Northam Beach Café

Available meals include local seafood like grilled swordfish and oyster omelets, as well as satay sticks, deep-fried tofu, pizza, pies, chicken or lamb shawarma, and noodles of every variety. Early diners are more likely to score an ocean-facing table while those arriving later can be serenaded by local music artists.

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Neon archway entrance from parking lot

Seating area with vendor stalls in the back

Seaside views

Diners pack in from 6pm onwards

Busy wait staff at the drinks station

Radiant sunset views over the coastline

Around Northam Beach Cafe

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Northam Beach Café is located on the north end of central Georgetown, on Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah, just off Gurney Drive. Before Malaysian independence, Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah was named Northam Road, which is how the hawkers market received its name. Buildings along Northam Road were once occupied by Penang's most wealthy residents. The district of Gurney is still considered to be fairly up-market today.

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