When in Penang, do as the Penangites do. We always looking for great food. Yes, you’re right. Penang is the food heaven for hawker or street food. But there is also some best restaurant in Penang worth mentioning as well. Dig a little bit deeper, you’ll soon discover Penang has a variety of cuisine to cater for its diverse population and often considered as the Food Paradise of Asia.
Read on to find out which restaurant is featured in our list of superb restaurant in Penang.
Penang Restaurant At Its Best
In recent years, Penang’s food scene has achieved new heights. In fact, several notable restaurant opening in the island, Penang. These days, you can expect yourself to dine at fine dining rooms with elegant interior design, great hospitality and scrumptious food. Everything is in hearty details to ensure you have a memorable dining experience.
When selecting our top 10 Penang restaurant, we look into important criteria such as food quality and consistency, ambience and services.
Alright, without further ado, let’s look at our best dining restaurant in Penang.
Kebaya Restaurant
Tucked away within the remarkable Seven Terraces Hotel, this little gem is a must to try whilst discovering the food delights of George Town, Penang. Kebaya is a new approach to classic straits and Indo-Chinese cuisine. Additionally, Kebaya is a modern interpretation of Nyonya cuisine created especially for a truly delight dining experience.
Great choice of Old World Charm
It has a comprehensive and authentic food menu. All the fares will be presented beautifully. Also, the dining room is charming and has been renovated to a high standard, making for a great setting for a special occasion dinner. Another great point about Kebaya is the service staffs are well-trained, keen to provide you with an excellent services.
Address: 2-16 Stewart Lane George Town, Malaysia
Operating hour: 6PM – 10PM
Tel: 011-14033310
Indigo Restaurant at The Blue Mansion
Next one, we have Indigo Restaurant at the Blue Mansion. Indigo restaurant is inspired by Cheong Fatt Tze himself, offering a marriage between East and West not just in the setting, but also the cuisine.
Delicious Food, Beautiful Modern Touches
The interior was designed to complement and enhance the cuisine which it serves, acting as a reflection of the ever- evolving culinary palette presented by Chef Weng. If you love high and beautiful ceiling setting, Indigo is definitely the best dining room for you.
The service is very nice, discreet and attentive. Food wise, it’s contemporary western with twists from the local cuisine and ingredients. One word – fabulous!
Address: 14, Lebuh Leith, George Town, 10200 George Town, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Operating hour: 6PM – 11PM
Dining Room at Macalister Mansion
Macalister Mansion’s Dining Room is beautiful. It has a ultra-contemporary space aims to offer a pleasant dining environment with touches of art. We paid a visit before and the food experience was stunning. We love how the chef Johnson treats the food and good-lucking presentation of the food.
Charming and Classy
In short, the culinary execution is above expectation, food is real good and service is immaculate.
Address: 228, Jalan Macalister, George Town, 11400 George Town, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Operating hour:
Related: Dining Room at Macalister Mansion [review]
Farquhar Mansion Fine Dining
Farquhar Mansion is a contemporary restaurant inspired by the famed French haute cuisine. Dining at Farquhar Mansion, you’ll be exploring history while indulging in the aroma of art, luxury and elegance.
Romantic, Top Shelf
If you want a romantic dinner in the heart of Penang, Farquhar Mansion is a wise choice for you. In fact, it has one of the best ambience restaurants in Penang. If ambience is your thing, then look no further.
Address: 33, Lebuh Farquhar 10200 Penang, Malaysia
Operating hour: Mon 12:00 – 15:00 & 18:00 – 01:00 Tue – Sun 12:00 – 01:00
Suffolk House
The next best restaurant in our list is Suffolk House. It is a stunning example of an Anglo-Indian garden house. The mansion is awesomely beautiful. In fact, it is Malaysia’s only surviving Georgian Mansion, originally built in the early 1800s.
Best Restaurant in Penang
Be prepared for a lovely dinner experience at Suffolk House. Treat yourself to a taste of life in the mansion by delicious lunch, high tea, or delectable dinner at the restaurant.
