The 10 Tastings of Penang: Street Food Tour in George Town

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Ready to taste the best food in George Town? Satisfy your cravings for local food and culture with highlights along the way, together with a foodie host. Enjoy 10 delicious and typical tastings that range from sweet to savory as well as drinks on a tasty food tour in Penang.

Destination

Penang, Malaysia

Category

Food Tours

Duration

3 horas

Transport mode

Walking tour

Available languages

English, Melayu, 中文, Deutsch

Included

• Private Guide
• 10 Local Tastings
• Vegetarian Options Available
• All Withlocals Tours are Carbon Neutral

Excluded

• Entrance to Attractions

What you can expect

Choose your local

Get to know these 4 passionate locals, each bringing unique perspectives and talents. Choose your favorite, check their availability, and book to create an unforgettable adventure tailored to you.

This is the plan

Check out the plan below to see what you'll get up to with your local host. Feel free to personalize this offer with the host of your choice.

1. Meeting point

   Meet at In front of the Wonder Food Museum (we will not enter) - Penang to start your journey

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2. Itinerary

   This is what our experience could look like, but it’s not set in stone! Once you book, you can chat directly with your host to make small tweaks to suit your preferences.

3. 10 degustaciones

   Este tour incluye 10 degustaciones de comidas y bebidas. Su anfitrión local ha seleccionado cuidadosamente cada una de las degustaciones en función de su amor por la comida y su conocimiento de la ciudad. ¡Disfruta sólo de los bocados más auténticos que la ciudad tiene para ofrecer!

4. Los clásicos

   Un recorrido gastronómico por Penang no estaría completo sin los platos más típicos y queridos de la ciudad. ¡Disfruta de un bocado de los clásicos definitivos Otak Otak y Cendol y pruébalos en su verdadero sabor local!

5. Los favoritos de los lugareños

   Descubra más de la cocina local probando algunas de las delicias gastronómicas favoritas de los lugareños. Pruebe comida única, típica de Penang seleccionada por su anfitrión local y escuche por qué les encanta tanto.

6. Bebidas Típicas

   ¡Con bebidas incluidas como parte de las degustaciones, esta verdadera experiencia viene con un verdadero espíritu local! Su anfitrión local saciará su sed con una selección de bebidas como café, bebidas únicas y cócteles con o sin alcohol, vino y cerveza.

7. Aspectos destacados de la ciudad

   ¡Este recorrido es más que solo comida, es una experiencia cultural! Entre paradas para comer, descubra los aspectos más destacados de la ciudad para vivir una experiencia completa que satisfará su apetito por Penang. Desde comida, bebidas, visitas obligadas y lugares de moda locales; ¡Este tour tiene todo en el menú!

8. Alternativa vegetariana

   ¿Buscas una alternativa vegetariana? ¡Es posible! El recorrido ha sido creado con degustaciones alternativas que se adaptan a sus preferencias. ¡Solo díselo a tu anfitrión!

9. ¿Dieta especial o alergias?

   Si sigues una dieta especial o tienes alergia a algún alimento específico, ¡infórmaselo a tu anfitrión! Se asegurarán de tenerlo en cuenta para que puedas tener una experiencia agradable y segura.

10. Make it yours

    Want to tweak the itinerary? Book directly & chat afterwards with your host to adjust highlights, skip stops, or make small changes to fit your preferences.

    Book risk-free: Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund.

    Need something special? Personalize your experience for more time, alternative locations or a completely tailored plan.

Flexible cancellation policy

• Feel confident booking

  Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund. Even up to 7 days before your experience, you’ll receive a refund, minus the service fee.

• Change of plans?

  Reschedule your experience to a date and time that works best for you.

• Loved by travelers worldwide

  Simple and flexible – your plans, your way.

