About Us
A Specially Curated Experience of Penang
We started Heritage on a Plate because we’re passionate about Penang. The culture, the street food, and the vibrant stories intertwined into the rich fabric of George Town. We love this place. It’s home.
We’ve carefully curated our food tours to be a special experience - an exploration of Penang food and culture, a way discover the rich history of the city, and a way to create connection with the place you’re visiting.
Food nourishes us, and it also brings us together. People often say we’re the best food tour in Penang. Well, we also want to be the best way to experience George Town. What better way to discover this heritage city than through its much loved, much shared and much talked about food?
A Passion for Food & History
Hello! I’m Danny and I’m one of the co-founders of Heritage on a Plate. You’ll meet me on most of our food tours, or food hops as we like to call them.
I have a real passion for Malaysian food, and Penang street food in particular. When I’m not hosting hops or plotting to take over the world, I’m usually eating, or reading about eating.
I was born here and in the last few years its become my calling to document and tell the story of Penang. The story of this island and its people can be inspiring, suprising, harrowing and heartwarming. It is a place with so much to tell, and I’d like to share that with you through our food.
Stories are much better with food anyway :)
How to Find Us
We’re based out of the Bistro Tang at the Ren I Tang Heritage Inn. Since we love showing travelers around the UNESCO Heritage Site of George Town, this seemed like a natural starting point (also, the bistro serves gin. We like gin.)
You can find us by navigating to Little India in George Town which is on Lebuh Penang. We are a short walk from major landmarks like the Fort Cornwallis (north-east from us), the Pengkalan Weld Ferry Terminal (south-east from us), the Clan Jetties (due south) and the Boy on Chair Street Art (south-west from us).
If you’re taking a Grab or taxi, inexperienced drivers will sometimes drop you off nearby instead of directly at the hotel. If this is the case, just give us a call and we’ll come find you. Or you can ask for directions to Woodlands Vegetarian, which is only a few doors down from the Ren I Tang.
We are also walking distance from heritage hotels like the Seven Terraces, the Eastern and Oriental and the Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion.
If you’re having any difficulty with directions, just let us know and we’ll help you out!
Book Your Food Tour in George Town
Find out more about our lunch and dinner food tours by following the links below. We look forward to showing you what we love about George Town and Penang!