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Backpackers price at Ryokan Chic Hostel @ Muntri Street, Penang

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Often my friend asked me, where is the best cheap place to stay in Penang and I always have issues in recommending that as to find something really nice like what offers in Taiwan is hard to find, but not until recently there is one new Ryokan Chic Hostel that opened up that offers a very good rate especially to those who travels in group.

Cannot deny that this Ryokan Chic Hostel is one of the place that I would be recommending to all travelers if you are looking for somewhere comfy, clean environment and looking to make some new friends while travelling and with its cheap rates at backpackers price for a 3 star hotel stay,this would certainly can accommodate all types of travelers. Best even to backpackers looking for budget place to stay or travelers looking for a budget stay over the weekend for a place that offers Japanese Theme accommodation.

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Ryokan Chic Hostel is smack in the middle  Unesco World Heritage territory, surrounded by rustic architecture buildings and cultural sites, as there are also a few other operating rustic and classic cafes operating around it.

Besides that, for party animal, this place is just 5 minutes walk to a large Hawker center called Red Garden and 10 minutes walk to Penang most happening place which is Upper Penang road that filled with Bar and Clubs, also 10 minutes walk to famous Nasi Kandar Line Clear.

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At the main entrance welcomes you the modern style of baba n Nyonya concept as what I feel . .

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and I love the interior which is very simple and nice place to hang out, as the counter sited right in front is their check-in counter for your rooms.

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You are able to rent towels and other basic necessities you need.

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They have a mini bar to cater for their inhouse guest and at the moment which is not fully operational yet . .

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Dining place for your breakfast, lunch and dinner n also they have high speed wifi for you to use. Just incase you would want to connect to your love ones or keep in touch with your friends.

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They have 2 types of rooms available which is Suites Room that offer at the rate of RM 68 and I didnt manage to view this room as it was fully occupied but you can view it at their website (click here)

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Very nice walkway with a bit of garden concept and white lamps placed right in front of their rooms.

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Then other facilities for other rooms do not have toilet build in it and its a shared toilet available at the back of the hostel. Washing area. . .

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and 6 toilets available

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Let’s head up to their dorm room and you evolve from as you climb up the stairs. . .

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Before you head to their dorm you are required to put all your shoes in this shelves which is available upper section called The Loft,

6 Bed Dorm

The Sunrise, 6 Bed Dorm

The Classic, 4 Bed Dorm

The Chic, 4 Bed Dorm

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this is the 4 Chic room dorm which are only meant for female only  . . . . that RM38 per bed for a night.

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chic room also get a huge Hollywood glass frame to do their dressing up and putting on  make up.

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Each traveller will have a individual locker each to put in their stuff. .

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If you are bored in the room they have area Chillax Corner that filled with bean bags. .

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The rooms do not have tv and they include this super comfy area filled with bean bags too is this little entertainment area. . .

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They also have Reading Corner to do some leisure reading or while waiting for your friend to get ready you can browse thru some magazine.

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This are the rates on all the item including the room rates for you to check out and cannot deny that this is surely one of a good cheap accomodation to be highly recommended to travelers around the world if you do visit Penang also for its attractive location located UNESCO heritage zone and surrounding food they can go after. .

One thing to note is that, there are very LIMITED parking space available. .

Hopefully there will be more budget hotel or clean nice backpackers Hostel available in the future.

For more info or reservation you can check at their website: MyRyokan

Location:

Ryokan @ Muntri Street
62 Jalan Muntri
Georgetown
Penang
10200
Malaysia

Tel: 04-2500287

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Hai Nan Town offers Nyonya & Hainanese Cuisine @ Weld Quey, Penang

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I used to come to QE2 to hang out with my friends for many occasion and pass by this restaurant many times . .  Never did I know that, my last visit back to Penang, my dad brought me to Hai Nan Town for lunch, that I just got to know is one of his favourite restaurant, partly because they served Hainanese cuisine.

Hai Nan Town Restaurant is situated next to Penang Jetty which can be easily located as it can be consider a building by itself and also a famous spot for alot photographer to do photoshoot here.

If you come at night, you will enjoy a the wonderfull scenery facing the jetty with sea breeze.

Usually I definately prefer my Lohbak to be in Pork Version especially when I am in Penang, then Chicken Lorbak in here is pretty good too, by using strips of chicken that cook along with ‘ngor hiang’ with skin fried till crips.   RM 10.50

Otak – Otak was normal as I have eaten better ones @ RM 3

Kacang Botol fried with samble and pranws is a dish to consider to order, fried evenly and its crips each of it. .  RM 12

Hainanese Lamb is my dad’s favourite, because it was cook quite soupy and the lamb lamb taste is very mild that suits my sister also, lamb was cook till very soft n the soup was aromatic with the lamb taste, to me it would taste a bit more nice if the lamb taste is abit stronger @ RM 22

Yam Duck base is a bit milky which filled with yam taste which is another good dish to consider @ RM 24

Curry Fish , quite sour in the curry n spicy which is just nice, fish was fresh as the meat is soft @ RM 66

My family enjoy the meal here. . . and ambiance is nice especially for family meal  and this restaurant is a Halal Restaurant. . .

