Best Poached Eggs in Penang

Black Kettle is a renowned restaurant-cum-bakery that has added massive character to brunch where patrons just go head over heels for their hearty meals. Among the mainstay on the menu is their Egg Benedict, a carefully curated dish that is full of flavour and colour. Slivers of smoked Salmon and sautéed spinach sits on a bed of fresh Brioche, liberally showered with thick Hollandaise sauce and a sprinkle of herbs. Slither through the eggs, the drool-inducing yolk just cascades throughout the dish, you’ll mop the plate clean within seconds. Spend some time in the Australian-inspired cafe, comfy couches, bright space and freshly brewed coffees keep you accompanied.  

Poached egg simply transforms a humble egg into a luxurious treat. The Living Room at Macalister Mansion has doubled the opulence by using duck egg. Two pearls of duck eggs are topped on toasted English muffin with kaffir lime hollandaise, sea salt, mesclun and drizzle of balsamic reduction. Spongy bread and gooey egg, it’s an ideal marriage. Being an all-day breakfast item, you won’t have any guilt if your alarm cheats on you, have it for lunch and dinner. Enjoy amazing meals in a palatial and picturesque backdrop. 

Looking to savour the finest Italian flavours in a simple and sophisticated setting? Make your way to Restaurant Markus at Pulau Tikus. Aforementioned, poached egg is able a perk up any sort of dish and pasta are not an exception. Elegantly presented, their signature squid ink pasta is topped with teardrop-shaped poached egg and propped with crispy prosciutto ham. Just perforate the bouncy ball, and chomp down the delicious pasta. 

Housed in Gurney Paragon, this vivacious restaurant has been dishing out among the finest French cuisine with Japanese touches and flavours. Poached eggs play a pivotal part in their signature dish – Miam Miam Spaghetti. It’s a hearty portion of pasta that could chock-full two stomachs, generously laden with eggplants, shimenji mushrooms, sausages, slices of bacon and poached onsen egg. It’s a burst of flavour, salty bacon, crunchy greens, well-flavoured meats and the egg just binds the whole dish together. Wrap up your meal with their rave-worthy range of French toasts and iced coffee. 

This brightly-lid and comfy café is a new player in town serving Japanese-Aussie fusion dishes that are picking up positive reviews. Meeting your poached egg demands, their Smoke Kamo (Duck) Chirasi is not to be missed. The brimming bowl is piled with white rice, slivers of smoked duck slices, crowned with a perfectly poached egg and showered with sesame sauce. You know the trick, prick the eggy goodness that enhances the flavour of the whole dish. Wash it all down with their exciting frappes. 

Burrowed between the colonial shop lots in Love Lane, this cozy cafe has been adding up more charm to breakfast and brunch for locals as well as tourists. Among their masterpiece that sets you drooling at dot is their Egg Benedict. Soft and spongy bread, stacked with fresh greens, a generous slab of bacon, bouncy poached egg and copiously coated with Hollandaise sauce. A gentle kiss from your fork is enough to run down the yolk that ushers a meaty and gooey mouthful.