The Best Mixed Rice in Penang

A definite favourite for both young and old, the mixed rice is the most flexible meal you can have in Malaysia today. Given only a plate of rice, there are various options for you to choose what you want from a diverse selection of dishes ranging from proteins to fibres. Like Chap Long Economy Rice's name, it is the economic choice for people who don't want to spend too much to have a decent meal.

With cheap food, free drinks, and an air conditioned interior and good-looking exterior, there is absolutely no reason for you to eat like an emperor at Emperor Mixed Rice. An assortment of dishes awaits you with trays of food piled with meats, vegetables, and tofu dishes and spans from one end of the restaurant to the other. This is truly the kingly option for mixed rice!

Just in case you've lost your way navigating to Bukit Tengah Coffee Shop, remember that as the name implies, it located somewhere around a really tall mountain. With that being said, Bukit Tengah Coffee Shop still serves the typical coffee shop dishes like toast with kaya and butter, as well as some stalls that serve other dishes like noodles and rice. One of them being a mixed rice stall that opens in the afternoon and evening, kept warm by a heater unit and holds a variety of proteins, vegetables, and tofu dishes all for a low price.

It's oriental, and it's a shop that serves rice. The name 'Oriental Rice Shop' doesn't get any more self-explanatory as that. But one thing this ordinary-looking mixed rice shop will tell you, though, that the dishes they serve ranging from vegetables to tofus to proteins have a oriental taste to them. Thus making it one of the most oriental mixed rice shops around Penang. While the price you're paying for might be a little be steep compared to other mixed rice shops, but it's totally worth every single penny for a better quality and more variety of dishes.

Revered as one of the best coffee shops on Penang Island for it's great variety of cuisines served by numerous food stalls set up in the establishment, you'll be mistaken for a second that you are in a run-of-the-mill coffee shop and not in a tiny food court. Though it's been made famous thanks to the fan-favourite wood-fired pizza stall there, it does take some time to have your food to be ready. So if you're impatient, come over to the mixed rice corner instead. It'll give you more value for your money and gives your more freedom to add what you want on your plate of rice.