2026 Guide ยท Penang
Updated October 2026 ยท 13 spots
โก Quick answer
The best Nyonya Food in George Town is Auntie Gaik Lean's Old School Eatery (Lebuh Bishop, George Town). Also great: Ivy's Nyonya Cuisine, Moh Teng Pheow Nyonya Koay and Communal Table by Gฤn.
Lebuh Bishop, George Town, Penang
Michelin Guide 2026 ยท One Star
Michelin starreservations essentialair-conditioned
Order: Jiu hu char, gulai tumis, nasi ulam, pie tee
Malaysia's only Michelin-starred Nyonya kitchen, cooking Penang Peranakan recipes without shortcuts. Book well ahead.
Jalan Kedah, George Town, Penang
Michelin Guide 2026 ยท Bib Gourmand
Michelin Bib Gourmandhome-style
Order: Kapitan chicken curry, jiu hu char, perut ikan
A homely Penang Nyonya kitchen with a Michelin Bib Gourmand every year since the guide arrived. Feels like eating at a bibik's house.
Lebuh Chulia, George Town, Penang
Michelin Guide 2026 ยท Bib Gourmand
Michelin Bib Gourmand 2026
Order: Nyonya kuih: kuih talam, pulut tai tai, onde-onde
A back-lane Nyonya kuih maker off Chulia Street, with colourful steamed and baked cakes made fresh daily and a small cafรฉ to eat them in. A Bib Gourmand pick for anyone wanting a proper Penang kuih spread.
Lebuh Presgrave, George Town, Penang
Michelin Guide 2026 ยท Bib Gourmand
Michelin Bib Gourmand 2026
Order: Modern Malaysian sharing plates using local produce
The casual sibling of Gฤn: a long counter and open kitchen turning local ingredients into modern Malaysian plates at friendlier prices. Bib Gourmand.
Jalan Sri Bahari, George Town, Penang
Michelin Guide 2026 ยท Bib Gourmand
Michelin Bib Gourmand
Order: Jiu hu char, loh bak, Nyonya laksa
Bib Gourmand three years running for honest Penang Nyonya classics in a quiet shophouse.
Gat Lebuh Chulia, George Town, Penang
Michelin Guide 2026 ยท Bib Gourmand
Michelin Bib Gourmand
Order: Pandan nasi lemak, siam bihun, tub tim krob
A Bib Gourmand regular that leans into Penang's Thai-Nyonya side โ bright, sour and spicy.
Lebuh Armenian, George Town, Penang
Michelin Guide 2026 ยท Michelin Selected
Michelin Selected 2026
Order: Jawi Peranakan dishes
A heritage-quarter restaurant reviving Jawi Peranakan cooking, the Malay-Indian-Muslim heritage cuisine of Penang. Michelin Selected.
Lorong Macalister, George Town, Penang
Michelin Guide 2026 ยท Michelin Selected
Michelin Selected 2026
Order: Penang Nyonya dishes
A heritage-house Nyonya restaurant on Lorong Macalister, listed in the 2026 guide as Richard Rivalee. Michelin Selected.
Jalan Sri Bahari, George Town, Penang
Michelin Guide 2026 ยท Michelin Selected
Michelin Selected 2026
Order: Home-style Peranakan dishes
A Peranakan restaurant filled with antiques, serving a long menu of home-style Nyonya dishes. Michelin Selected.
Jalan Cantonment, George Town, Penang
Michelin Guide 2026 ยท Bib Gourmand
Michelin Bib Gourmand
Order: Otak-otak, Nyonya curries
A Pulau Tikus favourite whose banana-leaf otak-otak helped earn Bib Gourmand status in 2025 and 2026.
Fort Cornwallis, George Town, Penang
Michelin Guide 2026 ยท Michelin Selected
Michelin Selected 2026
Order: Neo-Nyonya dishes
A glass-walled cafรฉ-restaurant inside Fort Cornwallis serving modern Nyonya dishes. Michelin Selected.
โ ๏ธ Last confirmed before 2025 โ check it is open before you go.
Lorong Stewart, George Town, Penang
Michelin Guide 2026 ยท Michelin Selected
fine diningheritage hotelreservations
Order: Modern Nyonya tasting menu, prawn geng curry
The heritage-dining choice: antique-filled Seven Terraces setting and a refined Peranakan set menu, Michelin-listed.
Jalan Pintal Tali, George Town, Penang
Michelin Guide 2026 ยท Bib Gourmand
Michelin Bib Gourmand
Order: Asam prawns, mang kuang char
New to the Bib Gourmand list in 2026 โ a chef-driven take on old Penang home recipes.
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