Beef Noodle Soup & Hainanese Chicken Chop at Butterworth

Get to know this place from watching Axian's (阿賢) show on Astro AEC. There are basically 3 Kopi Tiam (coffee shops) along this row of shop houses and the one we went to was Luan Fong.

As we traveled from the Penang Island, we decided to take the ferry. Our journey was taken way back in January 2020. Sadly now this historic ferry which has been transporting people across the two lands for more than 100 years is no longer in service recently.

The unique characteristic of this ferry is you can drive right into it.

Stunning view from the ferry leaving Penang island.

The journey took about 15 to 20 minutes. It was a nice relaxing way of crossing onto the other side compared to the hectic driving on the Penang bridge.

The location of the shop is very close to the Butterworth jetty.

We purposely came for this uncle's Thai beef noodle soup, his name is Kang. During his interview on Axian's (阿賢) show, he told the story about how he learned to cook Thai style beef noodle soup. He used to eat a particular Thai beef noodle soup many years ago when he visited Thailand. It was so delicious that he asked the stall owner to teach him how to cook. The owner was initially reluctant as he scared he will give away his trade secret. However, uncle Kang told him that he only wanted to set up his business in Penang and assured him that he will not be his competitor. He succeeded in the end.

Delicious beef noodle soup.

Too bad we were too late when we got there as he had sold out his Thai soup, we only managed to order his normal beef noodle soup. It was still good anyway.

The trip to a Malaysian Kopi Tiam will not be complete without ordering the Kopi (local coffee).

Soft boiled egg on toast - a common sight of Malaysian breakfast.

You can also order this Hainanese Chicken Chop from the other shop and they can bring over.

有一次无意中在Astro AEC频道看到阿贤推荐这个地方。他介绍了这排商店中3家咖啡店。

我们决定从槟城乘渡轮越洋来到这里。这旅程是之前在2020年1月拍下的。可悲的是，这艘超过一百年历史悠久的渡轮，最近政府已决定不再使用了。从槟城到北海行程大约需要15到20分钟。乘坐渡轮远比驾车在槟威大桥来得舒服多了！

咖啡店的位置非常靠近北海码头。

我们特意要来吃这位大叔的泰国牛肉面，他叫阿江。在接受阿贤节目的采访时，他讲述了他如何学会煮泰式牛肉面的故事。许多年前，他去泰国时吃过他十分喜欢的泰国牛肉面。于是他就要求摊主教他如何做这道菜。摊主最初不愿意因为怕会泄露自己的商业秘密。但是，阿江叔告诉他，他只想在槟城开店，从没有打算在泰国和他竞争。最后摊主同意教阿江。

您也可以从其他商店叫此海南式鸡扒，他们可以端菜过来。

Kyoto Cafe

Located at Eastland Shopping Centre in Ringwood, Kyoto Cafe has nice ambience, particularly like the double volume ceiling at the entrance.

Went there on a weekday right before lunch time to beat the crowd. Nice and quiet for reading while waiting for the food to be served.

Like most Japanese restaurants, the open kitchen concept allows customers to view all the actions of the chefs and cooks. This one is more like openings instead of completely open, the advantage of this is that the smoke from the kitchen doesn't coming through to the dining area.

Counter display at the front providing variety of pastry choices to customers.

Match Mango ~ $7.00

Karaage Chicken

Kids meal ~ $6.80

Tonkotsu Ramen ~ $13.80

Kyoto Cafe位于Ringwood的Eastland购物中心，十分喜欢它的室内设计，尤其是入口处的双层高天花板。

我们去那天刚好上班时间而且又还没到午餐时刻， 安静的环境很适合阅读。

像一般日本餐厅一样，开放式厨房的概念使客户可以观看厨师的一切动作。

前面的柜台还展示着各种糕点让顾客有所选择。

Second Best Penang Char Koay Teow In Melbourne

This used to be the only place in Melbourne where I would go for Penang Char Koay Teow until Lulu's Char Koay Teow came along. 

Their taste is the closest to the authentic one back in Penang. I go there often as it is just 5 minutes drive from my office. Weekday lunch is better as there is no crowd compared to weekend. Owner from Ipoh and has been in the business for more than 30 years. They used to run their business in the city until they moved to their current Glen Waverley premise.

Penang Char Koay Teow

Penang Assam Laksa

Their Assam Laksa is equally good. The soup is so tasty that I finished the last drop, short of licking the bowl!

Danny's Kopitiam is located at 264 Blackburn Road, Glen Waverley, Victoria 3125.