Reviews from guests

Geraldine

(About local Mohd Remyzan)

6 julio 2025

Nous avons fait deux tours avec Remy, le premier sur les sites de la ville et le second le food tour. Personnage haut en couleurs, Remy a su nous montrer le meilleur de George town. Son anglais est parfait pour bonne compréhension, ses explications sont tops et il connaît la ville comme sa poche. Nous recommandons vivement Remy, quel que soit le tour qui vous interesse, vous ne serez pas décus😉Un super tour

Rhianna🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Lisa)

5 julio 2025

We ate some really delicious food! I am a vegetarian and my mum isn’t but Lisa tailored the food really well! We both learned a lot about local customs and food and had a really enjoyable evening. Thank you so much Lisa!!! Would definitely recommend to anyone looking for a George Town food tour.Lovely evening with Lisa

Trina🇳🇿 New Zealand

(About local Lisa)

3 julio 2025

Lisa was a wonderfully informative and knowledgeable host, friendly and charming to boot. We had an amazing tour of Georgetown and sampled some exceptional food. A fabulous introduction to Penang and an experience to remember. This is a must do experience and we highly recommend Lisa as a host. Fabulous must do Penang experience

Julian🇮🇳 India

(About local Yasin)

30 junio 2025

Had a lovely food tour with Yasin in Penang. He took us to a range of different places, from local historic food stalls to fashionable new cafes to hidden gems serving under-the-radar specialities. We even finished with a Durian tasting. Yasin was friendly and knowledgeable and flexible, adjusting our tour as per our wishes. I can recommend Yasin to food lovers visiting Penang for an authentic food tour away from the YouTube hype.Nice food tour

Maya

(About local Lisa)

26 junio 2025

My partner and I visited Penang for the first time, and booking Lisa on our second day was one of the best decisions we made! She’s got such a great relationship with local shop owners, and her knowledge of Penang’s history, culture, and food is delicious. We got to try all the best eats, everything she recommended was spot on. I only eat halal food, and Lisa made sure every stop we made was halal friendly. Even though a few shops were closed that day, we were more than happy with the experience. Highly recommend! Vielen Dank, Lisa. :) The best time in Penang was with Lisa

Job🇳🇱 Netherlands

(About local Mohd Remyzan)

25 junio 2025

Amazing trip with Rami how he calls himself he’s an excellent guide. He knows everything about Georgetown and all the foods you have there. We will bring you to very special places and have you eat a really local foods and really clean places and really friendly people some of the restaurants are over 100 years old so amazing trip me and my wife who really enjoyed this. He talks a lot because he’s a singer actually. Excellent trip. Highly recommend

Benjie🇦🇺 Australia

(About local Lisa)

23 junio 2025

We had a wonderful time with Lisa. She has good knowledge of the food scene in Penang and we enjoyed spending the afternoon with her. We had so much good food and conversation along the way and it was a nice introduction the Georgetown. Would highly recommend!A highlight!

David🇦🇺 Australia

(About local Lisa)

22 junio 2025

Lisa was a delight to spend time with. She is engaging and speaks with passion about her life in Penang and the food we were offered. A great way to explore and understand Penang. Informal, friendly and informative Engaging exploration of eating options

Mike🇳🇱 Netherlands

(About local Lisa)

22 junio 2025

We booked our tour at our day of arrival, starting at 5.30 pm. A good way for us to get a fast and smooth introduction of Georgetown. Lisa knows her way around, abosolutely. We were introduced to lovely small food stores, great street food and friendly cooks in the vibrant center of Georgetown. Lisa knows and tells a lot about it all. She encouraged us to taste food we aren’t used to, and… we loved it. Lisa also shares a lot of interesting information about living and working in Penang. And last but not least: she is pleasant company and a good laugh!Great tour, exceeding our expectations!

