Wonder Food Museum — Attraction in George Town

It's really a fun museum and save you from the heat of midday in Penang city. You can see from the photos others have posted; very nice, vibrant and entertaining museum. But what I want to highlight is the dishonesty of the staff manning the ticket counter and entrance. We visited the musuem on a Saturday noon, early April 2025. We were a group of 5; consist of 3 adults and 2 senior citizens. Despite informing the number of pax to the ticket counter staff, he asked to check the ICs and hurriedly ask for payment of RM 110, which was supposed to be RM90 (RM20 for adult, RM15 for senior citizen, malaysian rate). Not knowing the actual price then, we happily paid the amount and received the tickets stacked together. We didn't check the tickets, and straight away gave the stack to the staff at the entrance. She tore the ticket one by one, then gave us back the tickets in stack. I actually noticed her expression a bit off, but thought it was just a busy and tiring day for her and said nothing about it to my group of companions. Then we went in and happily explored the museum. Till at night, when I was packing my stuff, then only I realized we were having an extra Adult ticket. And it all made sense now, those little casualties. We might be too careless also (as tourists, we were just too happy to check the tickets) hence we vowed to be more careful in future. However the staff need to be honest also, as staff play a big role in ensuring a successful tourist attraction, or even any shops or restaurants. RM20 might not be a big amount, yet principally it's not right to steal even 1 cent. . Another unpleasant experience is the photographer, which seems to be not a staff but some outsourced vendor. Very pushy and kinda annoying. Price was expensive too and the photos taken are not even nice or look...

So, bit of context: Penang’s known as one of Southeast Asia’s street food capitals — and someone clearly thought, you know what this city needs? A massive museum full of giant plastic noodles and oversized curries. Enter the Wonderfood Museum. Opened in 2016, it’s basically a celebration of Malaysia’s diverse food culture… with a fun, slightly bonkers twist.

And I’ll be honest — I actually enjoyed it. Proper engaging, interactive, and surprisingly informative. Not one of those boring, dusty museums where you shuffle past a series of faded placards about someone’s favourite teacup. This one’s well laid out, thoughtfully done, and caters for basically anyone — whether you’re a kid, a foodie, or just someone who likes taking selfies next to a bowl of laksa the size of a bathtub.

Loads of photo ops if that’s your thing, and the staff are all over it, happy to snap a pic or suggest where to stand so your head lines up with a giant plate of satay skewers. It’s good fun without taking itself too seriously, and you’ll probably learn a thing or two along the way.

Would I recommend it? Yeah. Especially if you need an hour out of the heat and fancy a laugh while pretending to be culturally enriched. Solid...

I thought, I really thought its a mistake of mine for badly wanting to visit Wonderfood Museum. From the outside, Wonderfood Museum is so ordinary until I had to debate within myself. Should I pay or u-turn my butt? In the end, I told myself. What the hack. Lemme check it out. Not at all a regret. Oh-My-Food-Wonder! Obviously its the food galore, not real food though, which hunger throned me back and forth. You name it, you will see it in Wonderfood Museum. Food, food and food! All sorts of food from every nooks and corners of Malaysia. Malay food, Chinese food, Indian food, so on and so forth. Unlimited and not out of bound, captivatingly showcased throughout the two floors, from one section to the other and clearly listed. Do not, for my sake visit Wonderfood Museum when you are hungry. At the end of it all, before you exit, at the last section, I sincerely hope you will carry alongside with you one important major food lesson. Do not fuss and do not waste food because millions out there are starving daily. Solo travellers like me, fret not on picturing. Your camera or hand phone at the hands...