Khaleel Restaurant, Tanjong Tokong

Going past the pricey main Ferringhi tourist belty, is this 24-hour curry house, a welcome pit stop for local tourists and backpackers. Open air with black-and-white tiled floors with four-seater tables of hard plastic, rooted to the floor though its low roof can prove to be warm on a hot afternoon. The fine selection of choice including briyani, is surprisingly reasonably priced. Foreign tourists come for the banana pancake with ice cream and honey (MYR3) but are often enticed into trying out lamb kurma (MYR4). Capati and naan are available in the evenings. No liquor served here.