Ross🇦🇺 Australia

(About local Mohd Remyzan)

16 junio 2025

Remy is fun and very knowledgeable. We had a great experience. I highly recommend.Remy is fun and interesting

Merike🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Lisa)

14 junio 2025

We really enjoyed our food tour with Lisa. The food was tasty and fresh. There was lots of variety. Lisa was friendly and very knowledgeable. Great food tour

Jane

(About local Lisa)

10 junio 2025

We were greeted with a lovely smile from Lisa. All arrangements from beginning to end were clear and met. The choices of food from the distinctive racial culinary were tasty andvaried. This all came with a history and description of what we ate. It was a sad parting. We thoughrly recomend this young woman, it was an absolute pleasure. Jane and Michael

Nikki🇳🇱 Netherlands

(About local Lisa)

10 junio 2025

We had a lovely tour with Lisa. She knows all the right places to go and can tell you all about (food) culture and the food business in George Town/Penang. I would highly recommend the tour! Thanks Lisa!Great tour!

Anne

(About local Lisa)

5 junio 2025

Our tour was with Lisa, whos a local in Penang and it shows. She not only knows a lot about the food but also the city and its culture and people on the streets know her as well! Our tour took longer then planned but more because we were having a bless. With Lisa it felt like we were with a friend on tour and we would recommend it to everybody! Very very nice tour!

Elizabeth🇲🇾 Malaysia

(About local Lisa)

31 mayo 2025

My sons and I have a wonderful evening with Lisa. Lisa showed us around, tasting various local food, she is very knowledgeable of the local areas, cultures and food. If it weren’t for her, we would have missed out on quite a few lovely snacks. Lisa goes out of her way to make walking around interesting. She is so friendly and such a joy to talk to, my boys and I had so much fun and laughs. And our bellies were full with yummy food. We highly recommended Lisa! Thank you Lisa, from Elizabeth, Patrick and Mattthew. Amazing food tour with Lisa!

Ella🇳🇺 Niue

(About local Lisa)

30 mayo 2025

We are a group of 4 from the UK and had the absolute best time with Lisa on her food tour. She stuffed us full of amazing food, and took us to some local stalls we would have never tried if not for her. I would 100% recommend Lisa’s tour if you are in Penang and want to have an experience that you will never forget! Lisa is fantastic!

Kim🇳🇱 Netherlands

(About local Lisa)

29 mayo 2025

Before booking the tour I was already in contact with Lisa regarding the options of the tour, as my boyfriend has a knee injury and is unable to walk for hours. Lisa assured me that with a few adjustments to the tour this would not be a problem. The tour was a private tour and Lisa did a fantastic job, she told us many stores about the food, the eating customs in Penang and we had great food. She arranged that we could sit at various places and enjoy the food, the distance of walging was no issue at all. We tried many different foods and drinks at places that normally you might pass by (as you do not know what it is they are selling). The last stop was at the night market with again maby things to try. We were stuffed afterwards, so we walked shortly afterwards before returning to our hotel fulfilled with a great experience. Fantastic private tour

Marine

(About local Lisa)

21 mayo 2025

I highly recommend Lisa’s food tour. We really enjoyed every minute of it and Lisa is very knowledgeable about the local food and the region. The samosas we ate were the best ones we have ever tried! We did the tour with 2 young kids and Lisa adjusted her pace and kindly offered drinks to our toddler. She is a wonderful guide and I highly recommend her!Amazing experience

jennifer🇦🇺 Australia

(About local Yasin)

13 mayo 2025

Yasim was very knowledgeable and extremely friendly. We ate the most delicious food and met wonderful people along our journey with Yasim. We would recommend him to all.Fabulous experience

Annemarie🇦🇺 Australia

(About local Lisa)

12 mayo 2025

We very much enjoyed our tour with Lisa. We visited places and enjoyed food we would never have found on our own. I very much appreciated walking and talking with Lisa also about Georgetown and the many cultures and food that make this fascinating city. Loved every minute and highly recommend Lisa. Brilliant Food Tour with Lisa

Kate🇦🇺 Australia

(About local Lisa)

7 mayo 2025

Our tour with Lisa was absolutely brilliant. She took us to a mix of different street food stalls and restaurants, and ordered us incredible dishes that showed the many cultures, flavours and ingredients of Penang. We learned a lot from Lisa about the food, the town, the history and also about life and the restaurant business in Penang. And we ate lots of delicious food - great selections, well paced and just the right amount of food! Lisa was great company, easy to talk to and lovely to hang out with for a few hours. Thank you Lisa - cannot recommend your tour highly enough!The best experience!

