Wonderfood Museum Penang
It is really difficult not to break into a smile as soon one sets foot in Wonderfood Museum in Penang.
Tag: George Town
Kimberley Hotel, George Town, Penang
Located on the fringe of George Town, Penang’s famed UNESCO World Heritage Site Buffer Zone, just down the main thoroughfare from KOMTAR Tower, is Kimberley Hotel. KOMTAR is an acronym … Read More
Hotel Penaga, George Town, Penang
Located at the corner lot of Jalan Hutton and Lebuh Clarke in George Town, Penang, Hotel Penaga’s unique art deco terraces surely catch the eye of passersby.
Penang Baba Nyonya Dondang Sayang Chap Goh Meh Celebration
While half of the Penang population was at Fort Cornwallis for the state-level Chap Goh Meh Celebration, yours truly was at Evergreen Laurel Hotel in George Town to witness a … Read More
Penang Time Tunnel – History Museum
Wedged in a row of shop houses along Jalan Green Hall in Georgetown, with an unassuming facade is Penang Time Tunnel, the History Museum.
Kapitan Restaurant, Chulia Street, Penang
This 24-hour Indian-Muslim restaurant located at the junction of Chulia Street and Pitt Lane (Lebuh Pitt) in George Town, Penang, is famed for its claypot biryani rice, naan bread tandoori … Read More
Fort Cornwallis, Penang
Fort Cornwallis, named after the then Governor-General of India, Lord Charles Cornwallis, marks the spot where the founder of Penang, Sir Francis Light, and his crew first landed in 1786, … Read More
Chng Eng Joo (Sun Yat Sen Museum Penang)
Chng Eng Joo was where revolutionary leader, Dr. Sun Yet Sen, moved his based to Penang, one year before China’s Republican Revolution of 1911.
Jawi House Café Gallery, Penang
This quaint restaurant along Armenian Street serves authentic Jawi Peranakan (Straits Muslim) cuisine, one of the rare places, even in Penang.
Armenian Street Heritage Hotel, Penang
Although located along Lebuh Carnarvon and not Armenian Street, the hotel is just a short walking distance from the street that it is named after.
Camera Museum, George Town, Penang
Located along Lebuh Muntri in the UNESCO World Heritage Site in George Town, Penang is Camera Museum, the first of its kind in South East Asia.