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Penang After Sundown

If you are a true fan of activities after sundown, Penang has plenty of action ranging from shopping, fine dining, theater and shows to night markets and street food hawkers. For the first, INPenang Magazine has divulged a list rightfully for those who want to see another side of Penang – highlights of some of the most charming local lifestyles no other place in the world could offer.

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Night hawkers & Food Courts

One of the most not-to-be-missed activities significant to the life and culture on the island is its open air night food courts or hawker stalls. Scattered around the island, these are normally found most prominently around George Town, along Tanjong Tokong and Batu Ferringhi. These conglomerates gather either at a specifically allocated area or at crossroads and junctions where the crowd would normally gather. Few of the more attractive night hawkers are located on Lebuh Chulia, Jalan Macalister and Northam Beach Cafe, Gurney Drive Hawker Centre, and Red Garden Cafe– with the last three being open air food courts. These areas are usually not difficult to identify as you will only have to search for lights and the droves of people sitting on metal/plastic chairs and tables. For the roadside hawkers, these areas are almost non-existent in the day time as they parked their carts at the front of shop houses opened only in the day time.
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After Sundown Shopping & Night Markets

While shops in Europe may close on the dot at 6pm, many shopping malls throughout Malaysia are open until 10pm before slowly winding down and officially shutting around 11pm. Malls are generally a place for locals to hang out and shade from the sun in the day due to its fully air-conditioned environment. Alternatively, the locals do spend a lot of family time strolling at Night Markets, or Pasar Malam. Expect to see hawkers selling local delicacies while petty traders offer affordable items from cheap clothes, kitchen utensils to grooming products and other bric-a-brac. We have found Macallum Street Ghaut Night Market, Taman Kheng Tian Night Market, and Tanjung Bungah Night Market to be the busiest and fascinating amongst many surrounding the island.


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Astounding Night View

Penang Hill may just be one of the most enchanting evening experiences if you wish to see Penang after sundown. The funicular trains run from 6.30am with the last train leaving the hilltop at 11pm and remain one of the fastest options to get to the top. For a quiet evening, make your way up to Penang Hill just before sundown to catch the last ray of light at the horizon before a candle-light dinner that provides a more exclusive dining experience. Note that the funicular train will be conducting its annual maintenance from 24 – 30 July 2017 and will only resume its services from 31 July 2017.
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Nasi Kandar

While many other states also serve this local delicacy, Penangites notch up a step when it comes to their favourite fast food or midnight supper. Nasi Kandar, a favourite northern Malaysian dish of mildly-flavoured steamed rice accompanied by a variety of curry-based meat dishes and vegetables, is a Penang staple. These Nasi Kandar restaurants seem to be the busiest during dinner time and anytime after 10pm and are mostly open until the wee hours of the morning. It may be a partial move to choose our favourites but we do love Restoran Hameediyah (Jalan Campbell), Liyaqat Ali or famously known as Nasi Kandar Beratur (Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling), Sup Hameed (Penang Road) and Zam (Jalan Gurdwara).
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