Chowrasta Market
Chowrasta Market
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  • Travellator
    54 contributions
    Breakfast with the locals!
    We chanced upon this delightful market on Chowrasta Road and decided to have our breakfast here. The food stalls are clean and the variety available, pretty good! It's a great place to have a simple but tasty local breakfast at local prices with the locals! The food stalls are kinda nestled in an enclosure on the main street beside the wet market and the entire length of the street is filled with all kinds of stalls selling a variety of foods and sundries like breads, buns, curry puffs, drinks, dried goods, pickled vegetables and even bags and clothings, face masks (not the surgical but the fancy, colourful cloth kind), etc. This is a market where the locals go to buy their fresh vegetables, fruits, fish and meats, etc. so please don't expect to find souvenirs here. It's a great place to soak in the local atmosphere for those who are interested. Suggest you go early in the morning when it's cooler and livelier.
    Visited March 2020
    Travelled with friends
    Written 9 March 2020
  • TheCount69
    Rochdale, United Kingdom887 contributions
    Fascinating
    A great insight in to local culture, the market was heaving with loads of people, mopeds driving on and out of narrow walkways and pedestrians. Tgeres all sorts for sale here, gifts, hardware, bags, wallets, belts and of course lots of food. Theres fish and meat. Along the streets outside are numerous food stalls all being used by the locals and any tourists who wish to try the food. Very busy but felt perfectly safe and loved just wandering around the stalls and aisles
    Visited January 2020
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 12 February 2020
  • MosesPH
    1,438 contributions
    Interesting Market Selling Local Food/Snacks
    This is a lively market with stall owners selling lots of interesting local Penang food/snacks. The go to place if you would like to buy some of these items to take home with you - items like the famous Tambun biscuits, Nutmeg, Peanuts and all sorts of preserved fruits. Upstairs is a market of sorts selling souvenir t-shirts, clothes, shoes etc etc. Interesting to wander about and fun to buy. Enjoyable to browse and shop.
    Visited March 2022
    Written 15 April 2022
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jeff1955malaysia
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia5,207 contributions
Sep 2023 • Solo
This market has been here since the 80's. It has been renovated with ample car park. It is a wet and dry market. They second hand book shop on the upper floor. Bustling with people.
Written 13 September 2023
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Happiness11007712848
1 contribution
Aug 2023 • Family
Hawker food of every kind, inclusive of market produce, and an endless variety of great bargains on clothings, shoes, knick-knacks not to mention the inevitably infectious spirit of friendly and communal banter livening the atmosphere all round.
Written 11 September 2023
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jacquitohc
Auckland Central, New Zealand766 contributions
Jul 2022
When in Penang, Penang Road is a must-do, and Chowrasta Market. Souvenirs, Tshirts, tops, scarves, also dried salted plums & preserved limes with pink+white box brings back memories, pickles, nutmeg & more.. (I have gait/walking challenges (stroke), wear a legbrace.) In UNESCO World Heritage site Georgetown Penang, great visit.
Written 28 June 2023
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Heli P
Helsinki, Finland6,357 contributions
Feb 2023
The functional building on Georgetown's main road is a fine example of late 20th century Malay architecture which you can still find all over the town but usually in poor condition. Preserved foods in bright colours are sold on the ground floor and the second hand booksellers from down the block are now gathered upstairs with some clothing too.
Written 9 February 2023
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astheearthsleeps
Singapore, Singapore47 contributions
Sep 2022
Chowrasta Market is a must as there is no haggling
and hawkers are mostly exhibiting their wares and no heckling of visitors
Vibrant printed garbs, trinkets and household items at cost of 1rm, 2rm (mad cheap)

cons -
a) shelter is mostly propped up by 'large umbrella' supported by 4 metal prongs on ground level. Yup that means with every 2, 3 steps, "look down" and see if you are going to trip over one. even when you are VERY careful, if being pushed by crowd - trip hazard galore...be careful!
b) "Food Lane": harassment by food-hawkers - if you sit you need to pay, or be heckled to leave. Also heckled if you do not wolf food down.

lady selling red bean soup was nice, red bean soup done very well.
Besides that, eat at your own risk
(mental health risk, that is. Unless you find heckling very attractive)
Written 25 September 2022
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JellyB
Singapore, Singapore811 contributions
Jun 2022 • Couples
Bought some local goods like pickled fruits, dodol and gula Melaka. There are second hand book stores and clothing stalls on the second level but it’s not to our interest.

30 min max needed unless you are making a purchase.
Written 7 June 2022
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MosesPH
1,438 contributions
Mar 2022
This is a lively market with stall owners selling lots of interesting local Penang food/snacks. The go to place if you would like to buy some of these items to take home with you - items like the famous Tambun biscuits, Nutmeg, Peanuts and all sorts of preserved fruits. Upstairs is a market of sorts selling souvenir t-shirts, clothes, shoes etc etc. Interesting to wander about and fun to buy. Enjoyable to browse and shop.
Written 15 April 2022
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BenYorkie
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1,378 contributions
Dec 2020
I'm a sucker for a traditional local market - wherever I go. This one is an interesting one - all manner of groceries, household items, dry goods and fresh produce.
\We got some lovely salted kurau fish from Myanmar - and it makes some lovely dishes; if you like that sort of thing of course.
Plus there is a man about a third way down on the LH side(coming from the Lebuh Penang end) who cooks a great wok fried turnip cake with egg and bean sprouts.; So good.
Written 1 January 2021
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SITI AISHAH MUHAMAD AMIN
Shah Alam, Malaysia38 contributions
Jan 2020
Chowrasta is a place where you can get all the stuffs, starting from the basic needs to souvenirs. With the reasonable price, you can get all the things within your budget.
Written 27 December 2020
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gal9488
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia96 contributions
Dec 2020 • Friends
The hustle and bustle of vendors trying to sell their items and you can find alot of Penang's traditional food at this area and there is alot of souveniers to shop for and food to eat.

A must visit place when you come to Penang.
Written 21 December 2020
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