On our last day in Penang, we decided to head to Pulau Tikus to have our lunch. We remember seeing a crowded coffee shop while driving in the area during our hunting trail. This coffee shop is situated directly opposite the Pulau Tikus police station.
Pulau Tikus
After many wrong turns and many road stops to check our faithful Penang map, we manage to back track and re-located this coffee shop. And we’re glad to say, no regrets on ending our Penang trip eating here.
Shene had apparently eaten here before many many years ago, and excitedly pointed out that the char kuey teow here was good. ( Till that day, we still have yet to eat a good plate of char kuey teow). The assam laksa stall also caught my eye as the uncle was preparing many many bowls of assam laksa to serve. Also, at the back of the shop was a stall displaying the sign famous wan tan mee. So In the end, we ordered 2 plates of char kuey teow, 2 bowl of assam laksa ,1 plate of wan tan mee and 1 bowl of wan tans.
Famous Pulau Tikus Char Kuey Teow
Our plate of char kuey teow came, and we knew then that we have come to the right place. This was the char kuey teow we were looking for. It was just perfect and only for a price of RM3.00 (egg) . Look at the huge prawns, in KL we only get shrimp size prawns plus this had an added bonus of some ju yau char ‘ fried pork fat’. Delicious.
Pulau Tikus Assam Laksa
The assam laksa was by far one of the best I have tasted. The broth for the assam laksa was not too thick so it was quite light on the palate. All the ingredients blended in very well with each other and 1 bowl was not enough. So after finishing the first bowl we proceeded to seconds, and even after that I was still craving more. Priced at only RM2.50 per bowl who can resist?
Famous Wan Tan Mee
Famous Wan Tans
The wan tan mee was a different style to the one found here in KL. The texture of the noodles was slightly different, more chewy I would say. It was the wan tans that had us going. The wan tans were very big. It almost looked like miniature curry puffs and it was full of meaty goodness inside. It finished very fast after it got to our table.
We will definitely come back here the next time we are Penang. We loved the food at this place very very much and its cheap too!! Average price for a meal is RM2.50 – RM3.50. If only KL were so cheap, then having a food blog won’t cost us so much. haha.
Kedai Kopi Swee Kong
Opposite Balai Polis Pulau Tikus.
Non Halal
meme, 3 years ago
that char koay teow, laksa, and wantan mee posted are not from kedai kopi sinhwa….they are all from the corner kopitiam named swee kong…i know this as i m from kedai kopi sinhwa…i m the girl who help out at the char koay teow stall in kedaikopi sinhwa during weekends…further more…kedai kopi sinhwa’s koay teow chopsticks is not red in color…it is blue in color…base on the date u stated…we have stop using plastics plates and have since started to use plates made of glass….thank u very much,….n also to make things clear…the original n famous char koay teow is at kedai kopi sin hwa…not swee kong…take a look at the newspapers…they have interviewed us saying we are the third generation frying…next time when u stop by penang…try coming to the correct kopitiam kedai kopi sinhwa…
ps…kedai kopi sinhwa never sell wan tan mee…but it has a very delicious asam pedas n pork leg vinegar.
remember to come n try yea…
William, 3 years ago
Hi meme… sorry for the confusion… we must have read the wrong sign for the wrong shop…
It was a really hectic weekend during the Penang food hunt and being lost half the time must have made us a little confused… haha..
I’ve made the changes to the post above and have correctly labelled it Swee Kong.
Will drop by Sin Hwa on our next trip to Penang for your famous kuey teow and definately to try the pork leg… mmm..
Again, sorry for the confusion!
Thx.