Showing posts with label Beach Street. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Beach Street. Show all posts

Monday, April 8, 2013

Tofu Cafe, Beds & Bikes, Beach Street Penang

 
 
Tofu Cafe, Beds & Bikes
is a cyclist-friendly cafe+guest house in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Georgetown, Penang.
They can be easily distinguish by their pod-style air-conditioned dormitory rooms.
Knowing that tofu provides light meals as well, I went to scout out this place.

Spotted tofu from afar with it's sharp red tofu logo on the corner wall
turning into Beach Street/ Lebuh Pantai from Jalan Lim Chwee Leong.


Bicycles everywhere


Looking at the menu, which doesn't seem to have much selection, I'm in dilemma..
All of them look appealing to me
While I was still struggling with my choices, J ordered beetroot & hard boiled egg.
Sure or not ('O')??
Which she turns out to regret later. :p
 
You can refer to tofu's facebook page for their food menu
 

 
 
Tofu is relatively less crowded compare to other cafes
Love the serene atmosphere

 
 There's photos & artworks exhibited on the walls


 
  
Plenty of reading materials & interesting pictures on each tables to marvel at
while waiting for our order
 


waiting waiting.....


 
I can smell the zucchini ham benggali toast even before reaching my table.
It is THAT good! Here it is..


Zucchini ham benggali toast with poach egg RM12.90
 
This picture doesn't do it justice because I'm too occupied with eating. Yummm~
The benggali roti is crunchy outside & fluffy inside, with rich filling of zuchini, tomato & bacon
I think i tasted mozarella too.
With the egg adding moisture to it, I was blown away


 
Beetroot & hard boiled egg RM10.90
 
Neither me nor J (trying beetroot for the 1st time) like beetroot because of it's earthy taste.
Even though the egg and seasoning has conceal most of it's taste, we still find it hard to enjoy
I think it's a taste most people are less accustomed to.



Adding tofu to my list of favourite cafes
 
Love this building across the road from Tofu...
 
 
 
Tofu
484 Lebuh Pantai, Georgetown, 10300 Georgetown, Penang 

11am - 5pm (Monday, Thursday and Friday)
11am - 6pm (Saturday and Sunday)

Contact Number: 6016-4150757

Monday, March 25, 2013

Cozy In The Rocket cafe @ Beach Street, Penang


It is by pure coincidence that we discovered Cozy in the Rocket - 
a new cafe by the owners of Amelie cafe.
The loft and junk style exterior immediately attracted my attention as I stroll along Beach Street
after visiting Tofu, yet another great cafe.




The familiar hand painted signs reminded me of Amelie, so I looked up online and 
only then realise Amelie was closed and this is the owner's latest creation ~




Considering it's a pretty new cafe, we didn't expect to see such crowd
The place was almost full when we arrived around 1pm




The only table available was next to the kitchen, 
aroma from the cooking kept tickling our taste bud...
Can't stop ourself from "closely monitoring" the cooking progress via the window gaps~






Crafty chairs






The outdoors. 
It was a sunny afternoon, the light casting beautiful shadows all around

Recognise this? 
It's the cute goldfish from Amelie.






Took us awhile to realise we need to refer to the boards for menu and order at the counter.
This is what we had:


Pesto & salami spaghetti RM25

 Asparagus & bacon spaghetti RM25

The spaghetti is cooked al dente and very flavourful. 
We finished them in minutes, literally.
Judging from the speed they were gone, we all preferred asparagus & bacon. :D


Scallops & mussel risotto RM25
This dish is the least to my liking. Still, I haven't had a risotto that I enjoyed yet.
So maybe it's just personal preference..



Mushroom gnocchi in truffel sauce RM25
Being a potato lover, I can't express enough how much I love this dish.
All I can say is it's our favourite of the day!!



Tiramisu RM18

I wanted to try pana cotta, but sis insisted on this. 
Oh well, maybe next time~
Bitter taste from the coffee beans, liquor and orange zest is refreshing after the creamy meal. 
A great treat.



