Restaurants & Bars.

Rub shoulders with the local style set at The Dining Room / Macalister Mansion (see Accom.) / a Gallic wonderland in cool white, then slink next door to The Cellar for a post-prandial nip; Sky Bar / Bayview Hotel / Farquhar St / 04 263 3161 / perches atop the city, while natty Nordic bistro Five27 / 357 Chulia St / 04 261 3809 / five27.asia / sits right in the throng of it. For a more relaxed atmos day or night, there’s hipster canteen ChinaHouse / 153-155 Beach St / 04 263 7299 / chinahouse.com.my; bijou vino bolthole That Little Wine Bar / 54 Jalan Chow Thye / 04 226 8182 / that littlewinebar.com; or tasty Malay snack spot Mews Café / 77 Muntri St / 04 263 5125 / muntrimews.com. Penang packs in some awesome street eats: try night market Red Garden Food Paradise / 20 Leith St / 012 421 6767 / redgarden-food.com; De Tai Tong Café / 45 Cintra St / 03 263 6625 / for a top yum cha; and ace Indian Woodlands / 60 Penang St / 04 263 9764 / for veggie thalis. Or, for a spot of high tea, pinkies up at Suffolk House / 250 Jalan Air Itam / 04 228 3930 / suffolkhouse.com.my.