Tucked along the endlessly busy Chulia Street, The Mugshot Cafe remains one of George Town’s most enduring café institutions. Famous for its chewy fresh bagels, homemade yogurt bowls, and genuinely solid coffee, this rustic heritage café captures the backpacker-meets-local energy that made Penang’s café scene famous long before brunch became a branding exercise.
It’s crowded, noisy, occasionally sweaty, and absolutely worth it. Whether you’re fueling up before a George Town walk or hunting for one of Penang’s best breakfast spots, Mugshot still delivers the kind of honest café experience that keeps people returning year after year.
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