Tofu Cafe, Beds & Bikes, Beach Street Penang

 

 

Tofu Cafe, Beds & Bikes

is a cyclist-friendly cafe+guest house in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Georgetown, Penang.

They can be easily distinguish by their pod-style air-conditioned dormitory rooms.

Knowing that tofu provides light meals as well, I went to scout out this place.

Spotted tofu from afar with it's sharp red tofu logo on the corner wall

turning into Beach Street/ Lebuh Pantai from Jalan Lim Chwee Leong.

Bicycles everywhere

Looking at the menu, which doesn't seem to have much selection, I'm in dilemma..

All of them look appealing to me

While I was still struggling with my choices, J ordered beetroot & hard boiled egg.

Sure or not ('O')??

Which she turns out to regret later. :p

 

You can refer to tofu's facebook page for their food menu

 

 

 

Tofu is relatively less crowded compare to other cafes

Love the serene atmosphere

 

 There's photos & artworks exhibited on the walls

 

  

Plenty of reading materials & interesting pictures on each tables to marvel at

while waiting for our order

 

waiting waiting.....

 

I can smell the zucchini ham benggali toast even before reaching my table.

It is THAT good! Here it is..

Zucchini ham benggali toast with poach egg RM12.90

 

This picture doesn't do it justice because I'm too occupied with eating. Yummm~

The benggali roti is crunchy outside & fluffy inside, with rich filling of zuchini, tomato & bacon

I think i tasted mozarella too.

With the egg adding moisture to it, I was blown away

 

Beetroot & hard boiled egg RM10.90

 

Neither me nor J (trying beetroot for the 1st time) like beetroot because of it's earthy taste.

Even though the egg and seasoning has conceal most of it's taste, we still find it hard to enjoy

I think it's a taste most people are less accustomed to.

Adding tofu to my list of favourite cafes

 

Love this building across the road from Tofu...

 

 

 

Tofu

484 Lebuh Pantai, Georgetown, 10300 Georgetown, Penang 

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tofu-Cafe-Beds-Bikes-Hostel/231193180281711

11am - 5pm (Monday, Thursday and Friday)

11am - 6pm (Saturday and Sunday)

Contact Number: 6016-4150757

Cozy In The Rocket cafe @ Beach Street, Penang

It is by pure coincidence that we discovered Cozy in the Rocket - 

a new cafe by the owners of Amelie cafe.

The loft and junk style exterior immediately attracted my attention as I stroll along Beach Street

after visiting Tofu, yet another great cafe.

The familiar hand painted signs reminded me of Amelie, so I looked up online and 

only then realise Amelie was closed and this is the owner's latest creation ~

Considering it's a pretty new cafe, we didn't expect to see such crowd

The place was almost full when we arrived around 1pm

The only table available was next to the kitchen, 

aroma from the cooking kept tickling our taste bud...

Can't stop ourself from "closely monitoring" the cooking progress via the window gaps~

Crafty chairs

The outdoors. 

It was a sunny afternoon, the light casting beautiful shadows all around

Recognise this? 

It's the cute goldfish from Amelie.

Took us awhile to realise we need to refer to the boards for menu and order at the counter.

This is what we had:

Pesto & salami spaghetti RM25

 Asparagus & bacon spaghetti RM25

The spaghetti is cooked al dente and very flavourful. 

We finished them in minutes, literally.

Judging from the speed they were gone, we all preferred asparagus & bacon. :D

Scallops & mussel risotto RM25

This dish is the least to my liking. Still, I haven't had a risotto that I enjoyed yet.

So maybe it's just personal preference..

Mushroom gnocchi in truffel sauce RM25

Being a potato lover, I can't express enough how much I love this dish.

All I can say is it's our favourite of the day!!

Tiramisu RM18

I wanted to try pana cotta, but sis insisted on this. 

Oh well, maybe next time~

Bitter taste from the coffee beans, liquor and orange zest is refreshing after the creamy meal. 

A great treat.

Passion fruit & lemon juice RM12. 

Healthy and refreshing drink

Though slightly pricey, the food and atmosphere is definitely worth it.

They also have some uncommon choices on the menu (like gnocchi, pana cotta) which is a plus

Word of advice though,

do not go on an empty stomach and expect some waiting time

since there's only the couple working away.

Ending the post with a shot from the cafe's beautiful outdoor ~

Cozy in the Rocket

No. 262 & 264, Lebuh Pantai,

Georgetown, Penang.

Tel:  +6012 496 7838  

Daily 10am - 5pm. (Closed on Mondays)

Caution:
I was made aware by many comments that they have bad experiences dining at this cafe.
Mostly unhappy with the service provided.
Though not my personal experience, 
I feel obligated to highlight this to who ever come across this post. :)

Kien Lim in Canteen & Bar @ China House

在 China House　意外发现当晚有 Live Music 。
漂亮的光影和好音乐让我深深着迷。

 

Kien Lim 融合了摇滚和抒情的演出~

被朋友推去献唱的观众，
也是高手, 唱了"if" by bread ~