Xiao Man Dumpling & Noodle 小嫚饺子馆 @ Alor Setar, Kedah

Located at Jalan Kuala Kedah, right beside Black Whale Milk Tea, Xiao Man Dumpling & Noodle 小嫚饺子馆 is a restaurant that specialised in dumplings and noodles. Apart from that, Xiao Man Dumpling & Noodles also serve a wide variety of Taiwan local foods and snacks, such as Taiwanese Egg Rolls, Scallion Pancake, Gua Pao, Hsinchu Fried Rice Vermicelli, Taiwanese Shaved Ice, Milk Tea and so on. With its wide variety of choices, I thought it would be a great spot for me to satisfy my craving for Taiwanese foods at first, however, it disappointed us during our first visit. In spite of that, I decided to try it again so that I can make a more fair food review for its foods.

iTQi Michelin CunFry: Authentic Korean Street Food Brand is finally coming to Malaysia!

I believe that many of you who love to watch K-Dramas and K-Pop Music like me will definitely crave to eat Korean street foods all the time. Here's a piece of great news for you! CunFry, a famous brand specializing in authentic Korean street food is about to enter Malaysia in April 2021! 

相信许多像我一样喜欢看韩剧和K-Pop的韩迷们，一定会时常想着吃韩国街边美食吧？我有个好消息要告诉你，著名韩国美食品牌 CunFry 即将登陆马来西亚啦！

Signature Shaker Fries 招牌摇摇薯条

TEALIVE ECO STRAWLESS CUP

As a foodie, in addition to the scrumptious foods and drinks, I also like to collect appealing bottles, containers, and mugs, so I have many stunning items at home. (My sister used to say that I am like a "Garung Kuni") HAHA :D

Back to the topic, when I saw Tealive’s post on Facebook yesterday that its ECO STRAWLESS CUP will be available to be purchased in all of its physical stores nationwide from 1 September onward, I was super excited. That's because, during its first just launched on 17 August, I'd missed it... only 5000 pieces are selling online at that time. So, in order to avoid missing it again, I headed to the nearest Tealive right after finished my lunch.

Daboba's New Drink - Mochi Premium Soya Milk Tea with Peanut Powder

Daboba has recently launched a series of new drinks. As the Boba Milk Tea Queen, how can I miss it? In this July, Daboba has introduced 5 types of Soya Milk Tea. One of the most attractive drinks in the new menu is "Mochi Premium Soya Milk Tea with Peanut Powder".

Yomie's Rice x Yogurt 有米酸奶 @ Ampang Business Centre, Alor Setar [GPS]

With the high demand for Bubble Milk Tea nowadays, many Bubble Milk Tea brands have appeared in the market with their own signature and unique beverages. Nevertheless, Yomie's Rice x Yogurt 有米酸奶 does not follow the suit of the boba's trend. Instead,  it enters the market with the concept of healthy and natural drinks. Apart from using the healthy yogurt as the base, Yomie's Rice x Yogurt 有米酸奶 also apply many natural ingredients like purple rice, oatmeal, hawthorn, corn, avocado, red dates, and red beans on their drink.

Chizu & Honzu @ Aman Central, Alor Setar [GPS]

Chizu is a brand well-known for its Japanese Cheese beverages with the finest tea and coffee, while Honzu is specialised in creating a range of delectable croissants. The brand of Chizu & Honzu is the combination of both brands. It received a big welcome in Kuala Lumpur due to its premium beverage and foods. Surprisingly, Chizu & Honzu decided to start its first outlet in Alor Setar first in North Malaysia instead of Penang, the most urbanised state in which most branded products will launch its business.

Chatto Handcrafted Tea Bar @ Ampang Business Centre, Alor Setar [GPS]

The trend of Bubble Milk Tea did not show signs of slowing down in Alor Setar, there is more and more Bubble Milk Tea brand opening in the town recently, and Chatto Handcrafted Tea Bar is one of those brands. Located at Ground Floor, Ampang Business Centre, Chatto Handcrafted Tea Bar is one of the famous local bubble milk tea brands established in South Malaysia. It is the Japanese concept Tea Bar that serves a range of premium beverages, snacks, and bento.