Tim

(About local Mohd Remyzan)

1 mayo 2025

This tour is an amazing experience that covers so more than just food. Remy is an incredibly interesting and passionate guy, who led us to food spots that we never would have discovered ourselves, coupled with wide-ranging chats about food, history, and philosophy. The relaxed pace of the tour shows that Remy really cares about his guests having a personalised experience. Highly recommend! Great experience

Rachael🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Mohd Remyzan)

26 abril 2025

We very much enjoyed all the food we tried, particularly getting a fast-track past the queue to try the famous laksa which was delicious. Our guide was welcoming and very chatty, however this led to a slow pace to the tour with our guide chatting for a while even when we had finished eating and were trying to indicate we wanted to move on. This led to our tour lasting around 4 hours, 1 hour longer than advertised with only 7 stops hit.Great food but slow pace

Gudrun🇩🇪 Germany

(About local Lisa)

24 abril 2025

Lisa was a wonderful and knowledgable guide who showed us local food spots that we never would have discovered on our own! Our three kids - ages six to ten - enjoyed the outing very much as Lisa made sure to add and enough pit stops for sweets. And the adults got to enjoy some true delicacies and learned a lot about local culture. Added plus: Our vegetarians were also happy as we had tons of alternatives to meat and seafood dishes. Lastly for the kids it was great to have a German-speaking guide. Thanks again, Lisa, for the awesome experience!Amazing tour with our lovely German guide

Janet and Peter🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Mohd Remyzan)

18 abril 2025

Remy was friendly, passionate and knowledgeable. A great time tasting different foods and drinks whilst hearing his stories about Penang, his life and the foods. He had good rapport with all the traders. Everything was lovely and we even had some extra goodies to take back for later. Well worth the money for having a personal guide. Tasting tour

Kathy🇨🇦 Canada

(About local Lisa)

18 abril 2025

We really enjoyed our tour. Many of the spots Lisa took us to weren't on our radar. Lisa did an excellent job in describing the process of making many of the dishes. I believe she tailored our tour to not overlap our other Malaysian food experiences. Lisa was very engaging.Explore Penang off the beaten track food

S

(About local Lisa)

13 abril 2025

There's not enough words to describe how much I enjoyed my tour with Lisa. Firstly, Lisa is a fantastic tour guide who really caters the experience to the person. Whilst, we did avoid the things I often don't enjoy, she did encourage me to try things that I would not normally ever buy. This gives you a more in-depth understanding of the food and what locals eat. If you're interested in culture and a foreigners perspective of living in Penang I highly recommend Lisa. This is my seventh visit to Penang and in one tour I learnt a lot more than six visits combined. Thank you Lisa!Unique perspective of Penang.

Sue🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Mohd Remyzan)

13 abril 2025

Remy was excellent and gave us a great insight into Georgetown , its history , culture and cuisine . We thoroughly enjoyed our tour. Excellent Tour

Mignon🇳🇱 Netherlands

(About local Mohd Remyzan)

9 abril 2025

Enjoyable food tasting

Daren

(About local Mohd Remyzan)

6 abril 2025

A brilliant tour and Remy was a great guide - good local knowledge and a really nice guy. We enjoyed all of the different food and drink along the way, we just wish we had the appetite to eat more! Thoroughly recommended.Fantastic food tour

Fenella 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Mohd Remyzan)

