Teksen

Top choice in George Town


There's a reason this place is always packed: it's one of the tastiest, most consistent Chinese restaurants in town (and in a place like George Town, that's saying a lot). You can't really go wrong here, but the double-roasted pork with chilli padi is almost obligatory.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby George Town attractions

1. Teochew Puppet & Opera House

0.12 MILES

A family collection of puppets, costumes and traditional instruments form the basis of this charming specialist museum.

2. Masjid Kapitan Keling

0.12 MILES

Penang’s first Indian Muslim settlers, troops from the East India Company, built Masjid Kapitan Keling in 1801, named for the captain who had the idea…

3. Sun Yat Sen Museum

0.13 MILES

Dr Sun Yat Sen was the leader of the 1911 Chinese revolution, which established China as the first republic in Asia. He lived in George Town with his…

4. Asia Camera Museum

0.15 MILES

The contents of a former portrait studio have been relocated to this shophouse on Lr Armenian. A guided tour escorts you to a camera obscura, more than…

5. Yap Kongsi

0.15 MILES

The main structure here, built in a curious art deco-meets-Straits-Chinese' style in 1924, is painted a distinctive shade of light green. It is not always…

6. Han Jiang Ancestral Temple

0.16 MILES

This beautifully decorated and maintained Clanhouse, belonging to the Penang Teochew Association, dates back to 1870. It features informative displays on…

7. Sri Mariamman Temple

0.17 MILES

Built in 1883, Sri Mariamman is George Town’s oldest Hindu house of worship. For local South Indians, the temple fulfils the purpose of a Chinese…

8. Hock Teik Cheng Sin Temple

0.18 MILES

This 1850 temple is dedicated to its patron deity, the Taoist God of Prosperity. Resplendent in red, gold and polished black columns, it has quite a few…