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. 

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.