Penang Food Tour: Discover George Town's Hidden Gems

Dive into Penang’s culinary scene with 15+ tastings. Discover hidden gems, meet local chefs, and savor the island’s rich food culture.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • George Town - Our feasting tour of 15+ tastings invites guests on a culinary experience around the backstreets of old George Town. It’s a carefully curated foodie experience led by a team of professional Penang food guides.
    Before we get started, our tour reflects the local cuisine and the limitations of street food vendors means we unfortunately…
What's Included
  • 15+ food tastings included, more than any other Penang food tour
  • Bottled water and local soft drinks included
  • 4 hours of feasting around the old George Town
  • Led by professional foodie guides
  • Maximum of 8 exclusive guests on each tour
What's Not Included
  • Alcoholic drinks excluded
  • Pick up and drop off from your hotel excluded
Additional Information

Penang is a diverse hub of culinary traditions, and the sheer breadth of local dishes can seem daunting at first. Worry not. Our curated Penang food tour offers a comprehensive introduction to some of George Town’s most beloved dining spots, many of which are hidden gems not easily stumbled upon alone. During the tour, you’ll take a deep dive into…

Location
Pinang Peranakan Mansion
Church Street
The tour starts from the courtyard of the Pinang Peranakan Mansion. It's easy centrally located in George Town and easy to reach from most hotels in the city.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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W3112wqkerryw
Nov 26, 2025
Recommend! - My guide Sandy was great and knowledgeable about local cuisine in Penang. It’s a lot of food, but it was fun to try foods at spots I wouldn’t have gone to alone.
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Jonathan_p
Nov 23, 2025
Excellent food and cultural intro - Excellent intro to the great varieties of Penang’s mixed cultures of cuisines! Lots and lots of food - pace yourself which is hard. Wife could not finish the last few tastings, but I pushed through for science.
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Tour32169920370
Nov 23, 2025
Best food ever - Ken was an incredible host, so knowledge and welcoming. The food was AMAZING and I learnt so much about the different influences and traditions
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Harridavies2018
Nov 23, 2025
Super enjoyable Food Tour - We joined the Penang food tour with Ken - he was fantastic, informative and incredibly friendly. The places he took as part of the tour were amazing and had a great experience. Very lucky to have a great group as part of it too (8 in total) Would highly recommend anyone to go on this tour, especially if you are lucky enough to have Ken as their guide!
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Roving17908467105
Nov 22, 2025
Foodie experience aimed at local cuisines - This was a great tour with plenty of dishes to try. I thoroughly enjoyed all the local dishes and so full after the tour. Ken was an amazing guide who was very knowledgeable about food. I highly recommend this tour.
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Goldilocks_travels
Nov 19, 2025
Best walking food tour - Earlier this month I took the walking food tour with my elder parents who were a bit hesitant with trying local street food. Our guide Rachel was amazing, she introduced us to the origins of the food, local area knowledge and took us to some amazing places that my parents were keen to go back to on our other days in the city. It was a great tour and one i would highly recommend. We still talk about it weeks later :)
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Dyn0m4n
Nov 19, 2025
10/10 would recommend - Our third tour with A Chefs Tour and our second in Penang and it did not disappoint. As with all the other tours we were absolutely stuffed by the end having tried many amazing dishes we wouldn’t have thought to try. This one has more Indian food compared to the morning one which leans more Chinese, but both are brilliant. Sandy-Oh was very knowledgeable and made the whole experience fun. It took just under 4 hours with a bit of walking but you’re glad for the digestion break towards the end.
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Camille_e
Nov 18, 2025
Great food and portions - We loved this tour! The variety of food and the portion sizes were perfect. This tour was a great way to try some local spots and also learn some cultural factors too. There wasn't one dish we didn't enjoy and the vendors were all very welcoming.
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D788ekkasiap
Nov 18, 2025
Excellent food tour - We just did the food tour with Grace. Still recovering from the amount of food we consumed. If you planning to do the tour don’t eat anything all day. Grace was a fabulous tour guide. Not only we get to taste Georgetown specialties, but we also got to learn a lot about the history and customs of the town and the region. It was fabulous way to spend the evening . I could not recommend it hard enough.
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Dro92131
Nov 19, 2025
Poorly planned and executed - Food tour was disappointing. The guide was verbose for my taste. His choices in restaurants we almost all carbs and too cheap. I don’t mind hole in the wall places, in fact, I love them. They don’t have to be posh either, just good food. Most of the places were noodles, rice cake/mochi like desserts, we were lucky to get some samosas[at least they had some chicken in them. Also poorly executed. We had a full group, 8 people. You would think the restaurants would be planned out in advance with reservations and orders placed. Not, so. If the intended restaurant was too full we'd go to another. Would place the order and have to wait to have it prepared. In some cases it was quite a wait bc the food was prepared in the order it was placed. You'd think the Food Tour Co would have a relationship with the restaurants in order for this to go more smoothly. Overall a poorly done tour. I think 3 stars is being very generous. At least the people in the tour were very friendly and accomplished. The 3.5 hrs passed fairly quickly though much of it was listening to Ken drone on and waiting for the food to be prepared.
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From $49
up to 8 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).