-= Ka Ching =-

Food Rating 7/10,okay lah~ ~-Stamped-

–Warning– This is based on my individual taste. Try it at your own risk-

Location:
Hai Nan Town Restaurant
8A, Pengkalan Weld, 10300 Penang.
Tel: 604 – 263 8633


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Pasta and Mille Crepe Cakes, Food Foundry @ Happy Mansion, Section 17

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It have been long time since I heard about Food Foundry in section 17 on how good their mille crepes are. I have always wanted to try it out but always last minute there are cancellation or last minute thing that I gotta do. Even 2 weeks before coming here, there was actually a plan to come here for the deserts but got cancel again, I guess timing is on my side this round that I at last manage to step my foot into this place.

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As I reach the place, I find that Food Foundry actually hidden in the middle of Section 17 that is not really that visible if you drive pass along the road as it is operating on the ground floor. Even though it is quite hidden but it had not stopped many food or desert lover to hunt for this place.

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In Food Foundry, alot of thing you can miss but their Mille Crepe remain as one of the best desert to hunt for.

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The restaurant is divided into two sections, if you are looking for a sweet chat and comfortable place to have a good time, then you would want to be in this section that filled with rattan chair and pillows on it with orange dim light.

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What I know that this wall is handpainted byone of the artist. .   Pretty impressive as I thought they use spray to spray on it.

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Another section is what I felt more for dining purposes.

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A simple menu that they have. . .

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Iced Mocha

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‘Soup of the day – Onion Soup’ @ RM8

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‘Basket of Bread’ which is homemade by themselves that its best eaten when it is served. @ RM 2

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‘Soup of the day – Tomato cream soup’ turns out to be very aromatic, creamy that tomato taste is strong but dipping it with their homemade bread is something that goes along very well. RM 8

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I am a fan of greenery when it comes to food as ‘Foundry Caesar Salad’ @ RM 12 as I love mine with lettuce and those hard-boiled eggs with crouton, sprinkle with lots of cheese powder.

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If you prefer something light to start of with, another option would be ‘Green Salad’ @RM 8 fresh lettuce, carrot, cucumber and pepper with drizzles of olive oil.

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~ Melaka Trip Plan ~

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Let me present you my partners in crime for Melaka trip that got kidnap along miss out on another 2 person Kebbie and Ping which they last minute they cant go:

Our mission is to explore the food and chin chai walk round and look around. Restaurant that were in wanted list are:

1) Toast n Toast
2) Kedai Kopi Chung Wah (Chicken Rice Ball)
3) Lau Qian Ice Cafe (Durian Cendol)
4) Afternoon Snack
5) Satay Celup
6) Portuguese Village Seafood
7) Jonker’s Walk Night Market (Street Food)
8) Nyonya Kuih
9) The Seafarer (Nyonya Food)
10) Satay

and the places that we walk around:

While walking around suddenly found this creepy area that the people around that area pull a prank on it. Loooks like some 1 got burried.

The very historic place of Malaka or the jewel of it. The A’Famosa, the only pieces left of the whole fortress.

Just realise that now Melaka had turn into so historical place to explore. I wish that Penang also had this kind of development.
The most famous street in Melaka. Jonker Street.
Please…I need fare to go back KL…my partners left me behind.

Watch out on crossing the road.

A street performance by this uncle. Blowing old classic chinese music.
Pity him that, he was trying to so hard and not many people walk pass that gave him money. He was nearly out of breath.
I thought this is the biggest toothpaste cover that I ever seen, mana tau is for putting toilet rolls. Y not tissue box. If it was for tissue box I would buy loh~

The very main entrance of China Town a.k.a Jonker Street. On the right is the famous night market and full of food to be hunt. On the left road is more on clasic area with temple and some old stores.
I felt that, this is a shop that should not be miss. A classic historical shop that mention about the small feet back in the days of China.
The shop owner were very friendly. Explaning how all this happen and this shop been operate by the family for a long long time already.
All these can be bought for souvenir. Cute yet classic.

The place that attracted alot of tourist for photoshot in the afternoon. That’s what I thought.
To take a shot with the Iguana or Phyton, you have to pay RM10 to the ah pek using their camera for a shot and print a pic for you. So you can take as many pic as you can. The ah pek very high tech also. Instant print out for you. Using the Canon external photo printer. Got kinda shock when he used that.
During at night, it has become a good place for alot of photographers. Filled with lights and alot of nice shots can be taken.

the Famous Night Market. Jonker Street. Food and Souvenir.
This uncle is in the would Guiness Book of record for using his Qi Gong to break coconuts in the shortest time. We were standing there quite long, turns out to be more talking than performance. By the time we left he still have finish talking. GENG!

