Penang Savour – new Penang restaurant in Marine Parade

Penang Savour is a new eatery in Marine Parade offering Penang street food such as laksa, fried kway teow and chendol as well as a selection of one dish meals and zhi char dishes.

Penang Savour in Marine Parade

Those looking for a place in the East for affordable Penang dishes will be glad to know that Penang Savour has opened a new outlet in Marine Parade. Located in a HDB shophouse facing Marine Parade Road, the new eatery is just a few doors away from the POSB Bank Marine Parade Branch.

It is a small restaurant which can seat about 30 in the air-conditioned dining area. There are a few tables out in the corridor. The furnishings are basic, but the iconic Penang murals add some rustic charm.

Menu of Penang Savour

The menu of Penang Savour in Marine Parade features the Signature Penang Dishes – Fried Kway Teow, Kway Teow Soup, Prawn Noodle, Assam Laksa and Chendol. Besides the more usual Penang dishes, the menu also offers zhi char dishes like salted egg prawn, deep-fried pork belly with shrimp paste and deep-fried fish with nyonya sauce. There is also a selection of one dish meals including nasi lemak, fried rice, nyonya fish with rice and hor fun. Below are pictures of a few pages of the rather extensive menu of Penang Savour in Marine Parade.

Lunch at Penang Savour

We visited Penang Savour in Marine Parade for lunch and ordered Baba Fish Rice ($7), Fried Kway Teow ($6.40), Laksa ($5.90) and Chendol ($3.80).

Baba Fish Rice was a one dish rice meal with a fried egg and fish fillet, onions and lady’s finger in a tangy assam sauce which was mildly spicy. It was a simple but appetising dish – an upgrade from the typical plate of economic rice we might get from the food court.

The Penang Fried Kway Teow did not disappoint. The small flat noodles stir-fried with crunchy bean sprouts, fresh prawns, slices of Chinese sausages and other ingredients had a nice smoky flavour. It was one of the better versions of Penang Fried Kway Teow we had tried in Singapore.

The star dish would be the Penang Assam Laksa. It was served piping hot topped with a myriad of ingredients. The spicy tangy broth was rich and packed with flavours. You would know that there were pieces of fish in the broth although they were so well absorbed and integrated. The noodles had a good springy bite. Everything combined well for a delightful bowl of Penang laksa.

Penang Chendol was a refreshing dessert. The green rice flour jelly was soft and smooth but had a slight chewiness. There was a balanced mix of coconut milk and gula melaka.

Beverages options at Penang Savour are not extensive. We could not get kopi so we had Chinese Tea ($1.60). The prices for the beverages are comparable to prices at the neighbourhood kopitiams.

Cheap & Good Penang Food

Penang Savour is a small eatery with affordable Penang dishes. With its wide-ranging menu, there is something for everyone. If you’re looking for cheap Penang street food, you can now take advantage of the favourable Singapore dollar-Malaysian ringgit exchange rate and fly to Penang. However, if you want a more convenient option, head to one of the Penang Savour outlets in Singapore. Besides Marine Parade, locations of Penang Savour outlets include Ang Mo Kio Central, Our Tampines Hub and Yew Tee Point.

Penang Savour @ Marine Parade
Blk 83 Marine Parade Central, #01-590
Singapore 440083

Tel: +65 9752 0878

Opening Hours: 10 am – 9.30 pm

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