Ang Hoi Lor | Authentic Penang Restaurant
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A true Penangite would definitely have heard about Ang Hoay Lor and the food that is served there. It is truly synonymous with Penang’s local delights and flavour. This quaint shop located right in the heart of Old Georgetown is famous for its oyster mee, bak khi, fried tang hoon, pork leg beehoon, fried oyster and tauhu suan na, to name a few.
Limited parking is available. We circled the area twice before we managed to get a prime parking spot right in front of the shop J. The authentic feel of olden days greeted us as we entered the shop.
It was quite clear that Ang Hoay Lor has its share of loyal supporters, people who have been patronizing the shop for years. We settled on a few specialty dishes and sat back to wait while sipping hot chrysanthemum tea.
The fried oyster was the first dish to arrive. It looked a bit dark from overfrying, but the taste proved otherwise. There were sufficient fresh oysters and the spring onions added that extra oomph to the dish.
The oyster mee came next, with generous helpings of oyster, fish meat, pork and vege. We felt that the dish was slightly on the salty side.
One thing we note is that only pickled chillies and cabai burung are provided here. We were quite disappointed when we asked for sambal, and were told there was none available.
For those unfamiliar with bak khi, this (we are told by the server) is a famed Hokkien delight. It is essentially pork meat wrapped in a layer of cornstarch flour, fried and served in a thick soup.
After our experience eating this dish, we all agreed it is an acquired taste. If you like the texture of sticky cornstarch, you will most likely enjoy it.
The other 2 side dishes we ordered were the prawn fritters and the tauhu suan na. The prawn fritters were fried to a crispy golden brown (mmmm J) and the tauhu fried with suan na was indeed flavourful, though a bit salty.
All in all, if you are looking for a taste and ambience that is reminisce of Old Penang, look no further than Ang Hoay Lor.
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The oyster mee is da bomb!
i must try this place…..the fried oyster looks good!
Finally someone blogged about it. I like this place very much.
I have yet to try out the food at this outlet. Nice to see all the food at your blog.
this shop brings back memories. we actually grew up with ang hoay loh dishes. my maternal grandparents side are very traditional hokkien. used to go there all the time with mom, gramps and great-gramps. the place used to be packed to the brim drng lunch hours. i hope it is still the case.. will visit the place when i get back home…
This restaurant used to by my favourite one too! I sure order their oyster noodles and bak khi one.
Until now I still can’t get used to hokkien cuisine yet
Seems tht I read a lot of “salty” comments on ya post.. I don’t like mah food salty one worr.. can ask to reduce salt one ah?
wa wa wa …. make me drool la…..
I am new to bak khi. Will try it out next time. The oyster mee and fried oysters made me drooling now.
There’s another branch of Ang Hoay Lor near macallum street , at the end of Jelutong expressway. They serve the same thing..
have not tried bak khi before. looks like shark fin soup but without the shark fins hehehe
i just came back from malacca makan trip….next station will be Food heaven “penang”
Just came back from malacca makan trip, next station is Food Heaven “Penang”~
This 1 better or the Hock Chuan Heong better???
the boss is my ex classmate from free school, never go there before.
Not very sure about the location as well.
they have a branch at Perak Road
There is another ang hoay lor at Jalan Perak, are they the same?