12 cafe places in Penang we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Penang | Cafe across every city.
Norm Micro Roastery ★ 4.4
george-town · 13 Gat Lebuh Gereja, 10300 George Town, Penang
Norm Micro Roastery roasts in an industrial-chic heritage shell on Church Street Ghaut, the Penang cafe where brunch plates match the coffee program.
Constant Gardener Coffee ★ 4.3
george-town · 9 Lebuh Light, 10200 George Town, Penang
Constant Gardener Coffee pours espresso and single-origin drinking chocolate inside the Penang Chinese Chamber of Commerce building on Light Street.
The Alley ★ 4.1
george-town · 5 Stewart Lane, 10200 George Town, Penang
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.
Ome by Spacebar Coffee ★ 4.5
george-town · 1 Lorong Toh Aka, 10100 George Town, Penang
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.
Narrow Marrow ★ 4.0
george-town · 312 Lebuh Pantai, 10300 George Town, Penang
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.
The Mugshot Cafe ★ 4.1
george-town · 302 Lebuh Chulia, 10200 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.
ChinaHouse ★ 4.2
george-town · 153 & 155 Lebuh Pantai, 10300 George Town, Penang
ChinaHouse links three heritage buildings between Beach and Victoria streets into Penang's longest cafe, with about 30 cakes on the counter daily.
Toh Soon Cafe ★ 4.4
george-town · 184 Lebuh Campbell, 10100 George Town, Penang
Toh Soon Cafe grills kaya toast over charcoal in a Campbell Street alley, the Penang kopitiam breakfast locals have queued for since the 1950s.
Wells Cafe ★ 4.0
george-town · 125 Jalan Timah, 10150 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.
Hema Hema Ice Cream ★ 3.9
george-town · 88 Lebuh Campbell, 10200 George Town, Penang
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.
The Warung ★ 3.9
george-town · 145 Lebuh Victoria, 10300 George Town, Penang
The Warung rotates seasonal waffles through an industrial Victoria Street room, the George Town brunch stop Penang's students argue over loudest.
Toh Soon Cafe ★ 4.4
george-town · 184 Lebuh Campbell, 10100 George Town, Penang
Toh Soon Cafe grills kaya toast over charcoal in a Campbell Street alley, the Penang kopitiam breakfast locals have queued for since the 1950s.