There are now several outlets for the Famous Teochew Chendol clustered around Penang Road and all of them display, rather unbashfully, photographs of Singapore's funny man Phua Chu Kang and his wife. So which is the authentic Teochew chendol? A Penangnite told us the original vendor used to operate from a pushcart outside Hong Leong Bank on Burmah Road. We couldn't locate him but found another outlet at Komptar. It is a stylish cafe with a facade of stained glass and colourful pictures of their most popular menu items.
The chendol served here reminds me of the Indian version ala Rex Cinema - those of you who are old enough may remember the famous Indian chendol stall in the cinema's back lane.
The cafe uses santan that is not so creamy and the chendol has a light greenish hue and is not as elastic. The upside of it is that it is not so sweet - great for weight-watchers. Personally, I prefer Chendol 88 in Melaka.
The cafe uses santan that is not so creamy and the chendol has a light greenish hue and is not as elastic. The upside of it is that it is not so sweet - great for weight-watchers. Personally, I prefer Chendol 88 in Melaka.
Besides chendol, they also serve ais kacang and other hot and cold desserts as well as some popular Penang hawker fare.
Picture shows a very happy and satisfied darling wife with DPH volunteer, Helen Choy.
Famous Penang Teochew Chendol
Komptar (right under the overhead bridge)
Georgetown, Penang
Food: 6
Ambience: 7
Service: 6
Price: $
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