Chinese name 欣莉素食馆. Cozy environment. Downstairs serves local fast food concept, cash only. Upstairs serves a la carte menu and accepts credit cards. Offers fried kuey teow, assam laksa, rojak, vietnam roll, red wine mee suah, spicy la mien, juices, and more. Closed Monday except on 1st & 15th of Chinese lunar calendar ( then will close the next day). Dairy is in some dishes and noted as ‘L’ for ‘lactose’ on the menu. Open Tue-Sun 8:00am-8:00pm. Closed Mon.
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98, Noble House, Madras Lane, Georgetown (at ground floor), Penang, Malaysia, 10400
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Last update on 12 May 2023 by Here.To.Travel_Jade
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54 Reviews
First Review by lavanya
DavidJanuszkiewicz
Points +132
3 years on and just as perfect. - Edit
I went here for my first meal in Penang in 2015. Perfect food, served very quick. Today 3 years on. A new tradition, I went back to Lily’s for my first meal in Penang. It was just as I remembered. The laksa is amazing!
Read morePros: Large menu, Cheap
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chinaamber
Points +375
Good budget meal. - Edit
I had the sambal fish set which was perfectly edible if a little cold. The service was quick and friendly and the interior was clean. Would eat there again if in the area.
Read morePros: lots of choice and cheap
Cons: food not that hot
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sanluvegan
Points +200
Great food, good price - Edit
We came here twice, and the first time the waitress said that everything was vegan and I was really excited. Although I had read a few reviews about the place I didn't really believe them, and the next time we came we asked about some of the western items and it turned out they do contain dairy, so beware. They don't seem to use egg though, and all the dishes we ordered were vegan (from what I could tell).
Read moreSome of the food we ordered was satay, a few noodle dishes and fried rice. Would come back!
Pros: Good price, Tasty food, Many options
Cons: Not clear what's vegan and what's not
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Bob Sultan
Points +690
Excellent Vietnamese Rolls - Edit
This place is a great mix of value and quality food. The Vietnamese Rolls were great, very fresh, and a larger portion than you often get. I also had the Penang Char Okay Teow. Very good. The place is clean and comfortable. It holds a lot of people, I'd say seating for at least eighty, and it was packed at lunchtime. If you're staying at the Sunway Hotel, it's a two minute walk. Very close to the Times Square Mall.
Read morePros: good food, good value, clean comfortable place
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sarabelcan
Points +72
Many options - Edit
Large menu with a mix of Western and Eastern dishes. The menu displays pictures of all the dishes making it easier to choose if you're not familiar with the names. Very good value for money.
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RajDollar
Points +84
get your vegan western food fix here! - Edit
We went here today and the food was really tasty and at a good price. My gf has the 'fish' and chips as she'd been craving western food. The vegan fish is battered and a big round ring. Comes with vegan mayo. This was 12RM. I had some noodles for which u can get small size (between 5-7RM) or big size for about 1.50RM more. We also had some amazing 'chicken' satay skewers - 6 for 10RM. The big portion of noodles was enough tho, like huge and I struggled to get it down me and I'm not someone who struggles to finish my food! All in all it's a place worth trying. They have a large assortment of Asian dishes and a set dish and the western food consists of the fish and chips, chicken burger, steak and chips and sfc style chicken and chips. (By chips I mean English style chips, not crisps)
Read morePros: Good variety , Big portions
Cons: Wish there was vegan cheese for burgers and pizzas
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RunEatWorld
Points +3838
Good food, large menu - Edit
We ate downstairs where there was a large menu with Asian and Western options. We tried both and overall the food was good, but not amazing. Would recommend this restaurant if you're in the area and you're looking for veg options.
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Rosa veg
Points +2060
Very good - Edit
Very good vegan food Asian style . Nice staff. Good price and very tasty food like soups ,noodles ,satay .
