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The Alley

The Alley

Café$$$$
Georgetown
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8.2/10
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    Ranked #8 for cafés in George Town
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    Yvonne Q.
    "best churros in town and cronut.. as well ad chocolate drink"(34 Tips)
    HC F.
    "Love the churros and cappuccino served with kacang tumbuk."(103 Tips)
    Anas I.
    "The churros, cronuts and lemon cheesecake are awesome."(10 Tips)
    Biwen W.
    "hidden cafe in #lolongkia"(6 Tips)
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  • Weiye L.heart icon on user image
    Weiye LohFebruary 28, 2014
    *All coffee with double ristretto. Definitely one of the best, if not the best coffee in Georgetown
  • SK L.heart icon on user image
    SK LengJune 8, 2016
    Best friendly cafe and cozy cafe with insanely delicious churros desserts and coffees.
  • Paul L.heart icon on user image
    Paul LimOctober 30, 2016
    Been here 5+ times
    Serves up one of the best espresso based coffees. Churros are a must at this tiny little cafe.
  • Maya A.
    Maya AmalApril 4, 2017
    Best latte in Penang!! Suuuuper smooth, tasty, with a good kick. Highly recommended!
  • Daniel N.
    Daniel NgFebruary 1, 2016
    Had an iced latte and a nutella cronut. A tiny place but quite well decorated.
  • GuiLing W.heart icon on user image
    GuiLing WongNovember 26, 2014
    1st time here,ordered choc oreo frappe,churro,alley punch. Didn't serve me fork & spoon with churro and spoon for my drink. The water licking in toilet is annoying. So so for my view .
  • Lauheart icon on user image
    LauAugust 16, 2014
    Was told that the hot choc would be like the molten ones bt It came out like Milo. Churros are authentic but I hope they would be thicker in size. M expecting this kinda hot choc dip/drink shown below
  • Maxon P.
    Maxon PugovskyMarch 11, 2015
    Chai latte is very tasty also the portion is too small. Especially for 10 RM.
  • Ansley C.heart icon on user image
    Ansley ChuaJune 15, 2015
    Nice place. Abit hard to find. And creepy to go when it's night time.
  • Allan C.
    Allan ChowFebruary 3, 2014
    Gold choice cafe UPR better and food also nice. Been there last few days with fren and family .... full house mostly.
  • Anna L.
    Anna LitvinukMay 5, 2014
    Lemon cheesecake is absolutely gorgeous! Kind of frustrating tho that you Ned to wait for your dessert for 25 min after your coffee has been served...
  • Sk L.heart icon on user image
    Sk LengSeptember 28, 2015
    Love the people, coffees and yummy desserts in a rustic yet organised tiny space.
  • Vicky V.heart icon on user image
    Vicky VictoriaJuly 10, 2016
    Churros and lemon cheese cake is the must try!
  • Wen Ruheart icon on user image
    Wen RuFebruary 15, 2015
    Favorite although the place is small!! simple and nice!
  • Sim S.heart icon on user image
    Sim ShinMarch 14, 2016
    Good handcrafted latte. And best churros in town.
  • YK T.heart icon on user image
    YK TeeMay 16, 2015
    The Cold Brew (Battery Water), both white and black, and Churros are awesome!!!
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    Airayaya 🌹August 20, 2015
    Displeased with them (staffs) continuosly speaking other language to each other that I don't understand right after I complained about my coffee. Before that they all english-mode 😤
  • Joey O.heart icon on user image
    Joey OngOctober 26, 2014
    The best churros in town so far! Best combination if dip with caramel !
  • Henry K.
    Henry KhorApril 19, 2014
    Oreo Choc Frappe awesome! Churros with Nutella and cinnamon sugar nice taste.. 😆
  • Calvin W.heart icon on user image
    Calvin WooAugust 31, 2014
    Nice place to chill and good food, but the place is kinda small and tight, a lil restricted but other then that it's all good :)
  • Vaan L.heart icon on user image
    Vaan LouisFebruary 24, 2015
    Nice environment . There are phrases that caught my eyes . Creative cafe and serve good teatime
  • Steven A.heart icon on user image
    Steven AndrewsFebruary 5, 2016
    Cheers to Churros! Good coffee. Friendly small and comfortable. Love this place.
