It has been awhile since we went to Kimberley Street for the variety of hawker food we can find there. So, instead of another restaurant or coffee shop, we decided to go for the good old Penang-style street hawker food along a stretch of Kimberley Street.
Street hawker food at Kimberley Street
The one main stall we head for is this one…
The Koay Teow Th'ng / Noodles Soup stall with extras
Unlike other koay teow th’ng / beehoon th’ng (noodles / vermicelli soup) stalls, this one has side dishes to go with the noodles soup.
Being typical Penangites foodie, naturally we’d go looking for some good and interesting food when we went to Koh Samui, Thailand for a short trip. So, what did we eat?
First, we stop at the local market…
The local market near Chaweng
There they sell quite a variety of local Thai food, most of which are grilled or deep fried.
A stall selling grilled bananas on sticks
Grilled bananas on sticks
It may seem a bit weird but it actually tasted quite good. After grilling it till it turned brown, they squash it (but did not . . . → Read More: What we ate when in Koh Samui
I thought I’d never be able to find cheap and good hawker food again in Penang what with most hawkers increasing their prices to RM3.50 per plate or if we are really lucky, RM3 per plate for two mouthfuls of pitifully small portion of food.
So, imagine my delight when I discovered this corner coffee shop in Island Park…
Island Park Restaurant
It is open daily for breakfast and lunch only. They have about six to eight hawker stalls. Amongst the good ones are the Char Koay Teow (Chinese style fried rice noodles), pan mee (handmade rice flour . . . → Read More: Cheap and good hawker food
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