Magazine 63 is a speakeasy in George Town, Penang.
Editorially verified August 27, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Food program: Bar snacks
Tip: Live sets run on select nights in the vintage Chinese-inn interior; knock at the plain wooden door and wait to be seated.
Address: 63 Jalan Magazine, 10300 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.
Signature drink: Elixir Of Youth served in a teapot
Food: Chinese-leaning bar bites
Tip: The teapot service is made for sharing; go late, it keeps the longest hours of the heritage-core cocktail rooms.
Antarabangsa Enterprise is a bottle-shop-turned-street-bar on Lorong Stewart, the cheapest cold beer in George Town on plastic chairs in Penang.
Signature drink: Cold big-bottle beers
Food: None; hawkers nearby
Tip: There is no menu and no frills: grab a big bottle from the fridge, take a plastic chair, and watch the lane drift past.
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.
Signature drink: Georgetown Gimlet
Food: Bar snacks
Tip: Buy a lapel pin at the counter to redeem your cocktail; the belacan and ulam builds are the ones to trust.
Manchu Bar dresses its Rope Walk speakeasy in red lanterns and Qing-dynasty props, pouring Penang cocktails from porcelain teapots until 03:00.
Signature drink: Elixir Of Youth served in a teapot
Food: Chinese-leaning bar bites
Tip: The teapot service is made for sharing; go late, it keeps the longest hours of the heritage-core cocktail rooms.
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.
Signature drink: Bartender's choice built to the record playing
Food: Snacks; restaurant below
Tip: Conversation stays at listening volume by design; let the bartender build a drink around whatever album is playing.
Antarabangsa Enterprise is a bottle-shop-turned-street-bar on Lorong Stewart, the cheapest cold beer in George Town on plastic chairs in Penang.
Signature drink: Cold big-bottle beers
Food: None; hawkers nearby
Tip: There is no menu and no frills: grab a big bottle from the fridge, take a plastic chair, and watch the lane drift past.
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.
Signature drink: Georgetown Gimlet
Food: Bar snacks
Tip: Buy a lapel pin at the counter to redeem your cocktail; the belacan and ulam builds are the ones to trust.
