Toh Soon Cafe 多春茶座 @ George Town, Penang
The long standing Toh Soon Cafe at George Town, Penang is known for its rich Hainan-style coffee and charcoal toasted bread.
The scene like above is one of the pulling factors that attracts patrons to flock to the Toh Soon Cafe. The owner preserves the traditional way of toasting and steaming the bread by using this charcoal stove which is converted from an oil drum.
Located in an alley off Campbell Street, Toh Soon Cafe is perpetually packed and crowded but we were so lucky that no queue was spotted when we strolled around after our brunch. Actually, this place was not in our initial to-try list and we just stumbled upon it when we loitering around. 😛
Customers were pouring in the entire time we were there and a rather long queue was formed in front of the cafe.
We had black coffee (hubby not a fan of Hainanese Coffee >.<“), their signature toasts with kaYa and butter spread and half boiled egg. Total damage was RM5.90, quite reasonable price I would say. Beside these food that we had, they also offered packed Nasi Lemak
♥Verdict: The toasts was nicely toasted with pleasant smokey aroma, however it was just decent, as though it was just and ordinary toasts that can be found in many Kopitiams. The same goes for the half boiled egg and black coffee, perhaps their signature Hainanese Coffee is something that we should’t miss. =.=’
Toh Soon Cafe 多春茶座
Campbell Street, Off Penang Road, George Town, 10100 Penang.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tohsooncafe
You mentioned that everything was decent…perhaps your expectations were too high? LOL 😀
Tekkaus, maybe…… 🙁
You were so adventurous and went ronda-ronda into the Penang alleys. I have not eaten there but will look out for it on my next trip home. I love charcoal toasted bread with black coffee. It is Penang culture.
TM, ate too much and exercise is a must to digest those food we had, haha!
Old school Penang style breakfast, and yes there are many good toasts these days you can find. This is more nostalgia & comforting than purely about the taste itself I guess.
KY, I salute on their effort to preserve the old school method of toasting bread.
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Worse place to have a breakfast. They totally don’t care about customer. Kind of rude. Service O/O
Skyy, but people still thronging this place like crazy, LOL
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