CK Lam’s Koay Teow Th’ng Places in Penang

Lum Lai Duck Meat KoayTeowTh’ng

A specialty at Cecil Street market hawker center is Lum Lai duck meat koay teow th’ng. The koay teow th’ng comes in a clear soup, with flavorful sweetness of duck and pork. A standard bowl of koay teow th’ng here comes with slices of shredded pork meat, duck meat, fish cakes, fish balls and duck’s blood (in coagulated form). It is garnished with spring onions and served with condiments of freshly sliced chili in soy sauce. One can have this comforting noodle with a side order of duck drumstick.

Lum Lai Duck Meat Koay Teow Th'ng

Address:

Cecil Street Market Hawker Center

Lebuh Cecil

10300 George Town

Opening hours: 7.30am - 7pm, closed every alternate Wed

Clarke Street Koay Teow Th’ng Stall

One place in George Town that many would head for a bowl of koay teow th’ng is the stall located at Clarke Street, between Argyll Road and Hutton Lane. The stall, hidden in a small alley, has been around for more than 30 years. Now helmed by the second generation, the koay teow th’ng still comes in a hearty broth prepared by simmering old hens and a combination of ingredients. The soup has a rich appealing chicken flavor. Customers can have the koay teow th’ng with a choice of koay teow, bee hoon or yellow mee. Besides the soup version, there is also the dried version, tossed with black sauce. The bowl of koay teow th’ng with chicken slices, congealed blood cakes (optional), and four types of balls is served drizzled with deep-fried garlic oil and garnished with spring onions. Among the four types of balls, the pork tendon ball is a favorite – delicious with gelatinous texture and ginger flavor. A side dish of poached chicken meat, liver and heart arranged on top of blanched bean sprouts makes a nice complement to the koay teow th’ng.

Clarke Street Koay Teow Th'ng

Address:

Lebuh Clarke

10050 George Town

Opening hours: 7am till 2pm, closed on Tues

Ah Soon Café

For those staying around Hillside in Tanjung Bungah Penang, one best place to have a hot bowl of koay teow th’ng is at Ah Soon Cafe. The koay teow th’ng comes with a choice of koay teow, bee hoon or yellow mee in a light chicken soup served with Chinese lettuce, meat slices, fishcake slices, two types of fish balls with bouncy texture and a drizzle of deep-fried garlic oil. Condiments of sliced red and green chili padi in light soy sauce are provided.

Ah Soon Cafe Koay Teow Th'ng

Address:

Jalan Sungei Kelian

Hillside

11200 Tanjung Bungah

Contact: 012 455 0382

Opening hours: 11am till 7pm, closed on Tuesday

Ah Hai Koay Teow Th’ng

One of the outstanding stall along Kimberley Street is Ah Hai’s koay teow th’ng. The stall is situated nearby the busy intersection of Cintra and Kimberley Street. Slightly different from the common fish ball koay teow th’ng found in Penang, Ah Hai’s koay teow is freshly cooked with fish cakes, pork slices, liver, minced pork, fish balls and egg. Patrons can choose from yellow noodles, rice noodles, instant noodles or vermicelli.  

Ah Hai Koay Teow Th'ng

Address:

Intersection of Cintra and Kimberley Street

10100 George Town

Opening hours: Open only at night

CK Lam is a food blogger and editor of http://www.what2seeonline.com; featuring the Best of Penang Food. She constantly combs Penang for the best gastronomical delights besides sharing photos of Penang culture and heritage at: http://www.penang365.com/