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6 September 2026 · Penang 2026

Perang Penang: Day 3 — Tepak Sireh, Books and Tea

Day 3.

Arriving at Lorong Kulit Flea Market on Sunday — Sunday at Lorong Kulit Flea Market.

The opening Day 3 walk through Lorong Kulit.

Lorong Kulit and the Tepak Sireh

This was where I bought the tepak sireh tembaga.

Not merely another stop at a flea market, but the place where one of the trip’s important finds came from.

Brassware at Lorong Kulit.

A longer moving record from Day 3.

Nasi Dalcha at Tajuddin

Tajuddin Restaurant and nasi dalcha had already been on our Penang checklist. On Day 3, they moved from the list to the table.

The entrance and signboard of Tajuddin Restaurant — Tajuddin Restaurant.

A plate of nasi dalcha at Tajuddin Restaurant — Nasi dalcha.

The family meal spread at Tajuddin Restaurant — The table at Tajuddin.

Masjid Kapitan Keling

From Tajuddin, the record moved into George Town’s mosque and heritage quarter. The first mosque was Masjid Kapitan Keling.

Masjid Kapitan Keling from the street.

The mihrab and wooden minbar inside Masjid Kapitan Keling — The mihrab and wooden minbar.

The ornate dome and ceiling inside Masjid Kapitan Keling — The dome overhead.

The wudu area at Masjid Kapitan Keling — The wudu area.

Areca Books

Next came Areca Books at 72 Lebuh Acheh, a bookshop stop within the heritage-quarter walk.

Looking through Areca Books.

Areca Books chalkboard sign at 72 Lebuh Acheh — Areca Books, established 2005.

The shaded entrance of Areca Books — The bookshop entrance on Lebuh Acheh.

Masjid Melayu Lebuh Acheh

The second mosque was Masjid Melayu (Jamek) Lebuh Acheh. Its exterior sign records 1808.

Masjid Melayu Jamek Lebuh Acheh with its minaret and exterior sign — Masjid Melayu (Jamek) Lebuh Acheh.

Ornate interior of Masjid Melayu Jamek Lebuh Acheh — Inside the mosque.

Wandering Through Old George Town

After the mosques and books came the craft shops, architecture, murals and streets of the heritage quarter.

A craft shop in the George Town heritage quarter — A craft shop along the way.

The red and white Central Fire Station building dated 1908 — Central Fire Station, 1908.

A large street mural in George Town — One of the murals along the heritage streets.

Yellow Tea Kadai sign on a George Town wall — The sign that marked our final stop.

Tea Kadai

Tea Kadai had also been on the Penang checklist. It became the final recorded stop of Day 3.

Inside Tea Kadai.

Ahmad and his wife at Tea Kadai — Together at Tea Kadai.

End of Day 3

Ok we done with Day 3.