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Curios-City Penang

Restaurant Fine dining restaurant

👍👍 What an amazing experience! Such a beautiful place for a dinner with a group of friends or a couple’s date! Top notch food and service. Start early with drinks & bites & finish with an 8 course menu / 4 course menu I think also available but why to downsize if you can get the full experience!? Top f... People often mention great, menu, service, dining, good,


Address

164A, Victoria St, Georgetown, 10300 George Town, Penang, Malaysia

Contact

+60 14-210 5236

Rating on Google Maps

4.30 (71 reviews)

Open on Google Maps

Working Hours

  • Tuesday: Closed
  • Wednesday: 6 pm to 12 am
  • Thursday: 6 pm to 12 am
  • Friday: 6 pm to 12 am
  • Saturday: 6 pm to 12 am
  • Sunday: 6 pm to 12 am
  • Monday: Closed

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: great (8) menu (8) service (7) dining (6) good (6)
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  • 5/5 foolsyiling (. 1 year ago on Google
    Great ambiance with dim lighting, romantic music, as well as the candles and decorations on each table, creating romantic and relaxing atmosphere. Enjoyed my 6-course meal there, all of which are prepared by using high quality ingredients. Every food has a Wow factor, everything is great from the taste to freshness to texture. Great service provided too, each ingredient on the plate was introduced. The transition time between each dish is just right, no rushing or long waits, the whole meal process is very comfortable and relaxing. It’s a happy and enjoyable night there and will go back again, highly recommended. The dining experience definitely worth the price. Do make a reservation before going.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Al S. 10 months ago on Google
    What an amazing experience! Such a beautiful place for a dinner with a group of friends or a couple’s date! Top notch food and service. Start early with drinks & bites & finish with an 8 course menu / 4 course menu I think also available but why to downsize if you can get the full experience!? Top favourite dishes: Mackerel with leeks & caviar Cauliflower ice cream for appetiser was phenomenal! Bread & truffle butter was beyond delicious and we ordered a second portion of it 😬🫣 lamb was perfectly cooked & done nicely Least favourite: Baby octopus which was lacking of some texture & maybe a kick of lemon/ acidity & a spiciness Chicken leg, which was good but wouldn’t recommend it as it doesn’t pair well with the rest of the experience, although I do understand the reason for being on the menu. Risotto was delicious maybe the river prawn needed something to make it more palatable, butter? Garlic? Chilli? Some extra basil would help too. Food flavour/ preference is different for each person so don’t take me wrong about the least favourite ones- there were still awesome but couldn’t compete with my top ones. I highly recommend it to everyone & it’s absolutely worth every penny! Looking forward to come back soon again!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Avijeet S. 7 months ago on Google
    Visited in Sep 2023 There are 2 menus to choose from (RM328++ and RM238++ with one having higher a number of courses than the other). I went for a smaller menu and it was enough for 1 pax. While the starter dishes, 1 mains course and desserts are fixed, you’ll have to choose the 2nd main course. I chose the lamb for the second main course and it was quite good. One area of improvement might be to have a wine pairing and a non-alcoholic pairing drinks menu to go with the food. Service was ok. Could be better slightly. All in all, a place worth going to for a dinner if you’re in Georgetown/Penang.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ben T. 4 months ago on Google
    Ambience was awesome. Food was great. Lamb rack was perfect. Loved the whisky smoked in burnt applewood. Definitely worth the $. Special mention to YT - Yong Ting, if I don’t remember her name wrongly. Very professional, good service. Will be back
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 HL Y. 10 months ago on Google
    One of the best fine dining with good food and atmosphere. Highly recommended.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Karen C. 1 year ago on Google
    Fantastic drinks and service. Ppl are so bubbly and lovely, thanks again for the amazing night.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Denise F. 1 year ago on Google
    We happened upon this place by chance the first night we arrived in Penang and were so glad we did! The whisky sour is the best I've ever had! Food at lazy bar is truly excellent - you can taste the quality in the ingredients and the chef's skill (I recommend the pastas). Service was also fantastic - thank you for a wonderful evening :) We've already been back once, and we will be there again before we leave!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Darren S. 1 year ago on Google
    Secret place to eat & drink. Great atmosphere!! Did not stay long enough...

  • 5/5 Stephan11 1 year ago on Google
    First step in this building, that is a very cozy bar which name Lazy bar. Few more steps ahead, that is curioscity restaurant which I had my dinner just now. First of all, I love the environment over there, the warm lighting make me so comfortable and the tree in between the dining area, make it so lively. There’re plenty candles on the dining table, which make it so romantic and it keep me warm all the time especially under the aircond room….So cold, yet so warm. Long story short, here comes the food, love the kerabu with the local elements inside it, and the King prawn risotto is one of my favourite, taste, texture and presentation on point! With no regrets for dining over there since this is my first visit. Definitely will come back again and looking forward to try their cocktail at Lazy bar.

  • 4/5 joyce n. 1 year ago on Google
    Hip vibes in a very cool location in George Town, Penang. Serves gorgeous drinks and also food (that I haven't tried yet). Got their Cream Pie and we fell in love with the Bailey's cream and a hidden berry surprise inside. Sexy interior with a chilled exterior, I think I'll definitely be back!

  • 5/5 Felicia L. 10 months ago on Google
    Ordered the 4-course meal with cocktails. Very delicious, portion just nice not the tiny one bite kinds, price worthy, good service and great ambience.

  • 5/5 Clemence C. 1 year ago on Google
    Super chill ambiance. Surprisingly nice food. Wagyu beef was awesome. My wife loved the risotto as well. Shout out to Lewei amazing service! Keep it up.

  • 1/5 Dan 10 months ago on Google
    The ambience is great. Industrial look with a French touch. However, food was standard restaurant grade with poor service. The server is not able to share the description of the dishes and can't recommend wine. She has to keep referring to her colleagues. Didn't ask how was our food even it'd was overcooked (I ordered a Wagyu A5 and lamb rack). Was also rushing us to finish. If you are expecting this as a normal restaurant then ok. Definitely not even a causal fine dining. Was disappointed.

  • 5/5 sze min l. 5 months ago on Google
    Friendly staff, great food, good ambience, highly recommended. They have both Ala carte and set menu, with minimum expenses. I love their tiger prawn spaghetti and risotto so much, will definitely come back again.

  • 5/5 Johnny M. 1 year ago on Google
    Lovely place! with such a nice atmosphere! You will get caught by the moment while you’re walking inside this place, with great combinations between food and drinks ! Definitely a nice experience!

  • 4/5 Winnie C. 9 months ago on Google
    Atmosphere is great. We had the four course set menu. The food had great flavors and it was a nice break to have something different during our vacation. I think our waiter was new and didn't get our order right the first time , then we had a huge cockroach that crawled under our table and feet that ruined the mood just a little. 😂

  • 4/5 Typing El (. 1 year ago on Google
    Embark on a mystical gastronomical journey with Curioscity, a fairly new joint offering modern cuisine in town. Curioscity started its business operations slightly before the nationwide lockdown in 2021 but words spread as soon as the social bans being uplifted. The menu is handpicked by the owners and carefully designed to honor and describe their reverence to the proud Penang flavors.


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Amenities


  • Pets
    • ✓️ Dogs allowed inside
    • ✓️ Dogs allowed outside
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Cocktails
  • Accessibility
    • ✗ Assistive hearing loop
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✗ Delivery

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