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青屋 · Jalan Burma, George Town

The Hokkien prawn mee George Town lines up for.

A no-frills corner on Jalan Burma serving deep prawn-and-pork broth, springy noodles and a punchy sambal — RM9 a bowl, listed in the Michelin Guide three years running. Order at the shop, take a number, eat a few doors down.

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Google reviews
2,168
Michelin Guide
2023–25
A bowl
RM9
Open daily
till 1:30am
Chopsticks lifting springy yellow Hokkien noodles from a bowl of dark prawn broth, a blob of red chili sambal beside fresh prawns

Walk between Macalister Road and Rangoon Road and you arrive at a narrow shop with a red prawn on the signboard. Green House has been ladling Hokkien prawn mee here long enough that the Michelin Guide came looking — and listed it for "Good Quality Cooking for Good Value" in 2023, 2024 and 2025.

It is, as one reviewer put it, "an old street food stand that has a no-frills restaurant attached to it" — not fine dining, never pretending to be. The whole effort goes into the broth: prawn shells and pork, simmered down with toasted dried shrimp into something diners call sweet, savoury and deeply satisfying.

At RM9 a bowl it stays, in Nic's words, "not too high a price compared to a hawker centre." Come for the noodles, the regulars say — not the service. That is the honest version, and it has drawn 2,168 reviews anyway.

The corner

An old street stand, now a Michelin name.

Green Hokkien signboard reading Green House Hokkien Prawn Mee, Loh Mee Corner, Best in Penang Islands, with the red cartoon prawn mascot

In the bowl

What RM9 actually buys you.

Two house specialties and the things that go in them — every item below is named by reviewers or printed on the signboard. Photographed at the table, not stock.

Two bowls of Hokkien prawn mee in a red prawn-and-pork broth with sambal, prawns, pork slices and yellow noodles on a red table

Hokkien Prawn Mee · 福建虾面

Prawn-and-pork broth, springy yellow noodles or bee hoon, prawns, pork slices, egg and bean sprouts.

A bowl of dark five-spice loh mee with greens, egg and a spoonful of red sambal

Five-Spice Loh Mee · 五香卤面

The sambal · 参巴

A punchy chili sambal stirred in to taste. Reviewers single it out: "good sambal, just the right kick."

Dried haebee · 海米

Toasted dried baby shrimp — the umami backbone of a real Penang prawn broth. "Just the right amount," says Nic.

The stainless-steel toppings counter with bowls of pork, mushrooms, fishballs, braised egg and greens behind glass

The toppings counter

A plate of golden deep-fried loh bak five-spice pork rolls on a cream dish

Loh Bak & sides · 卤肉

Crisp five-spice pork rolls and fried bits to share while the broth comes.

Why the broth tastes like that

Four things in every bowl.

虾 · Prawn stock
Prawn shells and pork bones, simmered down for hours into the broth reviewers call "rich, sweet, savory and deeply satisfying." This is the whole point of the place.
海米 · Dried haebee
Toasted dried shrimp for the umami backbone — "just the right amount of dried haer bee for taste," in Nic's words. Skip it and it is just soup.
参巴 · Sambal
A chili sambal stirred in to your own heat. Tinning Around put it plainly: "Savory, flavorful, and very affordable" — so good they'd go back for it.
面 · The noodles
Springy yellow Hokkien noodles, or bee hoon if you prefer, that "absorb the broth well, making each spoonful comforting and full of taste" — Ayo Cordova.

How it works

Order here. Eat a few doors down.

First-timers find the arrangement charming and slightly confusing — "my first time experiencing this," said Nic. Here is the whole ritual, start to finish.

  1. 01

    Order & pay

    Order and pay for your food and drinks at the main shop — the narrow unit with the signboard.

  2. 02

    Take your number

    Collect your number stand from the counter. That number follows you to your seat.

  3. 03

    Walk & sit

    Walk a few shops down to the dine-in unit and sit. They take your drinks order at the table; the bowl finds you.

What 2,168 diners say

Penang already reviewed it. 2,168 times.

2,168 reviews

Michelin Guide · 2023 · 2024 · 2025

"Another Michelin revelation, selling Penang Hokkien prawn mee. Order and pay at the narrower shop and walk 4 shops away to sit. At RM9.00 per bowl it's not too high. Good sambal and just the right amount of dried haer bee for taste."
thehapi8wanderer Nic · Google review
"Well known for its rich, flavorful prawn broth that tastes sweet, savory, and deeply satisfying. Fresh prawns, pork, egg and crunchy bean sprouts; the noodles absorb the broth well. Reasonable for the quality — the kind of meal that makes you understand why Penang is famous for food."
Ayo Cordova · Google review
"We went on a food tour and got there early, so no queue. There's a lot of time and effort that goes into the noodles. An old street food stand with a no-frills restaurant attached — not fine dining, but it has Michelin recognition just the same for the quality of food."
Nicky Jurd · Google review
"The prawn mee is amazing — so good that I'd actually go back for it. Savory, flavorful, and very affordable. You order and pay first, get a number stand, then sit a few shops down. With their Michelin recognition, come for the noodles."
Tinning Around · Google review
"Awarded the Michelin Guide 'Good Quality Cooking for Good Value' for 2023, 2024 & 2025 — impressive streak. Still good and worth trying."
Amy T · Google review

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Visit

Find us on Jalan Burma.

Address
133A, Jalan Burma, 10050 George Town, Pulau Pinang
Hours
Daily · 9:30am – 1:30am
Order ahead
+60 16-269 1717
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Before you come

How much is a bowl?
RM9 for the prawn mee — "not too high compared to a hawker centre." Sides like loh bak and drinks are extra. Cash is king at a street stand.
Which languages are spoken?
English, Mandarin, Hokkien and Malay — the everyday mix of a George Town hawker.
How does the ordering work?
Order and pay at the main shop, take a number, then sit a few doors down at the dine-in unit. Drinks are ordered at the table.
Is the food halal?
No — this is a traditional Hokkien prawn mee. The broth is prawn-and-pork and dishes include pork slices and loh bak, so the kitchen is non-halal.

Come hungry

Come for the prawn mee. Bring a friend for the loh mee.

Open every day, 9:30am till 1:30am — late enough for supper. Order at the shop, take your number, eat a few doors down.

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