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Ho Jo Vern

@jv Sifu since 2026

Chasing wok hei across George Town since the first bowl. Picks lean old-school hawker, no judgement on a good mamak at midnight.

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74Eaten
27This Year
3Lists
15Following
10Followers

74 visits

Month Day Venue

20
Char Kuey Teow Ah Leng Char Koay Teow阿龙炒粿條
20
Yong Tau Foo Tofu Village 豆腐村
16
Chee Cheong Fun Goh Zha Bi Chee Cheong Fun

Re-visit
15
Loh Mee Guan Seng Restaurant Tai Loke Mee
15
Char Koay Kak Muscle Man Char Koay Kak
13
Roti Canai Roti Canai dan Murtabak Legend Jelutong
9
Curry Mee Kopitiam 7 Pagi (Georgetown)

Coconut-rich without going claggy. Cockles plump, the chilli paste on the side so you set your own pain. One of the few that gets the balance right.
1
Apom APOM street food
17
Bak Kut Teh Old Klang Street Bak Kut Teh
17
Kopitiam Kedai Kopi Kong Lean
10
Fish Head Curry The Myth Curry Fish Head神话
19
Char Koay Kak Boon Hwa Grocery
11
Rojak Rojak Tonggek Jalan Pantai

Re-visit
9
Nasi Lemak Nasi Lemak Ciksue
8
Loh Mee Nan Shan Coffee Shop Loh Mee
14
Apom Sai Ram Penang Apom Manis
11
Satay Kak Som Satay
11
Nasi Kandar Nasi Kandar Yusof
2
Lok Lok Reservoir Garden Lok Lok
1
Lok Lok CHEW JETTY LOK LOK
24
Lok Lok 炸串串小食馆 / 夜市Lok Lok

Re-visit
16
Wan Tan Mee Wan Tan Mee House

Re-visit
2
Mee Sotong Noor Mee Kuah

Re-visit
15
Char Kuey Teow 栳葉園火炭炒粿條 Char Kuey Teow

Re-visit
13
Curry Mee Batu Lanchang Curry Mee
11
Dim Sum Restoran Chaw Choon Dim Sum

Re-visit
4
Fish Head Curry HuiYi Curry Fish Head
29
Bak Kut Teh Keat Claypot Bak Kut Teh Other Delights

Herbal and dark, the broth you refill twice. Pork falls off the bone. A rainy-day default I keep coming back to.
25
Chu Char Yean Yean Restaurant

Big round table, butter prawns, claypot tofu, a fish that tasted like it saw the sea this morning. This is where I bring people I am trying to impress.
15
Nasi Kandar Nasi Kandar Sulaiman
21
Asam Laksa 新港大树下Laksa

Broth so sharp it clears your head. Heavy on the mint and torch ginger, mackerel shredded fine. The kind of bowl that ruins you for the frozen-paste version forever.
20
Mee Goreng Roti Bakar Hutton Lane

Re-visit Mamak-style, sweet and smoky with a squeeze of lime cutting through. Cheap, fast, exactly what it needs to be at midnight.
16
Mee Sotong Mee Sotong Ariff
6
Satay Ngiam Satay New Lane

Re-visit
29
Tau Fu Fa Ah Kong Dau Hua Pek Kong Cheng Soya Bean Delights

Re-visit
14
Roti Canai Mamu Roti Canai

Flaky, blistered, pulled to order. The dhal is the quiet hero. Morning crowd of regulars who all order the same thing without looking at a menu.
9
Rojak Sky Rojak

Re-visit
7
Nasi Lemak Nasi Lemak Shila (Ariff Mee Corner)

Re-visit
5
Kopitiam Kafe Bao Li Kopitiam Hawker Food
29
Ais Kacang Nibong Tebal THIM
16
Chu Char Ang Hoay Lor
14
Lam Mee New Cathay Cafe Lum Mee
13
Popiah Taman Jelutong Popiah
30
Koay Teow Thng Ko Cha Bi Koay Teow Th'ng
25
Roti Canai Heritage Teh Tarik & Roti Canai
22
Cendol Nyonya Cendol & Ais Kacang Butterworth

Gula melaka with a smoky edge, ice shaved fine enough to vanish. The queue moves fast and the bowl is gone faster.
11
Dim Sum Maxim Dim Sum Pekaka
11
Tau Fu Fa Four Beans (George Town)

Re-visit
9
Ais Kacang Kek Seng Ice Kacang
1
Wan Tan Mee Sisters Wantan Mee

Springy noodles tossed in dark sauce, char siu with a proper caramel edge. Dry version only, the soup is an afterthought here.
17
Asam Laksa Goodall Cafe Laksa
12
Dim Sum Sing Kee Dim Sum Big Bao

Old-school trolley service, har gow with a thin skin and a snap. Get there early or the siew mai runs out by ten.
30
Koay Teow Thng Khee Cheang Leong Coffee Shop (Kimberley Street Koay Teow Th'ng)

Re-visit Clean peppery broth, the comfort bowl for a rough morning. Duck meat tender, the kind of soup that fixes things.
29
Cendol Best Cendol Balik Pulau
13
Nasi Kandar Ali Haniffa Nasi Kandar

Banjir done properly, three curries drowning the rice and not one of them shy. The fried chicken stays crisp under all of it. Go before noon.
11
Asam Laksa Perak Lane Pasembur & Laksa
1
Bak Kut Teh How Bak Kut Teh
30
Popiah Li Kuang Popiah 丽光薄饼
26
Cendol Cendol Maklom

Re-visit
23
Hokkien Char Air Itam Market Hock Kean Char
6
Mee Sotong Mee Sotong Ina
4
Wan Tan Mee Bayan Baru Wet Market Food Court Wantan Mee

Re-visit
29
Oh Chien Sun Kee Oyster Mee

Crispy lace at the edges, gooey starch in the middle, oysters that taste of the sea. The chilli sauce is non-negotiable.
16
Char Kuey Teow Perak Road Night Char Koay Teow大路后夜市炭炒粿条

Re-visit The bar everything else is measured against. Wok hei you can smell from across the street, prawns sweet, not a drop of grease pooling. I queue for this without complaint.
14
Chu Char Quan Zhou Cafe
2
Char Kuey Teow Island Park Kopitiam Char Koay Teow Banjir
24
Ais Kacang Swatow Lane Ice Kacang Heritage Ais Kacang
19
Hokkien Mee Oh Lay Ee Hokkien Mee

Prawn stock with real depth, hours of shells behind it. Comes with sambal that actually bites. I always ask for extra pork lard and never regret it.
13
Curry Mee Xin Soon Curry Mee
29
Char Hor Fun Sun Yoon Kee
18
Pasembur Pasembur Balik Pulau

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9
Pasembur Kareem Pasembur Rojak
7
Mee Goreng Mee CRC (Mee Manja)
2
Hokkien Mee Bee Chan Cafe

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