Guidebook for George Town

Superhost Branson & Friends
Superhost Branson & Friends
Guidebook for George Town

Nearby Food

Food, easily available around our apartment within 1km radius.
Located on ground floor of our holiday home, it's the nearest cafe to you for your coffee and light meal fix.
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Starbucks
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Located on ground floor of our holiday home, it's the nearest cafe to you for your coffee and light meal fix.
Famous to the working group during lunch for the set lunch. Do try their deep fried chicken chop.
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Harvest In Café
10 Jalan Irrawaddi
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Famous to the working group during lunch for the set lunch. Do try their deep fried chicken chop.
A fusion western and local food with interesting set dinner that is reasonably priced. Just 5 minutes walk from the back gate through Northam Hotel rear entrance/exit.
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Harvest In Café
10 Jalan Irrawaddi
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A fusion western and local food with interesting set dinner that is reasonably priced. Just 5 minutes walk from the back gate through Northam Hotel rear entrance/exit.
Established for more than 10 years by a Taiwanese couple and I've to say it's close to what we've had back in Taiwan.
Taiwan KoChaBi
229 Jalan Burma
Established for more than 10 years by a Taiwanese couple and I've to say it's close to what we've had back in Taiwan.
10 minutes walk to the famous Old Green House Hokkien Prawn Mee that opens till late night 3am. Enjoy a hot bowl of prawn noodle soup. Do try the Bak Kut Teh and Chicken Porridge too! This is the spot that artist and superstar will never missed.
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Restoran Old Green House
223 Jalan Burma
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10 minutes walk to the famous Old Green House Hokkien Prawn Mee that opens till late night 3am. Enjoy a hot bowl of prawn noodle soup. Do try the Bak Kut Teh and Chicken Porridge too! This is the spot that artist and superstar will never missed.
Indulge in local mamak food and opens till late night. Just 5 minutes walk from our place.
Kapitan Restaurant
Persiaran Gurney
Indulge in local mamak food and opens till late night. Just 5 minutes walk from our place.
Feel bored of Starbucks Coffee? Just walk 5 minutes to Gurney Hotel and try ECC which has a nice setting to chill.
ECC Coffee
20A Jalan Bagan Jermal
Feel bored of Starbucks Coffee? Just walk 5 minutes to Gurney Hotel and try ECC which has a nice setting to chill.
Another renowned coffee chain located just across the street at Gurney Hotel.
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The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
Jalan Tanjung Tokong
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Another renowned coffee chain located just across the street at Gurney Hotel.
Serves dim sum in the morning, seafood for lunch and dinner. Do get crowded during the weekend!
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Bali Hai Seafood Market
90 Persiaran Gurney
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Serves dim sum in the morning, seafood for lunch and dinner. Do get crowded during the weekend!
Our favourite Bak Kut Teh place for lunch. Lunch and dinner are operated by different vendor, not quite fond with the bak kut teh at night, other than that are good.
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Coffee Island 皇排肉骨茶
104 Persiaran Gurney
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Our favourite Bak Kut Teh place for lunch. Lunch and dinner are operated by different vendor, not quite fond with the bak kut teh at night, other than that are good.
