🦀Seafood Restaurant

#66 Seafood Restaurant in Malaysia · 2026

Holy Crab Penang

🌶️🌶️🌶️ Berbaloi · Worth the Detour

☪︎ HalalRM60–RM150

A halal-certified crab specialist, a rarity in George Town's seafood scene. Small room, so book.

What to order
Crab in salted egg and chilli-garlic sauces
Address
52, Lebuh Tye Sin, 10300 George Town, Penang
Area
Lebuh Tye Sin, George Town, Penang
Price
RM60–RM150 per person
Halal status
☪︎ Halal

☪︎ Halal status shown here is based on public sources and may change. Please check that the restaurant holds a valid JAKIM (or state religious authority) halal certificate before dining — look for the certificate on display or verify at myehalal.halal.gov.my.

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