🫖Bak Kut Teh

#12 Bak Kut Teh in Malaysia · 2026

Lao San Tong Bah Kut Teh

🌶️🌶️🌶️ Wajib Cuba · Must Try

🐖 Non-halalRM20–RM50Since 2005

The mainland's Michelin-listed BKT, started in 2005 and now run by the founders' three sons, with a newer branch at Food Bayana in Bayan Lepas. Claypots of ribs, trotters and innards in herbal soup, served Penang-style with yam rice and yu char kuih.

What to order
Claypot herbal bak kut teh with yam rice
Address
1, Lorong Perniagaan Melur, Jalan Raja Uda, 12300 Butterworth, Penang
Area
Jalan Raja Uda, Butterworth, Penang
Hours
Check before going (evenings) (check before you go)
Price
RM20–RM50 per person
Halal status
🐖 Non-halal
🧭 Directions

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