Jin Hoe Cafe Nasi Lemak

91% Sifumeter

4 critics 6 social

4.2 Google Stars 46 reviews

48, Jalan Cantonment, Pulau Tikus, 10350 George Town

$ per person

Critics reviews

Smartdory smartdory.com 11 Jun 2025

If you love Nyonya nasi lemak , this is the one. Jin Hoe Café serves creamy, lemak-packed rice with bold sambal and heritage flavours. Tucked under old flats near Pulau Tikus Market, it’s easy to miss if you drive by fast.
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Timeout timeout.com 27 Aug 2014

Located along Jalan Cantonment, don’t belittle the size of this cafe and what it brings. The place is famed for two things, Nyonya cooking and Johnny’s nasi lemak. The queue can go for miles for the packs of nasi lemak.
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Eatoutsam eatoutsam.blogspot.com 16 May 2009

Jin Hoe Cafe has been operating there by selling Nyonya Nasi Lemak for more than 25 years and was formerly owned by Late Johnny (Deceased). This famous typical Nyonya Nasi Lemak is very similar to the packs of Nasi Lemak with skinny…
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Austinbushphotography austinbushphotography.com

The nasi lemak that did it for me was recommended by author and Penang native, Ong Jin Teong. Teong described this version (pictured above), sold from a shophouse cafe near Penang's Pulau Tikus market, as Penang style, and explained that…
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Ee Ling FOO · Dec 2025

bought the nasi lemak, looks about the same like the next 2 doors (which has high rating), this you can add-on...fish, prawns, Otak,..etc as price listed. haven't tried, but the nasi lemak has the aroma of Nasi Lemak.
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James Koay · Nov 2020

Bought a couple of times recently as curious always got queue. Food taste OK. Expensive nasi lemak category for kopitiam style. Hygiene and ingredient prep is highly questionable. On two different occasions has bit into small stones.
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Asri Hartani · Aug 2024

Bèst nasi Lemak at Penang Malaysia people buy for breakfast a bit pricy compare with other Nasi lemak but it is worth
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Hock Sing Tan · Jun 2022

Very good nasi lemak. Rice was sticky and sambal was out of the world. It is very addictive. Look simple but great taste. WOW. 5 stars Sadly still cannot dine in 8/6/2022
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Jantzen Chee · May 2024

Best but quite expensive nasi lemak. The sambai and coconut rice are the best.
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