The restaurant has just been renamed Muthu Banana Leaf Restaurant by its current owner, PVM Magen. Mr Magen first took over its management in Sep 2010, but shared that the eatery was founded over 80 years ago by an enterprising émigré from Kalaiyar Kovil, Tamil Nadu, India.
It had started off as an eatery within the Sri Thayemanggalam Muthu Mariamman Hindu temple on Lorong Lumut, around the corner from its current location. At the time, it was known as “Bottle Kadai Sapadu” - a reference to the eatery’s location near a bottle shop there.
Muthu Banana Leaf Restaurant is covered by the Penang Arts Council’s new 10X10 program which will feature 10 heritage eateries on the island.
