Pulau Tikus Hawker Centre

Top choice in George Town


This small lane off Jln Burma is crammed every morning with locals filling up for the day on char koay teow (fried noodles with seafood), nasi lemak (pandan-wrapped coconut rice), claypot chicken, roast pork, wonton mee, fish porridge and the like.

The market is about 2.5km northwest of Jln Penang; a taxi from the centre of George Town will cost RM15-20.


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