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 Yi Poh

Place: Restoran Yi Poh
GPS Coordinate :
Location : Seremban
Address : 26GR, Jalan Seng Meng Lee, Off Jalan Temiang, 70200, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan
Contact No : 016-612 2711
Business Hour : 7.30am to 6.00pm
Food Type: Chinese Hawker Foods
Price: 3 each bowl
Halal : No
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Food Recommended : Dry Lou Shee Fun and Big Sized Wan Tan Mee

Remark :

Mama Kitchen Restaurant

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Place: Mama Kitchen Restaurant

Location : Taman Tun Dr Ismail next to Claypot Brothers
GPS Coordinate : N3 08.535 E101 37.764
Google Maps : CLICK HERE
Address : 48 Jalan Datuk Sulaiman, Taman Tun Dr Ismail, 60000 Kuala Lumpur
Contact No : 03-7729 3030
Website :
Business Hour : 11am to 3pm for lunch, 6pm to 10.30pm for dinner
Off Day : Thursday
Food Type:
Price: Reasonable
Payment Terms : Cash
Cleanliness Votes : 4/5
Food Votes : 5/5
Air Conditioned : Yes
Halal : No
WIFI : No
Smoking and non smoking zone : Yes
Tax :
Recommended Foods : Clay Pot Lou Shee Fun & Wantan Mee with Fried Garlic Roast Pork

Recommended Drinks :

Remark:
The branch out of Jalan Sultan’s Seng Kee Restaurant which famous and pioneer for claypot Lou Shee Fun. The restaurant owns by the same family and the taste are similiar with the original recipe. This restaurant serves more variety of dishes compared to the original Seng Kee’s. They serve rice and “Tai Chow” also besides the famous claypot lou shee fun and the wantan mee with fried garlic roast pork.

Lou Wong Ipoh Bean Sproud Chicken In PJ

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Place: Restoran Tauge Ayam Lou Wong Ipoh
Location : Nearby Sun Yin Loong Dataran Prima
GPS Coordinate : N3 07.194 E101 35.938
Address : No. 33-1 & 33-2, Jalan PJU 1/3G, Sunway Mas Commercial Centre, 47301, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Contact No : None
Business Hour : Daily 10am to 10pm
Off Day : None
Food Type: Authentic Ipoh Bean sprout Chicken
Price: More expensive than Ipoh’s HQ Price. Per bird RM42 while Ipoh is 30+ max
Cleanliness Votes : 4/5
Food Votes : 3/5
Air Conditioned : Yes
Halal :NO
WIFI : No
Smoking and non smoking zone : YES
Tax : 5% Gov Tax

Recommended Foods :
Ipoh Hor Fun, white chicken, bean sprout and meat balls.

Remark:
This is definitely the authentic branch of Ipoh Lou Wong bean sprout chicken. The bean sprout are as good as the original but the chicken is not as soft. The taste of the hor fun also is not as good as the HQ. Price slightly higher here is due to the rental here are higher than in Ipoh.

Chee Cheong Fun - Penang, Lorong Macalister

Place: Lorong Macalister

GPS Coordinate : None

Location : Near Hong Leong Bank Penang Road

Address : 94C. Lorong Macalister, Penang.

Contact No : 012-457 5238

Business Hour :Morning session

Food Type: Chee Cheong Fun

Price: RM1.50

Halal : No

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Genting Cafe

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Place: Genting Cafe

GPS Coordinate : N5 22.971 E100 18.237

Location: Corner shoplot of Lorong Delima 6 and Lorong Delima 3. Opposite the Hamid Khan School Field.

Address : Refer map

Contact No : None

Business Hour : 7.00am to 3pm

Food Type: Penang Chee Cheong Fun, Curry Prawn Mee

Price: RM2.20 for big plate

Cleanliness Vote : 2/5

Food Votes : 5/5

Halal : NO

Comment/Remark :

Very good Chee Cheong Fun. The best I’ve had in Penang. The sauce is very thick and tasty. The prawn mee is also good but I mainly come here for the Chee Cheong Fun. The shop also has a stall that serves Indian Rojak but it’s not very spicy.

*A contribution by : Egtan