4-Hour Georgetown Food Tour: A Unique Culinary Journey through Penang’s Heritage
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243 Ratings
George Town
Embark on a 4-hour culinary journey through Penang's Georgetown Heritage Area, diving into traditional dishes and sipping local drinks while learning about the region's rich history.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Kapitan Keling Mosque - We meet at the Kapitan Keling Mosque which is located close to some of the best Malay food in town. You’ll learn more about the Malay community and how its dishes have mixed with other cultures.
- Goddess of Mercy Temple (Kuan Yin Teng) - Many of the local traditions and cultures originate from the religions and beliefs settlers brought with them. The Goddess of Mercy temple is one such example. We’ll visit this temple and take a step back in time.
- George Town - We’ll pass by Chinese Clan houses and learn how Chinese traders settled in Penang and influenced the local culture and food.
- Armenian Street - We will end the tour with a delicious and locally inspired cocktail.
What's Included
- Professional guide
- Dinner
- Beverages
- Food tasting
- One cocktail or mocktail
What's Not Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Personal expenses
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Be a part of a unique experience as you venture through Penang’s Georgetown Heritage Area where we feed your hunger for food & knowledge. A local Penang-born tour guide takes you bite-by-bite through each step of this food trail. You sip delicious local drinks and munch on traditional dishes which our ancestors have kept alive. During this tour, we unveil Penang and Malaysia’s history and finally end our food trail at a bar with a locally inspired cocktail or mocktail.
- Please advise any specific DIETARY requirements AT TIME of booking. VEGETARIAN options are available, please advise AT TIME of booking if required
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- Tips to enjoy Simply Enak’s food tour:
- BE HUNGRY, BE OPEN
- Make sure you come hungry when you join the food experience and be open to foods introduced by the guide
- WEAR COMFORTABLE SHOES
- The food experience tours are normally walking trails. It’s advises that guests wear comfortable shoes during the food experience
- BRING YOUR WATER BOTTLE
- Water helps during the tour especially during hot weather. Its very easy to get thirsty in Malaysia.
- UMBRELLA AND RAINCOAT
- Malaysia’s weather can be unpredictable. Please bring your own umbrella or raincoat if its raining or going to rain.
- AVOID WEARING WHITE
- There’s nothing worse than spilling food on a white t-shirt. If you don’t mind the stain, you can always wear white.
Location
98, Jln Masjid Kapitan Keling
Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling
We meet at the entrance of the mosque. The side which is next to a famous Landmark :Nasi Kandar Beratur Original on Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(243 Ratings)
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Nichole_p
Mar 30, 2024
An afternoon of eating! - Make sure you come hungry! Our tour was fantastic. KK was our guide for the afternoon and he took us to Some amazing places. They feed you a lot on their tour. I have done food tours that are more of a sampling, the dishes on their tour are an entire dish to yourself. KK was fantastic and I highly recommend this tour
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Sunshine62302322976
Mar 26, 2024
Great food and very interesting tour - Wei Shen gave us a great evening exploring George Town and tasting some fantastic food. He was informative and very considerate. Thank you!
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G_c
Mar 4, 2024
5/5 STARS PHENOMENAL - Mr. Ron Than was phenomenal and I would sign up for a food tour with him anywhere anytime: he gave history, anecdotes, and local lore, and most importantly, took us to amazing food—the high tea and the Chew Jetty food were highlights of the tour. Give him and his company a try, you will not regret it; thank you so much for a delightful tour, Mr. Ron! 5+++++/5 stars
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Helen
Feb 26, 2024
Delicious food, great historical facts - Excellent tour! Great introduction to local foods. Fantastic walking tour of Georgetown too. Full of history and interesting facts. Ronald was wonderful
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Montywsx
Feb 23, 2024
Excellent insight into local food scene - A grey way to see behind the scenes of Penang's street food and small eateries that you'd normally not dare try.
Wei Shen Ooi was an excellent host, knowledgeable not only about the food but cultural history - especially of the Malay/Chinese community.
We lost count of the food stops - all we're delicious! Also, interesting selection of local drinks too - which again we'd have missed without this trip
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Fred_g
Feb 14, 2024
Street food adventure - Wei Shen was an excellent guide and took us to places where we could experience the variety of foods available in Georgetown. Highly recommended.
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Karla196
Jan 23, 2024
Excellent food tour - We had a wonderful time exploring George town’s food scene with Wei Shen on a private evening tour. We tasted new things and he also talked about history and street art on the way. We finished the evening with a lovely cocktail. Thanks Wei Shen!
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284vladimirl
Jan 12, 2024
A very pleasant evening in Penang - We had a private tour for 2 with Wen. Despite water shutdown (our luck!) resulting in closing of some of the stalls, he was able to adjust the tour and kept us entertained with food, pleasant company (his) and sightseeing! We tried Indian, Chinese and Malay food, capping it all with a nice local beer!
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Eyedoc50
Dec 30, 2023
Awesome tour - Excellent tour-would highly recommend! We had a great selection of delicious food and the guide also showed us various sites and street art along the way.
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J5253ssjohnf
Feb 27, 2024
This is a Walking Tour of Georgetown not a Food Tour - We were excited to experience the four hour "Eat Drink Georgetown" Food Tour in Penang, as the city is renown for the wonderful culinary experiences offered around every corner. Gary, our guide, was very pleasant and well informed and kept us entertained as we wandered the streets of Georgetown. But this tour, at its core, is a walking tour and not a food tour. We have taken Food Tours throughout the world and usually the breath, quantity, and quality of the food has been very satisfying. Not to focus on the tour price, but for RM300 per person in Penang, you can have a feast. While the price of the included food should not be the sole barometer by which a Tour is judged, the food could not have cost more than RM30 per person to the Tour operator. Food Tours are meant to introduce the participant to the diversity of food choices in a city, and quantity should not be the ultimate measure, but the participant should not finish the Tour exhausted and hungry.
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