9 cocktail bar places in Penang we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Penang | Cocktail Bar across every city.
Backdoor Bodega ★ 4.6
george-town · 37 Jalan Gurdwara, 10300 George Town, Penang
Backdoor Bodega hides behind a clothing store on Jalan Gurdwara and sits at No. 64 on Asia's 50 Best Bars extended list for 2025, Penang's flagship bar.
No Bar Here ★ 4.3
george-town · 25 Jalan Gurdwara, 10300 George Town, Penang
No Bar Here plays 80s and 90s nostalgia a few doors from its older sibling Backdoor Bodega, a Tatler-listed disco-cocktail room in central Penang.
Good Friends Club ★ 4.3
george-town · 39 Jalan Gurdwara, 10300 George Town, Penang
Good Friends Club pours kopitiam-inspired cocktails behind teal doors on Jalan Gurdwara, the Penang bar that turns laksa into a working Negroni.
Magazine 63 ★ 4.2
george-town · 63 Jalan Magazine, 10300 George Town, Penang
Magazine 63 opened in 2017 behind an unmarked wooden door on Jalan Magazine, Penang's first true speakeasy and still its most theatrical lounge.
Manchu Bar ★ 4.1
george-town · 38 & 40 Jalan Pintal Tali, 10100 George Town, Penang
Manchu Bar dresses its Rope Walk speakeasy in red lanterns and Qing-dynasty props, pouring Penang cocktails from porcelain teapots until 03:00.
Antarabangsa Enterprise ★ 4.0
george-town · 21 Lorong Stewart, 10200 George Town, Penang
Antarabangsa Enterprise is a bottle-shop-turned-street-bar on Lorong Stewart, the cheapest cold beer in George Town on plastic chairs in Penang.
Nomad ★ 3.9
george-town · 243 Lebuh Kimberley, 10100 George Town, Penang
Nomad builds its Penang cocktail menu as a passport, every drink themed to a country, at the quiet end of Kimberley Street's famous supper stalls.
Archipelago ★ 4.0
george-town · 114 Lebuh Armenian, entrance via Jalan Kampung Kolam, 10200 George Town, Penang
Archipelago pours from the back door of an Armenian Street shophouse into a plant-lined courtyard, Penang's earliest-opening serious cocktail stop.
Kool Kongsi Listening Bar ★ 4.2
pulau-tikus · Level L, 61 Jalan Argyll, 10050 George Town, Penang
Kool Kongsi spins vinyl on a mezzanine above Jalan Argyll as Penang's first listening bar, with cocktails mixed to match the record on the deck.