Passions of Kerala Restaurant

Name: Passions of Kerala Restaurant
Address: New World Park, 40, Jalan Burma, 10050 George Town, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia, George Town, Penang, MY
Telephone: +60 4-227 2550
Price range: $$
Rating: 4.2

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5 critics 1 social

4.2 Google Stars 1k reviews

New World Park, 40, Jalan Burma, 10050 George Town, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

$$ per person

+60 4-227 2550

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Smartdory smartdory.com 11 Jun 2022

When the iconic landmark in the heart of George Town opened, the owners decided to open the Passions of Kerala Restaurant @New World Park. Passions of Kerala is a gem serving tasty South Indian cuisine Penangites love.
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Bangsarbabe bangsarbabe.com 01 Jun 2016

Passions of Kerala in New World Park Penang is a little gem that serves South Indian cuisine. A standard banana leaf rice meal at Passions of Kerala comes with four types of vegetables and three curries (dhal, chicken and fish).
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Timeout timeout.com 27 Aug 2014

Passions of Kerala is known for its banana leaf rice - a South Indian cuisine comprised of rice accompanied by vegetables, poppadoms, dahl and curry served on a banana leaf.
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What2seeonline what2seeonline.com 19 Sep 2010

I recently discovered the tempting taste of spices at Passions of Kerala. There are currently two outlets in Penang – one in Gelugor, and the other in New World Park.
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Penang-traveltips penang-traveltips.com

Passions of Kerala is a banana-leaf restaurant in New World Park, Penang . It offers South Indian cuisine served on the banana leaf. The restaurant serves both vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes.
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rudy lee · May 2026

This is one of those ambient, deeply comforting banana leaf rice outlets where the curries arrive with serious oomph ,rich, fiery and flavourful. The experience is elevated further by the banana leaf itself; once the hot rice and curries…
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Cher Ong · May 2026

Latest review : Haven't been here for around a year. Food still good but this round their deep-fried squid is lack of tastes. Fried fish & bittergourd continue being my favourite.
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Carbon Lim · Feb 2026

Passions of Kerala, this is the restaurant i had started to enjoy since almost 20years ago and continuing. They began as a small family restaurant in Gelugor, Penang.
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Soo Hin Yeoh · Jan 2026

Passions of Kerala began as a small family sundry store in Gelugor, Penang. Over time, it evolved into a full-fledged restaurant serving traditional South Indian cuisine.
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Rosy · Dec 2025

We had a family dinner here in Dec 2025, the food is really good, staff are very friendly and professional and food prices are very reasonable. Highly recommended to those who wants to eat authentic Indian banana leaf rice meals.
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