๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ฎ on Soo Hong Lane is George Townโs latest restaurant opening, and it promises to be an exciting one - a collaboration between contemporary art gallery owner, Leong Kwong Yee @ KY, together with one of Kuala Lumpurโs most exciting chefs, Ahmad Suffian Salim, and property owner, Dickson Lim.
The restaurant looks like a rusty corrugated iron-cladded warehouse on the outside, but is a bright, airy, ultra-modern space inside.
Natural sunlight bathed the cool dining area, dominated by Mumbai-born contemporary artist, Jitish Kallatโs ๐๐ช๐ฃ๐๐ง ๐๐ค๐ฉ๐๐จ, where Indian flatbread or ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ต๐ช๐ด were used to symbolise the phases of the moon as it orbits around the Earth.
Well-regarded in Kuala Lumpur, Ahmad Suffian Salim made his debut in George Town last year when, as a consultant, he conceptualised the groundbreaking menu of newly-opened ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐๐๐น๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ, and trained the first batch of chefs there.
This time, Ahmad, together with his wife, the very personable Aim whoโs also the restaurant manager, have decided to settle down in Penang permanently.
Our lunch today:
Caramelised onion mousse with sourdough toast.
Tomato medley, lychees, pickled jalapenos, mung beans, wasabina leaves, dressed with soy vinaigrette.
Wild rice, sweet potato, leafy greens, cranberries, pecans, cucumber.
Charred cabbage, cashew cream, caper-sultana butter, walnuts.
Grilled seabass, beurre montรฉ, peas, butter beans, makrut oil.
Angus sirloin steak (200g), burnt onion jus, rosti, labneh, beef fat vinaigrette.
Dessert: Pumpkin pudding, mascarpone, pecans.
Coffee and caneles.
Address
Gilda
81 Soo Hong Lane, 10200 George Town, Penang, Malaysia
Opening hours: Mon, Thu to Sun 11am to 10pm. Closed Tue & Wed.
