ChinaHouse is a cafe in George Town, Penang.
Editorially verified August 27, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Walk the full passage from Beach Street to Victoria Street before choosing a room; the tiramisu is the house classic.
Address: 153 & 155 Lebuh Pantai, 10300 George Town, Penang
Urban Daybreak opens at 07:30 with Australian-style brunch on Lebuh Bishop, the earliest proper flat white and waffle service in central Penang.
Signature drink: Flat white with fried chicken waffles
Tip: It is pet-friendly and busiest from 09:00; the fried chicken waffle and the dan dan noodle bowl are the two signatures.
Toh Soon Cafe grills kaya toast over charcoal in a Campbell Street alley, the Penang kopitiam breakfast locals have queued for since the 1950s.
Signature drink: Hainanese white coffee with charcoal toast
Tip: Order the set: charcoal toast with house kaya, two half-boiled kampung eggs and a Hainanese white coffee.
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.
Signature drink: Japanese and Nordic style roasts
Tip: Combine it with the depot's weekend art market; the lighter Nordic roast suits the afternoon heat as a filter.
Urban Daybreak opens at 07:30 with Australian-style brunch on Lebuh Bishop, the earliest proper flat white and waffle service in central Penang.
Signature drink: Flat white with fried chicken waffles
Tip: It is pet-friendly and busiest from 09:00; the fried chicken waffle and the dan dan noodle bowl are the two signatures.
Chapel Street Café hides on Medan Lim Cheng Teik with build-your-own breakfasts and generous fusion plates, the quietest morning room in Penang.
Signature drink: White coffee with custom breakfast plates
Tip: The customisable breakfast is the move: pick the sourdough base and add the sambal scrambled eggs.
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.
Signature drink: Long black with Melbourne-style brunch plates
Tip: It runs to 20:45, so treat it as a brunch-to-dinner safety net; the pork ribs outsell everything after 18:00.
Toh Soon Cafe grills kaya toast over charcoal in a Campbell Street alley, the Penang kopitiam breakfast locals have queued for since the 1950s.
Signature drink: Hainanese white coffee with charcoal toast
Tip: Order the set: charcoal toast with house kaya, two half-boiled kampung eggs and a Hainanese white coffee.
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.
Signature drink: Iced long black with filled bagels
Tip: Evening visits skip the brunch rush entirely; the bagel list rotates, so ask which flavours were baked that morning.
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.
Signature drink: Japanese and Nordic style roasts
Tip: Combine it with the depot's weekend art market; the lighter Nordic roast suits the afternoon heat as a filter.
