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Penang offers a large number of night haunts and watering hotels. These include pubs, lounges, karaoke lounges, hotel lobby bars and discos. There is something to entertain each and everyone here. In the city itself, visitors can find a number of good spots to lighten up, have a drink and chit-chat with friends while being entertained with performances by live bands. As most of the hotels are situated along the Ferringhi belt, that's where you'll find most of the night spots, especially discos and pubs. Or catch a cultural performance at the Eden Seafood Village or at the Istana Malay Restaurant at the Pinang Cultural Center.

  Drama performances and concerts are staged at the following venues:

• Dewan Sri Pinang, Lebuh Light
• Fort Cornwallis Amphitheater
• Geodesic Dome, Komtar

Such performances usually advertised in the local newspapers.

The endless variety of Penang food reflects the different cooking styles and tastes of its multi-racial population. There is a mouth-watering selection of Chinese, Malay, Indian and Nyonya cuisine to sample, not to mention the irresistible hawker fare from makeshift roadside stalls. Not to be missed hawker favorites are "Asam Laksa", "Hokkien Mee", "Char Koay Teow", and "Pasembor".

Nyonya Cuisine includes "Mee Siam","Otak Otak","Laksa","Enche Kabin" and "Curry Kapitan". The Nyonyas are also famous for their delicious cakes and desserts. Heading the list of Indian food is "Nasi Kandar" of Indian Muslim origin. South Indian favorites include "Tosai" and "Idiapom" served with thick "Dhall" curry. Northern Indian "Naan" bread with chicken "Tandoori" or chicken "Tikka" are also worth trying.

Chinese restaurants offer Cantonese, Szechuan, Hokkien, Teochew and Hainanese food represented by foods such as "Dim Sum", rice porridge, chicken rice, a variety of noodles and the pungent diced chicken with dried chilies.

Malay food typified by dishes such as "Sambal tumis", Masak lemak", and "Sambal belacan" are easily available. Another hot favorite is of course the "Satay".