If you like your Penang noodles with serious wok hei and absolutely no unnecessary nonsense, put Gou Lou Hong Kee on your George Town food map. Tucked along Campbell Street, this old-school Cantonese noodle specialist is all about charcoal-fired sar hor fun, dark and savoury Tai Lok Mee, oyster noodles, mee sua koh and gloriously fragrant belacan fried chicken.
The star is the dry sar hor fun: slippery rice noodles kissed by the heat of the wok and carrying that unmistakable smoky charcoal character. Add a plate of Tai Lok Mee, something crispy on the side and a little house chilli, and you’ve got the sort of George Town lunch that doesn’t need an Instagram filter—or a fancy dining room—to make its point.
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