Kedai Kopi Liong Huat Seng - Sungai Tiram Char Hor Fun

In Penang, there are a type of noodle which comes in big pieces. It somestime can be bigger piece than a spreaded Chee Cheong Fun but taste like typical koey teow. In Hokkien, they call it “TUA PAN“. Before you cook it, you will need to cut it into smaller piece.

In KL people call this “WAT TAN HOR” [Smooth Egg Koey Teow], Ipoh people call it “SAR HOR FUN” [SAND KOEY TEOW??] and Penang people call it “CHAR HOR FUN” [Fried Koey Teow]. Basically it is cooked the same way just come with a different name according to where it is sold. Our of this 3 I still prefer the Penang Char Hor Fun more than the rest.

Penang island has a few reputable Char Hor Fun restaurant which have been selling since the pre war time. They are Foo Heong [Cintra Street], Tai Tong and Kafe Tong Hooi. There are a hidden gem situated near a small place a long the Penang Airport runway called Sungai Tiram where it is right next to the air strip. When you dine here, you can see a lot plane take off or landing.

The Char Hor Fun stall actually is located within a small food court where they got sell seafood noodles as well.

Seafood Noodle Stall

Char Hor Fun Stall

Stir fried TUA PAN with rice vermicelli with soya sauce. This is prepared in advance to shorten the cooking time. They don’t fry much and put a side. They just cook it in advance because of the orders are coming non stop. Each time the TUA PAN are stir fried, the frying pan need to be cleaned before they can cook the gravy and the ingredients.

EE Fu Mee

The TUA PAN running low …. time to fry some more to top up …

Stir Fry Tua Pan in action. The TUA PAN must fried until got a bit overcooked or in Hokkien called “CHAU HUI TAR” a bit. Without that, it is not enough kick in the Char Hor Fun.

Then the cravy are cooked and poured on top of the stir fried. The gravy are cooked with special boiled soup, corn starch to thicken it, CHAI SIM (dunno how to call this vege in english), prawns, pig liver and egg. It look simple to prepare but the skill to prepare it is not easy.

The it must be accompanied with pickled green chili. Without this, it doesn’t feel right when eating your Char Hor Fun.

See the bottom part …. a bit of the over cooked TUA PAN coated with soya sauce ….. That is the best part. We did order another plate of EE Mee which cooked the same way. That time myself and Daniel busy gawking down the Char Hor Fun already …. forgot to take picture of the EE FU MEE. It is basically looks the same with different noodle only.

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Place: Kedai Kopi Liong Huat Seng

Location : Near Penang Airport. It is the food court next to Petronas Petrol Station.
GPS Coordinate :N5 18.039 E100 16.356
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Address : Checkout the map
Contact No :
Website :
Business Hour : Dinner time only. Mostly start at 6pm onwards.
Off Day :
Food Type: Chinese Hawker Food
Price: RM4
Payment Terms : Cash
Cleanliness Votes : 2/5
Food Votes : 4/5
Air Conditioned : No
Halal : No
WIFI : No
Smoking and non smoking zone : No
Tax : None
Recommended Foods : Char Hor Fun, Ee Fu Mee, Belacan Chicken

Recommended Drinks : Kopi Oh KOW!

Remark:
This coffee shop got inner and outer part. Inner part serve only coffee/tea. If you want juices, you need to sit at the outer area. For breakfast, PenangTuaPui mention their Hokkien mee are nice.

Restoran Tashi Delek

Place: Restoran Tashi Delek
GPS Coordinate :
Location : Seremban
Address : 56, Jalan S2 D36, City Centre, Seremban 2, 70100, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan
Contact No : 06-601 7650
Business Hour :
Food Type: Vegetarian Foods
Price: RM8 for the char siew and RM10 for petai bean curd
Halal : No
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Food Recommended : Vegetarian Honey Glazed Char Siew and Petai Bean Curd

Remark :

Restaurant Tong Hooi

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Place:Restaurant Tong Hooi

Location : Next to Honolulu Cafe and Opposite Across Ah Leng Char Koey Teow
GPS Coordinate : N5 24.747 E100 19.166
Address : Please refer map
Contact No :
Business Hour : 3pm to 11.00pm
Off Day : Tuesday
Food Type: KL Hokkien Char (Fat Mee)
Price: RM4 onwards
Credit Card : No
Cleanliness Votes : 2/5
Food Votes : 5/5
Air Conditioned : No
Halal : No
WIFI : No
Smoking and non smoking zone : No
Tax :
Recommended Foods : Fried KL Hokkien Char mix with Hor Fun (The Fat Mee) and Fat Mee Cook in Sharks Fin way

Recommended Drinks : The Kopi ‘O’ is very KOW! in this coffee shop

Remark:
The best you can get in Penang and they are very generous on the pork lard. The sambal is the best for eat with the KL Hokkien Char. The chili in KL is too salty and not spicy enough compared to this. The sambal have belacan mixed in it and that is what makes it taste so good.

