He is normally assisted by his wife. But on this night the couple you see here were substitute. Oh! He had given up this place for good. The quality of fried churned out by this couple was no where near to the type we expected. His picture appears here for nostalgic reasons. Ah Leng,  who operate a stall in Datuk Kramat Road in the morning, does his evening stints here. However, it is rumored that he too, takes on contract to appear at parties in the evening. Quite often the stall is closed.

Right across the road, at the junction of Kimberley Street & Cintra Street. This Cantonese couple has another way of preparing. I never fail to go back to this place whenever I have the chance. In my next update, I will change the photo.

This competitor across the road also had attained very high marks. This stall prepares the noodles in bulk, keeps it as buffer. Small handful is extracted each time for a single helping. He makes his preparation special by adding crayfish. For special order, more can be topped up. His noodle is a little bit on the dry side. It tickles different taste buds. However if you are one of those who prefer to specify your likings, then notify him when making the order. Both opens in the evening and prices are a fair Rgt 2.50 onwards.

Option 2 - Lau Yee -Lorong Selamat

Lorong Selamat Fried Koay Teow is in the lips of every body, including the Tourist Department. This is the stall parked in front of an equally famous "Ice Kachang Coffee Shop". Side tracking the issue of Fried Koay Teow, I cannot see any reasons why this coffee shop has any thing to do with offering niche style Ice Kachang.

You can see from the picture. This famous stall operates from a push cart. This stall anchored by the roadside.

Whether the taste from this stall is superb or not, the clearly displayed pricelist is an assurance of the local endorsement of its quality.

The price mentioned has nothing to do with the size served. Each helping remains fairly constant. The incremental cost relates to the additional prawns included.

This stall opens and caters for the lunch crowd. I am sure that a lot of her customers are casual visitors. Those like me patronizing the stall to experience what the hype is all about. Seeing the legend and happenings here for themselves. It is along Lorong Selamat. You do a turning in from Macalister Road - about a block into the road - on the left.

We, me and my gang have nick-named this joint the "Lau Yee" to give a quick reference in our conversation.

Option 3 - Real McCoy - Ah Leng

At the junction of Datuk Kramat Road and the access road to turn into the city stadium. This corner coffee shop stands as shown in the picture below

Each Morning you will see Ah Leng at work . Never miss this food while you are in Penang. Here the past time is to compete in serving the best for their business. Ah Leng preparation is wet with of lavish presence of beaten egg. Then, typical of all Penang Fried Koay Teow, getting the a niche, means - giant size prawns are included.

Away from the maddening crowd, this location is slightly out of town.

Attending to a small group of dedicated followers who will make their way there, no scene of a big crowd. In the morning, those who have time, need not dash across town just to taste his cooking. This is the ideal environment and also here the best spot. To savor the best Penang can offer. Even though you are a late riser, he is still around by noon time. Here Ah Leng caters for his die hard fans and locals staying around that area. Ah Leng charges Rgt 3.00 per plate basic and better be there before 1.30 pm. In the morning. there would be a flea market in the car park of the stadium. Just behind the shop.

In the afternoon onwards this stretch of road is known for congestion. One narrow artery for traffic going into Ayer Itam and Green Lane.

Option 4 - "Sisters" of Macalister Road

Look for this 5 junctions "Round About" of Macalister Road and Perak road. You will see 2 short rows of ancient shop houses. This place is really out and away from the urban Georgetown. Some distance away from most eating places and hustling town center. From the picture below, you could make out some push carts outside. The stalls doing the Fried Koay Teow are hidden from view.

This is a long standing acknowledgement that the sisters here served good food. The crowd grew. That was a few years back, the sister's place was so well acclaimed. Now the local crowd decided to try some new faces.

The coffee shop where the stall is located is in much better looking than almost many other stalls. A plus to breed confidence to visiting crowd. Those who are not so often in Penang  would flock to "the" place.

In this picture, you see. Business goes on as usual with or without the migration elsewhere. Can't remember the name of the shop or how this synonyms of "sister" came about. You can see here, a plucky middle age lady is dishing out her best serving. With the hope that would keep customers coming back. More so for those arriving in limousine, as seen in the picture above.

The place too, caters for the lunch crowd. They close slightly later into the afternoon. Office workers who are here for late lunch.