During late nite, we went to Geographer Cafe for drinking and also to see people dance.
This guy, the most attractive and eye catcher of the night. Wear so yeng and dance cha cha, Rumba and a few other dance stance. He is also very geng in dancing Micheal Jackson moves which the owner purposely put a song for him to dance. Pretty cool and we were all giving full support for him~

Group dance that any 1 can participate. So Jon and Kenji went, as they were high on alcohol d.
Alot of things happen after this dance and I was warn not to upload in here.
and let me present you the group that sing miserably on the road. The BaiBai group.!

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Street Food @ Jonkers Walk, Melaka Part 2

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After dinner at Portuguese settlement, we head back to hotel to park our car and head to Jonker’s street night market. Where this is one of the famous streets everyone in town is talking about.

As it was weekend and the people conquering the streets is like Sparta, most stalls also got people buy, and the people that walking up and down is like morning market + night market + a lot of Singaporean + a lot outstation people = human traffic jam.

Yet we are still quite full from our dinner which is like 75-80% full but then still hiau, wanna try out the food. So when I came across the very first stall is this ‘Nyonya Delights’.

The auntie is enjoying brisk business and I am squeezing in to take my shot and seeing what variety she is having. Quite unique in the shape and flavor itself and ask the rest to share. Every one with one bites.

What I remember is the ‘Nyonya Sri Muka’ is my most preffered compare to the rest.


As the daughter also helping out on the stalls, the price range from RM0.50-RM2.

I see a lot of kids and young couples holding this one stick eat eating while walking. Thought its something unique mana tau its this Taiwan street snack stall. Taste so so only la..not my type of desert.
As walking down the streets and the amount of sweats accumulating on my body is going up. Then while waiting for the rest to catch up and waiting, saw this stall which is usually doesn’t attract me but the new flavor surely get my attention.
 

Usually I get peanut with corn and sometimes angry with egg also.

I have never tried ‘Durian Pancake’ and with my stomach already going to its full capacity yet still want to try.
 

 

The best part is they use the original durian meat and put upon. When the aroma was flying around, me and Kenji was like hmm..not bad not bad.. uncle add one more…hahah…all already full but got tempted by this piece.
Hot from the pan, crispy yet flavorful and the durian taste is what I prefer, a bit bitter yet sweet and with the crust around just taste good. All of us enjoy every bite of it. If we have room for more, surely we are going for second piece.
This stall is located at this street or this corner of the shop. The only stall serve with durian. Something you should try.

The stall opposite which looks colorful pulls me to that stall. Hot steaming good for facial yet with the amount of tim sum they are offering, cannot fill in liau. Just skip this stall. Maybe those who have tried can let me know.

Few stalls down the road, Kenji already start complaining that we all are animal. Do not know the word called ‘STOPPED’. Eating from morning till night yet still eating, Nagging all the way after the pancake.

 

Then came across this stall, that the uncle sell left 5-6 pieces of the otak-otak and Karen sapu everything + order additional 100 sticks to tapau back to KL. We asked her is she alright or not. Buying so many to eat. 50 is just enough, she said that can put in fridge and last 1 ma. I think she is going in to winter and need to stock up food for hibernation process.  

Walk towards end of the street, Choe and Jon was saying wanna eat lala. then I said you guys go ahead. Never a fan of lala..yew..geli with the blood some more. Yucks~
 
 

 

 

  

  

Then ah Keh pull me along to eat the jap stall which she wanted only to take the picture of the stall, so jap feel but then the pic that I took was blurr didn’t post up..deng!~

I have never seen a Japanese stall outside on kopitiam or pasar malam or night market enjoying brisk business. These guys never stop wrapping up sushi.
This is one of their signature item in the stall. We find it quite nice. Should not miss if you came across this stall. Can’t remember the name but you will get to see a lot people ordering that.

 

Another signature was ‘Fruit Sushi’ serve in apple and a few other fruits. Something unique which you can try out, didn’t try the fruit as my stomach already put a stop sign for foods. NO MORE FOODS in my body.

Of course I am not eating that, cuz I was seating in front of them in the stalls, I am taking most of the pics I can.

This is what most of Karen’s order. Order then I have to become recycle bin.
The sushi that the prepare was fresh even for the salmon, no complain for a street food.

 

The sushi that was prepared is fresh even for the salmon, there is no complain la..for such a street food can get that kind of quality.

After the sushi, for my very own personal last stop which I saw a kid licking this so tempting cuz the weather was hot and surely its the thing that I need for at least its very refreshing and cooling. I took the Lime flavour which taste like you buy in Kedai runcit when I was a kid. Happily licking all the way to beer session.
Remarks: do not miss the durian pancake and the Sushi signature.
 
-= Ka Ching =-
Food Rating Nil (too many to judge)
–Warning– This is based on my individual taste. Try it at your own risk-
Location:
Jonker’s Street, Melaka

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