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    cyuanDecember 29, 2014
    Lemon cheese cake is the MUST!!! Nice environment...
  • Rachael M.
    Rachael MunJanuary 4, 2014
    Been here 5+ times
    signature lemon cheesecake and churros is delicious, fantabulous, yummy 😋
  • lipengheart icon on user image
    lipengSeptember 24, 2014
    Been here 10+ times
    Best churros and coffee in town ! A must visit cafe ;)
  • Caryn N.heart icon on user image
    Caryn Neoh 🙊🙈🙉January 23, 2014
    Workers are super super friendly and funny!!! highly recomended drink! Tropicana squash! :D
  • Sabrina T.
    Sabrina TangJanuary 13, 2014
    They provide really very good service! They have Pestle&Mortar pop up store here too
  • Adeline L.
    Adeline LinFebruary 28, 2014
    Definitely the best coffee I've had in georgetown. They make coffee right here!
  • Krzysztof R.heart icon on user image
    Krzysztof RodakMarch 3, 2016
    Best churros in town, get salty peanut dip and big portion!
  • Connie .heart icon on user image
    Connie 🍀January 19, 2014
    Irresistible Cronut! :3 Love everything here despite the fact that the place is a lil too small.
  • Jo-Vern K.heart icon on user image
    Jo-Vern KangOctober 18, 2014
    Been here 50+ times
    Cozy environment, and serving the premium best coffee in town! 😉✨ *chak*
  • Lerm P.
    Lerm PhaiMarch 15, 2018
    Great churros & green tea! #picotfoodie
  • Zhen H.heart icon on user image
    Zhen HuanNovember 18, 2014
    Been here 5+ times
    Good coffee and churros! Superb friendly~~ 👍👐
  • Nurul S.heart icon on user image
    Nurul SyamiraMarch 18, 2016
    Churros is good. But cronuts quality might varied from time to time
  • Shin Yen N.heart icon on user image
    Shin Yen NeohJuly 15, 2014
    Been here 10+ times
    Tried the nachos cheese cake is really really one of a kind! Superb!!!
  • EdMu N.heart icon on user image
    EdMu NdJanuary 4, 2014
    Nice Environment . Good place to enjoy . Good Internet access . Friendly Service .
  • Irene R.
    Irene RinDecember 14, 2013
    It is advisable to find parking at the main road and walk to the cafe. Some of you should know why.
  • Ng R.heart icon on user image
    Ng Rui HaoAugust 9, 2014
    The coffee is just above average but the place is really cozy and service is decent. 8/10 overall 😃
  • Boey Z.
    Boey Zee YengAugust 25, 2014
    Best affogato. Love their cheesecakes and churros
  • Alexxxeli &.
    Alexxxeli 'sNovember 12, 2017
    The churros are heavenly! 😍
  • Dana H.
    Dana HanApril 17, 2015
    If anyone ordered the alley punch, eat your ice cream with the watermelon! Heaven 😍
  • Thaqif M.heart icon on user image
    Thaqif MahadiAugust 29, 2019
    Churros is a must try!! Totally worth it.
  • Zdenekheart icon on user image
    ZdenekOctober 5, 2018
    The venue feels comfortable. The cold brew is tasty, could be larger for the price. Wifi quite bad :(
  • Khai K.
    Khai KitJuly 15, 2014
    Cheesy nachos cheesecake is awesome!!! Good job the alley! Keep it up!
  • Stefenie L.heart icon on user image
    Stefenie LOctober 31, 2018
    Supreme burnt cheesecake 👍🏻
  • Barry O.heart icon on user image
    Barry OoiSeptember 21, 2014
    Don't order anything with Nutella here! Staff admitted their Nutella sauce is their own blend, done in order to cut costs. Tastes just like chocolate sauce. Super cheating. Coffee is a bit sour but OK
  • Tay C.
    Tay CatherineDecember 25, 2013
    Mocha is damn nice! Churros with nutella dip is special also~
  • SeReNe
    SeReNeDecember 3, 2015
    Choco oreo frappe, nice :)
  • WYi L.
    WYi LowDecember 4, 2014
    A place to chill. Churrous so nice in taste
  • Pengheart icon on user image
    PengJanuary 19, 2014
    Churros, cheesecake and coffee! Will revisit for the cronut!
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