Another favourite Thai restaurant that is near to our place, run by a Thai family, it has been around for several years and the food is less spicy.
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Chok Dee Thai Restaurant
231-D Jalan Burma
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Another favourite Thai restaurant that is near to our place, run by a Thai family, it has been around for several years and the food is less spicy.
About 25 minutes walk towards another end of Gurney Drive will find the famous Gurney Drive open-air hawker stalls ground. Personal favourite would be the No. 11 Laksa, Toufu Fa, Wan Tan Mee. Not too fond of the Char Koay Teow that always has people queue on it. Another stall that has less queue is our favourite though.
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Gurney Drive Hawker Centre
172 Solok Gurney 1
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About 25 minutes walk towards another end of Gurney Drive will find the famous Gurney Drive open-air hawker stalls ground. Personal favourite would be the No. 11 Laksa, Toufu Fa, Wan Tan Mee. Not too fond of the Char Koay Teow that always has people queue on it. Another stall that has less queue is our favourite though.
If you are driving, head over to Jalan Nagor which is just 5 minutes away and there's a stretch of eateries and cafe which gets crowded during night time. Do try drinking open air among the ruined houses at night which is fun and interesting.
Jalan Nagor
Jalan Nagor
If you are driving, head over to Jalan Nagor which is just 5 minutes away and there's a stretch of eateries and cafe which gets crowded during night time. Do try drinking open air among the ruined houses at night which is fun and interesting.
A long established seafood restaurant that is right opposite our home, takes a little 5 minutes walk to reach there. Their cheese baked lobster/prawn is nice!
Ocean Green Restaurant
Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah
A long established seafood restaurant that is right opposite our home, takes a little 5 minutes walk to reach there. Their cheese baked lobster/prawn is nice!
Eat like a local, feel like a local. Try their famous Hainanese Lor Mee in the morning and Western Food at night.
Hai Beng Coffee Shop
216 Jalan Burma
Eat like a local, feel like a local. Try their famous Hainanese Lor Mee in the morning and Western Food at night.
Eat like a local here at night with road side style mamak. Do try their Nasi Lemak Goreng which takes packet of nasi lemak and fry like fried rice.
Ali Kopi
Eat like a local here at night with road side style mamak. Do try their Nasi Lemak Goreng which takes packet of nasi lemak and fry like fried rice.
Get crowded during lunch and late night. Lunch special: Seafood noodle, steam fish, zhu char. Dinner special: BBQ Chicken Wings, Hokkien Prawn Mee, Grilled Fish (10pm onwards)
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Jiashi Restaurant
72H Persiaran Gurney
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Get crowded during lunch and late night. Lunch special: Seafood noodle, steam fish, zhu char. Dinner special: BBQ Chicken Wings, Hokkien Prawn Mee, Grilled Fish (10pm onwards)
Brunch - Not the perfect bak but teh spot, but their seafood noodle are good in the morning. It's very crowded in the morning, similar to Song River Cafe, just 2 shops next.
Zealand Bak Kut Teh and Seafood Restaurant
62 Persiaran Gurney
Brunch - Not the perfect bak but teh spot, but their seafood noodle are good in the morning. It's very crowded in the morning, similar to Song River Cafe, just 2 shops next.
Nearest food court, just across our apartment, less than 5 minutes walk.
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Northam Beach Cafe
58 Jln Sultan Ahmad Shah
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Nearest food court, just across our apartment, less than 5 minutes walk.

