New Cathay Cafe, George Town: Photos, Reviews & Location

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#33 of 40 Coffee shops in George Town

LocalGuideWorld score: 4.11

3.0 km from the center of George Town

Rating breakdown

5 ★38%
4 ★37%
3 ★20%
2 ★3%
1 ★2%

425, Jalan Burma, George Town, 10350 George Town, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

penanglocalstuff.com

+60 16-478 9378

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What is the rating of New Cathay Cafe?: New Cathay Cafe is rated 4.1 out of 5 based on 661 reviews.
How does New Cathay Cafe rank in George Town?: New Cathay Cafe is #33 of 40 Coffee shops in George Town by LocalGuideWorld score (rating weighted by number of reviews).
Where is New Cathay Cafe located?: 425, Jalan Burma, George Town, 10350 George Town, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia — 3.0 km from the center of George Town.
How can I contact New Cathay Cafe?: Phone: +60 16-478 9378 · Website: penanglocalstuff.com

Reviews (8)

Kevin Yeoh 2023 Sep 03

A very old and established coffee shop. I was craving for hokkien lor mee and not many coffee shops have such stall. So I was kinda happy when I just happen to pass by this place and saw there is a hokkien mee + lor mee stall. So I went ahead and ordered it. Also top up extra sio bak (roast pork) and total came to about RM10 for that one bowl of hokkien lor mee. Not exactly the best one that I have tastes as I feel the soup is a bit diluted and not that flavorful enough but still happy as manage to solve my craving at that time.

There are many more different hawker food available at this coffee shop and they all look nice so definitely can visit and try. Parking can be a bit challenging as there are limited road side public parking space.

Benny Poh 2023 Jul 29

I usually come here for Hokkien Mee, Wan Tan Mee, and Jawa Mee. It's considered one of the best in Penang, and I highly recommend it.

Andiriawati Prihantini 2023 Jul 28

New Cathay Cafe is one of my favorite breakfast in Penang.
Glad to be back here in July 2023 after 3 years of pandemic and lockdown periods.

Already know this place for years but ended up having the same favorite dish : Wantan Mee Soup or Kweetiau Soup.
Its really good having the tasty and warm noodle soup in the morning before any activities. It will boost your mood.
Glad to know that after a while the taste of wantan mee is still as delicious as before.
They have also good coffee, black and sweet to make my tummy happier.
Happy tummy happy me 😁😁

Kevin Ng 2023 Jul 01

One of the famous coffeeshops that closed on Sunday (based on comments from others), this place serves a variety of foods to choose from. The famous banana raisin pancakes are a must buy for my point of view. Jawa mee and roti Babi are good to eat too. Cheap and good food. Service is ok as most hawkers apply to self service instead of waiting tables. The place may be overcrowded sometimes, so do come early to avoid long waits. Ample parking for early comers.

CS Lee 2023 Jun 07

Kuay chap was good. Apom was average - not crispy. Chee cheong fun was decent. Curry noodle was decent. Variety of food available.

OY LEE 2023 Apr 19

Densely packed kopitiam serving breakfast to both the locals and tourists. Food prices can be slightly on the higher side due to tourism.

Highly recommended the Lam Mee; soup is flavourful and price is compatible with prawn and noodle portion. Wantan mee is good too but you should let the lady know how you like your noodles to be; I like it al dante so I remind her not to cook it too soft. Fish meat vermicelli is flavourful as well. The fish meat is fresh and tasty.

Personally, I feel the apom by the road is very very expensive. The taste is just so-so but the price is almost double the price other sellers in Pulau Tikus/Tg Tokong/Tg Bungah. People sell RM3-4/5 pieces, this one selling at RM6/5 pieces. It’s ridiculous! 😌

Patrons should remember to put parking tickets, otherwise you’ll have to pay MBPP fines for illegal parking.

Kristen Koo 2023 Feb 24

It’s a busy hawker centre known for its breakfast crowd. We barely found a parking spot around and also just a table enough for the 5 of us. We enjoyed our breakfast there, most notably the Apom manis!

Paul Gerarts 2022 Sep 17

A very busy coffeeshop with lots of choices. We tried the pork bun from the roadside stall at the other corner. Took the one with egg, which is the over-hard egg wrapped around the pork meat. Nice. Only I cannot get used to the sweet soft buns with something salty in between. But that is personal.
We also tried the apom with sunny side up egg (with a very runny yolk! great!). It is presented on a very thin very crispy pancake which serves as 'plate' for the egg. Something rare, but nothing fancy. It's eating like half-boiled egg and you can also eat your plate :-).