The best restaurants Northwest

One of Georgetown's great classics, this is one of the oldest restaurants where you can enjoy fish and seafood. The setting doesn't give away much about its age, but the quality of the cuisine remains unchanged despite the passage of time. Another advantage is that it faces the sea, providing a welcome escape from the bustling city center. On the menu: ultra-fresh fish, grilled, fried, steamed, in soup, with noodles or rice. But also delicious lobster satay, crispy fried peeled shrimps, or crab au gratin to die for.

The address to know on Georgetown if you want to have a good time. It's a long stretch of two shophouses back to back, linked by a pretty tree-lined inner courtyard. The entrance via Lebuh Pantai leads to the Kopi C. restaurant, serving a mix of Western and Malaysian dishes. Further on, an intimate bar awaits you with a fine wine and cocktail list. At the far end, on Lebuh Victoria, you'll find The Canteen bistro. You can also enjoy concerts, sometimes played at weekends, and exhibitions upstairs.

Taugeh ayam or nga choi kai (in Cantonese) is Ipoh's signature dish. It consists of steamed chicken served with a bowl of bean sprouts and another of rice. It's perfect for delicate palates that can't stand hot pepper. To taste the best taugeh ayam, you have to come here and mingle with the crowd. In the evening, the tables overflow onto the street and you have to be patient. However, the wait is worth the meal, which won't leave you indifferent. The chicken here is a little saltier, but free-range.

For almost 50 years, Foh San has been delighting Ipoh with its dim sum and filled buns in an enchanting setting. The tables are housed on two floors of a vast, wall-less colonial building, cooled by numerous ceiling fans. The waiter will give you a cardboard slip, which you must take with you before choosing your steamed ravioli. The ravioli are sold in baskets and shared between all the guests at the table. Despite the large number of tables, it's not unusual to queue up at weekends. A must try.

This popular restaurant has been serving authentic North Indian cuisine for 35 years. Located on the first floor of the Oriental Hotel, it offers a comfortable setting with air-conditioning and red-tablecloth tables. But you can also opt for one of the terrace tables overlooking the street. The tandoori chicken is juicy, the naans soft, but our preference is for the curries, with their thick, savory sauces. You can dampen the effect of the spices with a chilled lassi or a draught beer. For once, this Indian establishment serves alcohol.

This simple café faces Coral Bay in the village of Nipah. Tourists like to gather here at all hours of the day, especially at sunset. That's when it's hard to find a table on the sand for a drink. Daddy serves a mix of local and Western cuisine at very reasonable prices and, above all, with great taste. The seafood, in particular, is brought to the table by friendly service. You'll come back to enjoy the gentle surf or chat with other travelers.

A brewery in Toulouse-Lautrec time with dark woodwork and mirrors, with a capacity of up to 60 people. So it is the rendezvous of the pick of Penang. A wide choice of dishes and a service, as always in the Impeccable-La, impeccable. The bouillabaisse is good. A reasonable addition.

The decoration of this restaurant is beautiful, and the kitchen in northern India is very good. The address is known throughout the island. A simple glance at the menu should make you drool. Prices are higher than in street restaurants, but this is justified and it remains affordable. Enjoy the delicious lassi.

An institution since 1940. A large room overlooking the Sri Maha Mariaman Temple. Courteous service, hopes by a boss who never leaves his counter. Try the chicken biryani. Very popular with local people.

This simple restaurant offers a tasty menu at a reasonable price. Opened by teachers in the region who wanted to revive the cuisine of their ancestors, it seems that their goal is achieved. This is the opportunity to get to the nyonya kitchen in a renowned restaurant. Absolutely taste the curries.

A renowned vegetarian restaurant. His dishes are to be taken. The neighbour Tze Chu Lin, also vegetarian, is also recommendable.

Design design for a very good oral osso, but also for paella and well-cooked salmon. Quite few dishes still.

This restaurant is the refuge for backpackers who find themselves in a very good western cuisine, pasta, pizza, excellent chocolate cake and Mexican flavours. A fountain in the inner courtyard apaise the travellers to whom the owners give many pipes. They organise excursions themselves.

Prides itself on serving the best steaks in Malaysia, which may be true, but also from sheep to Tunisia, ice creams and salads-salads. For those who have enough of the spicy cooking. Very run.

An institution for backpackers who exchange info around a beer. The Austrian patronne also offers many services: Internet, bike rental, film projection…

Very nice decoration in the bistro style. From Western and Asian cuisine at affordable prices.

A reggae atmosphere. Rastafarian salads (7 RM) are used. Very frequented by backpackers. It's nice and cheap. We can meet many people and exchange advice.

A beautiful shophouse is home to a cosy atmosphere. The calligraphy are tied to the wall. Chicken in all its shapes and well cooked. Accompany her tea meal.

As its name indicates, this honest restaurant is set in a garden.

It is a Chinese similar to all the restaurants in the chain. The best dim sum for lunch, and Cantonese cuisine in the evening.