The Black Bear: Daboba (熊黑堂) @ Raja Uda, Penang [GPS]

In fact, bubble milk tea is the beverage originated from Taiwan, which the brewed tea is combined with the milk and later add in the chewy tapioca balls. Nowadays, it's not just a drink. Instead, it's a brand and even a symbol. In addition, with the high demand for bubble tea, more and more bubble tea brands can be found in the market, and Daboba (熊黑堂) is one of those popular brands that well-known for its black-bear logo.

珍珠奶茶实际上是来自台湾的饮料，是将冲泡的奶茶与牛奶混合在一起，然后加入一些有嚼劲的木薯球。 如今，珍珠奶茶已不仅仅是一种饮料了。 而是一个品牌，甚至是一个象征。 此外，随着对珍珠奶茶的大量需求，市场上也可以找到越来越多的珍珠奶茶品牌了，而熊黑堂就是最受欢迎品牌之一，以其黑熊的标志而闻名。

Summer Dessert Bakery Cafe @ Alor Setar, Kedah [GPS]

Summer Dessert Bakery which is a Penang based bakery had finally opened its first in Alor Setar today (01 October 2019), which named Summer Dessert Bakery Cafe. What I like about this Summer Dessert Bakery Cafe is that it’s the one-stop cafe where you could get almost anything from freshly baked bread to cake, sandwich, pastry, dessert, pie, coffee, breakfast, lunch, and dinner under one roof. It's also one of my favourite bakeries in Penang because of its wide variety of choices and its strategic location.

位于槟城的Summer Dessert Bakery面包店终于在今天（2019年10月1日）在亚罗士打开设了第一家店，名为Summer Dessert Bakery Cafe。 我喜欢Summer Dessert Bakery Cafe，因为它是一家一站式的咖啡馆，一应俱全。从新鲜出炉的面包到蛋糕，三明治，糕点，甜点，派，咖啡，早餐，午餐和晚餐等。它也是我在槟城最爱的面包店之一，因为它的选择范围很广，地理位置优越。

[Revisit] The Alley 鹿角巷 @ Aman Central, Alor Setar [GPS]

Albeit the trend of bubble tea has been crazed for a long period across the nation but not Alor Setar. However, more and more famous bubble tea brands are starting opening in Alor Setar due to the high popular demand lately... and The Alley is one of those brands.

尽管珍珠奶茶的趋势已在在全国热销了很久，但亚罗士打的市场始终未展开。然而，由于最近的高需求，越来越多的知名珍珠奶茶品牌已在亚罗士打开业，而鹿角巷就是其中之一。

Most Creative Bubble Tea: Galaxy Tea Bar 星空撞奶铺 @ Nagore Square [GPS]

Due to high popular demand, bubble milk tea has now become the most desired drink across the world. To increase the market competitive, the bubble milk tea brand keeps developing and featuring the different flavours of the beverage in the market. As like, Galaxy Tea Bar. It's the bubble milk tea brand that well-known for the unique and creative beverage in Penang.

由于高市场需求，珍珠奶茶现已成为世界上最受欢迎的饮品了。而为了提高市场竞争力，珍珠奶茶品牌不断地在开发和推出各种不同口味的饮料。就像，星空撞奶铺。它是槟城以最独特创意饮料闻名的珍珠奶茶品牌。

KOI Thé Golden Bubble Milk Tea @ Pavilion, Kuala Lumpur [GPS]

KOI bubble milk tea is actually established by 50嵐 (50 Lan), the most recognized milk tea brand in Taiwan. It has even caused a craze queue in when it opened the first outlet in oversea, Singapore. To date, KOI has over 400 outlets in 12 countries since its first opening in 2006. As similar to other bubble milk tea brand, KOI also features a wide variety of drinks, from the must-have bubble milk tea to Signature Macchiato, Flavored Tea, healthy Yakult Tea drink, and Yakult Juice drink.

