Penang may be the best street-food island on Earth: Malay, Chinese and Indian traditions collide in George Town's hawker centres, producing char kway teow, asam laksa and nasi kandar at prices that make ordering three dinners rational. The UNESCO-listed shophouse streets handle the sightseeing between meals. Eat at Gurney Drive or the Chulia Street stalls after dark, and pick whichever wok has the longest local queue.
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