Penang Gurney Drive

Gurney Drive, Gurney Drive... I want to go Gurney Drive. Whenever my friends come to Penang to visit me, they definitely will ask me to bring them to Gurney Drive. You may familiar with Gurney Drive, because it is a "MUST" visit location in Penang. Why everybody like to go to Gurney Drive??? Of course they must be some reasons behind it!
Where is Gurney Drive? It is the road which next to kelawai Road. You can drop by if you are on the way to the famous Batu Feringhi Beach. Here, you can see the modernisation of Penang if you just visited to Georgetown, which have a lot of well preserve Heritage Houses and Temples.

Now... what you can do at Gurney Drive?
First, if you come to Penang, must enjoy the local hawker food. You can get all the variety of local food at Gurney hawker centre! It is a good place for those who are not familiar with Penang. The food may be not the best in Penang, but at least you can have the chance to taste it!
If you wanna eat the Best hawker food in Penang like Chay kaoy Teow, Hokkien Mee, Asam laska.... how??? Of course must Ask me!! I like to eat, I am local... I know where to get the best food.. hehee :p

Hawkers will start their business at about 4pm untill midnight...

Wanna eat Apom? What is Apom? Gurney Drive got it!


How about Grill Fish? Claypot noodles?.... so many, all are there! Explore yourself!

Here comes the MUST eat Asam Laksa... Remember, it is non other than 11 Asam Laska >_<

Besides Chinese Stalls, there also have Malay's hawkers stalls that serve Halal food.

If you prefer fast food or restaurant, you can go to Sunrise Tower, that just next to the Hawker centre. You can find Mcdonald, Pizza Hut and Korean Restaurant.

Sunrise Tower

You also can go to Gurney Plaza (sea facing shopping mall), near to Gurney Hawker centre, about 1 minute walk. There have restaurants, food court and lots of fast food restaurants. But, I suggest you to have your meal at the Gurney hawker centre, because penang is well known for its local hawker food!

Gurney place at Gurney plaza. Its a good place to have tea or hang out with friends.

After having good food at hawker centre, you can enjoy a walk at Gurney walk, which opposite the hawker centre. It is the best place for you to bring along your family to enjoy the sea view and the super condominium along Gurney Drive.

In the evening, if the wheather and your luck is good, you will have chance to see the beautiful sunset. You also will find people are jogging along the seaside or sitting along the bench chit chatting.

The latest hotel at Gurney Drive is G Hotel. It is just next to Gurney Plaza. The hotel is facing the sea. You can consider G Hotel because it is new, simple and nice interior design, the most important thing is get a room that facing the sea! The rate is reasonable...

Snapshot of G Hotel lobby.

Another hotel at Gurney Drive is Gurney Hotel. It is within 1km from G Hotel. It is a good place to stay also. At ground floor, you can find Bistro like Chill Out and Mambo, Mamak Restaurant, Starbuck Coffee, Coffee Bean and etc..

There are some on going projects at Gurney Drive. Another huge shopping complex coming soon... that is Gurney Paragon next to the G Hotel!!!

Basically, you can spend one whole day just at Gurney Drive!!! You must not miss it if you visit to Penang!

Him Heang Tambun Biscuits

Him Heang is well know for the Penang Local Products especially Him Heang Tambun Biscuits!!

It is located at Burma Road, opposite Union Primary School. I believe that tourists from other states of Malaysia will definitely drop by at the shop whenever they visit to Penang. Some of them will even call to make an ordering before they go for collection.

You will be surprise, sometimes the Burma Road will be congested because of too many people stop by at Him Heang just to buy the Tambun Biscuits. Can you imagine how delicious is the Tambun Biscuits from Penang~~

The New World Park

New World Park, Swatow Lane Penang! It sounds familiar to the Penang old generation because it was an entertainment place for the them during their young time. It has been closed for a long long time... and Now... it has been refurbished become a new hang out point for everybody!

We can find hawker food court, fine dining restaurants, Old Town Kopitiam, Starbucks, Mahanttan Fish Market, boutiques, gift shops and etc..... Besides,there are some programs for us to join like line dancing, Tai Chi, Live Band performance... ALL the programs are FOC!!

Every weekend, Flee Market in new world park is one of your shopping area that you must go. They offer various of hand made products, lady accessories and clothes.

It is a good place for you to relax with your family!


During Christmas and New year, New World Park are decorating with a lot of lighting, make the environment merrier.



Old Town is one of the most crowded kopitiam in New World Park!



Penang trishaw is displaying for photo shooting.

Banglow at Penang Hill

Penang Hill is one of the popular tourist spot in Penang Island. My friend's father own a bangalow at Penang Hill. We went there for 1 day camp during weekend. It took us about 1/2 hour to hike up to the bangalow which is located half way to top of the Penang hill.

The bangalow is surrounding by the vegetables farms and orchards. During durian season, we can enjoy eating durians while drinking the coconut drink.

The greedy young man are plugging the coconutsss....

Big yam leaves found behind of the banglow...

Airy wooden house...

Bird Nest house (green in color) just next to the bangalow...

There is a scene viewing point for us to chit chating and enjoy the airy environment and Air Itam, Georgetown scenery...

There are several beautiful and nice bangalows at the top of Penang hill. They are available for rent. You may go there for 1 night bangalow stay and party with your gang of friends. I am sure you will like it very much.

Claremont Bangalow which was built in 1921-1923, more than 100 years building is one of the bangalow up there for you to rent. Here are some picss of Claremont Bangalow posted by Wong Pow Long: http://www.worldisround.com/articles/56236/index.html

Batu Maung Seafood Restaurant

Batu Maung Seafood is just next to the Sam Poh Footprint Temple at Batu Maung. When you reach Batu Maung junction traffic light from the Coastal highway, take the left turning. About 200m after left turn, you will see the temple and the restaurant.

Sam Poh Footprint Temple is a tourist spot in Penang Island. It is worth for you to drop by if you go to the seafood restaurant. You can either choose open air (beside the beach) or in door (air conditioned) for dining. Most of the dishes are delicious with reasonable price. The boss will give you some fruits as dessert FOC!! If you love seafood, it will be a good place for you to try.