These are 25 cafes I get the pleasure of trying or at least planning to try when I was in Penang. Many of these are the best of the city. It is by no mean all of the good ones. If you have a favourite you’d like to add to this list I’d love to hear them! The list has been listed by their location for ease.

Location : Georgetown

Lebuh Armenian

1. China House

Address: 153, Lebuh Pantai, Georgetown, 10300 George Town, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

2. Ming Xiang Tai

No.26, Lebuh Victoria, George Town, 10200, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

Open Mon to Fri: 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM Sat and Sun: 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM

HQ (smaller) branch: 133, Jalan Burma, George Town, 10050 Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

Open everyday 8:00 AM – 11:00 PM

3. Edelweiss Café

38 Armenian Street, George Town, Penang Island 10200, Malaysia

Opening hours:

Sun 11:30 – 18:00

Tue – Fri 18:30 – 22:00

Sat 11:30 – 22:00

4. Busy Bodhi

Must try item: Coconut Ice Cream.

64, Lebuh Acheh | Pinang George Town, Penang Island 10300, Malaysia

5. V Café

190, 180, Lebuh Victoria, George Town, 10300 Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

Location : Penang Road

6. Junk Café

401, Lebuh Chulia, George Town, 10200 Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

Location : Campbell Street

7.      Tohsoon Café

 

Lebuh Campbell, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

Mon – Sat 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM, Close on Sunday

8. Moustache Houze

24, Lebuh Campbell, George Town, 10100 Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

Opening Hours: Mon – Thu: 16:00 – 23:00 Fri: 16:00 – 00:00 Sat: 12:00 – 00:00

Sun: 12:00 – 23:00

Location : Jalan Muntri

9. Purrfect Café

53, Jalan Muntri, George Town, Penang Island 10200, Malaysia

10. Moontrree 47

Jalan Muntri, George Town, 10200 George Town, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

11. Camera Museum Cafe

49, Lebuh Muntri | (Muntri Street), George Town, Penang Island 10200, Malaysia

Opening Hours: 9:30am – 6:30pm everyday

12. Mews Cafe

77 Muntri Street, George Town, Penang Island 10200, Malaysia. Opening hours: Sun – Sat 8:00 – 22:00

Location : Lebuh Chulia

13. Rainforest Bakery & Mugshot Café

Address: 294, Lebuh Chulia, Georgetown, 10200 George Town, Penang, Malaysia

14.  The Alley Cafe

Address: 5 Stewart Lane, 10200 Georgetown

Opening Hours: Monday- Sunday 12pm-12am

Location : Beach Street/Lebuh Pantai –Pangkalan Weld and surrounds

15. The Twelve Cups

Address: 12, WhiteAways Arcade, Beach Street 10300 Penang

Opening Hours: Tues-Thu 9:00 AM – 11:00 PM Fri-Sun 9:00 AM – 12:00 AM Sun: Closed

16. Kaffa Cafe

Address: No 72 & 74, Lebuh China, Pulau Pinang, 10200, Malaysia

Location : Macalister / Magazine Road – Nagore Square

17.  PIKNIK

Address: Jalan Nagor, George Town, 10500 Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

Opening hours: Wed-Mon: 3:00 PM – 12:00 AM Tues: Close

Location : Lebuh Macallum/Tye Sin

18. Macallum Connoisseurs

No 1, Gat Lebuh Macallum, George Town, 10300 Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

Open daily: 9:00 AM – 12:00 AM

Location : Gurney Paragon

19. BrownPocket

Café with the best ambient in Gurney Paragon. if you are after some zen time but the food was rather disappointing. Okay coffee. located in the 6^th floor of Paragon.

Gurney Paragon, Jalan Kelawai, George Town, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

Open daily 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM

Location : Pulau Tikus

20. Huey&Wah Café

Address: 368-1-14, Bellisa Row, Jalan Burmah, 10350 Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

Opening hours: Mon-fri 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM Sat and sun 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM

Location : Burma Street

21. Delifrance

Other than the soggy and over spiced basil spaghetti, the rest we tried in this restaurant is great. Must try item is the chocolate cake served with vanilla ice cream. It doesn’t look like much but the cake was so moist and uses very good quality chocolate, not sweet which perfectly match the smooth vanilla ice cream.

Jalan Irrawaddi, George Town, 10500 George Town, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

22. Old Chow Tye Café

Highlight: range of cakes are non-sickeningly sweet delicious.

6a Jalan Chow Thye | Off Jalan Burma, Penang Island 10050, Malaysia

Opening hours: Sun to Fri 11:30 AM – 6:00 PM

23. Monkey Cups

Address: Jalan Chow Thye, George Town, 10050 Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

Opening hours: Sun-Thu 9:00 AM – 12:00 AM Fri-sat 9:00 AM – 1:00 AM

24. Harvest In Café

10, Jalan Irrawaddy, George Town, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

Opening hours: Mon 18:00 – 22:00, Mon – Sat 11:00 – 15:00, Wed – Sat 18:00 – 22:00

 Location : Penang Hill

25. David Brown’s Restaurant Tea House

Strawberry Hill, Penang Hill, 11300 Air Itam, Penang, Malaysia

Opening hours: Daily 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM

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