PEN Day 4 │ SAF Street Pasta

Leaving the Botanic Garden

As much as we wanted to spend more time at the Penang Botanic Garden, we knew we had to move on to our next destination. With no public transport available from the gardens, we had little choice but to hail a Grab car.

Using the Moovit app, we decided to head to Adventist Hospital, where we thought we could catch a bus to Batu Ferringhi. The Grab fare was RM7 (≈ USD/EUR2), and we arrived in just five minutes.

A Small Mix Up

Unfortunately, we were mistaken — the bus to Batu Ferringhi actually passed Gleneagles Hospital, not Adventist. So we hailed another Grab car, again RM7, and made our way there.

After a short wait, we boarded what we thought was the correct bus. Sadly, it wasn’t. We had taken the Rapid Penang #104, and the driver rudely told us to get off. We finally caught the right bus, the Rapid Penang #101, for RM2.00 each (≈ USD/EUR0.50).

Arriving in Batu Ferringhi

Evening rush hour traffic was heavy, but it cleared after Tanjung Bungah. We reached the bus stop opposite the Golden Sands Hotel at 7:30pm.

If you’ve followed our earlier posts, you’ll know we had previously tried — and failed — to eat at SAF Street Pasta, a stall highly recommended by YouTuber Ken Abroad. This time, we arrived at the right hour and were soon placing our orders.

Dinner at SAF Street Pasta

I ordered the same dish Ken Abroad had. Brendan chose the Carbonara Meatballs and added a bowl of Mushroom Soup, while Cat went for the Seafood Aglio Olio. We devoured our plates with pure joy. Together with a round of fruit juices (Brendan had two), our dinner came to RM63.70 (≈ USD/EUR14).

Heading Back to George Town

After dinner, we hopped onto another Rapid Penang #101 bus for RM2.70 (≈ USD/EUR0.60) back to George Town. Forty minutes later, we got off at Jalan Transfer and walked past the hotel to the 7 Eleven on Jalan Penang to buy a few bottles of drinking water.

That wrapped up our adventurising for the day. More stories are on the way.

A Small Reminder

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📍 Location:
SAF STREET PASTA - https://goo.gl/maps/yYZKDDxTzSnUS6Br9

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