KOI珍珠奶茶实际上是由台湾知名奶茶品牌50岚所创立的。它在新加坡海外开设第一家分店时甚至引起了热潮。自2006年首次开业以来，KOI迄今为止已在12个国家拥有400多家分店。与其他珍珠奶茶品牌一样，KOI也提供许多饮料的选择，从必备的珍珠奶茶，到招牌玛奇朵， 各种口味的茶饮，健康Yakult乳酸菌茶饮和Yakult果汁饮料。

Taste: 7.5 (1 bad → 10 good) 

A Bubble Tea with Pancake: WowTea 小气茶 @ Hutton Lane, Penang [GPS]

The craze for the Bubble Milk Tea did not show signs of slowing down these few years, there is more and more cafe Bubble Milk Tea cafe is opening throughout Malaysia, and in Penang, here's another hipster Bubble Milk Tea brand has started its business recently, which is WowTea (小气茶). It's a China Bubble Milk Tea brand that owned more than 500 stores in China. In addition to the appealing beverages, WowTea also provides the soft and fluffy Soufflé Pancakes in store to satisfy your hunger. 

Taiwan Expo 2019 in Penang for the 1st Time @ Setia Spice Convention Centre, Penang

After two consecutive years of outstanding achievements in Kuala Lumpur, Taiwan Expo make its way to Penang for the first time on 5 & 6 July 2019 at Setia SPICE Convention Centre with 6 main exhibition categories: Industry 4.0 & Smart City, Green Technology, Halal Taiwan, Taiwan Healthcare, Tour Taiwan and Taiwan Lifestyle. Organised by the Bureau of Foreign Trade and Taiwan External Trade Development Council (Taitra), the Taiwan Expo is set to generate the business opportunities between Taiwanese and Malaysian. There are more than 100 manufacturers across 110 booths demonstrating their products at the expo.

随着在吉隆坡连续两年取得了骄人的成绩后，台湾博览会于2019年7月5日和6日首次在槟城Setia SPICE会议中心开办，期间展出了6个主要类别：工业4.0和智慧城市，绿色科技，台湾的清真，台湾医疗保健，台湾旅游和台湾的生活方式。台湾博览会是由外贸易局和台湾对外贸易发展局（Taitra）组办，旨在为台湾人和马来西亚人创造商机。 有100多家制造商在110个展位中展示他们的产品。

Xing Fu Tang 幸福堂 @ Juru Sentral, Bukit Mertajam, Penang [GPS]

Boba Milk Tea has taken the world by storm and spread rapidly like wildfire across Malaysia. Looks like it's not slowing down any time soon. Recently in Penang, there is one more new Boba Milk Tea brand is there to serves Penangites, which is Xing Fu Tang (幸福堂). It has claimed to be Taiwan’s No. 1 Brown Sugar Boba Milk Tea brand. What is especially noteworthy is that Xing Fu Tang only first opened in Taiwan in January 2018, but now the brand has more than 60 stores across the world.

珍珠奶茶风靡全球，像野火一样迅速蔓延到马来西亚。 看起来此趋势不会放慢其速度。 最近在槟城，又有一个新的珍珠奶茶品牌供槟城人选择，即是幸福堂。 它声称是台湾第一的黑糖珍珠奶茶品牌。 特别值得一提的是，幸福堂在2018年1月在台湾首次开业后，如今就该品牌在全球就已经拥有了60多家门店。

Panntea @ Maritime Piazza, Karpal Singh, Penang [GPS]

Panntea （盼茶）is an international Pearl Milk Tea brand. Since the brand founded, Panntea has more than 30 stores in Singapore, Malaysia, Canada, Australia, and the United States. It's now located at the bustling Maritime Piazza at Karpal Singh, Penang. With its healthy concept drink and European bread, it has become one of the favourite Pearl Milk Tea brands of Penangites. 

