Best Fried Rice in Penang

Tho Yuen Restaurant is undeniably famous for their long heritage of amazing chicken rice. Velvety smooth, succulent and absolutely juicy and flavourful. However, how many of you are actually aware that they too serve pretty good fried rice. Done in a slightly moist manner, it goes perfectly well with the tender-smooth steamed chicken. 

The name of the restaurant itself is a pretty strong statement and extremely straight-forwarded. That idea too has been carried upon their menu, where there are no more than 11 items, with 6 of them being different variants of fried rice. The signature 'Pai Kut Ong Fried Rice' is done by stir-frying spare ribs first, followed by a series of vegetables, rice and condiments. Fragrant, flavourful and it definitely has that 'oomph'.

Urban Food Hall is a collective effort between five restaurants (Quiznos Sub, The Library Coffee Bar, Ichiban, Johnny Rockets and The South East) in one location. Among the five, The South East restaurant is the only one that offers fried rice. More specifically, Nasi Goreng Pedas Indonesia. Served with fried chicken, assam sambal, sunny side up, soup, and assorted sides. 

Sister Cook is a fun place to be, especially when you're into experimental or uniquely-combined ingredients and dishes. Having said that, their signature scallop fried rice isn't all that weird. It comes in a huge portion that has five fried dumplings, a decent amount of smokiness from the wok, flavour and seafood. Good balance of flavour and pleasant too. 

If you enjoy sipping on a cup of Chinese tea, or perhaps any tea for that matter, then you ought to try Cha Yu Kafei at Trang Road, Penang. It is a humble tea house that specializes in Chinese dishes with an infusion of tea. Such as the Fragrant Tea Fried Rice, which posses a subtle but pleasant tea undertone alongside the savoury notes of the fried rice.