Air Itam Market Duck Rice — Restaurant in George Town

You are most likely familiar with roasted duck rice. This is NOT roasted duck. This is braised duck. If you are imagining crispy skin, oily juicy meat, then you are in the wrong place. Eating braised duck is a whole different taste experience and unless you have eaten braised duck before, you will need to reset your taste and flavour expectation.

You can order only duck or add on pork, egg and pig intestine to increase your dining experience. In my case I only chose the duck and egg as it was my first time and I wanted to taste their signature dish.

I was partially disappointed with the cool rice. But I must say that the meat is unique. It's tender but doesn't have the juicy oily taste that you associate with roasted duck. However, it's chewy, soft and has the unmistakable soy and herb / spice used to braise it. When eaten with the fried garlic and cilantro, drizzled sambal, I think it's a delicious flavour combination that will surprise you.

I may be wrong but some reviewers are disappointed because they are comparing it with roasted duck. Braised meat flavour is a whole different ballgame. I suggest you try and not be discouraged by some of the reviews.

As for the dining environment, well, it's coffee shop and hawker stalls so I think you know what kind of environment you will be...

The duck rice (3) is just normal only. Set of pork slices with duck meat, muichoy vege, half egg, tauhu and rice costs RM16. Quite pricey. I can have much better duck rice with much tasty broth in PJ state. But the econony rice (5) stall next to this duck rice so delicious and value for money. I took slight larger prawn, fried chicken and salted fish kailan only at RM12. The curry prawn so yummy and the fried chicken crispy on the outside and still remain its juicy inside. Strongly recommended this...

One of the best duck rice stall in Penang! They used to only open late in night, but since MCO they start the business earlier. Always recommend to head down early as the queue can get long.

The mix platter consists of duck meat, duck intestine, pork belly & braised egg. This combination of meats is to die for!

Aroma is pungent, and all is braised and season to perfection! Every bite is just a bliss! And don’t forget the Boey Cai, with that a complete...