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Lih
Points +40
Excellent place - Edit
Employees are the best, they were very helpful when we told them that we are vegan. Food came super fast. Food is really tasty and also the drinks are good. We tried the hazelnut cofe and it was AMAZING. Green curry to spicy for me but also very yummy. Cheap prices. Curry 9MYR other dishes between 5 and 12 :)
Read morePros: Air con, Helpful employees, A lot of vegan option
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Ablasuena
Points +60
Good place - Edit
Been there once with my man. Had satay and two types of noodles. Plus strawberry smoothy and coffee with milk (some palm oil milk, they said). Tried the almond tofu dessert. Overall a good experience. Loved that the place is run by the elderly who know what is 'vegan'. The noodles were nice. The strawberry smoothy was a bit artificial but still yummy (all the sugar I guess). I didn't try the dessert (I was too full by the time) but my man liked it. I guess a typical vegetarian menu in Penang. But loved the service.
Read morePros: Has plenty vegan choice, Good caring service, Not expensive
Cons: Not spectacular taste
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happytina
Points +222
Great experience - Edit
We let the staff at lily's know we were Vegan, they are very understanding of vegan diet and let us know what we could have. The green curry was great. A good place to get Chinese food.
Read morePros: They understand Vegan
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tsfang331
Points +37
Good!! - Edit
Always my favourite restaurant :)
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RinaEva
Points +600
Best place where to try real Penang food - Edit
Nice place with good Malay and Penang food. You should try Penang Laksa, Curry Mee, Popia, Rojak and many other dishes. Excellent! Love it!
Read morePrice is cheap, restaurant is clean, food is excellent.
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Thetruthpaint
Points +63
Sympathic Place - Edit
Was upstairs. But liked it more downstairs (feeling). So I tried a burger and some Penang specialities. Quite nice, very fast and they even have a ramp for wheelchairs thumbs up :)
Read morePros: Fast, Sympathic, Wheelchair Ramps
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veggiebubble
Points +109
Even the western options are great! - Edit
I have eaten at Lilly's numerous times and tried quite a bit on the menu (I'm trying to get through everything!). Everything that I have tried I have enjoyed. The Penang specialities are great and even the western options are tasty and well presented. Definitely my favourite veggie in Penang. Staff are nice too.
Read morePros: Large menu, Tasty food, Reasonable price
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Empress_O
Points +15
Lily's 2 - Edit
Their 2nd branch in 1World Bayan Baru serve as good as the original shop.
Read moreMy favorite Vietnam Roll , rojak, satay..... and many more.
Must go for the fruit tea.
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anarchistanimal
Points +563
Great Penang specialities - Edit
The bustling restaurant downstairs has a great menu with lots of amazing Penang specialities. The first time I went, I had Penang Laksa, Satay, and Rojak (fruit salad in tamarind sauce), which all blew my mind as I'd never had them before. Prices are good value - I paid RM 21 for those three dishes and felt very full. The second time, I had Nasi Kandar (similar to an Indian thali, but Penang style). The three curries were delicious, and had a good balance of vegetables and some mock meats. It only cost RM 6.50. The decor is simple and clean and the workers very friendly. They told me they are soon going to put up pictures of the dishes (at the moment the menu is just words).
Read morePros: Penang specialities, Open day and night, Lively, cheerful, clean
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vegelover
Points +336
Wan Tan Mee, Grandma's Porridge yum! - Edit
One of my favourite places in Penang for lunch, tried set meal, was not that impressed esp with the small portion of vege but love their wan tan mee & gandma's porridge. Simple but nice. Self help with Chillies.
Read morePros: Tasty, Easy to park
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Tertia
Points +90
Wonderful food - Edit
Had a really nice dinner here. The place upstairs is now closed, so you have to sit downstairs. We were there on a Sunday evening and there were a lot of families having dinner, and there was a friendly atmosphere. The tables are a bit canteen like, but the food is wonderful.
Read moreThere is an a la carte menu, but you have to order at the counter and take your cutlery from there.
We wanted some spring rolls but they were already sold out. So we hade some sateh with very good peanut sauce, vegetarian Nasi Lemak and a wonderful penang laksa, I would really recommend to order the penang laksa.
They also have a lot of fruit juices here, I only did not like the tea. Everything is very cheap here.
Pros: Real penang food, Tasty, Clean
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Teppiedoo
Points +130
Yummy Yummy Yummy!! - Edit
Great place. Nice and clean. Very inexpensive prices. Nice to eat classic Penang dishes that are animal free!! Curry Mee and Vietnam Rolls are very nice.