Passion fruit & lemon juice RM12. 
Healthy and refreshing drink





Though slightly pricey, the food and atmosphere is definitely worth it.
They also have some uncommon choices on the menu (like gnocchi, pana cotta) which is a plus

Word of advice though,
do not go on an empty stomach and expect some waiting time
since there's only the couple working away.


Ending the post with a shot from the cafe's beautiful outdoor ~



Cozy in the Rocket
No. 262 & 264, Lebuh Pantai,
Georgetown, Penang.
Tel:  +6012 496 7838  

Daily 10am - 5pm. (Closed on Mondays)

Caution:
I was made aware by many comments that they have bad experiences dining at this cafe.
Mostly unhappy with the service provided.
Though not my personal experience, 
I feel obligated to highlight this to who ever come across this post. :)

Friday, February 10, 2012

槟城游走 - Penang car free day

继续槟城趴趴走
因为朋友吃素, 我们选了 印度店吃早餐
除了roti canai 和 tosai 以外, 我们点什么都没有
真匪夷所思

店员也真是的,只会摇头说没有, 也不会推荐到底有什么(偷翻白眼)

隔壁aunty 看不下去了, 拔刀相助
recommend 我们吃 puri。
吃了那么久mamak 和 nasi kandar, 只知道 roti canai, tosai 和 naan, 
就点来试试看吧!

puri - 澎澎的印度饼 , 佩马铃薯kuah...好吃!!


吃饱了出来, 决定散步, 找找看原本想去的滴水坊
结果逛着逛着就来到了很宁静的beach street
才想起星期日是 Penang car free day



马路因为少了车辆而显得宽广, 
大人小孩自由地骑着脚车
 拍婚纱照的, 摄影的,踩三轮车的, 
停停。 走走。看看。拍拍



 

平时因为要小心路况, 都没办法像这样惬意的东张西望
这样子走在路上,心情特别轻松
注意到了很多平时错过的风景






因为朋友又认识了一个吃素的地方- Quay Cafe
店面装潢得很有味道,心想一定很贵,
结果看了menu, 大跌眼镜!!! 价钱很大众化~最贵的主餐才RM7!!
朋友打包了豆皮寿司,吃后我又惊艳了。
做梦都没想过我会觉得豆皮好吃。 大推荐!!





发现Georgetown  周围出现了这些有趣的牌子
牌子上有那个地方的简介
还在陆续收集中~






Tuesday, December 27, 2011

China House @ Beach Street

The Happiness Project 说: Be a tourist in your own city
趁着朋友来访, 我半导游,半伴游的在槟城当了2天的游客。嘿嘿~



第一站去了自己想去很久, 在 Beach Street 的 China House。
仿佛没有尽头的一个 multipurpose 空间。 结合了 cafe, dining, art gallery。



     


原本只是想选个好位置坐下才点餐, 
结果不知不觉地从前走到后, 楼上楼下都拍了一遍
看了风格各异的空间才回到 cafe 点餐。



我们点了 asparagus quiche,  巨无霸 raspberry chocolate cake, 
和一壶 english breakfast tea。 价钱偏高, 可是都货真价实。




等餐或吃完不想走?
包着白纸的桌子上有提供蜡笔,随你慢慢涂鸦

发现这里每个星期日晚有 Open Mic 开放给大众表演的机会。
已经打算再来捧场, 期待会有意外的惊喜~



乱逛中发现当晚有 live performance。 让超爱听 live 的我晚上又跑来一趟。
还好有来, 很享受 Kien Lim 的演出 。


也因为自己一直狂拍,
Kien 竟然过来问我是否可以提供一些表演的照片,让我受宠若惊。 
结果还像小粉丝酱,趁机要签名
(当游客的心情真的不一样, 可以敢敢做平时不好意思做的事情 :p) 

下一站,check in 我们的旅馆~ 
Muntri Street  的 Ryokan Chic Hostel!!!