Sightseeing
Penang Hill (Peak of the Pearl) is a place that you can have a panorama view of Georgetown at an elevation of more than 2000ft above sea level. It is a must go place if you like nature.
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Sky Walk
Penang HillPenang Hill (Peak of the Pearl) is a place that you can have a panorama view of Georgetown at an elevation of more than 2000ft above sea level. It is a must go place if you like nature.
Air Itam Dam
Jalan Balik PulauA place that you can have a full view of Ayer Itam town.
Penang Hill Funicular Train Station
The station is just 5 minutes walk from our house
Largest Buddhist temple in SEA. Houses a 7-storey handcrafted "Pagoda of Ten Thousand Buddhas" and a 30m bronze Kuan Yin statue. Over 200,000 lanterns will illuminate Kek Lok Si during festive period.
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Kek Lok Si Temple
Jalan Balik PulauLargest Buddhist temple in SEA. Houses a 7-storey handcrafted "Pagoda of Ten Thousand Buddhas" and a 30m bronze Kuan Yin statue. Over 200,000 lanterns will illuminate Kek Lok Si during festive period.
Food Scene
Run by two elderly Lee sisters, this stall comes highly recommended by Ayer Itam locals for a bowl of curry mee (noodle). Another must try hawker food.
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Sister Curry Mee
612-T Jalan Air ItamRun by two elderly Lee sisters, this stall comes highly recommended by Ayer Itam locals for a bowl of curry mee (noodle). Another must try hawker food.
Various types of hawker foods can be found here. Tasty "Lok Lok" (steamboat meal), Fried Oyster and Hokkien Prawn Mee are highly recommended.
Reservoir Garden Hawker Arcade美食广场
Various types of hawker foods can be found here. Tasty "Lok Lok" (steamboat meal), Fried Oyster and Hokkien Prawn Mee are highly recommended.
Hong Kong 97 Cafe
Lots of local hawker food.
Kuta Bali Cafe
19 Lintang Paya Terubong 1Another place with lots of food.
Cafe Lye Lye
463-A Jalan Bukit BenderaHawker Food Centre
118 Cafe
Jalan Bukit BenderaFamous Raja Uda Tomyam Noodle.
TOLK CAFÉ
Akino Cottage
Japanese Restaurant
Penang famous Ayer Itam Market Laksa. A must try Penang hawker food.
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Pasar Air Itam Laksa
Jalan PasarPenang famous Ayer Itam Market Laksa. A must try Penang hawker food.
Everything Else
The largest night market in Penang. It is only available every Wednesday. Lots of foods and snacks can be found here.
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Farlim Night Market
27-75 Medan AngsanaThe largest night market in Penang. It is only available every Wednesday. Lots of foods and snacks can be found here.
The bats cave temple is one of those hidden pearls of the island. It's not worth a day trip but you have to combine it with Penang Hill or Kek Lok Si as it is very near to them.
Bats Cave Temple
451 Jalan Pokok CeriThe bats cave temple is one of those hidden pearls of the island. It's not worth a day trip but you have to combine it with Penang Hill or Kek Lok Si as it is very near to them.
Essentials
Sunshine Farlim Shopping Mall
294 Jalan Thean TeikShopping mall to top up your groceries.
Giant Superstore Farlim
Shopping mall to top up your groceries.
7-Eleven (7-லெவன்/7-11 便利店) #1498 Ayer Itam
7-11
Neighborhoods
One of the oldest morning market in Penang.
Ayer Itam Wet Market (Pasar Basah Ayer Hitam/அயர் இடாம் சந்தை)
One of the oldest morning market in Penang.