Address: 250, Jalan Air Itam, George Town, 10460 George Town, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Operating hour: 10:00AM – 11:00PM
Related: Top High Tea Places in Penang
Jawi House Cafe Gallery
Our next top notch restaurant is Jawi House Cafe Gallery. This gem sits in the middle of the greatest concentration of travellers in George Town. And it’s probably the best Malay restaurant in town. Trust us!
An Experience Not To Be Missed.
The restaurant offers authentic fusion Jawi Peranakan food, sandwiches, colonial and Malay cakes, tarts and pastries, crumpets with ground and locally brewed coffee. The cuisine is highly associated with the Jawi Peranakan culinary traditions of Penang and Malaysia.
Address: 85, Lebuh Armenian, George Town, 10200 Penang Malaysia, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Operating hour: 11am – 10pm
Il Bacaro
Il Bacaro is an excellent choice for an Italian restaurant in Penang. The restaurant serves delicious and authentic Italian home cooked food and it provides friendly and professional service. Highly recommended if you wish to have a lovely gastronomic.
Excellent choice for Italian restaurant
Beside great food and hospitality by Il Bacaro, it also has a photogenic heritage building as its exterior. Additionally, it is a situated on the ground floor of Campbell House.
Address: 106, Lebuh Campbell, 10100, Pulau Pinang, 10200, Malaysia
Operating hour: 8am – 11pm
Feringgi Grill
Feringgi Grill is one of the fine dining room at Shangri-La’s Rasa Sayang Resort. This restaurant is best for an elegant dining experience with its top class and inventive dishes. Moreover, the food is crafted with meticulous attention to every detail and presented to your table beautifully.
Elegant Dining & Inventive Dishes
In addition, the chef promises a creative French traditional food with a touch of modernity and creativity. Dining At Feringgi Grill, you can also indulge in vintage wines or unwind with their wide selection of world-class cigars.
Address: Batu Feringgi Beach, Mezzanine Level, Rasa Wing Lobby, 11100 George Town, Penang, Malaysia
Operating hour: 6:30pm – 10:30pm
1885
As its name 1885 suggests, it was named for the year that the E&O Hotel was established. If you are looking for classical yet contemporary cuisine in Penang, 1885 is definitely for you. It has an pleasingly graceful interior makes the environment one of the finest dining in Penang.
Fine French Dining Experience
1885 offers sophisticated traditions of colonial style dining, which is something hardly can be found somewhere. The staffs are very attentive as well. So, bring your loved one!
Address: 10, Lebuh Farquhar, George Town, 10200 George Town, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Operating hour: 7:00 pm – 10:30 pm
Chin’s Stylish Chinese Cuisine
Chin’s is the only Chinese restaurant featured on our list. Chin’s was first opened in London in 1987, this classy establishment took England’s restaurant scene by storm, winning two highly coveted and prestigious awards in quick succession.
Amazing interior and food
Address: Tanjung City Marina, Pier, 8A, Pangkalan Weld, 10300, Church St, George Town, Malaysia
Operating hour: 6pm – 10:45pm
Guide: Top Restaurant in Penang
In this ultimate guide, we harp on Penang’s cream of the crop that always has us satiated with gourmet, top notch ambience and wonderful service. Penang Foodie featured 10 must try fine dining in Penang, best for you to plan your special occasion.
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It always gives me a sense of pride to read about the new (as well as the old) restaurants in Penang. I had no idea that some of these restaurants exist, especially having been away from Malaysia for nearly 40 years and only going back to visit a couple of times a year.
One thing I must add is that before any of these blogs are sent out, they should be edited and proof read by someone who has a better command of English. There are so many grammatical errors here that I started cringing as soon as I read the first part and it only got worse after that.
Thank you.
Totally agree with you. Food for thought
Agree about the English. It’s cringeworthy. Mixed tenses in sentences make for confusion and don’t make the author sound very professional.