[Penang, Malaysia] "Oh Chien" (Oyster Omelette) at 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽

[klyeoh (Peter)]

There are no standouts at the moment (for me) in Penang. The one at Presgrave Street is not bad.

[Penang, Malaysia] Street Food Options at Presgrave Street ("Sar Tiau Lor") Food Centre.

I need to remember one thing - the famous Presgrave Street Hokkien mee stall is NOT open on Thursdays. Ditto the famous “lor bak” stall (formerly from Ho Ping/Kampung Malabar) right next to it. [image] [image] However, there are other options this evening, and here are what we had. Oh chien (oyster omelette) - “oh chien” is a Hokkien/Fujianese-style oyster omelette. Similar excellent renditions, with minor localised variations, can be found in many places in this region with sizable Hokk…

There is one oyster omelette stall inside Sin Guat Keong coffeeshop on Kimberley Street (also famous for its Char Koay Teow) which is worth trying:

[Penang] Kimberley Street "Char Koay Teow"

One of Penang’s best-known hawker dish is the “char koay teow” - fried flat rice noodles, a dish of Teochew (Chaozhou/潮州) origin, but which underwent a localisation process in Penang which rendered it better than the native version in the Teochew homeland back in China. The Teochews has been emigrating to South-East Asia for centuries. In Penang, the Teochews came en masse during the British colonial period in the 19-th-century. Homesick Teochews concocted the Penang-style “char koay teow” whic…

For many people, the best “oh chien” in Penang is from Mr Gan at OO White Coffee on Carnarvon Street - he’s only open for lunch.

[Penang, Malaysia] ST Loo Beef Noodles & Mr Gan Oyster Omelette at Carnarvon Street

Loo Seow Theng (better known by her moniker, ST Loo) who purveys perhaps the best beef noodles in Penang, has moved from her long-time location at the corner of Beach St and Chulia St to her current location at OO White Coffee Café along Carnarvon Street (near the entrance to the Teoh Clan Association). [image] [image] [image] ST Loo’s beef noodles, replete with beef balls, sliced beef, tripe and tendon, are absolutely scrumptious and still tasted every bit a good as the time when her fat…