City: Penang
Top Things to do in Penang
Top Hotels in Penang
- 1. PARKROYAL Penang Resort
- 2. Hard Rock Hotel Penang
- 3. Shangri-La Rasa Sayang, Penang
- 4. Hompton By The Beach Penang
- 5. Sunway Hotel Georgetown Penang
- 6. JEN Penang Georgetown by Shangri-La
- 7. Royale Chulan Penang
- 8. Shangri-La Golden Sands, Penang
- 9. Lexis Suites Penang
- 10. DoubleTree Resort By Hilton Hotel Penang
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5 Neighborhoods in Penang That You Shouldn't Miss
Penang is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai (formerly Province Wellesley) on the Malay Peninsula. The second smallest Malaysian state by land mass, Penang is bordered by Kedah to the north and the east, and Perak to the south.
Restaurants in Penang
1. Armenian Street
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,563 reviews
Reviewed By pawool73 - Brisbane, Australia
This street is just fabulous, some great street wall art, amazing shops, fabulous coffee, restaurants, character filled and buzzing with tourists, just loved it!
2. Chinatown - Penang
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 50 reviews
Reviewed By saronic - Zurich, Switzerland
When in George Town it is hard to say, where Chinatown really is. With 42% of the population and being economically the most active ethnic group the Chinese are everywhere, as can be witnessed by all the their shops and the Chinese signs and letters. Many Chinatowns all over the world, as last seen in Melbourne, are delimited by typical arches. Here they can be found at Campbell Street, where I was staying anyway, in the lovely Italian run boutique hotel 'Campbell House'. But this is definitely not the only Chinese part of town. The area around Campbell Street has been called 'New Chinatown' by historians, since it was settled by later immigrants from China in the 1880's. Previous arrivals used to stay closer to the coast, where the Kongsi, then clan houses, can be found or the Pinang Peranakan Mansion. Completely by the sea were the Hokkien people living in the clan jetties.
3. Little India - Penang
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 224 reviews
Reviewed By Ashwalk - Phuket, Thailand
This is a great little area, Little India, covers 4-5 blocks with some great food, heaps of awesome temples and little shop and has a amazing atmosphere, almost like you are somewhere in India. Take your time to explore these blocks and get some food, it cant be missed.
4. Chulia Street
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 490 reviews
Reviewed By Januarytyp - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
connected with the famous Love Lane. Along Chulia Street there are full of local food stalls: Wantan Mee, Hokkien Mee, Char Koey Teow, Lok Lok, Apom, Yong Tao Fu, Nasi Lemak, coconut milkshake, and Manchester United Burger Stall. It is happening during the weekend as there are a lot of foreign tourists hanging around having beer along the love lane. You w can feel yourself like a tourist while walking on chulia street
5. Chew Jetty
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 2,967 reviews
Reviewed By lisafuturegreen - New York City, United States
Of all the jetties to see "Chew Jetty" is the best one, with the most explanation of the Klan Jetty's. Stroll on the old wooden planks and notice where the tide is..high or low? How does this effect their lives here? This jetty also has good food, gift shops and even a tiny theater "Folklore by the Sea"(at this time it is closed because of the virus). Theses jetties are truly "Living Museums" with an actual neighborhood and community vibe. We stopped at "49 Snow" to cool off with the one of the natural homemade fruit ices. This neat little shop is clean and comfortable. The owners family has been on the jetty for over 130 years. We also bought a homemade tee shirt at one of the cute little up beat shops, which again the owners family had made a living fishing the jetty in the past. Another little old lady was selling note books for a few cents outside her home. Non of these people were pushy or looked greedy...they are just the next generation that cannot fish, yet still have to survive on the jetty some how....this is the only place they know as "home sweet home." We really enjoyed our conversations with these living legends. There is also some nice Street Art Murals, a temple (at the end), and some historic boats. It takes about 1 hr or so to explore the whole jetty if you take your time and do both sides and have a snack and shop along the way.
