Backdoor Bodega
- ★ 4.6
- Speakeasy
- $$$
- George Town Heritage Core
Drink Georgetown Gimlet
Backdoor Bodega hides behind a clothing store on Jalan Gurdwara and sits at No. 64 on Asia's 50 Best Bars extended list for 2025, Penang's flagship bar.
Cocktail bars, wine bars, dive bars and gastropubs: drinking in Penang for grown-ups.
Where to drink
9 places
No Bar Here
- ★ 4.3
- Retro cocktail bar
- $$$
- George Town Heritage Core
Drink Megumi Highball
No Bar Here plays 80s and 90s nostalgia a few doors from its older sibling Backdoor Bodega, a Tatler-listed disco-cocktail room in central Penang.
Good Friends Club
- ★ 4.3
- Neighbourhood cocktail bar
- $$
- George Town Heritage Core
Drink Penang Laksa Negroni
Good Friends Club pours kopitiam-inspired cocktails behind teal doors on Jalan Gurdwara, the Penang bar that turns laksa into a working Negroni.
Bars: tours, tastings and classes in Penang
Viator · 2 h
Penang Whisky Tasting Masterclass & Specialty Bar Experience
Embark on a captivating journey into the art and science of whisky tasting with our exclusive Single Malt Whisky Masterclass, set in the vibrant heart of Georgetown he...
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Guided tour · 4 hours
Penang: 4-Hour Penang Plates Food Tour with 15+ Tastings
Take a deep dive into Penang's rich food culture and history. Meet the people behind the food, salivate over 15+ tastings, and discover what makes up this island's vib...
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4 hours
Penang: Spice Garden Tour with Hands-On Cooking Class
Explore a tropical spice garden and learn to cook South East Asian dishes in a fully hands-on cooking class. Enjoy a personalized experience with individual stations a...
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Magazine 63
- ★ 4.2
- Speakeasy lounge
- $$$
- George Town Heritage Core
Drink Sultan Negroni
Magazine 63 opened in 2017 behind an unmarked wooden door on Jalan Magazine, Penang's first true speakeasy and still its most theatrical lounge.
Manchu Bar
- ★ 4.1
- Speakeasy
- $$
- George Town Heritage Core
Drink Elixir Of Youth served in a teapot
Manchu Bar dresses its Rope Walk speakeasy in red lanterns and Qing-dynasty props, pouring Penang cocktails from porcelain teapots until 03:00.
Antarabangsa Enterprise
- ★ 4.0
- Roadside bottle shop bar
- $
- George Town Heritage Core
Drink Cold big-bottle beers
Antarabangsa Enterprise is a bottle-shop-turned-street-bar on Lorong Stewart, the cheapest cold beer in George Town on plastic chairs in Penang.
Nomad
Drink Country-hopping cocktail flights
Nomad builds its Penang cocktail menu as a passport, every drink themed to a country, at the quiet end of Kimberley Street's famous supper stalls.
Archipelago
- ★ 4.0
- Courtyard cocktail bar
- $$
- George Town Heritage Core
Drink Regional spirit cocktails
Archipelago pours from the back door of an Armenian Street shophouse into a plant-lined courtyard, Penang's earliest-opening serious cocktail stop.
Kool Kongsi Listening Bar
- ★ 4.2
- Listening bar
- $$$
- Pulau Tikus
Drink Bartender's choice built to the record playing
Kool Kongsi spins vinyl on a mezzanine above Jalan Argyll as Penang's first listening bar, with cocktails mixed to match the record on the deck.
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