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On Lebuh Pantai, Bridge Street Prawn Noodle has built a reputation on doing one thing exceptionally well. This no-frills stall, recognised with a Michelin Bib Gourmand for good quality, good value cooking, serves a prawn noodle soup that draws a steady line of locals and visitors alike.
There are no menus to study or decisions to make. The offering is a single bowl of prawn noodle soup—a rich, deeply flavoured broth stained a vivid orange-red from hours of simmering prawn heads and shells. The stock is the star: intensely savoury, with the sweet, briny essence of the sea. It is ladled over a tangle of yellow noodles and rice vermicelli, then topped with a generous handful of fresh prawns, slices of pork, and a soft-boiled egg. A spoonful of sambal on the side lets you dial up the heat.
This is street food at its most refined. The Bib Gourmand award signals that the quality here rivals formal restaurants, yet the setting is pure George Town: a bustling sidewalk, plastic stools, and the rhythm of a kitchen working at full speed. For anyone seeking the authentic pulse of Penang's food scene, a bowl at Bridge Street Prawn Noodle is an essential stop.
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