🍧Cendol

#8 Cendol in Malaysia · 2026

Best Cendol Balik Pulau

🌶️🌶️🌶️ Berbaloi · Worth the Detour

🐖 Non-halalRM3–RM6

The cendol stall right next to the town's most famous laksa. It's rated around 4.7 by people who make the pairing a ritual: sour-spicy laksa first, then cold, sweet cendol.

What to order
Classic cendol with gula Melaka and coconut milk
Address
P14, Jalan Balik Pulau (beside Kim Laksa, outside Yeh Lai Siang food court), 11000 Balik Pulau, Penang
Area
Balik Pulau town, Balik Pulau, Penang
Hours
Wed–Mon 12pm–5.30pm (closed Tue) (check before you go)
Price
RM3–RM6 per person
Halal status
🐖 Non-halal
🧭 Directions

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