Penang Street Food

Street Food Penang

The Pearl of the Orient is definitely filled with many drops of exquisite precious culinary pearls, from the internationally known Asam Laksa to the Char Kway Teow. The plethora of different Penang food, and its variations, is splattered all over the island. This UNESCO World Heritage site is home to some of the best-tasting quality food you will find in Malaysia, as is a melting pot of Chinese, Indian, Malay, and British influences. We now explore 26 dishes of Penang’s best street food, some common, and others generally not found outside the island of Penang.


26 PENANG FOOD YOU HAVE TO TRY

Food For Thought’s selection

1. Apam +
2. Ark Kway Teow Th’ng +
3. Asam Laksa +
4. Asam Laksa Lemak (Siamese Laksa) +
5. Char Kway Kak +
6. Char Kway Teow +
7. Chee Cheong Fun +
8. Chendol +
9. Curry Mee +
10. Hainanese Chicken Pie +
11. Hae Mee (Penang Prawn Mee) +
12. Kway Chap +
13. Kway Teow Th’ng (Kway Teow Soup) + 
14. Lor Bak +
15. Lor Mee +
16. Mee Goreng Mamak +
17. Mee Jawa +
18. Muah Chee +
19. Nasi Dalca +
20. Nasi Kandar +
21. Oh Chien (Oyster Omelette) +
22. Popiah +
23. Rojak Buah (Fruit Rojak) +
24. Rojak Pasembur (Mamak Rojak) +
25. Sup Kambing +
26. Wan Tan Mee +