Raja Uda is one of the most happening places in Butterworth, Penang. At this 4km-long street, you can satisfy your cravings for delicious Penang fare at many different places, including hawker stalls, wet markets, restaurants and cafés. In this article, we are going to bring you to explore some of the most talked about cafés at Raja Uda to enjoy some fragrant coffee and nice food!
(The cafés are listed in no particular order. Some of the establishments below are not halal.)
Maoz Café has been around at Raja Uda for quite some time. The café's interior is nicely decorated in country style with wooden furniture and walls, which makes you feel at home when visiting this place. Many food lovers like to visit here for their aromatic coffee and delicious cakes. The best-selling cake here is the mille crepe, especially the Caramel Almond Crepe, which is rich in caramel flavors and topped with lots of shredded almonds.
Nestled in Butterworth Business Center, De Nice Coffee has become a popular café to chill out with friends. This cafe at Raja Uda offer a great variety of cakes and desserts to tantalize your taste-buds. A must-try cake is their Coffee Brulee Mousse, which is creamy and rich in coffee fragrance. Also, they have an interesting rocking glass that will keep rocking when it is put on the table, as the glass has a curved bottom.
This is a new café at Raja Uda that has just opened for several months. Occupying 2 shop lots, the café is spacious, making it an ideal venue to relax and enjoy a cuppa coffee. Many customers like to visit here for breakfast and brunch, as they offer a good selection of mouth-watering breakfast sets, such as the big breakfast and croissant ham. Each breakfast set is served in a big portion and comes with a drink. Definitely value for money!
This new café is located beside the main road; hence, it's not difficult to find at all. The interior is stylishly designed in contemporary style with only black and white tones, which exudes a mysterious yet cozy ambiance. The coffee here wins the heart of coffee lovers with its rich and strong aftertaste. Their cold brew coffee is also highly recommended, as it is made of natural coffee beans that are fermented for more than 4 months. It has a strong bitter taste, but very fragrant!
Founded by a cycling enthusiast, Mr. Arnorld, Arnold Cycling Café is a unique café that adopts bicycle as its main theme. The café's environment is spacious and comfortable. Many customers like to visit here for some nice coffees, sandwiches and cakes. The food here has nothing to shout about, but plenty of choices are available to suit different taste-buds.
Patisserie Equateur is a café co-founded by a group of young people. Their purpose of opening this café at Raja Uda is to offer delicious and high-quality French desserts for dessert lovers. All the desserts here are made of 100% natural ingredients without using any preservatives and flavorings. The cakes are small but delicately made and decorated. Each cake has its own special flavor. Chocolate Raspberry Mousse, for example, has a shiny outer layer, and the mousse is made of 100% Belgium Chocolate. No wonder the chocolate flavor is so thick and rich!
A new café that was just opened last month. Interesting graffiti can be seen all over the place, making this café a fun and delightful place to visit. The café is spacious, and the kitchen is creatively decorated to resemble a school bus. The menu offers plenty of food choices, including pastas, waffles, hotdogs, salads, snacks and drinks. Their waffle bacon is very popular among patrons. It is a savory waffle served with bacon, soft boiled egg and hotdog.
The Alley is a nice and cozy Japanese café located near Econsave at Butterworth. Step into this independent shop, and you'll be greeted with a warm and modern setting. What's special about this café is that they offer a few choices of Japanese dishes, including sushi, japanese curry and coffee. The newly launched Japanese Curry Rice and Udon is served in big portion with creamy and fragrant curry. They will offer more choices of food in near future to attract more customers.
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