Penang Char Koay Teow
Flat rice noodles fried over high heat with prawns, egg, bean sprouts and chives.
George Town, Penang
Come cook with Nyonya Su Pei
Hands-on Peranakan cooking classes in George Town. Family recipes, taught slowly, then eaten together. Private dining is currently paused.
Small groups
Up to eight guests. Plenty of time to ask, taste, and try again.
Market first
Classes start at Chowrasta Market, then move to a tidy kitchen.
Your table, your diet
Vegetarian menus and allergies are welcome. Just tell us.
Three ways to sit at the table
Choose the pace that suits you
Cook beside Nyonya Su Pei, or learn from home when the digital kitchen opens. Private dining is currently paused.
Classes
A morning in the kitchen
Market walk, rempah from scratch, three or four dishes, and lunch at the table. Printed English recipes to take home.
Find out more
Private dining · Paused
An evening cooked for you
Intimate dinners in George Town — currently paused while our dining space isn’t available. Cooking classes remain open as usual.
Read the pause notice
Recipes & videos
Learn from home, soon
Recipe packs, video lessons, and live private classes online. Join the waiting list and we will write when they open.
Find out moreA typical class
Three unhurried steps
Most classes run from morning until early afternoon. Seats are limited.
1
Meet at the market
We begin at Chowrasta Market. Nyonya Su Pei shows you the herbs, fish, and spices you will cook with — and why they matter.
2
Cook together, slowly
In a clean, small kitchen you grind rempah, wrap, stew, and fry. Everything is from scratch. Questions are welcome.
3
Sit down to lunch
You eat what you made. Printed English recipes come home with you, so the dishes can live in your kitchen too.
On the table
Dishes you may cook
Menus change with the market and the season. These are family recipes Nyonya Su Pei returns to often.
Nyonya Curry Chicken
Chicken and potatoes simmered in a rich, spiced curry.
Penang Assam Laksa
Tamarind broth, mackerel, torch ginger, and hay koh.
Ang Ku Kuih
Soft glutinous rice skin with a sweet mung bean paste filling, moulded into a turtle shape and steamed on banana leaf.
Nyonya Popiah
Fresh spring roll wrappers filled with braised turnip, egg and fresh vegetables.
Rempah from scratch
The spice paste that holds every dish together.
Private dining · Currently paused
How an evening used to go
Private dining is paused for the next few months. When it returns: you sit and eat; Nyonya Su Pei cooks — no market walk, no chopping, just a table set for your group.
1
Share a preferred date
When dining is available again: tell us the number of guests, any diets, and the kind of evening you want. We reply with availability.
2
A menu is proposed
She shops the market that morning and builds a 7-course table around what is fresh. RM350 nett per person.
3
Dinner is served
At 53 Jalan Padang Victoria, George Town — courses come when they are ready, with room for conversation.
Who it suits
Occasions at the table
When available, private dining is for people who want Nyonya cooking without the hands-on class. It is currently paused. The menu changes with the market — we do not publish a fixed favourites list.
Family table
A birthday, a reunion, or a quiet Sunday. The menu can follow old festival dishes or stay simple.
Guests from afar
A private introduction to Penang Nyonya cooking — without a crowded restaurant.
A slow evening
Courses come when they are ready. Stories of the recipes sit between plates.
The menu
Built around the market that morning
Expect the four notes of Nyonya cooking — spicy, sour, sweet, and the deep savour of belacan. Vegetarian plates are cooked with the same care.
Seven courses. RM350 nett per person when dining is available. Private dining is currently paused.
From the table
What guests remember
“The market walk opened my eyes. Then we cooked a full meal from scratch. Nyonya Su Pei is a warm teacher, and the food was wonderful.”
“Nyonya Su Pei and her family provided one of the most memorable dining experiences we have ever encountered. This is private dining in her home.”
“Truly blessed to be able to enjoy authentic yet delicious Peranakan food with a story behind each dish.”
The Nyonya
Award-winning chef, patient teacher
Nyonya Su Pei holds a Professional Diploma in Malaysian Heritage Culinary and has taught for more than ten years in Penang and at private tables. She shares family recipes, the stories behind them, and the practical skill to cook them again at home.
The digital kitchen
Recipes, videos, and live classes
A quieter way to learn from home is on the way. Leave your name and we will write when it opens.
Coming soon
Family recipe packs
Printed and digital cards for the dishes taught in class — written in clear English, with shopping lists.
Coming soon
Video lessons
Short, slow lessons you can pause. Rempah, laksa broth, kuih, and the wraps of Nyonya cooking.
Taking interest
Live private classes
Book a private session on video. Cook in your own kitchen while Nyonya Su Pei guides you, one dish at a time.
Ready for a cooking class?
Classes are small and by appointment. Private dining is currently paused. Write with a date that suits you, or WhatsApp us.