For best Penang Char Koay Teow in Melbourne, refer to previous post below:

- Best Penang Char Koay Teow in Melbourne

这曾经是我在墨尔本每当想吃槟城炒粿条时唯一去的地方，直到Lulu's Char Koay Teow出现为止。

它们的炒粿条最接近槟城正宗的口味。我经常会去那里也是因为它离我的办公室只有5分钟车程。上班时间去比较好，因为周末每次都太多顾客。老板是怡保人，经营这个生意已有30多年之久了。以前在市城市开店，直到搬到目前的Glen Waverley地点。

他们的槟城叻沙也很不错。汤底真好吃。

如想知道关墨尔本最好吃的槟槟城炒粿条在哪里就请看以下前一篇文章：

 

-墨尔本最好吃的槟城炒粿条

Best Dim Sum In Doncaster

Just had a satisfying lunch at my favourite Yum Cha place - Secret Kitchen in Westfield Doncaster Shopping Mall.

Always call in to reserve before you go as this place is always packed even on weekdays. We missed the first session which is from 11.30am to 12.45pm but managed to booked the second session starting at 1pm.

Felt grateful that we got the window seat finally for the first time!

We can even see the skyline of Melbourne CBD in the distance from the curtain glass window.

烧卖

皮蛋 瘦肉粥

Egg Tart

辣椒油

刚刚去了我最喜爱的一家港式点心餐馆 - 在Westfield Doncaster购物中心里的［正斗］。我们吃了一顿满足的午餐。

出发前最好是先打电话订座，因为这间餐馆实在是太好生意了！

 

非常开心我们这一次可以被安排在靠窗的座位！

我们从玻璃幕窗外可以看到墨尔本市中心。

Glen City Roast Bar

Dumpling Noodle Soup

This place is strongly recommended especially when you are extremely hungry. Why? It's because of the big serving. Take the above noodle soup for example, it is enough for 2 adults! The noodle was so soft compared to the others I have had in Melbourne.

Stir fried mixed vegetable

Their roast pork rice is also value for money.

Roast Pork Noodle 烧肉捞面

Glen City Roast Bar is located at the popular Kingsway in Glen Waverley. You can add them to your supper list as they are open everyday until 2am!!

强烈推荐这家餐馆，特别是当你极度饥饿的时候。为什么呢？这是因为他们给的份量超大。就如以上的水饺汤面为例，足给两个成年人吃！与我在墨尔本吃过的其他面条相比，他们的面条是如此柔软， 十分好吃。

他们的烤肉饭也非常物有所值。

如果你有吃宵夜的习惯，那你就要把港城烧腊（Glen City Roast Bar）记下来了，因为它们每天营业至凌晨2点！！

Breakfast

GOOD MORNING!

They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Especially when you have a busy schedule, you need fuel to keep you going all the way to noon.

早安！

有人说早餐是一天中最重要的一餐。尤其是当您的日程安排很忙时，你更加需要早餐以保持一整天有精力工作。

Egg, mushroom, kale and mashed avocado.

Brunch In Melbourne

Initially planned to have Japanese food on Tuesday but the restaurant was closed for Covid cleaning. So we walked further down the row to the Malaysian restaurant only to find out that they too were closed for Covid cleaning. It seems that's the new normal to have regular cleaning in order for their business to stay open.

Have no choice but to walk further down to the last shop in that row of shops and was delighted that it's opened!

This is the first time we have ever been to this place and surprisingly it has very nice ambience inside.

Mocha

Chai Latte. Someone told me that their Beetroot Latte is also nice, will try next time.

Big Breakfast

Fish & Chips

原本计划在周二去我家附近的日本料理用餐，但餐厅却因Covid清理而当天关闭。因此，我们往下走到另一间马来西亚餐馆，发现他们也因相同原因进行清洁工作而没营业。定期进行清洁以确保业务如常运作似乎已成了新常态。

别无选择之下，我们唯有继续走到那排商店的最后一家商店希望它有开。很高兴它当天有开！

这是我们第一次来到这个地方，出乎意料的是它的室内气氛非常好。

Little Bangkok

 

Seafood Tom Yum and Thai Satay/ skewer

Thai Green Curry

Thai Salad

Thai Skewer

Location: Level2/619 Doncaster Rd, Doncaster, VICTORIA 3108

Perak Lane Fish Head Bee Hoon

This has to be one of the best Bee Hoon Soup in Penang. Located at the end of Perak Lane (Lorong Perak) towards Jalan Jelutong, this small premise by the roadside only open in the evening. There are many places like this Penang where they only operate in the evening to capture more crowd after work. It is also the culture of people living in Malaysia and Singapore to come out in droves to hawker centres at night to avoid the hot tropical sun at day time.

这可说是槟城最好吃的米粉汤之一。坐落在朝着Jalan Jelutong的霹雳

（Lorong Perak）的尽头，这座在路旁的小贩中心仅在晚上营业。槟城有许多类似

地点，它们都只在晚上才营业，以便吸引更多下班族的人群。晚上成群结队前往小贩

中心避开白天炎热的阳光也渐渐成了马来西亚和新加坡人的文化。

超值猪肝米粉荡！！！