Norm Micro Roastery is a cafe in George Town, Penang.
Editorially verified August 27, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: The kitchen is as serious as the roastery; order the day's risotto or waffle alongside a pour-over of the house beans.
Address: 13 Gat Lebuh Gereja, 10300 George Town, Penang
Constant Gardener Coffee pours espresso and single-origin drinking chocolate inside the Penang Chinese Chamber of Commerce building on Light Street.
Signature drink: Single-origin chocolate drinks
Tip: Thursday to Saturday it runs late; the chocolate flight is the after-dinner order most visitors never discover.
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.
Signature drink: Single-origin pour-over
Tip: The churros with dark chocolate are the house pairing; sit by the window grille for the classic shophouse light.
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.
Signature drink: Hand-brewed drip with Malaysian Liberica
Tip: Four opening days only; come before 10:00 and order the house blend with Malaysian Liberica while the counter is calm.
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.
Signature drink: Tiramisu and craft sodas
Tip: It turns into a low-key bar after dark; the original tiramisu and a craft soda bridge the day-night shift best.
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.
Constant Gardener Coffee pours espresso and single-origin drinking chocolate inside the Penang Chinese Chamber of Commerce building on Light Street.
Signature drink: Single-origin chocolate drinks
Tip: Thursday to Saturday it runs late; the chocolate flight is the after-dinner order most visitors never discover.
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.
Signature drink: Single-origin pour-over
Tip: The churros with dark chocolate are the house pairing; sit by the window grille for the classic shophouse light.
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.
Signature drink: Hand-brewed drip with Malaysian Liberica
Tip: Four opening days only; come before 10:00 and order the house blend with Malaysian Liberica while the counter is calm.
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.
Signature drink: Tiramisu and craft sodas
Tip: It turns into a low-key bar after dark; the original tiramisu and a craft soda bridge the day-night shift best.
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.
