Category: George Town / Island

Muntri Street: Gala House Cafe and Restaurant

Gala House is a restaurant and cafe made up of a two-storey heritage style townhouse located along Muntri Street, George Town. It serves various pasta (quite well known for its fusion style), western cuisine as well as coffees and other drinks. Additional space is available at the upper floor and the balcony too for those who enjoy a sip of coffee or beer while overlooking the street below.

Previously, the same townhouse is also the home of another restaurant called Soul Kitchen.

For more info, one may visit its Facebook page here; https://www.facebook.com/galahouse.com.my or official website at http://www.galahouse.com.my/.

Nagore Mews Portraiture Murals

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Two large portrait style art murals painted at the abandoned houses at Nagore Mews during the Urban Xchange Street Art festival. The entrance to the mews is right at the side of Nagore Road, George Town.

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George Town Street View: The Old Dispensary Building

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An old building in Art Deco style located at the corner or intersection of Carnarvon Street and Prangin Road (or Jalan Dr Lim Chwee Leong). Lim Chwee Leong is a famous physician who setup his dispensary at this building (called Soo Beng Dispensary), and his son also later became the second Chief Minister of Penang, Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu.

Penang City

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Penang has been officially declared a city by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the King and head of Malaysia. In conjunction with the declaration, the Penang state government is organizing several events to celebrate the accordance, including City Day Celebration on 4 April.

The state has been applying for George Town to be granted city status since January 2010 and the Malaysian government finally approved the application last November 2014. George Town was already given city status based on the royal charter from Queen Elizabeth II on 1 January 1957, but this was not acknowledged by the Malaysian government.

Armenian Street Art at Night

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Arguably the most popular spot in George Town, this hour of the night proves to be a good opportunity to take photo of the famous street art mural ‘Children on a Bicycle’, drawn by Ernest Zacharevic.
For the location, please visit https://travel2penang.wordpress.com/2013/11/04/penang-street-art-map-part-1/.