Narrow Marrow is a cafe in George Town, Penang.
Editorially verified August 27, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: It turns into a low-key bar after dark; the original tiramisu and a craft soda bridge the day-night shift best.
Address: 312 Lebuh Pantai, 10300 George Town, Penang
The Mugshot Cafe bakes chewy bagels for fresh coffee and jars of homemade yogurt on Chulia Street, Penang's long-running backpacker breakfast anchor.
Signature drink: Bagels with homemade yogurt
Tip: Take the mugshot photo with the prop board, then order a smoked-salmon bagel and a honey-topped yogurt jar.
ChinaHouse links three heritage buildings between Beach and Victoria streets into Penang's longest cafe, with about 30 cakes on the counter daily.
Signature drink: Cake counter with 30 daily varieties
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.
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.
The Mugshot Cafe bakes chewy bagels for fresh coffee and jars of homemade yogurt on Chulia Street, Penang's long-running backpacker breakfast anchor.
Signature drink: Bagels with homemade yogurt
Tip: Take the mugshot photo with the prop board, then order a smoked-salmon bagel and a honey-topped yogurt jar.
ChinaHouse links three heritage buildings between Beach and Victoria streets into Penang's longest cafe, with about 30 cakes on the counter daily.
Signature drink: Cake counter with 30 daily varieties
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.
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.
