Top end
Eden Seafood Village
69a batu ferringhi, â +60 4 881-1852. daily 6pm-11pm.
Ocean Green Seafood
hotel paramount, jl sultan ahmad shah. used to be a popular seafood place for penangites but of late, other seafood places have become popular. commendable dishes include mantis prawns fried with salted egg yolk batter, fried sharksfin with eggs, and prawns.
Penang is widely considered to be the food capital of Malaysia, and Georgetown is the best place in Penang to eat. See Penang for listings of local dishes.
Gurney Drive may be the main location where tourists go to have their food, but that does not necessarily mean that the best food can be found there. In fact, most locals consider it to be overrated and expensive. It's best to ask the locals to point you toward the best locations for food, though walking into any "coffee shop" or stall would almost certainly guarantee a worthwhile experience for your taste buds. Knowing some Malay or Hokkien will be useful, but most vendors speak enough English to communicate the basics.
New World Park Foodcourt
Lorong swatow, off jl. burma. local specialities including curry mee, prawn mee, laksa, chee cheong and fun. for dessert try the ais kacang special with ice cream on top.