#3 Char Kuey Teow in Malaysia · 2026
Ah Leng Char Koay Teow
🌶️🌶️🌶️ Wajib Cuba · Must Try
A Penang name that comes up in every serious CKT debate since 1979. Plates come heavy on seafood with fat prawns and cockles, and the duck egg gives the noodles a rich, silky finish.
- What to order
- Duck-egg char koay teow loaded with big prawns and cockles
- Address
- 343 Jalan Dato Keramat, Kampung Makam, 10150 George Town, Pulau Pinang
- Area
- Jalan Dato Keramat, George Town, Penang
- Hours
- Fri–Tue 11am–4pm (check before you go)
- Price
- RM11–RM20 per person
- Halal status
- 🐖 Non-halal
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