Penang Harmony Food Trail: Experience Local Cuisine and Cultural Heritage in Georgetown
4.8
22 Ratings
George Town
Embark on a tantalizing food journey in Penang's Georgetown Heritage area. Discover the rich history and cultural heritage of the city while indulging in delicious, traditional local cuisine.
Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

The 4-hour heritage and food trail takes place in the morning. The small group is to meet the guide at St.George’s Church along Lebuh Farquhar. You will learning about the history of Georgetown as the group walks by several historical places and buildings such as the St.George’s church, The Goddess of Mercy Temple, and Chinese Clan Houses.

You will also stop by at least 3 food outlets, tasting at least 10 varieties of local and heritage food of Georgetown. Four important steps that you’re encouraged to take to make this tour a memorable one:

Chat with your guide: Your guide is born and bred in Penang and loves to chat and communicate. It’s highly encouraged to have a question and answer session throughout the tour, talking about your likes and dislikes. This food trail is for you and this is to ensure that you have a good time.

Be adventurous: Keep an open mind to try out new things as you walk through the core zone of the heritage area of Georgetown.

Come hungry: Rest assured that you will be sinking in your teeth into delicious local food. This tour won’t stop until you are full.

Have fun: Enjoy the food trail, kick back, and relax as you feel at home in Georgetown.

Points of Interest

  • Mydin
What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Snacks
  • Lunch
  • Beverages
  • Tea and coffee
  • Food tasting
What's Not Included
  • Alcoholic Beverages
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

Be a part of a small group as you venture through the Georgetown Heritage area on the trail for delicious local food. Make sure to be hungry for food and knowledge as your local Penang-born food guide walks you through each step of the way on this food tour, experiencing both the tangible and non-tangible heritage of Penang. Savour delicious local cuisine, also enjoyed by the forefathers of Georgetown, as we unveil the history of Georgetown.

  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • 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 advised for guests to 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
Mydin
Jalan Penang
We meet up in front of Mydin on Penang Road. 258, Jln Penang, George Town, 10000 George Town, Pulau Pinang
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Dumpling_18
Mar 20, 2023
Fantastic Day with Soraya - Even though we have travelled to Penang numerous times over the years we learnt so much on this tour with the delightful Soraya. As a Penang local and licenced Tour Guide, Soraya gave us great insights into Penang's fascinating history, multi-culture, architecture and best of all - food! Over the course of the tour walking through George Town she fed us so much that we were bursting. Everything was delicious and her choices of meals to showcase Penang's diverse food culture were perfect. Soraya was interesting and engaging and font of information about Penang. She showed us so many sights and points of interest, well beyond what we expected. We had a great day and would not hesitate to recommend this tour.
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Mike_p
Feb 5, 2023
Fantastic Day Tour - Had a great time on this tour, perfect for solo travelers wanting to go on a tour with a small group. Our local tour guide taught us about the history behind the different cuisines you can find in Georgetown.
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Compass610474
Jan 5, 2023
One of the best tours I have ever been on - We had such a wonderful tour with Lee. Lee was very well informed, personable and eager to make sure our experience was fabulous—which it was. We were introduced to the most amazing, traditional food and the various different cultures that reside within Georgetown. Lee was extremely knowledgeable in all of these areas. I thoroughly recommend Lee as your guide and also would recommend that you take this tour as soon as you arrive to get your bearings and understand the cultures, customs and the area that you are visiting.
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254maha
Dec 24, 2022
Insightful and Fulfilling History + Food Tour! - Absolutely amazing tour! Suraiya was the sweetest tour guide and provided such great insights into the history of the neighborhood. The food was absolutely amazing...be prepared to eat! And don't be shy to mention things you'd like to try out, there may be room in the budget for it!
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Ruchiralm
Dec 19, 2022
Fantastic food extravaganza! - This was one of the nicest way to learn about the history and culture of Georgetown, Penang! Our guide, dear Lee Su Li, (Bruce Lee’s sister, of course) was very friendly and funny and gave us a really personalised tour. We are a foodie family and all of us, even our usually shy teenager stuffed ourselves to the max and got great local info about the ingredients used in the various variations of the dishes. Loved the whole experience! Highly recommend it, and especially her as a guide!
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Ap_sydney2
Nov 3, 2022
Great guide - Guide was very knowledgeable and went out of his way to personalise our tour. Highly recommended both for the food and local history.
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546hilarys
Aug 20, 2022
Penang street tour with young kids - We had a great guide who tailored a walking tour to fit our needs, including seeing things that would interest the kids and making sure they found lots of snacks that appealed to them. Highlight recommend this company!
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Hirokoby
Jan 27, 2020
Highly Recommended Tour - I have taken a number of Walking Tours but this tour was one of the best ! Mark was very punctual, knowledgeable about the history of Penang and he knew what to recommend as to the different ethnic cuisines. It turned out that our tour was small and that made it even better as Mark was accommodating to make few changes here and there. The food was fantastic with local Indian, Malay/Indian and Chinese. He ordered just the right amount for us and I enjoyed all the dishes. The story of how he grew up in a certain neighborhood and the family history was also enlightening as he explained Penang's very colorful history. If you plan a trip to Penang or have been here but not taken Mark's tour, I highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Penang. I took a friend who has lived here for six years and even he was amazed and pleased with Mark's tour.
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Chanj245
Feb 8, 2023
Penang food. - Went to this FLOWER MULAN NYONA CAFE in Penang. The place was so cosy and instagramable!!! A must go place. Food was not amazingly good. But it was not bad either. Should go for the experience!!!!
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Eatsgreatfood
May 4, 2022
Decent, but no value for money - The guide was thoughtful enough to tailor the tour for us as we didnt want Indian food, so we got to sample Char Kway Teow, Laksa and Chendol. That said, for what we paid, we didnt feel we ate enough varieties of food. The history walk was interesting and he had some interesting anecdotes. Overall ok, but we have experienced better in other parts of the world.
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