Super Hokkien Mee, Penang @ Jalan Bawasah

Finally, it's time to post my favourite Penang Hokkien Mee. For people outside Penang, especially KL and Singapore, this is called Prawn Noodle. This is different from the fried hokkien mee, like those I had taken in Boston Baru & Petaling Street in KL. Ours is with soup.


I always find this is the best hokkien mee in Penang. After trying this, I seldom try others. Even though each time I have to wait for at least 30 minutes, I would just drive down to town to wait for my favourite. Sometimes even took me 45 minutes, but you know when we want to eat something what we are craving, we would wait even one hour :)


This stall originally was at the back of the "SUPER Department Store". If you are from Penang, you should know that there was a very popular department store at the intersection of Burmah Road and Rangoon Road. And this hokkien mee stall was just at the coffee shop at the back of the department store. But, now they have shifted to Jalan Bawasah. Just at the back of the Burmah Road Giant Supermarket.

Someone told me that the hokkien mee at Macalister Road is the same as this one. But after tasting, I know it's totally different. You could ask for extra mantis prawns to your hokkien mee at Macalister Road but not this one.


Every time when you want to order, the owner will tell you that it would be very long. I think this is the tactic to get rid of being scolded by the long-waiting customers. But, yes, they are really very arrogant. If you want, you have to wait. If not, bye-bye. So, if you are desperately craving for this hokkien mee, then you have to be very patient. The good part is you could order Char Koay Teow while waiting. The Char Koay Teow is very nice too.


While waiting, you would see they actually prepare a lot of take away. Sometimes, one customer would order 10-15 packets back to office for breakfast. So, if you want to try, make sure you would reach there before 9.30 a.m. They start business at 7.30a.m. I remember once I went there at 9.45 a.m, and it's all sold out. My friend told me his Japanese customers once reach Penang, would ask for this hokkien mee. A lot of KL people will also come to taste it.


Look at my hokkien mee. The look tells you that it's delicious. I would just start by drinking some of the soup. Hmmmm, very nice!!! The most savoury is the soup. The taste of the soup makes the whole bowl of Hokkien Mee so yummy. I believe that they use a lot of prawns and back bones to cook this soup, that's why the sweetness is all inside. Furthermore, they would give lots of prawns (although they are cut into small slices). Some people will just ask for a small plate of lard. Well, it's definitely delicious to take with lard but every time I try to control myself not to ask for it. For my own good!!!

Super Hokkien Mee

Location: 12, One Corner Cafe along Jalan Bawasah (at the back of Burmah Road Giant Supermarket)

Closed on Tuesdays