WHERE TO SHOP IN PENANG

We tried to choose bazaars that were distinctive from each other while handpicking the 10 Great Penang Markets, each offering something for every form of traveller. After all, when we are on vacation, we all enjoy markets, since they are the best place to get bargains on local items, from crafts and souvenirs, to local delicacies and treats on the street side.

1. Batu Ferringhi Night Market

Location: Jalan Batu Ferringhi, Penang
Operation hour: everyday, 6Pm - 11pm

The Batu Ferringhi Night Market is an extensive one, extending up to one kilometre and supplying shoppers with 100+ stalls, ideal for travellers looking for variety. They sell everything from clothes in batik prints or sporting in-style fads (such as pyjamas with Frozen cartoon character stitches), to homeware pieces such as decorative lacquer plates and embroidered pillow cases and even handcrafted, one-of-a-kind bejewelled accessories.

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2. Little Penang Street Market

Location: Upper Penang Road, Georgetown
Operation hour: 10am - 5pm (every last Sunday of the month)

The aim of this market is to promote independent , local entrepreneurs and artists, mostly frequented by the island's hip, urban crowd, so most spaces are allotted to up-and - coming vendors. They sell personal antiques, handmade jewellery, homeware and food, and visual artists who, like on-the-spot batik prints, aim to showcase and sell their work. For hourly book reads and popular music and dance events, the market also has dedicated locations.

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3. Macallum Street Night Market

Location: Lintang Macallum 1, Pengkalan Weld, 10300 George Town, Pulau Pinang
Operation hour: Monday, 5pm – 10:30pm

The Macallum Street Night Market has developed a reputation for selling some of Penang Island 's cheapest finds. The normal selection of basic T-shirts, homeware such as woven bamboo table mats and decorative chopsticks, and bejewelled mobile phone covers can be seen, but almost all is a few ringgit cheaper than other areas around the island.

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4. Lorong Kulit Flea Market

Location: 625 Jalan Dato Keramat Georgetown
Operation hour: everyday, 6am – 1pm

The Lorong Kulit Flea Market, mainly because of its thoroughly eccentric and eclectic selection of vendors, holds a rare, unforgettable and unusual place in our hearts. From second-hand books and vinyl albums, to old hunting knives and retro kitchen trays, you can find all here.

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5. Chowrasta Bazaar

Location: Jalan Penang, Georgetown
Operation hour: everyday 6:30am - 6pm

If you want to really see how locals live (particularly housewives), buy their daily food and mingle in a friendly business, visit Chowrasta Bazaar. In service since the late 1800s, sellers selling candy, pickled fruits and local fried chips occupy the front portion of the store, and the back of the souk is a wet room devoted to fresh (and sometimes smelly) meats.

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6. Gurney Plaza

Location: Gurney Dr, Pulau Tikus, 10250 George Town, Penang
Operation hour: everyday, 10am - 10pm

Contemporary mall complex featuring clothing, electronics & accessory shops, plus a food court. The Gurney Plaza waterfront is one of the most popular malls on the island, holding over 380 stores under its roof, including Parkson Grand anchor tenants, the Golden Screen Cinemas 12-screen and the Cold Storage supermarket. Brands contained in the nine-storey mall are distributed over 858,000sqft

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7. Cecil Street Market - Lebuh Cecil

Location: Lebuh Cecil, 10300 George Town, Pulau Pinang
Operation hour: everyday 7:30am – 7pm

Cecil Street Market is most popular with locals for its wet market, where regular household groceries such as fresh vegetables and meats are available, separated into two parts. This part of the business, to say the least, is full of character. The asam laksa is highly recommended in this dry part of the market, where you can find stalls selling local delicacies.

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8. Pulau Tikus Market

Location: Jalan Pasar, Pulau Tikus, 10350 George Town, Pulau Pinang
Operation hour: everyday 7am – 11:30pm

Pulau Tikus Market is set along Jalan Pasar Besar (off Jalan Burma), one of Georgetown 's best markets for visitors to soak up the exotic experience of a real Asian street market. There is a range of stalls selling inexpensive Chinese curiosities on this night market, plus a bustling trade in fake handbags, watches, accessories and garments as well as copies of DVDs and CDs.

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9.Gurney Paragon

Location: Gurney Paragon Mall,, Gurney Drive, 10250 George Town, Penang
Operation hour: everyday 10am - 10pm

Retail chain with a selection of upmarket makeup, perfumes, beauty & skincare products. What makes it remarkable is that the whole location was designed around St. Joseph's Novitiate, a chapel that was beautifully renovated in 1925 and integrated into the open-plan architecture of the mall.

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10. Jeruk Madu Pak Ali

Location: Lebuh Tek Soon, George Town, 10100 George Town, Pulau Pinang
Operation hour: everyday 11am–8pm

The best pickles in Penang, highly recommended. A must place to go if you love pickles. Located near Petron Sungai Nibong, had many choices of packed pickles from various Malaysian local fruit. Also available local snacks and souvenir. Not only jeruk, lot stuff you can get in here.