Drinks & Nightlife

Check out Penang's bar scene, somewhat unique and fun. All are easily reachable by Grab within 10 minutes ride.
One of the very first speakeasy in Penang in a Chinese setting. Indulge in good DJ and live band and sip with some unique cocktail in Chinese alcohol tea pot.
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天下第一客棧 Magazine 63
63 Jalan Magazine
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One of the very first speakeasy in Penang in a Chinese setting. Indulge in good DJ and live band and sip with some unique cocktail in Chinese alcohol tea pot.
No fancy setup, no fancy music. Only have the cheapest beer in town and sit in open air setting, talk your night and mingle with tourist from around the world.
Antarabangsa Enterprise
21 Lorong Stewart
No fancy setup, no fancy music. Only have the cheapest beer in town and sit in open air setting, talk your night and mingle with tourist from around the world.
You may or may not find the entrance to the bar. One of many speakeasy in Penang that I like. Enjoy Netflix & Chill cocktail and you be surprised with their creativity.
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Out Of Nowhere
75 Jalan Kuala Kangsar
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You may or may not find the entrance to the bar. One of many speakeasy in Penang that I like. Enjoy Netflix & Chill cocktail and you be surprised with their creativity.
I consider this as the most original speakeasy in Penang. To coup with the ever growing curious crowds, the boss has installed a password lock at the door. Keeping it as secret as it is, ask us how to get in. - Those who knows, knows.
Backdoor Bodega
37 Jalan Gurdwara
I consider this as the most original speakeasy in Penang. To coup with the ever growing curious crowds, the boss has installed a password lock at the door. Keeping it as secret as it is, ask us how to get in. - Those who knows, knows.
Underrated roof top bar. Penang does not has mega skyline like Hong Kong or Singapore, but then the roof of colonial shophouses and a mixture of modern architecture in this heritage city creates a unique skyline.
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Three Sixty Revolving Restaurant and Rooftop Bar
25-A Lebuh Farquhar
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Underrated roof top bar. Penang does not has mega skyline like Hong Kong or Singapore, but then the roof of colonial shophouses and a mixture of modern architecture in this heritage city creates a unique skyline.
Hipster Bar with a strong identity of Penang in their drinks menu. As the bar name - Good Friends Club, a place where good friends gather, sip on some unique local influence cocktail and enjoy some truffle fries.
Good Friends Club
39 Jalan Gurdwara
Hipster Bar with a strong identity of Penang in their drinks menu. As the bar name - Good Friends Club, a place where good friends gather, sip on some unique local influence cocktail and enjoy some truffle fries.
Hipster Bar 2. Cocktail crafted by the same team behind Backdoor Bodega, this morning to night cafe/bar is hipster enough to keep you inside for some times. Try their cocktail infused desserts.
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Hipster Bar 2. Cocktail crafted by the same team behind Backdoor Bodega, this morning to night cafe/bar is hipster enough to keep you inside for some times. Try their cocktail infused desserts.

Shopping

Buy your Penang's food souvenir here, it's just 10 minutes walk away. Remember to use the exit/entrance behind Northam Hotel to reach there easy.
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Him Heang Sdn Bhd
162A Jalan Burma
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Buy your Penang's food souvenir here, it's just 10 minutes walk away. Remember to use the exit/entrance behind Northam Hotel to reach there easy.
Famous seafront shopping mall which is 25 minutes walk along the breezing Gurney Drive or drive there in 5-10 minutes depends on traffic.
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Gurney Plaza
170 Persiaran Gurney
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Famous seafront shopping mall which is 25 minutes walk along the breezing Gurney Drive or drive there in 5-10 minutes depends on traffic.
Featuring lots of high street brand in this upscale shopping mall next to Gurney Plaza. Walk there in 25 minutes, drive or use public bus 101, 103 and Pulau Tikus Loop to reach there (bus stop at Jalan Pangkor).
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Gurney Paragon Mall
163d Persiaran Gurney
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Featuring lots of high street brand in this upscale shopping mall next to Gurney Plaza. Walk there in 25 minutes, drive or use public bus 101, 103 and Pulau Tikus Loop to reach there (bus stop at Jalan Pangkor).
In case you need to get some groceries for your long stay, Giant Hypermarket is just 5 minutes drive away.
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Giant Supermarket Penang Plaza
126 Jalan Burma
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In case you need to get some groceries for your long stay, Giant Hypermarket is just 5 minutes drive away.

Getting Around

Bus Stop @ Jalan Pangkor: - Teluk Behang / Tanjung Bungah Bound - 101 takes you to Batu Ferringhi, Butterfly Farm, pass Gurney Plaza, Straits Quay, Tanjung Bungah, Floating Mosque - 103, 104 takes you to Tanjung Bungah, pass Gurney Plaza - FREE PULAU TIKUS LOOP, free bus loops around Pulau Tikus neighbourhood, pass Gurney Plaza.
Jalan Pangkor
Jalan Pangkor
Bus Stop @ Jalan Pangkor: - Teluk Behang / Tanjung Bungah Bound - 101 takes you to Batu Ferringhi, Butterfly Farm, pass Gurney Plaza, Straits Quay, Tanjung Bungah, Floating Mosque - 103, 104 takes you to Tanjung Bungah, pass Gurney Plaza - FREE PULAU TIKUS LOOP, free bus loops around Pulau Tikus neighbourhood, pass Gurney Plaza.