Norm Micro Roastery
- ★ 4.4
- $$
- George Town Heritage Core
Order House-roast filter coffee
Norm Micro Roastery roasts in an industrial-chic heritage shell on Church Street Ghaut, the Penang cafe where brunch plates match the coffee program.
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Constant Gardener Coffee
- ★ 4.3
- $$
- George Town Heritage Core
Order Single-origin chocolate drinks
Constant Gardener Coffee pours espresso and single-origin drinking chocolate inside the Penang Chinese Chamber of Commerce building on Light Street.
The Alley
Order Single-origin pour-over
The Alley opened in 2013 as one of Penang's first specialty coffee bars, still pulling single-origin pours and frying churros on Stewart Lane.
Cafés: tours, tastings and classes in Penang
Viator · 5 h
Penang Nanyang Full Fledge Coffee Experience
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Penang: Guided Forest Bathing Walk with Tea Ceremony
Join a guided forest bathing walk in Penang at Tropical Spice Garden and reconnect with nature. Practice grounding exercises, enjoy a silent meditation, and end with a...
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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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Ome by Spacebar Coffee
- ★ 4.5
- $$
- George Town Heritage Core
Order Hand-brewed drip with Malaysian Liberica
Ome by Spacebar Coffee hand-brews drip coffee in a spare Penang shophouse and placed 56th on the 2025 World's 100 Best Coffee Shops ranking.
Narrow Marrow
Order Tiramisu and craft sodas
Narrow Marrow runs a skinny Beach Street shophouse from afternoon into the night, Penang's art-crowd cafe with six tiramisu flavours on the counter.
The Mugshot Cafe
Order Bagels with homemade yogurt
The Mugshot Cafe bakes chewy bagels for fresh coffee and jars of homemade yogurt on Chulia Street, Penang's long-running backpacker breakfast anchor.
ChinaHouse
- ★ 4.2
- $$
- George Town Heritage Core
Order Cake counter with 30 daily varieties
ChinaHouse links three heritage buildings between Beach and Victoria streets into Penang's longest cafe, with about 30 cakes on the counter daily.
Urban Daybreak
Order Flat white with fried chicken waffles
Urban Daybreak opens at 07:30 with Australian-style brunch on Lebuh Bishop, the earliest proper flat white and waffle service in central Penang.
Chapel Street Café
- ★ 3.9
- Brunch
- $$
- Gurney Drive
Order White coffee with custom breakfast plates
Chapel Street Café hides on Medan Lim Cheng Teik with build-your-own breakfasts and generous fusion plates, the quietest morning room in Penang.
Kraffmen
- ★ 4.0
- Brunch
- $$
- Pulau Tikus
Order Long black with Melbourne-style brunch plates
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.
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Toh Soon Cafe
Order Hainanese white coffee with charcoal toast
Toh Soon Cafe grills kaya toast over charcoal in a Campbell Street alley, the Penang kopitiam breakfast locals have queued for since the 1950s.
The Founders
- ★ 3.9
- Brunch
- $$
- Pulau Tikus
Order Iced long black with filled bagels
The Founders runs a Bali-styled garden room on Hutton Lane with ten-plus bagel flavours and quesadillas, Penang brunch that stretches to 23:00.
Wells Cafe
- ★ 4.0
- $$
- George Town Heritage Core
Order Japanese and Nordic style roasts
Wells Cafe brews its own Japanese and Nordic style roasts at the Hin Bus Depot art yard, the natural Penang coffee stop before an Au Jardin dinner.
Hema Hema Ice Cream
Order House-made gelato cones
Hema Hema scoops house-made gelato and rotating fruit sorbets with hand-rolled cones on Lebuh Campbell, Penang's small-batch answer to the heat.
The Warung
- ★ 3.9
- $$
- George Town Heritage Core
Order Seasonal waffle of the month with an iced white
The Warung rotates seasonal waffles through an industrial Victoria Street room, the George Town brunch stop Penang's students argue over loudest.
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