Read morePros: clean, cheap, tasty food
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dimitri
Points +129
MSG palace! - Edit
If you like healthy food it's not your place. Not a single salad, only some veggies serve with main dishes. Alot I mean alot of fake meat. Glutene temple of Penang! I ate and I left the place feeling tired and exhausted ! The food have nice presentation with kinda fusion menu and tasty bus as. Said lots of MSG dishes. There some healthier selection as the noodle soup. Many dishes was oily as well. Overall it's nice restaurant but not more than once per week and not if u are raw foodist
Read morePros: Presentation of food, Fusion, Enviroment
Cons: Mock meat, Glruten food, Msg temple
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jre8995
Points +423
Amazing - Edit
Definitely the best place we went to in Penang
Read moreSatay was amazing, as were raw spring rolls and .... everything
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eatinggreen
Points +608
Loved it! - Edit
When we arrived at this restaurant the outside appearance had us slightly on guard - it looked a bit cold and cementish. We ventured inside and asked for the a la carte section before being directed back outside and up an elevator which is positioned inside a brownish glass doorway to the left of the main entrance.
Read moreThe ambience upstairs was neat and well presented - typical upscale Chinese restaurant vibe. It was largely empty except for 4 generations of a huge local family who seemed to be gathering there for their Sunday feast (how cool that they eat vegetarian on such occasions!).
The menu here was not extensive and mainly Chinese in style (nyonya). It featured a lot of mock meat, which after a chat with the very friendly and helpful waitress we got comfortable with eating - they make most of it on premises and don't use any MSG in their cooking.
With a bit of help from the waitress we identified the most 'Malaysian' options, which comprised of a handmade mock meat rendang, some kind of vegetable sambal dish, otok otok (handmade mock meat chunks cooked in banana leaf) and a seaweed soup (this one is Chinese but we wanted the seaweed for its nutritional profile), accompanied with some brown rice.
What came out of that kitchen was truly awesome. Each and every dish was so naturally flavourful and interesting, we savoured every bite and came away truly satisfied that we had tried some of the best of the local cuisine. The mock meat was very obviously not of the factory variety and did not feel overly meaty (we don't enjoy the taste/texture of meat). The waitresses were so friendly they kept coming past and showing us some of the dishes they were serving to other patrons, just so we could see what they eat. Many of the dishes they prepare need to be ordered a day in advance and are only for parties of 8 or more, so they weren't available to us. As we dined more and more local families came in for their Sunday feasts and we could easily see why this place was chosen to host such events.
On our way out we decided to check out the fast food section downstairs. Again, the lady there was so friendly. She asked how our meal was, talked us through the mostly noodle and rice menu and even told us about the vegetarian festival due to start in Penang next Monday (26th Sept). We are soooo coming back here soon to try the laksa and satay. Can't wait!
Pros: tasty healthy food, friendly service, clean spacious restaurant
Cons: the usual cold chinese restaurant vibe, could be more vegetable dishes
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pradipd
Points +347
Interesting - Edit
We found this restaurant thanks to our taxi driver! It has a varied and a slightly more innovative meny than the usual mock meat items at most other similar places. The taro spring rolls and the Japanese Black Pepper Noddles were excellent. So were the fresh lime and sour plum juices. Prices are very reasonable.
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allan79
Points +21
Another good place to try - Edit
Lily is a clean, systematical and fast food delivery veggie restaurant. Food is selling at reasonable price and mostly taste good. I like their kelantan laksa.
Read morePros: Systematic, Clean, Food taste god
Cons: Limited choice of food
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raphalla
Points +776
Tasty Food - Edit
The ground floor is for 'fastfood', which is,self-service. The upper floor is ala carte Malaysia Nyonya cuisine.
Read moreWe tried out the food at the 'fastfood' area.
The porridge was good, a bit like Korean style which you mixed all ingredients together.
Pizza was so so but the pita was good.
Pros: Clean, Easy to find, Good food
Cons: Service is so so
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lavanya
Points +80
The best Penang Curry Mee here - Edit
Being vegetarian for 5 years and have tried out most of the curry mee in Penang Vege restaurants. At last...the best curry mee founded here.
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