Rainforest Bakery, Penang by Gneb

Pay a visit to the back-packers-populated Chulia Street in Penang (our version of Khao Shan Bangkok), you will find this quaint and European looking bakery, just across the road from the famous Chulia Street Won Ton Noodles and Curry Noodles stalls at night.

The shop’s window reminds me of that seen in some European small towns. No wonder Rainforest attracts lots of foreign tourists in this area – probably it reminds them of home...

Of course, the breads have to be good too in order to keep customers coming back for more. A look at their product list, they make more than 20 varieties of breads.

Yogurt Plait (RM4.60)

English Muffins (RM4.50)

Six Cereal (RM3.50 / RM5.50)

Cakes

and Kaya (Coconut jam) and Garlic Butter (Rm3.00 and RM7.00)

The owners (a pair of twin brothers) and their mum are friendly bunch of people who mingle with their customers and explain to them what each of the breads is made of.

They even do free delivery between Monday to Saturday, from 2pm onwards.

My Scores:
Taste: 5 (Tasty breads, very original)
Environment: 5 (Comfortable)
Service: 5 (Very friendly staff who smiles and mingles with customers)
Price: 4 (Reasonable and comparable to other bakeries)
Parking: 3 (This could be a bummer as the street is so busy. If you’re lucky and the bus is not there, you could stop right in front of the shop for a sec and jump out to get the breads)
Address: 300 Chulia Street, 10200 (across the road from the famous curry mee and won ton mee stalls)
Tel: 604-2614641 / 012-4056276 (Jesse)