KY eats – Curry Mee & Apom at Pulau Tikus
This is another one of my go-to curry mee places whenever I’m back to Penang visiting mom. If you love unadulterated Penang curry mee, you would enjoy this one.
kedai kopi new cathay has a pretty good curry mee stall
The kopitiam is located by the intersection of Jalan Burma and Lorong Kucing, offering many of your usual suspects when it comes to hawker foods from Penang – laksa, curry mee, char kuih teow, chicken rice and so forth. Parking isn’t usually a huge hassle thanks to the commercial centers right next door, but the shop can be quite a bit busy during breakfast/brunch hours.
yum yum, coagulated blood, loved by my niece too 
For only RM 3.50 per bowl, the curry mee comes with cockles, one prawn, tofu pok, coagulated blood (my favorite, of course), a fish ball, and cuttle fish. You get to choose your favorite mee/meehun combination, and have as much of those fragrant and spicy sambal as you want.
I enjoy their almost mee-goreng style cuttle fish as well, brings a slightly different taste to the normal cuttle fish preparation. The prawn’s a bit smallish but hey, it’s RM 3.50.
Overall taste is superb and I’d have it any day. The only thing missing is a couple mint leaves, but I guess you can’t have it all every time.
good old fashion apom, get them fresh and warm here
And since hawker dishes in Penang are usually only 70% of what you get in KL in terms of portions, it make perfect sense to add some apom to the meal while you’re at it. The stall claims to be offering the best apom manis in town and will happily trade 6 steamy hot apom for RM 3.00. These too are yummy especially when consumed piping hot, slightly crispy on the outer layer, and sweet, creamy inside. Try it!
Oh, the steamed otak otak here is not too shabby either. If you’re in Penang, this kopitiam sure is a pretty decent place to visit for breakfast or lunch.
Address:
Kedai Kopi New Cathay
Lorong Kucing off Jalan Burma
10350, Pulau Tikus, Penang
GPS: 5.432376, 100.309504
8:36 am
Yeah, a friend from Penang brought me here too!
It’s really good stuff, as good as the one at Lorong Seratus Tahun. I haven’t tried the apom though.
The cuttle fish is a nice addition!
5:08 pm
Huai Bin: yeah, after writing this I tried to go to a penang curry mee place in PJ but it wasn’t open.. gahh
11:23 am
the niece looks like she definitely enjoys her food! we might be looking at another potential penang food blogger!
5:08 pm
Sean: haha she moved to the States d tho.
3:07 pm
Do you eat the curry me with vinegar?
5:08 pm
Kash: nope, never tried that.
7:42 pm
Oh, when I was young and there, my mum used to eat it with a dash of normal vinegar and it tasted good. Have a try.
3:10 pm
Kash: ooo interesting, i thought that’s only for loh mee.
4:40 pm
Nommmmm penang food again! So proud of my little island
5:08 pm
TheJessicat: haha ditto!
10:22 pm
Eewww that place is so unhygienic and unkempt.
from your pictures at least.
Your niece is just gack!
elbows on table,
eating with bare hands,
after touching the dirty money under the apom wrapper, I bet.
Penang food is unbalanced and unrefined.
the last time I remembered,
there’s flies everywhere in Penang.
3:10 pm
PPKia: guess you have a much higher hygiene standard than me. I love Penang food still
8:58 am
Hi KY,
I had to comment that the place you went to in this post is very very close to my aunt’s house hahah.
I love going to that place whenever I’m in Penang.
3:10 pm
Pete: haha small world!
1:58 pm
I am a food lover and I eat new things every time I travel
! Nice to see someone else is sharing it with me x
9:27 pm
Agness: here’s to food!
12:33 pm
i absolutely love this apom! a must have everytime i return to PG
6:15 pm
missyblurkit: yum yum! so delicious kan!
11:52 am
my favourite too..
last had it in Apr this year.. hehee
1:34 pm
trica: awesome!
4:30 pm
This is my usual place for breakfast. Either on holiday or business.
6:53 pm
alan: can’t fault that!