Chern Ka By Lei Ya Thaiboat @ 4th Street Club, Georgetown, Penang.

For a casual Thai dining that will not blow your budget, head to Chern Ka... a new dining spot in the heart of Georgetown (4th Street Club along Lebuh Tye Sin) that would put an end to your Thai food cravings. It was previously occupied as Tu Go Liang Steamboat but has since replaced with this new Thai restaurant. Chern Ka offers a rather big Thai menu... featuring an array of familiar Thai delights. The price points are budget-friendly and the dining atmosphere is homey and relaxed. 

Pin Xin Vegan Cuisine @ 4th Street Club, Georgetown, Penang.

The vegetarian world can be as colorful as the non-vegetarian's and Pin Xin Vegan Cuisine is one of the many plant-based restaurants in Penang trying to prove the statement. Housed in one of the shop houses at 4th Street Club, Pin Xin Vegan Cuisine is a new vegan/ vegetarian restaurant in Penang. The plant-based restaurant offers a vegan-friendly menu with local twist. Non-meat eaters may now enjoy local delights such as Hokkien Mee, Jawa Mee, Assam Laksa without jeopardizing their diets; additional dishes to look forward to are Tom Yum Noodles, Aglio Olio or Burgers. Their range of rice dishes would fit for those with stubborn Chinese palates. Price tags can be a little steep but given the fact that vegan food requires a lot of effort and innovation, it is justifiable.

Ah Ma Pan Mee (阿嫲刀麻切) @ 4th Street Club, Tye Sin Street, Georgetown, Penang.

Noodles are deeply rooted in our culinary consciousness, there is no one size fits all. There are a lot of varieties on offer and they can come in different size, color, shape, texture as well as flavor. Typically, Pan Mee (a type of Hakka Noodles) is served in the shape of thin, round and smooth texture but Ah Ma Pan Mee, a newly opened Pan Mee specialist at 4th Street Club (Tye Sin Street) decides to do things differently. Using traditional recipe from Pahang, the noodle joint offers Pan Mee in its own style. While the soup bases and condiments are similar, the noodles stand out. They come in irregularly fat-round shape with al-dente (slightly chewy and bouncy) texture. The menu is not big but the air-conditioned restaurant offers a comfortable dining space for hungry diners to have a quick fix; definitely a place where fans of Pan Mee should check out.

Sweet Monster Cafe @ 4th Street Club, Lebuh Tye Sin, Georgetown, Penang.

The name "Moody Cow Cafe" is widely known amongst dessert lovers in Penang, for serving some of the best yet innovative Cheese Cakes in town (Salted Egg Cheese Cake/ Cempedak Cheese Cake are some of its signature products); the brand is also notoriously known to serve some of the most expensive Cheese Cakes in Penang. But the Cheese Cake specialist has recently ventured out of its norm... opening a new cafe- "Sweet Monster Cafe" at 4th Street Club of Tye Sin Street. From the most expensive Cheese Cake in town to.... potentially the most expensive Pie in town (from Rm 30 per piece); from "Cow" to... "Monster"; the only thing unchanged is their willingness to innovate and to come with new flavors and combination. The cafe offers a small Pasta menu with an array of home-made Pies and Cookies... with most of them come with hefty price tags. The exterior of Sweet Monster Cafe does not give a single hint on what the place would serve, once you are inside, you will find the classical visual arts and decorative of ancient European... with soft background music that we would not know how to appreciate. Nevermind on the ambiance, their Pies truly standout on their own...

Tu Go Liang (猪锅亮) Steamboat @ 4th Street Club, Lebuh Tye Sin, Georgetown, Penang.

What better way to warm your bodies and stuff yourself with tasty food other than having Steamboat (Hot Pot)? This new kid in town has fast become one of the favorites for mid-class dwellers; with up to 8 types of soup bases to choose from. Classic soup bases like Pig Bone Soup and Tom Yum are available with a few exquisite and innovative offering for the adventurous, worth-mentioning are Milk Cheese Soup, Green Spicy Soup, Spicy Milk Soup etc. Soup bases aside, Tu Go Liang stands out in terms of the variety of steamboat offering; notable highlights include their home-made Yong Tofu, various types of Fish and Meat Balls, vegetables, meat and seafood. The atmosphere is casual here- the heat intolerant may opt to dine-in the air-conditioned room while those who prefer a more outdoorsy ambiance could choose the al-fresco dining area.