Chapel Street Café is a brunch brunch spot in Gurney Drive, Penang.
Editorially verified August 27, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: Build-your-own breakfast on sourdough
Tip: The customisable breakfast is the move: pick the sourdough base and add the sambal scrambled eggs.
Address: 14 Medan Lim Cheng Teik, 10250 George Town, Penang
Kraffmen plates Melbourne-inspired brunch, pastas and pork ribs in a spare modern room off Burma Road, Penang's most reliable all-day western kitchen.
Order: Brunch plates, then the pork ribs after 18:00
Tip: It runs to 20:45, so treat it as a brunch-to-dinner safety net; the pork ribs outsell everything after 18:00.
The Founders runs a Bali-styled garden room on Hutton Lane with ten-plus bagel flavours and quesadillas, Penang brunch that stretches to 23:00.
Order: Filled bagel from the day's flavour list
Tip: Evening visits skip the brunch rush entirely; the bagel list rotates, so ask which flavours were baked that morning.
Black Kettle stretches brunch through a high-ceilinged Beach Street bakery-bistro, the roomiest weekend table anywhere in heritage-core Penang.
Order: Sourdough plates with a bakery-counter pastry
Tip: Weekend brunch peaks at 11:00; the bakery counter lets you skip the wait with a loaf and pastry to go.
Norm Micro Roastery pairs inventive brunch plates with its own roasts on Church Street Ghaut, the Penang cafe brunch with the best coffee in town.
Order: Day's risotto or waffle with a pour-over
Tip: The kitchen is as serious as the roastery; order the day's risotto or waffle alongside a pour-over of the house beans.
ChinaHouse serves brunch through three linked heritage buildings off Beach Street, with Penang's famous thirty-cake counter waiting as the finish.
Order: Scrambled-egg brunch plates, then a cake from the counter
Tip: Walk the full passage from Beach Street to Victoria Street before choosing a room; the tiramisu is the house classic.
Urban Daybreak opens at 07:30 with Australian-style brunch on Lebuh Bishop, the earliest proper flat white and waffle service in central Penang.
Order: Fried chicken waffle with a flat white
Tip: It is pet-friendly and busiest from 09:00; the fried chicken waffle and the dan dan noodle bowl are the two signatures.
