While in Penang to attend a wedding dinner, I was also invited to dinner on the next night before we had to rush off to the bus station for our journey home. We had this wonderful almost like homecooked dinner at the Rice Cafe & Bistro at the 1926 Heritage Hotel (227, Jalan Burma, 10050 Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia).

It was an evening of get-together before we left and so I could not concentrate on the food. But while all were delicious, the highlight of the evening must be the Otak, cooked in aluminium foil. Light and soft, it is different from the usual rather heavy otak one finds often. Even the fried rice was sedap! My friend’s little daughter went for helping after helping. The little girl, like many kids, can be very fuzzy with food.

The brinjal (eggplants) in green curry was a great dish with the fried rice or just plain rice.

This bistro serves a blend of Thai and Vietnamese dishes and I suspect a tinge of Peranakan. Ah, I must go back to have a slow and focussed meal to be able to express better. (^^)  Certainly a nice place to have your meal should you be in Penang.

You can reach the bistro at rice.cafe@yahoo.com