If you love French pastries, ring up this pâtisserie , reserve a table and prepare to have your universe expand like a five-star soufflé.
Restaurants & Cafés
The best restaurants and cafés in Penang, including restaurant reviews and editors' picks
Kota - when Francis meets rempah
Best described as ‘new Nyonya’, KOTA’s fare sees Peranakan cuisine presented in sleek new packaging.
Wholey Wonder
It’s not all about the hawker food in Penang, and this plant-based café and yoga studio has become a haven for vegetarians, vegans and health...
Indigo Restaurant at The Blue Mansion
Sure the hawker fare in Penang is the stuff of legends, but once in a blue moon, one yearns for quiet and to be fêted, for white tablecloths and the gentle...
Best romantic restaurants in Penang
Sparks will fly as you wine and dine your loved one at these romantic restaurants in the Pearl of the Orient
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Penang's best cafés
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Penang's traditional pastry shops
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Guide to seafood
A step-by-step guide to placing your order in our local seafood restaurants