More reasons for locals in addition to travelers (especially cafe hoppers) to uncover the beauty of laneways inwards Penang, specially those narrow alleys seemingly lacked of maintenance. Some cafe proprietors saw the "charm" of this heritage site in addition to accept decided to run their businesses there. One of such is Spacebar Coffee, the same construct that runs the cafe housed inside Sekeping Victoria. It's latest corporation at Lorong Toh Aka, a long-forgotten back-lane behind the bustling Beach Street; has a laid-back atmosphere but the irregular red-bricks on the wall exude a mysterious warmth, making the identify pretty amiable for gathering or casual encounter ups. Currently inwards its soft-launch mode, tables are pretty express in addition to then human face to part your tabular array amongst other visitors. On the menu, it has a few in-house blends (for Coffee) in addition to Tea, amongst a brace of home-made Cake choices. It does non serve primary in addition to then unlikely a identify to instruct your breakfast/ tiffin settled.
Butter Pound Cake (Rm 9)
Olive Oil Zucchini Cake (Rm 10)
Raw Pu Er (Rm 15/ pot)
Spacebar Coffee bakes its ain cakes fresh on daily footing in addition to then the card changes accordingly. On our visit, nosotros had Olive Oil Zucchini Cake (served amongst a splash of Yogurt) in addition to Butter Pound Cake. The onetime 1 was amazing, it was slightly heated (via Oven) earlier serving to the table; every bit a resultant of that, the edges were slightly burnt amongst a delightful crisp texture. It has a hint of saltiness amongst bold Olive fragrance in addition to no, it was non sweetness at all. It was an odd but proficient attempt. The Butter Pound Cake was slightly sweeter in addition to denser inwards comparing amongst the Olive Oil Zucchini Cake. We washed them downward amongst Raw Pu Er.
Ratings:
Taste: 7/10 (1-3 bad, 4-7 average, 8-10 good)
Service: 7/10 (1-3 bad, 4-7 average, 8-10 good)
Price: 7/10 (1-3 expensive, 4-7 average, 8-10 cheap)
Parking: 5.5/10 (1-3 bad, 4-7 average, 8-10 good)
Ambiance: 7/10 (1-3 bad, 4-7 average, 8-10 good)
Pork-Free
Service Charge: No
Government Tax: No
Additional Information:
Address: No. 1, Lorong Toh Aka, 10450, Georgetown, Penang. (1st corner unit of measurement turning from Beach Street into Lorong Toh Aka, on the left)
Business Hours: 8 am to vi pm. Closed on Wednesdays in addition to Thursdays.
Contact Number: N/A
