# Penrose

> Penrose is a cocktail bar at 149 Jalan Petaling, in the middle of Kuala Lumpur’s Chinatown. Founded by Jon Lee in 2022, it is the highest-ranked bar in Malaysia on Asia’s 50 Best Bars — No. 10 in 2025 — named The Best Bar in Malaysia in both 2024 and 2025, and Tatler Malaysia’s Bar of the Year 2026. The bar works to five pillars: alcohol, flavour, taste, body and dilution. Every drink is built against them with classics first, technique in service of flavour rather than in place of it. The room is the other half of the idea. Seating is bar-counter only, by design. Every guest faces the pass, every drink is made in front of the person drinking it, and service runs across the counter rather than around it — closer to a chef’s table than a lounge. Penrose serves drinks only; there is no food menu. The counter is small, so book ahead. 

## Details
- Cuisine: Cocktail Bar
- Type: Chef
- Location: 149, Jalan Petaling, City Centre, 50000 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malásia, Wilayah Persekutuan, Kuala Lumpur
- Street Address: 149, Jalan Petaling, City Centre, 50000 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malásia
- City: Kuala Lumpur
- Area: Wilayah Persekutuan, Kuala Lumpur
- Country: Malaysia (MY)
- Postal Code: 50000
- Price Range: $$ - $$$
- Average Spend: 120.0 MYR
- Why We Like It: A single counter in Chinatown, and the highest-ranked bar in Malaysia. Penrose works to five pillars — alcohol, flavour, taste, body and dilution — and one format: every seat faces the bar, and every drink is made in front of the person who ordered it. No theatrics, no food menu, nowhere to hide. No. 10 on Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2025, and The Best Bar in Malaysia two years running. 
- Default Language: English

## Location
- Latitude: 3.1414641
- Longitude: 101.6979123
- Google Maps: https://maps.google.com/?q=Penrose%20149%2C%20Jalan%20Petaling%2C%20City%20Centre%2C%2050000%20Kuala%20Lumpur%2C%20Wilayah%20Persekutuan%20Kuala%20Lumpur%2C%20Mal%C3%A1sia%2C%20Wilayah%20Persekutuan%2C%20Kuala%20Lumpur&center=3.1414641,101.6979123

## Images
- Logo: https://umai-production-files.letsumai.com/uploads/venue/logo/1757/preview_logo.png
- Photo 1: https://umai-production-files.letsumai.com/uploads/image/attachment/24535/2024-02-29__1_.jpg
- Photo 2: https://umai-production-files.letsumai.com/uploads/image/attachment/24534/2022-08-13__1_.jpg
- Photo 3: https://umai-production-files.letsumai.com/uploads/image/attachment/24533/penrose_interior_2__1_.JPG
- Photo 4: https://umai-production-files.letsumai.com/uploads/image/attachment/24536/IMG_5043.jpg

## Services
- Online Reservations
- Delivery
- Takeaway

## Opening Hours
  Mon - Tue: closed
  Wed - Sun: 7:00 PM - 1:00 AM

## Book Now
https://restaurants.umai.io/restaurants/penrose