The Founders is a cafe in Pulau Tikus, Penang.
Editorially verified August 27, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Evening visits skip the brunch rush entirely; the bagel list rotates, so ask which flavours were baked that morning.
Address: 17 Jalan Hutton, 10050 George Town, Penang
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.
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.
Signature drink: House-made gelato cones
Tip: The fruit sorbets rotate with the market; ask what was churned that morning and take the house-made cone upgrade.
The Warung rotates seasonal waffles through an industrial Victoria Street room, the George Town brunch stop Penang's students argue over loudest.
Order: Seasonal waffle of the month with an iced white
Tip: The waffle specials change monthly and sell out on weekends; weekday mid-mornings are the quiet window.
Norm Micro Roastery roasts in an industrial-chic heritage shell on Church Street Ghaut, the Penang cafe where brunch plates match the coffee program.
Signature drink: House-roast filter coffee
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 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.
