Best Croissants in Penang

This Australian-influenced cafe is the latest cutting-edge cafe in town that has a booming reputation for their smorgasbord pastries and charming brunches. To further evoke your craving, their bakery chef has recently earned the National Global Master Chef recognition. Croissants are hand crafted wonderfully, giving it a crusty texture and served with homemade dulcet marmalade and blueberry jam. If you’re a bread buff, just dig into the Bread Basket – fruit tarts, Pain Au Chocolat, German Rye, bouncy breads plus a Long Black which has bagged the Golden Bean award.  It’s surely the best place to crack open your laptop, sip freshly-brewed coffee on comfy cushions or enjoy gentle rays of sunlight at their lovely garden section. 

The best of both worlds – fresh bakery and hipster cafe located side by side. It’s habitually engulfed with backpackers and those trailing street murals around Georgetown. This rustic cafe is well known for their bagels and homemade yogurt with assorted toppings, yet their croissants are worth mentioning too. The chocolate croissants at Rainforest Bakery have the perfect blend of sweetness; not overpowering the actual croissant itself. Chomp down your croissants with a mugshot of yogurt while watching the lively Chulia Street scenes. 

If your belly is begging for authentic coffee choices and croissants, you’ve got to find this double storey colonial building at Nagore Road. It’s the perfect place to start your day or wind down after work. Instagram-worthy with its  tree branch and bamboo decorations, the croissants here are amazing and come with various condiments – traditional butter and jam, cream cheese, bacon, scrambled egg or smoked salmon. Many find this place as an institution of coffee as their coffee stamps that sensational aftertaste that craves you for more. Fresh beans of Sumatra Arabica Coffee and Bali Robusta are among the crowd-pullers and you can buy home their beans too. Amble around the little garden with your blissful cup of coffee while appreciating soothing music.