Continental Bakery — Restaurant in George Town

Old school bakery which is around for more than 20 years in Penang. You definitely feel like walking through the time tunnel once you entered the shop. You are first welcome with the fragrant wheat smell as the bread was baked freshly in the shop. There are varieties of choices for bread, pastries, muffins and they also have sourdough now! All the items look tasty and fresh. Some of the items was cheap while some are slightly expensive. For example, their sourdough bread are less than RM10 but some of the basic bun such as coconut bun are RM 4. My parents personally feel the coconut bun are a bit underwhelming as the bun might look big but the coconut filling was actually not many, it is not filled up in the middle of bun. Instead, you can see clearly in the picture the darker green colour was the shredded coconut filling while the lighter green part is the bread. The coconut filling is one small circle in the bun. Will probably revisit to try their other items such as baked pastries, sourdough bread and wholemeal bun but definitely not this coconut bun. Also, the architecture of the shop is interesting as the shop owner did not change much of the shop exterior and interior structure, the building has the British colonial era vibe. It is super hard to get a parking there, it is easier to park inside nearby New World Park paid parking lot, and walk to this shop which is only 3 minutes walking...

This is absolutely my long-standing most favourite bakery! They have been feeding me and my family since more than 20 years ago. This place has remained unchanged over the years in terms of staying true to their quality European-style baked goods. It never ceases to amaze me how they continue to grow from strength to strength after all these years despite keeping things so no-frills. No fancy Nancy packaging; just good ol' products and wonderful service by the ladies behind the counter (they have been around since a long time ago as well), awesome bakers toiling away at the back, not forgetting the hardworking Nepalese workers who help to keep the entire production process well oiled. Step inside to discover their delicious baked breads, pizzas, muffins, danishes, buns etc. In my humble opinion, Continental Bakery produces some of the best wholesome...

This bakery looked like it was an old establishment which survived and stayed strong for a long time.

For our surprise, they had many varieties of breads with unusual flavors. We were intrigued to try everything but unfortunately, we were in Penang for a short time, so we didn't get the chance to come back to try their other freshly made breads.

We bought: Graham cheese bun - whomemeal flour soft bread with generous cream cheese filling. Custard choux - thick yellow custard (consists lots of eggs), slight salty crusty choux. Complemented each other well. Kiwi muffin - with poppy seeds, slight tanginess, not too sweet, moist.

Definitely will be back to try their sweet corn cheese twist & lemon tart. Eyeing on those when we visited...