14 cafes in Penang, editor-picked for cafes open sunday. Cafes serving on sundays. All cafes in Penang.
Ome by Spacebar Coffee ★ 4.5
george-town · 1 Lorong Toh Aka, 10100 George Town, Penang
Hours: Mon-Tue, Sat-Sun 07:30-15:00; closed Wed-Fri
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.
Tip: Four opening days only; come before 10:00 and order the house blend with Malaysian Liberica while the counter is calm.
Norm Micro Roastery ★ 4.4
george-town · 13 Gat Lebuh Gereja, 10300 George Town, Penang
Hours: Daily 09:30-18:00
Norm Micro Roastery roasts in an industrial-chic heritage shell on Church Street Ghaut, the Penang cafe where brunch plates match the coffee program.
Tip: The kitchen is as serious as the roastery; order the day's risotto or waffle alongside a pour-over of the house beans.
Constant Gardener Coffee ★ 4.3
george-town · 9 Lebuh Light, 10200 George Town, Penang
Hours: Mon-Wed, Sun 09:00-18:30; Thu-Sat 09:00-22:30
Constant Gardener Coffee pours espresso and single-origin drinking chocolate inside the Penang Chinese Chamber of Commerce building on Light Street.
Tip: Thursday to Saturday it runs late; the chocolate flight is the after-dinner order most visitors never discover.
ChinaHouse ★ 4.2
george-town · 153 & 155 Lebuh Pantai, 10300 George Town, Penang
Hours: Daily 10:00-00:30
ChinaHouse links three heritage buildings between Beach and Victoria streets into Penang's longest cafe, with about 30 cakes on the counter daily.
Tip: Walk the full passage from Beach Street to Victoria Street before choosing a room; the tiramisu is the house classic.
The Alley ★ 4.1
george-town · 5 Stewart Lane, 10200 George Town, Penang
Hours: Daily 10:00-18:00
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.
Tip: The churros with dark chocolate are the house pairing; sit by the window grille for the classic shophouse light.
The Mugshot Cafe ★ 4.1
george-town · 302 Lebuh Chulia, 10200 George Town, Penang
Hours: Sun-Thu 08:00-22:00; Fri-Sat 08:00-24:00
The Mugshot Cafe bakes chewy bagels for fresh coffee and jars of homemade yogurt on Chulia Street, Penang's long-running backpacker breakfast anchor.
Tip: Take the mugshot photo with the prop board, then order a smoked-salmon bagel and a honey-topped yogurt jar.
Urban Daybreak ★ 4.1
george-town · 34 Lebuh Bishop, 10200 George Town, Penang
Hours: Daily 07:30-17:30
Urban Daybreak opens at 07:30 with Australian-style brunch on Lebuh Bishop, the earliest proper flat white and waffle service in central Penang.
Tip: It is pet-friendly and busiest from 09:00; the fried chicken waffle and the dan dan noodle bowl are the two signatures.
Narrow Marrow ★ 4.0
george-town · 312 Lebuh Pantai, 10300 George Town, Penang
Hours: Thu-Mon 15:00-23:00; closed Tue-Wed
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.
Tip: It turns into a low-key bar after dark; the original tiramisu and a craft soda bridge the day-night shift best.
Kraffmen ★ 4.0
pulau-tikus · 80 Jalan Zainul Abidin, 10400 George Town, Penang
Hours: Thu-Tue 11:00-20:45; closed Wed
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.
Tip: It runs to 20:45, so treat it as a brunch-to-dinner safety net; the pork ribs outsell everything after 18:00.
Wells Cafe ★ 4.0
george-town · 125 Jalan Timah, 10150 George Town, Penang
Hours: Daily 09:00-18:00
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.
Tip: Combine it with the depot's weekend art market; the lighter Nordic roast suits the afternoon heat as a filter.
Chapel Street Café ★ 3.9
gurney-drive · 14 Medan Lim Cheng Teik, 10250 George Town, Penang
Hours: Daily 09:00-19:00
Chapel Street Café hides on Medan Lim Cheng Teik with build-your-own breakfasts and generous fusion plates, the quietest morning room in Penang.
Tip: The customisable breakfast is the move: pick the sourdough base and add the sambal scrambled eggs.
The Founders ★ 3.9
pulau-tikus · 17 Jalan Hutton, 10050 George Town, Penang
Hours: Daily 09:00-23:00
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.
Tip: Evening visits skip the brunch rush entirely; the bagel list rotates, so ask which flavours were baked that morning.
Hema Hema Ice Cream ★ 3.9
george-town · 88 Lebuh Campbell, 10200 George Town, Penang
Hours: Thu-Sun 13:00-22:00; closed Mon-Wed
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.
Tip: The fruit sorbets rotate with the market; ask what was churned that morning and take the house-made cone upgrade.
The Warung ★ 3.9
george-town · 145 Lebuh Victoria, 10300 George Town, Penang
Hours: Mon-Tue, Thu-Fri 09:30-18:00; Sat-Sun 09:30-20:00; closed Wed
The Warung rotates seasonal waffles through an industrial Victoria Street room, the George Town brunch stop Penang's students argue over loudest.
Tip: The waffle specials change monthly and sell out on weekends; weekday mid-mornings are the quiet window.