New Lane Street Foodstalls

Hawker stall · George Town ·

New Lane Street Foodstalls

Hawker stall · George Town ·

Street food wonderland: BBQ, satay, noodle rolls, laksa

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Lorong Baru, 10450 George Town, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia Get directions

RM 1–20

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"Street by day, food wonderland by night." Tony had Char Koay Teow, a fried rice stick with bean sprouts, chili, and prawns.

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New Lane Street Foodstalls

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Savoring the Flavors of Penang - AFAR

"A bustling nighttime hawker street known for classic local dishes like mee lemak (noodles in a coconut-milk-based curry) and rojak, a fruit-and-vegetable salad dressed with a sweet-and-sour sauce that blends Chinese and Malay ingredients—a fitting culinary conclusion to a visit celebrating the island's cultural diversity." - AFAR

https://www.afar.com/magazine/savoring-the-flavors-of-penang

New Lane Street Foodstalls

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The 17 Best Restaurants in George Town, Malaysia | Eater

"If you only have time to visit one hawker center while in George Town (note: you should make more time), make it Lorong Baru. Both in terms of its spread of dishes and its frenetic, open-air vibe, it’s the epitome of what’s fun and delicious about eating in this city. Standout dishes include otak-otak, fish curry steamed in banana leaf; smokey skewers of satay; char koay kak, rice cakes fried with egg, shrimp, bean sprouts, and chili paste; and chee cheong fun, rice noodle rolls drizzled with a savory shrimp paste-based dressing and sesame seeds. Dinner only. [$ - $$]" - Austin Bush

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New Lane Street Foodstalls

John L.

Google

1. fried oyster is still the best , aromatic , soft and plenty egg egg. 2. famous char kuey teow with duck egg - just ok with little ingredients but not worth to have long que. 3. grill fish and crockery- No No . over priced. min rm 25 for small portion. 4. good things all the sellers not too rude. some are very friendly. keep it up. 5. after total whole bill for street food - perhaps will thk twice for future visit.

K.C

Google

Visited this street hawker on a Monday evening as the other I wanted visit was close. Saw the horrendous long queue for the other charcoal chao kway teow & decided not to queue. Instead, opted to order from coffeeshop San Café CKT. Ordered a small plate for RM 12 with duck egg. The order didn't needs to wait too long. However, I found abit spicy despite I ordered without chilli! Likes that it contains quite a few slices of lap cheong & shrimps. Wok hey & slight wetness of the CKT was ok, my only dismay was I couldn't really taste any difference with duck egg, haha! Duck egg cost a dollar more. To get a table here, the drink stall would immediately expect diners to order drinks, but we opted for until our food arrives. Dragon fruit, watermelon juice were nice & tasted natural sweet. Ordered a medium Wanton Mee to share for RM 8. Discovered only noodles were upsized, didn't seem to have added wantons. Taste was average & typical of Malaysia style WTM.

Mantajo Y

Google

Personally I don't recommend this place anymore as too commercial and food is not up to the previous standard. All Other penang food is not nice except the charcoal CKT maybe but I didn't try as the queue is very long. Others no queue and beware of their quality. Service also bad and some need to take ourselves and somemore waiting long. Tips: Better try somewhere else but still can have a decent meal if required but put low expectations 😁

JM F

Google

Here's an option for al fresco dining with cars pumping their exhaust centimeters from you, in somewhat unsanitary conditions. We sampled three food from here and imho, you can find better elsewhere. The char koay teow stall had a queue that snaked around the corner but imho, there is a nearby CKT stall that may satisfy the craving in more pleasant environment. The sellers were friendly, so I give 1*.

Daryl C.

Google

San Cafe at the side serves a pretty decent char kuey teow. Much better than the well known uncle opposite at new lane street with a long queue. Comes with generous toppings like lap cheong and juicy prawns with crispy lard. Had the pork satay as well and ice kacang, pork satay was alright and ice kacang was soso.

Google

Be prepared for a crazy long queue for the Charcoal Char Kway Teow. It's the main draw here. The Lobak is decent (still ok), but I would suggest skipping the Curry Mee—it really isn't worth it. The biggest downside is the environment. It doesn't feel very clean, especially if you compare it to the 3rd Road Night Market (Presgrave Street), which is much better maintained.

Layar J.

Google

It's a short strip of road / lane for hawker food actually. Problem is parking. Fortunately there a paid albeit expensive parking lot opposite the lane entrance. Coupled with 2 coffee shops, you do get a generous variety of choices of the most common penang hawker dishes. And due to this variety, it will take you few visits to sample all their food. Personally I must say that most of their fares are above average and you won't go wrong. Price point is up to you. They are a tad bit high so it's entirely up to you to decide on whether it's worth the premium. The only stand out I found was the wtm. Springy noodle, dark delicious sauce and aromatic. It's definitely one of the best wtm on the island. The charcoal ckt is not my cup of tea. It's delicious if you don't mind wet style ckt. But if you are like me, who prefer the drier version, I didn't find this particularly worth the wait and Q.

D'loovi's P.

Google

I finally got to try the famous Char Kuey Teow at the entrance of New Lane, from Macallister Road. While usually there's a queue that stretches for up to 50-60 metres, yesterday there wasn't. I must say, the hype is real. Very fresh shrimp and cockles with a generous serving of fried pork lard too. But again, the star of the show was the lovely smokiness or "Wokheii" as the locals call it. It permeated the whole dish and the plate was still warm when I finished the meal! Very yummy!