, hence cloyingly greasy. Didn’t quite enjoy it as much as I thought I would.
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Goat’s cheese, tomato & spinach quiche.
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The ever-popular Peach strudel.
The food standards are exactly the same as KL’s - very good quality control. Just waiting for the euphoria to die down before I go back again to this Penang outlet to explore other menu items:
Address
Kenny Hills Bakers
4, Penang Road, 10000 George Town, Penang, Malaysia
Operating hours: 10am to 10pm daily