盼茶是一家国际珍珠奶茶品牌。 自成立以来，Panntea在新加坡，马来西亚，加拿大，澳大利亚和美国拥有超过30家店铺。 它现在位于槟城Karpal Singh繁华的Maritime Piazza里。 凭借其健康饮料和欧洲面包的概念，它已成为槟城最受欢迎的珍珠奶茶品牌之一。

Royaltea 皇茶 @ Persiaran Sultan Abdul Hamid, Alor Setar, Kedah [GPS]

With the concept of natural, healthy and delicious, Royaltea 皇茶天下 seek to create a new style of leisure drinks by being the first to introduce cheese tea to Malaysia. It's the first brand that introduces the Moustache Salted Cheese Milk Tea in Malaysia. Albeit this is not my first time having it but I'm still excited because there's a new bubble tea-ish cafe came to town. The interior decor of Royaltea Alor Setar is almost the same as its other stores; a red brick wall with a touch of the industrial element together ... a comfortable space it seems.

Royaltea皇茶以自然，健康和美味的理念，致力于通过率先向马来西亚推出奶酪茶来创造一种新型的休闲饮品。 它是第一个在马来西亚推出Moustache Salted Cheese Milk Tea的品牌。 虽然这不是我第一次喝，但我仍然很兴奋，因为Alor Setar又开了间一间新的珍珠奶茶咖啡馆。Royaltea Alor Setar的内部装饰与其他商店几乎相同; 红砖墙与工业元素结合在一起... 是一个舒适的空间。

Instea Creative Tea and Coffee Bar @ Penang Macalister [GPS]

Instea,  a hipster instagrammable tea and coffee bar that newly opened on 16 May 2019 in Penang Island. It's housed in Tropicana 218 Macalister, a building that situated at the bustling Macalister Road, Penang. (It's such a piece of great news for those who live on the island as they do not have to purposely head to Bukit Mertajam anymore.) Instea uses the warmth and comforting ambiance to encourage openness and connectivity between people by providing a noble and elegant space with the gold and white marble theme apart from its handcrafted fine drinks.

Instea，一家于2019年5月16日在槟城岛新开业的时髦茶/咖啡吧，坐落在槟城繁华的Macalister路，Tropicana 218 Macalister的建筑里。（对于那些住在槟岛的人来说，这是一个好消息，因为他们不需再故意前往Bukit Mertajam了。）除了手工制作的精美饮品外，Instea利用金色和白色大理石主题营造高贵典雅的空间，带给顾客温暖和舒适的氛围来鼓励人与人之间的连接。

Best Hipster Place for Night Owl: MEME Xpress @ Bay Avenue, Penang 槟城适合夜猫子的时髦Cafe [GPS]

Bubble milk tea is not any new thing nowadays but the trend keeps bursting and thus there are more and more vendors/brands coming out. In order to increase their own competitive advantage in the market, the vendors keep expanding the bubble milk tea market from selling the usual milk tea with boba to the trend brown sugar milk teas, fruit teas, and yogurt drinks. 

珍珠奶茶现已不是新鲜的事物，但他的趋势却不断爆发，因此有越来越多的供应商/品牌问世。 为了增加自己在市场上的竞争优势，供应商不断扩大珍珠奶茶的市场，不止出售常有的珍珠奶茶，现也贩卖流行的黑糖珍珠奶茶，水果茶和酸奶饮料。

Venzytea @ Penang (Karpal Singh, Queensbay Mall & G Hotel)

[EN|中] Venzytea is a fast-growing bubble milk tea brand in Penang. To date, Venzytea has 3 stores in Penang Island: Karpal Singh, Queensbay Mall & G Hotel. In Venzytea, every cup of drink making is fresh with natural tea, fresh creamy light cheese & fruit.

Venzytea是槟城一个快速增长珍珠奶茶品牌。 迄今为止，Venzytea在槟城岛有3家商店了：Karpal Singh，Queensbay Mall和G Hotel。 在Venzytea，每杯饮料都是新鲜的天然茶，新鲜的奶油，清淡的奶酪和水果。