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.

Desa Sri Hartamas Penang Curry Mee, Penang Hokkien Prawn Mee, Penang Loh Mee and Penang Lam Mee

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Place: Desa Sri Hartamas Curry Mee, Loh Mee and Lam Mee

Location : At the end of True Fitness Hartamas at the vacant land
GPS Coordinate : N3 09.782 E101 39.166
Address : Lot no. 48632, Jalan Sri Hartamas 22, Sri Hartamas, Kuala Lumpur
Contact No :
Website :
Business Hour : 8am till 2pm Mon to Fri (Mostly until run out of mee)
Off Day : Sat, Sun and Public Holiday
Food Type: Authentic Penang Mees
Price: Reasonable
Payment Terms : Cash
Cleanliness Votes : 3/5
Food Votes : 5/5
Air Conditioned : Yes
Halal : No
WIFI : No
Smoking and non smoking zone : Yes
Tax :
Recommended Foods : Curry Mee, Hokkien Prawn Mee, Loh Mee and Lam Mee

Recommended Drinks :

Remark:

All the food here are authentic Penang taste. For example the Lam Mee which is very different from what we have in KL. KL type is a bit starchy and Penang one is in clear soup. The real Penang Lam Mee is cooked in clear prawn soup and eat together with sambal belacan.

* Mee picture taken from Masak-Masak due to I tar pau it back to my office to eat rather than sitting there to try it.
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Restoran Boon Kiat Stew Pork and Bak Kut Teh

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Place: Restoran Boon Kiat

Location : Bandar Bukit Tinggi, Klang
GPS Coordinate : N3 00.621 E101 26.178
Address : No. 27-00-1, Lorong Batu Nilam 1C, Bandar Bukit Tinggi, Klang, Selangor
Contact No : 016-298 9500 (Boon Kiat)
Website :
Business Hour : Daily 8am till 3pm
Off Day :
Food Type: Bak Kut Teh
Price: Reasonable
Payment Terms : Cash
Cleanliness Votes : 3/5
Food Votes : 4/5
Air Conditioned : No
Halal : No
WIFI : No
Smoking and non smoking zone : No
Tax : No
Recommended Foods : Stew Pork (Hong Bak in Hokkien) and original bak kut teh

Recommended Drinks : A chinese tea to flush down all the oils.

Remark:
This restaurant have been operated for 4 years and today it is well known for its stew pork which the meat are stew till very tender and smells nice with all the herbs that use to cook it. Do call early to book before you go and end up in disappointment. A must try for the stew pork.

Restoran Kam Heong

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Place: Restoran Kam Heong

Location : Facing PJ States Municipal Tower and Next to UOB Bank
GPS Coordinate : N3 05.965 E101 38.668
Address : Please refer map
Contact No :
Business Hour : 8am to 3pm
Off Day :
Food Type: Authentic Penang Hokkien Prawn Mee
Price: RM5
Payment Terms : Cash
Cleanliness Votes : 3/5
Food Votes : 5/5
Air Conditioned : No
Halal : No
WIFI : No
Smoking and non smoking zone : No
Tax :
Recommended Foods : Hokkien Prawn Mee during breakfast & lunch time. Dinner this restaurant is selling a nice stew duck rice.

Remark:
Suggested to add extra small prawns. This is one of the best Penang Hokkien prawn mee you can get in Klang Valley and PJ.

Another good hokkien prawn mee is located in O & S kopitiam in Taman Paramount, PJ.

One Corner Cafe

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Place:One Corner Cafe

Location : Behind Penang Plaza
GPS Coordinate : N5 25.292 E100 19.540
Address : Please refer map
Contact No :
Business Hour : 7am to late evening
Off Day :
Food Type: Hawker Foods
Price: Reasonable
Credit Card : No
Cleanliness Votes : 3/5
Food Votes : 5/5
Air Conditioned : No
Halal : No
WIFI : No
Smoking and non smoking zone : No
Tax :
Recommended Foods : Super Hokkien Mee (Authentic Penang Prawn Mee)

Remark:
Go early for the hokkien mee or otherwise you will need to wait very long for your bowl of mee. Ask for the pork lard to go with the hokkien mee. You definitely won’t be disappointed by the crispiness of it. The hokkien mee usually sold out before 11am.

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.

Penang Nyonya (Jusco Bukit Tinggi Klang)

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Place: Penang Nyonya (Jusco Bukit Tinggi Klang)

Location : In New Jusco Bukit Tinggi Klang
GPS Coordinate : N2 59.728 E101 26.676
Address : F18, 1st Floor, AEON Bukit Tinggi Shopping Centre, No.1, Persiaran Batu Nilam 1/KS6, Bandar Bukit Tinggi 2, 41200, Klang, Selangor
Contact No : 03-3326 2686
Business Hour : Shopping mall business hour
Off Day :
Food Type: Nyonya Foods
Price: Reasonable
Cleanliness Votes : 4/5
Food Votes : 2/5
Air Conditioned : YES
Halal : YES
WIFI : No
Smoking and non smoking zone : No
Tax : 10% Service
Recommended Foods : Penang Hokkien Prawn Mee and the Pie Tee (Singapore Popiah or known as Top Hat in this restaurant)

Remark:
Nothing much special about the foods. The hokkien mee taste not bad and the asam laksa is average taste only. The Pie Tee is good when taken with the sambal.

Kafe Kheng Pin

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Place: Kafe Kheng Pin

GPS Coordinate : N5 25.237 E100 19.975

Location : At the end of Sri Bahari Road, few doors away from 7-11 Upper Penang Road
Address : Penang
Contact No :None
Business Hour :Lunch Time only
Off Day : Tuesday
Food Type: Hawker Food
Price: Cheap
Cleanliness Votes : 2/5
Food Votes : 5/5
Halal : NO
Recommended Food : Hainan Chicken Rice, Hokkien Prawn Mee and Loh Bak (Pork Roll)
Remark:
The chicken rice aunty is a bit arrogant. Attitude problem I would say. Always mention the word “MUST WAIT VERY LONG WOR”. We usually don’t mind the waiting time because we got pork roll to put in our mouth as appetizer.

The Champs Penang Hokkien Prawn Mee & Western Foods

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Place: The Champs Penang Hokkien Prawn Mee & Western Foods

GPS Coordinate : N3 08.299 E101 36.627

Location: Bandar Utama Centrepoint. Just right above Pizza Uno

Address : 1st Floor Centre Point

Contact No : 03-7722 5800

Business Hour : Lunch and Dinner Time only

Food Type: Penang Hokkien Prawn Mee and Western Foods

Price: RM18.90 per bowl

Cleanliness Vote : 4/5

Food Votes : 5/5

Halal : NO

Tax : Yes (5% Gov and 10% Service)

Comment/Remark :

This hokkien prawn mee can say is one of my most expensive Penang Hokkien Prawn Mee I ever had. It is consider reasonable for the size and ingredients in the bowl. The taste is 100% as good as the one in Penang Island. Plenty of small prawns, pork ribs and big prawns. Recommended to share this with another person cause it is a very big serving.

Besides that, they served steaks and all sorts of western foods from their grill kitchen. They also sell Kilkenny and German Paulaner beer. Nice environment to hang out.

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

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