Sungai Nibong · Penang

Smoke, spice, and a full table.

Northeastern Thai flavours, grilled over charcoal and made for the whole table.

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01 / Cooked over real charcoalGai YangCharcoal-grilled Isan chicken

01 The Isan table

A table tastes better when it’s full.

Pair smoky BBQ with som tam, sticky rice and a hot bowl of tom seap. Each dish is good alone; together, they make sense.

03 Why Isan

Not just Thai. This is Isan.

Isan food comes from Thailand’s northeast. It is brighter, smokier and more direct—grilled over charcoal, lifted with lime and herbs, and made to be shared.

ISARA brings that gathering culture to Penang: less ceremony, more flavour, and a table that keeps everyone reaching in.

  • ✦Real charcoal
  • ✦Bold balance
  • ✦Shared by nature

04 Visit ISARA

Come hungry. Leave happy.

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Find us

1E, Jalan Aziz Ibrahim, MK12, Sungai Nibong, 11700 Gelugor, Penang

Opening hours

11:00 AM — 2:30 PM

5:00 PM — 9:30 PM

Closed Monday

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