If your idea of a proper Penang breakfast involves bamboo baskets, king prawns, fluffy buns and enough food to make lunch completely unnecessary, put Fu Er Dai 富二代 on the list. This lively dim sum restaurant on Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah serves a broad Cantonese-style spread, but the king-prawn siew mai and molten salted-egg lava buns are where I would start. Add har gow, chee cheong fun and a plate of Golden Emperor Mee, and suddenly “just breakfast” has become a full-blown yum cha session.
The location is another winner: easy enough to combine with a George Town heritage walk, and with parking available—a small miracle in this part of Penang. Come hungry, order for the table, drink plenty of tea and remember that one basket is never really one basket.
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