S 門樓正宗泰式冷氣河海鮮 S Loam Mit Thai Restaurant, Bagan Samak

My third time here at Bagan Samak for it's famous fresh water fish. First visit was few years ago when the fresh water fish begun famous at a home-style restaurant name 龙门正河鲜, located inside the village. And there was a mini pasar malam held on that evening not far from where we parked our car. Second time was this S Loam Mit Thai. There are around 7 similar concept fresh water fish restaurants in Bagan Samak. Looks like number 8th restaurant is coming soon. My family has tried most of them over these years and they like S Loam Mit Thai among all. We had Steam fish with Thai Sour-Spicy Sauce @ RM45.00. The fish is wild 白须公 (Pak su gong), it is a type of cat fish, in Malay it is called "Baung". Fresh fish always taste best with steam, normally with fish soy-sauce. Today we ask to steam it with sour and spicy sauce, the steam fish sauce is so appetizing that we dry up all the sauce. 8 large size Deep Fried Prawn Fritters @ RM20.00, Stir-fried Paku Pakis with Belachan @ RM8.00, Marmite chicken @ RM12.00 and Steam Fresh Prawns with Soy Sauce @ RM55.00. Total bill cost RM159.00 for 8 pax. Such a reasonable price that we couldn't get elsewhere I would say!

The road to restaurant is surrounded by trees and bushes since Bagan Samak in located inside an estate So don't be doubt when you suddenly driving on a mud or stone road, it was a correct way to the restaurant. The restaurant is always pack with customers from outside of Bagan Samak.

How to go: After exit North-South Highway at Bandar Bahru Toll, turn left and drive about 500m, turn left and you will enter into a slightly smaller road into Bagan Samak. Drive for about 2km, you cross a archway with the village name "Bagan Samak", the first right turn after archway, drive another 1.5km, along the way you will see other river fish restaurants, just look for S Loam Mit Thai Restaurant, you will reach your destination!

Mixed Pork Soup & Pork Noodles~ Hon Kei, Kampung Malabar, Georgetown

From a roadside stall, expanded and move to a large premises just few doors away. Hon Kei has been selling pork porridge for decades. Now their new premises occupied 3 shop-lots in Kampung Malabar. Besides pork porridge, there are mixed pork soup with noodle or rice, and the choice the pork parts that you prefer. As a fan-tong (rice lover), I go for the yam rice with salted veggie mixed pork soup (with minced pork and steaky). Other 2 friends also have the same thing as me except the "liao" (choice of meat for the soup) is different. He alone goes for pork noodle with thick vermicelli noodle. Beside salted veggie soup, the other choice of soup is bitter gourd mixed pork soup. The place is full house since we were there at lunch hours. However we were lucky today, not only we get a parking in front of the shop, also able get a table for 4 without waiting. Food served pretty fast after order placed cuz they have many staffs! It's always great to meet up friends for delicious meal and short catch-up whenever we back to Penang. 

Blue Mountain Coffee with harbour view~ Full of Beans, Straits Quay

Back to Penang again over the weekend! Attended a gang member's wedding and have a short yet happy gather-together gang's reunion. Also catch up with a good friend before leaving Penang today. After had Hokkien Mee as breakfast at Tanjung Bungah Market, we head to Straits Quay for coffee. My coffee of the day is Blue Mountain, served with almond biscotti. 

Specialized in hand crafted coffee with unplugged brewing methods such as Syphon, Hand Drip, Ice Drip, Aero Press and Hand Presso, Full of beans' coffee beans are imported from American region, African region, Asian region & Oceania region. Love their outdoor seating which is facing the seafront marina and pier. Nothing more leisure than having a cup of great coffee, looking at the seafront with drizzling weather, while the men were talking.