28 marzo 2025

As we are planning to stay in Georgetown, Panang for several days, we really wanted some good advice about what and where to eat locally, rather than stick to the 'safe', overpriced and usually watered down food sold in the main tourist areas. Remy started the tour by double checking our dietary needs, likes and dislikes and then took us on a thorough tour of street food venues. At each he gave a thorough explanation as to why it was a good one and what other dishes we should try if we went back by ourselves, as well as the best way to eat them. It's amazing what a difference it makes to mix certain things together rather than eat separately! Remy also explained about the local history and religions, which helped us to focus on eating the range of delicious dishes he ordered for us. The whole tour was well planned and paced so that we had 'rest' drinks and snacks between larger dishes so that we didn't get uncomfortably full. As well as showing us a range of places to go to for drinks afterwards, and introducing us to staff there, he also pointed venues to avoid for various reasons. By the end of the tour, we had several bags of sweets, snacks and a meal to take with us, to enjoy later once we were hungry again. All were delicious and interesting and we returned today to buy more. The tour definitely fulfilled its purpose for us and it was really enjoyable spending time with such a friendly and passionate local like Remy. We'd thoroughly recommend him as a guide. A great introduction to eating in Panang

Karen🇨🇦 Canada

(About local Lisa)

26 marzo 2025

I found Lisa really knowledgable and willing to share her expertise with the group. We went on a very hot day. It would be good to know the whole menu ahead of time as to what is to come. Allergies were considered. Some dishes we shared and some were individual so that would be good to know ahead of time for that. The food was delicious overall. Food Tour

Thorsten🇩🇪 Germany

(About local Lisa)

18 marzo 2025

Die Kommunikation mit Lisa im Vorfeld war unkompliziert und sehr persönlich. Mit einem indischen Frühstück gings los und Lisa erzählte von dem Leben in George Town, gab uns ein paar Einblicke backstage und immer wieder gabs was zu probieren: Obst, Sweets, Samosas, Gebäck und vieles mehr. Nach mehr als 3 Stunden in großer Hitze noch ein chinesiches Desert am Straßenrand und dann wars leider schon vorbei. Bei einem witeren Besuch in Penang würden wir nochmals solch eine Tour mit Lisa machen, denn die Küche dort ist unglaublich vielfältig und Lisas Wissen groß.Indisches Frühstück

Meriem

(About local Mohd Remyzan)

17 marzo 2025

We had an amazing tour with Remy! Not only did we get to try some amazing food, but we also learnt so much about Penang. Remy is super friendly, funny and so knowledgeable and passionate about his hometown. As it was not our first time in Georgetown, Remy customized a unique off the beaten path tour for us with some delicious local food and drinks. We highly recommend this tour with Remy as your guide. You will learn a lot and try some tasty local food and drinks. Thank you Remy!Amazing Food Tour

Jacob

(About local Mohd Remyzan)

12 marzo 2025

This could have been a wonderful experience, unfortunately it felt like not a lot of effort was put into organizing our tour. 10 tastings was a bit of a misnomer. About half of the tastings were a bag of sweets thrown together at the end. The food we did try was interesting and I can tell Remy is knowledgeable, but overall, the tour was lacking in professionalism and did not live up to expectations. What we got offered, I can not recommend.Missed opportunity.

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(About local Lisa)

12 marzo 2025

We booked our tour with Lisa for our first night in George Town which was the perfect introduction. We experienced so many different types of food but more importantly learnt about the traditions that went with the food and culture. She shared so much local knowledge, gave us tips for the remainder of our stay and by the end it felt like we were having dinner with a friend. Can’t recommend enough.Dinner with friends

Karen🇦🇺 Australia

(About local Mohd Remyzan)

5 marzo 2025

Excellent tour with Remy. He customised an Off The Beaten Track (street art) x food tour for us. Great mix, saw things we may not have come across on our own as well as ate things we wouldn’t have ordinarily tried. Enjoyed some of the food that we went back for more the next day! Remy also owns a café. Although he doesn’t take you there on the tour, we were intrigued and had a small meal there on our own which we also enjoyed.