Restoran Choon Yien

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Place: Restoran Choon Yien
Location : Opposite 6 to 10 Grill Western Food
GPS Coordinate : N3 07.364 E101 38.073
Address : Restoran Choon Yien, CG-1, Happy Mansion Apartments, Jalan 17/13, Section 17, 46400 Petaling Jaya
Contact No :016-2809043 (James for reservation)
Business Hour : Daily 11am to 1pm
Off Day :
Food Type: Chicken Rice
Price: RM35 a bird of the chicken, RM18 for the char siew/roast pork, rice each RM1 and RM4 for the sour and spicy soup Cleanliness Votes : 3/5
Food Votes : 5/5
Air Conditioned : NO
Halal :NO
WIFI : NO
Smoking and non smoking zone : NO
Tax : None
Recommended Foods : Chicken rice, char siew, roast pork and the sour and spicy vege soup.

Remark:
Make sure you called up to make reservation or ask availability to avoid disappointment.
The food quality is good but poor in customer service. You have to wait like hell when you arrive there around 12.30 or 1pm. I usually arrive there before 12 and imagine such early time the roast pork is sold out. You can see the whole stack of roast pork there but is already reserved. The sour and spicy vege soup is a MUST to try.

Ah Khai Famous Char Siew Chicken Rice

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Place: Ah Khai Famous Char Siew Chicken Rice

GPS Coordinate : N3 06.611 E101 37.635

Location :PJ SS20 in a corner coffee shop opposite Seaview Coffee Shop

Address : Refer map

Contact No : None

Business Hour : 11 to 2pm Off Alternate Monday

Food Type: Char Siew Rice (Roast Pork)

Price: RM4 per plate with 1 rice and soup

Cleanliness Votes : 2/5

Food Votes : 5/5

Halal : NO

Remark :

Very juicy and crispy Char Siew (Roast Pork). I can say this is definately the best char siew you can get in PJ. When that fella cut, you can still see the juice came out and smoking.

Restoran D.U. Cafe (Dataran Sunway Kota Damansara)

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Place: Restoran D.U. Cafe (Dataran Sunway Kota Damansara)

GPS Coordinate : N3 09.086 E101 35.653

Location: Behind UOB Dataran Sunway Shop Lots

Address : Refer map

Contact No : None

Business Hour : 8am to 1.00am

Food Type: Food court where a lot genuine Penang stalls

Beverage : Penang Pat Poh Peng (A herbal syrup drink)

Price: RM3.80 per bowl for noodles

Cleanliness Vote : 2/5

Food Votes : 5/5

Halal : No

Comment/Remark :

A food court where a lot of stalls operated by Penang people. I personally test most of the stalls by speaking directly with them Penang Hokkien dialects when ordering or enquiry the food. When they reply me with Hokkien, I will directly order from them. So far there are none that dissapoint me here and end up become my favourite dinner location if can’t figure out what to eat.

Recommended food here :

Char Koey Teow & Fried Glass Noodle

Duck Meat Koey Teow Soup

Popiah

Grill Seafoods

Wan Tan Mee (Very bouncy and fine) & Spicy Wan Tan Mee

Braised Drumstick Noodles & Herbal Soups Noodle

Fruit Rojak

Penang Lobak

Beverage Recommended:

Pat Poh Peng ( A herbal syrup drink which usually available in Penang only)

Ah Leng Char Koey Teow

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Place: Kafe Khoon Hiang

GPS Coordinate : N5 24.765 E100 19.167

Location: Just Right Across the Padang Brown from Jalan Perak Hokkien Prawn Mee.

Address:NA. Please refer to map.

Contact No : None

Business Hour : 7.00am to 12pm. Off day unsure.

Food Type: Char Koey Teow

Price: RM4 for basic and RM8.20 for maximum upgrade.

Environment Cleanliness Vote : 3/5

Food Votes : 5/5

Halal : No

Comment/Remark:

Out of all char koey teow which I had in Penang, this is without a doubt the top of the line. With a reasonable price of RM8.20, you are getting 4 big prawns, mantis prawns, crocker and dug egg. This 5 ingredients is the most ideal seafood and eggs for frying a perfect plate of char koey teow. By looking at the picture already tells you that this is a fantastic food.

Kedai Kopi Wah Meng

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Place: Kedai Kopi Wah Meng

GPS Coordinate : N5 24.010 E100 16.682

Location: Just right across the road of Curry Mee Sisters at Air Itam and near by Pasar Air Itam Laksa

Address:NA. Please refer to map.

Contact No : None

Business Hour : 6.30am to 12pm. Off day unsure.

Food Type: Hawker style. Famous for its Nasi Kandar, Pork Broth, Loh Duck Koay Chap, Chee Cheong Fun, Char Koay Kak, Apom Manis.

Price: All very reasonable price.

Environment Cleanliness Vote : 3/5

Food Votes : 5/5

Halal : No

Comment/Remark:

This is one of my prefered kopitiam in Penang. Under one roof there are so many top of the line dish which famous in Penang. The drinks here served are slightly different of what you all drink in the coffee shops so far. They cook their own sugar syrup and froze it. They put evaporated milk for their cold drinks.

My favourite dish in this coffee shop is the LOH DUCK KOAY CHAP. The duck wings are very tasty. Koay Chap is a dish where it use tapioca flour for the mee and come with a squarish shape and then eat together with the loh duck.

The Chee Cheong Fun here are served with chili paste and shrimp paste. Typical Penang style of eating Chee Cheong Fun. The Char Koay Kak also is very tasty but you have to wait for the que if you going to take away.