I was at the a newly open ramen shop located in Paragon, Gurney. Their delicacies and specialty is different type of ramen. My family and myself ordered a ramen each,one small dish guazza and a slice of cheese cake. The dinner cost me RM127.00 in total. It is a bit pricey and I think the rental would not be cheap in such area.
Paragon food arcade is the latest eatery and located in this food arcade is a few brand names like TGF, starbuck, coffee bean, Italian,etc. Many shops are yet to be open. Most of the shops are duplicate with the shops in Gurney Plaza which is a stone throw away. Some the shops are sea facing and it is quite romantic and cozy at the same time.
Above the shops and eateries are private condos which is costing around RM2 million each. The initial price starts from RM1.6 million and since then it has gone up to RM2 million plus. This the property price in such locations. But, one of the short coming of Paragon is there is no available parking bay now and you will need to park in GP and walk over to the mall. This point make this place arrogant and snobbish. I don't have a friendly feeling of been taken care.
This place was a previous christian seminary and the old building is classified as heritage so the new condo and shop blocks have to build around it. A blending of old and new and if it is design properly, it should be an attraction instead of an eye sore. The trend in Penang now is using old houses or heritage houses to refurbish and rebrand it to attract foreign and local tourist to see the exotic side of the island.
There are many new and wonderful joints and malls in Penang and in next few years there will be a few more hotels as well. As for the local residence, we have be bid goodbye to the slow and easy life on the island.
Here comes the tourist, foreign and locals. The saints are marching in. LOL.
Namaste.
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