Grace

(About local Mohd Remyzan)

1 marzo 2025

We had a fun night out with Remy, who was genuinely passionate about his hometown and its food scene and who was eager to show us as much as possible the diverse gastronomic culture of Penang. We eventually visited the other eateries recommended by Remy in the following days and were not disappointed. Highly recommend! Great evening out

Jana🇩🇪 Germany

(About local Lisa)

27 febrero 2025

Die Food Tour mit Lisa hat uns sehr gut gefallen. Wir waren 7 Personen und alle waren sehr zufrieden. Vorab hat sich Lisa nach unseren Vorlieben erkundigt und Sie hat eine tolle Auswahl an lokalen Speisen ausgesucht. Die Informationen zur Stadt und zum Leben in Penang waren sehr interessant. Wir können die Tour jedem empfehlen, der die Stadt von einer kulinarischen Seite erleben möchte. Penang mit Lisa

Theo

(About local Mohd Remyzan)

24 febrero 2025

Absolutely fantastic few hours with Remy as he took us through the food heaven that is George Town. I can’t recommend the tour enough. He is an incredibly kind and funny guy with so much to talk about. It’s a food tour, it’s a history and culture lesson, it’s an amazing insight into life in Penang. Book this tour! Personal, laugh out loud funny, delicious

Daniela🇦🇹 Austria

(About local Mohd Remyzan)

19 febrero 2025

Remy really takes care of individual preferences. His is a very unique and funny guy with good connections - we skip the lines with him easily. The tastings were all well chosen!!!! Strongly recommended!!!!Nice guy, very good tastings

Billy

(About local Lisa)

19 febrero 2025

We had a great time on the food tour with Lisa. Got to try all different foods and Lisa was very knowledgable and friendly. Would 100% recommend Great food tour

rainertraube🇩🇪 Germany

(About local Lisa)

18 febrero 2025

Penang is for sure one of the most fascinating food places in Asia and Lisa will help you to discover and appreciate it to the fullest. We spent 3 hours with her roaming foodie places in atmospheric George Town, from Malay to Indian to Chinese delicacies discussing culture and everyday life in Penang. Thanks for this great evening out Lisa! A true ten

Susan

(About local Mohd Remyzan)

18 febrero 2025

Remy is an excellent tour guide, very knowledgeable and had some very interesting stories to tell. He gave us good tips on where to eat on our last days in Penang. All the food we ate on the tour was delicious! Highly recommend!Fantastic food tour!

Alice🇺🇸 United States

(About local Mohd Remyzan)

17 febrero 2025

Remy is simply a cool guy to hang out with, and if my travel companions and I have to pay for the privilege, it's worth it. That's because he's incredibly steeped in the local food culture. We learned a ton about Penang from our three hours with him and really got an insider's look. Thank you, Remy!Remy Rocks!

Danica

(About local Mohd Remyzan)

16 febrero 2025

Best food tour! They were flexible and kind. I learned about the local culture while having amazing food! So much food! It really felt like a personalized experience. Take this tour!

Steve

(About local Lisa)

15 febrero 2025

Our booking through Withlocals started off poorly as the original guide (Sam) just cancelled on us. No explanation. No apologies. On reflection this turned out for the best. We rebooked this time with Lisa who was fantastic. Knowledgeable, kind, friendly and just great company for the three plus hours. She took us to some great places where we were able to sample generous portions of local foods that many people were waiting in line for. Chinese, Malay and Indian foods all of which were tasty and filling. Thanks Lisa! Lisa gave us a fantastic food tasting tour

CECILE

(About local Lisa)

15 febrero 2025

We thoroughly enjoyed our Street Food tour with Lisa and would highly recommend it! She was very friendly and so knowledgeable about food. She knew the best places to go to and made us try so many dishes and drinks we would not have otherwise. Time flew by and we can’t thank her enough for this amazing and very tasty tour! A must do tour with Lisa

Juliet

(About local Lisa)

15 febrero 2025

We thoroughly enjoyed our day with Lisa. It was very interesting walking around and tasting all that Georgetown has to offer. It was especially interesting seeing Penang through Lisa’s eyes, she came as a backpacker and has married a Malay and totally integrated into local life. Thank you Lisa for a happy few hours.Great foodie guide

phillip 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates

(About local Lisa)

15 febrero 2025

We did not have long in Penang however, Lisa managed to give us a taste of all the different foods in Penang. Highly recommended and flexible to your needs, just let her know what you want.Thanks Lisa