Best Cendol In Penang
We know Penang is great for their all sorts of food from nasi kandar to char kuey teow. But did you know that you can also find some of the best cendol in Penang? Yes! If you didn’t know Penang is home to some of the famous cendol in Malaysia! Your meal isn’t complete without a bowl of some ‘oh so good’ cendol! If you’re hunting for the best cendol in town, we’ve got you covered with a list of the 8 best cendol in Penang to quench your thirst. Check it out!
1. Penang Road Famous Teochew Chendul
No doubt this is one of the most touristy stalls on this list. With over 80 years of experience, this family-run business attracts lots of tourists as well as the locals, so you know how good it really is! Expect to see a queue as it’s usually packed especially during hot scorching weather, however, it’s very well worth the wait!
Address: 27-29, Lebuh Keng Kwee, George Town, 10100 George Town, Pulau Pinang
Operating hours: Monday – Friday, 10.30am-7pm
Saturday & Sunday, 10am-7.30pm
2. Penang Road Famous Chendol
Though they sound almost the same, don’t get confused! This one is also located in the same alley as Penang Road Famous Teochew Chendul. Apparently, their cendol tastes just as good as their rival, so if you don’t like waiting in queue and choose to go for this, you’re not really missing out on the best cendol in Penang!
Address: 25, Lebuh Keng Kwee, George Town, 10100 George Town, Pulau Pinang
Operating hours: Monday – Sunday, 11am-6pm
3. Relau 88 Laksa And Ice Kacang
If you’re in Bayan Lepas and looking for a place to have some good cendol, this is where you should be! Their cendol is said to be unique compared to the others as their homemade palm sugar gives the cendol a smokey sweet flavour. Other than cendol, they also have other famous Penang food such as Penang laksa, spring rolls and more.
Address: 11060 Bayan Lepas, Penang
Operating hours: Wednesday – Sunday, 11.30am-6pm
Closed: Monday & Tuesday
4. Kulim Best Cendol
This cendol stall in Kulim is said to be the best one here. It may be a tad bit sweet for some as their gula Melaka is pretty sweet so be sure to ask for “less sugar”. Besides that, if you’d love to add pulut to your cendol, you can opt for that here at Kulim Best Cendol!
Address: 11, Tingkat Tenang, Taman Tenang, 14000 Bukit Mertajam, Pulau Pinang
Operating hours: Tuesday – Sunday, 11.30am-5pm
Closed: Monday
5. Tony’s Ice Kacang & Cendol
This cendol stall is located in Batu Lanchang Market Food Court and if you’re around this area, look out for this humble ice kacang & cendol stall. Serving rich and thick Gula Melaka, just the right amount of coconut milk, red beans and rice flour jelly, this is one cendol you don’t want to miss. Besides cendol, they also sell ice kacang that’s pretty unique! That is, serving a scoop of creamy peanut butter ice cream to complete the ice kacang. Yums!
Address: Medan Batu Lanchang, Taman Sri Damai, 11600 Jelutong, Pulau Pinang
Operating hours: Monday – Sunday, 11am-6.15pm
6. Cendol Pulut At Jalan Chowrasta
Another cendol stall that serves pulut is this one right here located next to the Pasar Chowrasta building. Operating for about 20 years, this stall has been serving delicious cendol with pulut. A combination of fresh coconut milk, rich gula Melaka, rice flour jelly, kidney beans and glutinous rice, the balance of ingredients will just satisfy you!
Address: 33 1, Jalan Chowrasta, George Town, 10200 George Town, Pulau Pinang
Operating hours: Monday – Sunday, 7.30am-2pm
7. Last Corner Cendol Pulut
One of the crowd’s favourites here at Last Corner Cendol Pulut is the cendol pulut. Something a little different compared to the rest is that they serve little ice cubes instead of shaved ice. You can usually see a queue here so be there early to avoid standing in line.
Address: Kampung Seberang Paya, 11900 Bayan Lepas, Penang
Operating hours: Monday – Saturday, 10am-6pm
8. Ais Tingkap
Ais Tingkap serves delicious ice kacang and cendol. Apart from that, they also serve something even more refreshing. A rose coloured drink with shaved ice, sugar syrup, rose essence, basil seeds, coconut flesh and coconut water. Perfect to have on a hot day in Penang. There’s usually a long queue so expect to wait for half an hour or more to get your desserts!
Address: 2, Lebuh Tamil, George Town, 10100 George Town, Pulau Pinang
Operating hours: Monday – Sunday, 11am-7pm
Closed: Tuesday
