Fine dinning at the kids table
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To those foodies out there I'll let you in on a little secret, Penang is one of the worlds top dining destinations and for good reason. Hawker food, aka street food is cheap, delicious and everywhere. The dishes are a mix of Chinese, Malay and Indian recipes which have stood the test of time. Every night as the sun sets you would see shops close and hawkers setting up their carts along the major corridors. Child size tables and chairs lined the sidewalks with spices and napkins. Within half an hour every table would be packed and people would be waiting to place their orders.
A five minute walk down the street had our heads spinning, so many wonderful looking dishes it was almost impossible to choose one. That's when you go with your gut and try something for an appetizer, then move on to dinner and finish with a dessert all for around $5 dollars a person. Some of the popular dishes were assam laksa, hokkien mee, and wonton mee.
