New Cathay Coffee Shop was first recommended by a friend for breakfast for its Curry Mee (Curry Noodle). If you are there on weekend for breakfast, the business is practically non-stop. A quick glance on most tables, more than half would at least have a bowl of Curry Mee.

Located on the opposite road of Pulau Tikus Belisa Row, New Cathay Coffee Shop facade is almost facing a church next to Convent Pulau Tikus Girls School.

Penang Curry Mee or Curry Noodle is one of the famous local delights. The dish is made up of yellow noodle (mee) and/or rice stick noodle (bee hoon) in a orange/red spicy curry broth prepared with coconut milk. A selection of topping like dried tofu, prawns, cuttlefish, chicken, long bean, bean sprouts and mint leaves would usually come along. However, this may vary from stall to stall. The special or secret recipe of how good each of these Penang Curry Mee lies in the special chilli or 'sambal' which I believe were blended with numerous spices, dried prawn and shrimp paste (belacan). You may include the volume based on your personal preference or can be omitted by choice as well.

Yes, I agree with the so-called statistics. The curry broth just nice, not too creamy and 'sambal' is lovely. My Significant does not prefer the seafood so usually he would request for a kind of plan Curry Mee. Only fried tofu and plenty of bean sprouts.

Getting there?
New Cathay Coffee Shop (opposite Pulau Tikus Convent)
At the juncture where Kucing Lane (Lorong Kucing) meets Burma Road (Jalan Burma)
Penang, Malaysia
Recommendation: 3.9/5
Business hours: Breakfast and Lunch only daily. Close on Sunday.
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