Chao Xuan Restaurant

Name: Chao Xuan Restaurant
Address: 90, Lebuh Melayu, George Town, 10300 George Town, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia, George Town, Penang, MY
Telephone: +60 12-561 9171
Price range: $$
Rating: 4.1

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4.1 Google Stars 572 reviews

90, Lebuh Melayu, George Town, 10300 George Town, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

$$ per person

+60 12-561 9171

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Housed in an old heritage house along Lebuh Melayu in George Town, Penang, Chao Xuan 潮轩 is one new Chinese restaurant to the area. Its menu is packed of traditional Teo Chew delights and snacks to thrill your taste buds.
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Nang Ching Yee · May 2026

Duck meat kinda hard to chew , and big portion of mianxian. The Teochew noodles are not delicious because they lack aroma,but big portion . Porridge taste normal , the way presentation was good ，fried egg is taste sweet 😅 but big portions…
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Frank Wan · May 2026

We came back here in late May 2026, we found the quality of the food has deteriorated. The fried Teow Chew kuik is too oily and looks that they have been deep fried and fried again. The dried BBQ pork noodle is a bit salty.
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現在我有冰淇淋 · May 2026

It was alright, but personally, I thought the pickled mustard greens were a bit too sour. As for the braised pork, Taiwan's version is definitely the better choice. Everything else was good, even the buttered bread was delicious.
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Dao 1973dao · Feb 2026

I went there because I wanted to eat porridge in the morning. Unlike Thai porridge, it didn't contain garlic or anything like that, so it was a very simple porridge and delicious. I prefer the Thai omelet.
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liiwa31 · Jan 2026

*Overrated and major hygiene concerns* I was honestly disappointed. While the noodle portion is generous and the texture had potential, they were overcooked and soggy. The desserts and kuih were just okay—nothing special.
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Polly Ning (新加坡房产优选) · Nov 2025

Penang is the food paradise, but I decided to have my first meal at Chai Xuan. Cosy restaurant with nice deco and very cooling in such a hot day. I ordered the porridge set so it is not that filling and I can still try other food later.
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Chung xinwen · Apr 2026

I chose this restaurant based on a Penang blogger's recommendation, and it was truly awful 🥲🥲 The chives were bitter, and the red rice cake was mushy and tasteless 🥲.
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Helen Lim · Mar 2026

place is airy, cozy, not too noisy. can get warm during noon. porridge set - rice porridge with chunks of sweet potato and saucer plates of dishes... served in a big dim sum basket. presentable. kwang chiang- overall tasted great.
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Meaobuy · Sep 2025

The food is expensive but not well made. Is the egg in the vegetable garden sweet?? The braised food is not as good as the one in Taiwan, and the barbecued pork is not as good as that in Guangzhou.
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Lim Yoo Wei · Mar 2026

It's too hard to find parking in this area, not worth it to waste so much time finding parking just for a mediocre meal, the food is ready made and will be microwaved before serving, coffee is good though.
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Hien Nguyen · Apr 2026

we stopped by for breakfast to eat quick. the waiter is a bit rude. we picked the porride and fried kuih. the food is so so, not impressive. price for 2 dishes is 23rmb, which is normal
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Monkie · Dec 2025

I was just passing by and bought some of their vegetable cakes to go. They were delicious and worth recommending. The atmosphere in the shop was great. I'll try their Chaozhou cuisine another day.
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