Food Scene
Western-style breakfast in a beautiful garden setting, also for days you long for something non-Malaysian
40 locals recommend
Restaurant Ferringhi Garden
34 Jalan Batu FerringhiWestern-style breakfast in a beautiful garden setting, also for days you long for something non-Malaysian
Surrounding this petrol station are: a McDonald's restaurant, Subway Sandwich restaurant, but most importantly a stall selling nasi lemak and other traditional Malay delicacies for breakfast.
Petronas
Surrounding this petrol station are: a McDonald's restaurant, Subway Sandwich restaurant, but most importantly a stall selling nasi lemak and other traditional Malay delicacies for breakfast.
This is a must-try! A mere 5-minute walk from my place and you get a buffet of traditional Malay dishes and curries to go with your rice. Also, Lat Café sells crispy roti canai and the famed teh tarik for breakfast.
13 locals recommend
Nasi Melayu Lidiana
Medan seleraThis is a must-try! A mere 5-minute walk from my place and you get a buffet of traditional Malay dishes and curries to go with your rice. Also, Lat Café sells crispy roti canai and the famed teh tarik for breakfast.
Virtually everything the Penang hawker scene has to offer all under this one huge roof. But it opens only for dinner.
19 locals recommend
Viva Local Food Haven
Lot 303 Jln Tanjung TokongVirtually everything the Penang hawker scene has to offer all under this one huge roof. But it opens only for dinner.
Great Japanese fine dining in the five-star beachfront Lone Pine Hotel. Take a stroll along the beach after dinner or check out the street stalls along Batu Feringghi just outside the hotel. Opens only for dinner.
9 locals recommend
Lone Pine Hotel
97 Jalan Batu FerringhiGreat Japanese fine dining in the five-star beachfront Lone Pine Hotel. Take a stroll along the beach after dinner or check out the street stalls along Batu Feringghi just outside the hotel. Opens only for dinner.
Malay-style Penang laksa by the beach! I am a laksa addict myself so if you are in Penang you should try it at least once :) There is also rojak (Malaysian-style fruit salad) and fresh coconut water, on top of other snacks, and a good opportunity to eat among locals.
Laksa Penang, Shamrock Beach
15 Jalan Batu FerringhiMalay-style Penang laksa by the beach! I am a laksa addict myself so if you are in Penang you should try it at least once :) There is also rojak (Malaysian-style fruit salad) and fresh coconut water, on top of other snacks, and a good opportunity to eat among locals.
Tsunami Village
Chinese seafood restaurant by the beach.
Another popular seafood place - famous for their charcoal roasted shrimps and crabs. You'll need to call to place your booking and order in advance. And yes, you dine by the beach.
21 locals recommend
Pearl Garden Cafe
338 Jalan Tokong Thai Pak KoongAnother popular seafood place - famous for their charcoal roasted shrimps and crabs. You'll need to call to place your booking and order in advance. And yes, you dine by the beach.
Arts & Culture
A showcase of the Baba Nyonya heritage that will take you back in time and help you see how this part of the Chinese community has assimilated into the Malay culture.
102 locals recommend
Pinang Peranakan Mansion
29 Church StA showcase of the Baba Nyonya heritage that will take you back in time and help you see how this part of the Chinese community has assimilated into the Malay culture.
This is a restored and preserved heritage home of the late Mr. Cheong Fatt Tze, a historical figure boasting a rags-to-riches story of a poor Chinese immigrant made good in South East Asia. There will be a guided tour to help you appreciate how his story played out against a backdrop of the politics and economy of those days gone by.
79 locals recommend
Cheong Fatt Tze - The Blue Mansion
14 Lebuh LeithThis is a restored and preserved heritage home of the late Mr. Cheong Fatt Tze, a historical figure boasting a rags-to-riches story of a poor Chinese immigrant made good in South East Asia. There will be a guided tour to help you appreciate how his story played out against a backdrop of the politics and economy of those days gone by.
Sightseeing
Drop by the Penang Heritage Trust office for recommendations of walking tours of the Georgetown UNESCO World Heritage site!
Penang Heritage Trust
26 Church StDrop by the Penang Heritage Trust office for recommendations of walking tours of the Georgetown UNESCO World Heritage site!
Essentials
This is the neigbourhood post office where you can also pay utility bills (for long-term guests staying more than 28 nights)
Pejabat Pos Tanjung Bungah
JKR 2072 Jalan Tanjung BungahThis is the neigbourhood post office where you can also pay utility bills (for long-term guests staying more than 28 nights)
Tejani Medical Clinic
Jalan Wee Hein TzeJust in case.
Penang Adventist Hospital
465 Jalan BurmaJust in case.
Alpha Mart
This is the neighbourhood mom-and-pop grocery store.
Tesco - needs no introduction :) Parking is very convenient, and is free of charge.
128 locals recommend
Tesco Seri Tanjung Pinang
1 Jalan Seri Tg PinangTesco - needs no introduction :) Parking is very convenient, and is free of charge.
High-end grocery shopping in a nice seafront place perfect for relaxing over a cup of coffee - but Tesco has a wider variety of goods.
18 locals recommend
Sam's Groceria
Jalan Seri Tanjung PinangHigh-end grocery shopping in a nice seafront place perfect for relaxing over a cup of coffee - but Tesco has a wider variety of goods.
A nice wet market for you to get your fresh produce. There's also a food court and some coffee shops a few steps away where you can have local Penang breakfast.
10 locals recommend
Tanjung Bungah Night Market
554 Jalan Tanjung BungahA nice wet market for you to get your fresh produce. There's also a food court and some coffee shops a few steps away where you can have local Penang breakfast.
This is my go-to place for foot reflexology and full body massages. Clean, no-frill, reasonably priced and friendly. Ask for Albert or Tip - these are my favourite masseuses.
MV Bayu Foot Reflexology
1 Jalan Sungai KelianThis is my go-to place for foot reflexology and full body massages. Clean, no-frill, reasonably priced and friendly. Ask for Albert or Tip - these are my favourite masseuses.
Getting Around
I am using this condo as a landmark - there is a bus stop across the road from this condominium for you to get a bus that goes downtown towards the direction of Georgetown.
Tsunami Village,Jalan Tanjung Bungah
I am using this condo as a landmark - there is a bus stop across the road from this condominium for you to get a bus that goes downtown towards the direction of Georgetown.
I am using the Floating Mosque as a landmark - to catch a bus going up Batu Feringghi, wait outside Lidiana's rice stall, along the main road and opposite the Floating Mosque.
7 locals recommend
Penang Floating Mosque
Jalan Batu FerringhiI am using the Floating Mosque as a landmark - to catch a bus going up Batu Feringghi, wait outside Lidiana's rice stall, along the main road and opposite the Floating Mosque.