Sin Hwa Pulau Tikus - Char Koay Teow

This is one of Penang's very popular Char Koay Teow located opposite of Pulau Tikus's police station. A little difficult to get parking but it is best to park @ Pulau Tikus market and walk over. It is worth the walk... :)

A friendly aunty awaits to cook for YOU!

It's so good that they've even appeared on Wall Street Journal Asia!

The char koay teow is nicest when there's not so many customer where it is cooked one by one. When it is cooked for several people, the taste slacks off a bit.

Nevertheless, it is still ok. Still very aromatic... & tasty!

Location: Sin Hwa Coffeeshop Pulau Tikus

Price: RM2.50 (without egg) RM3.00 (with egg) RM4.00 (with duck egg) RM5.00 (BIG)

Rating: 6/10

Macalister Lane - Char Koay Teow

2nd stop for CKT! Penangites are usually very fussy when it comes to popular Penang dishes and Char Koay Teow is definitely one of them!

When this plate of CKT was served, it did not smell nor looked as good. But, once you eat it... the aroma just fills your mouth. The best part is... it is not very oily.... Yumm Yumm... not bad at all.....

Location: Macalister Lane
Price: RM2.50 (pretty reasonable)
Rating: 6/10

New Lane - Char Koay Teow

Char kway teow, (CKT) literally "fried flat noodles", is a popular noodle dish in Malaysia and Singapore. It is made from flat rice noodles (called Shāhé fěn or hé fěn in Chinese), approximately 1 cm or slightly narrower in width, fried over very high heat with light and dark soy sauce, chilli, prawns, cockles, egg, bean sprouts and Chinese chives.

We're not sure if the taste of the CKT is inconsistent or what... but the taste is not as aromatic as we remembered it to be and it was very oily. At RM4.00 per plate, don't think it's worth it.

Location: New Lane
Price: RM4.00
Rating: 5/10