#1 Assam Laksa in Malaysia · 2026
Penang Road Famous Laksa
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The bowl most people mean when they say 'Penang laksa' — decades at Joo Hooi before moving next door to Keng Kwee Street, and a Michelin Bib Gourmand every year since the Penang guide began. Sour, fishy, sweet-sticky with prawn paste; pair it with the chendol across the lane.
- What to order
- Penang assam laksa with shredded mackerel, pineapple, mint and hae ko
- Address
- 5 Lebuh Keng Kwee, 10100 George Town, Penang
- Area
- Lebuh Keng Kwee, George Town, Penang
- Hours
- Daily 9am–5:30pm, closed Wednesdays (check) (check before you go)
- Price
- RM8–RM15 per person
- Halal status
- 🐖 Non-halal
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