A coffeeshop or locally known as kopitiam, can be found all over Penang with a number of them serving great hawker food and local coffee.
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Penang Street Art (“Having A Bowl of Cendol” by Jarus)
A large mural painted by Canadian street artist Emmanuel Jarus depicting a boy having a bowl of cendol, a popular traditional dessert in Penang. This mural is the artist’s second artwork, with the first being the “Looking Up” mural painted on the wall of 1st Avenue mall, George Town.
This art work in Keng Kwee Street can be found right at the spot where Penang’s famous Teochew Chendul stall is located.
George Town Street View: Hong Kong Shoe Store
The origin of this Hong Kong Shoe Store located at Kimberley Street, George Town can be traced back to the similar name shop in Muntri Street where Jimmy Choo, the world renowned shoe maker, had his apprenticeship back in the old days.
Stewart Lane Street View: A Vintage Shop
An old shop at the junction of Stewart Lane and Market Lane in George Town.
George Town Street View: An Abandoned Shophouse
A Shophouse at Nagore Square
Street view at Nagore Square, George Town.
The No.65 House at Ayer Itam Road
Penang Street Art (The Rubber Tapper)
Another large art mural drawn by Julia Volchkova in Balik Pulau town, Penang. This wall art depicts a woman doing rubber tapping, a process that collects the latex from a rubber tree through an incision made at the bark of the tree. Rubber trees plantations are common in Malaysia, rubber being of the main exports of the country.
For the mural’s location, refer to this map HERE.
Breakfast at a George Town Kopitiam
The usual morning scene in a kopitiam (or coffeeshop) in George Town.
Penang Street Art (The Hakka Dancing Girl)
Yet another beautiful mural painted by Russian street artist Julia Volchkova in Balik Pulau town, Penang. This time the art work depicts a dancing Hakka girl, as a showcase of the flourishing local Hakka culture in the town.