Straits Quay Marina Mall

Straits Quay, Tanjong Tokong, Penang (6 February 2019)


Straits Quay Marina Mall (GPS: 5.45906, 100.31327) is a waterfront mall at Seri Tanjung Pinang, Tanjong Tokong, Penang. The project includes a marina, where visitors can get a panoramic view of George Town. Located above the two-storey retail outlets are some 217 serviced apartment suites known as Suites at Straits Quay.

Among the major tenants at Straits Quay will be the second Royal Selangor Visitor Centre in Malaysia and a performing arts centre. The centre, which is being set up at a cost of RM 7.5 million, will occupy 22,000 sqft of space at the mall and managed by The Actors Studio. It opened in the third quarter of 2011 with two theatres having seating capacities of 150 and 300.

Straits Quay is a shopping mall in the Seri Tanjung Pinang development in Tanjong Tokong. The mall opened in late November 2010, will have a net lettable space of 270,000 sqft to accommodate 100 lifestyle and entertainment outlets.

Straits Quay Development

The coast of Tanjong Tokong was progressively reclaimed as early as 2006. The developer is Tanjung Pinang Development (TPD), a subsidiary of Eastern & Oriental Berhad (E&O) obtained the rights, obligations and liabilities for the development from a former concessionaire in 2003. Named Seri Tanjung Pinang, it comprises phases one and two.

Phase One of Seri Tanjung Pinang involved the reclamation of the Tanjong Tokong coast stretching from Marina Bay Condominium to the Tanjong Tokong village. It covers 240 acres and involves draining the estuaries of Sungai Bagan Jermal, Sungai Balik Batu and reclamation of Teluk Ayer Rajah. Of the 240 acres reclaimed, 20 acres are given to the Penang State Government for the Penang Outer Ring Road (PORR) project. (The PORR project has since morphed into the Penang Transport Master Plan.)

Construction of the Straits Quay Mall began around 2008, and it was completed in 2011.

The second phase of Seri Tanjung Pinang covers 760 acres and entails creating the manmade Andaman Island which took shape from 2016 to 2021, and was progressively developed thereafter. At time of writing, January 2023, various components of Andaman Island are still being added.

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Residential Properties at Straits Quay

Getting there

The Penang Hop-On Hop-Off Tourist Bus stops at Straits Quay. Other than that, presently there are no public buses to Straits Quay, so the only practical way to get there is by private transport. The nearest bus stop along Jalan Tanjong Tokong is about 15-20 minutes walk away. It is served by Rapid Penang bus 101, 102 and 103.

The Marina @ Straits Quay

Straits Quay, Tanjong Tokong, Penang (6 February 2019)


Straits Quay, Tanjong Tokong, Penang (6 February 2019)


The front porch of Straits Quay during Chinese New Year (6 February 2019)


Straits Quay, Tanjong Tokong (9 June 2012)


Straits Quay, Tanjong Tokong (9 June 2012)


Interior of Straits Quay (17 May 2011)


Straits Quay airwell (17 May 2011)

Updates on Straits Quay

29 May, 2011
It's now six months since the opening of Straits Quay. Business appears to be slow at the mall. The majority of the outlets are geared towards high-end food and beverage. Some of the better-known outlets appear to be doing a breezer business than the upstarts.

Main foyer of Straits Quay (17 May 2011)


The design of the multi-storey car park compared unfavourably to 1st Avenue Mall. The ramps are narrow and also require patrons to negotiate sharp cornerings to go from one level to another. The finishing of the parking area is also sloppy, when compared to 1st Avenue Mall. On the other hand, parking at Straits Quay is free, regardless how long you leave your vehicle there, so that is definitely a plus point for the mall.

The store mix of Straits Quay leans heavily towards food and beverage, with emphasis on bistros and outlets where alchoholic beverages are served. This is probably due to the perceived traffic of the surrounding catchment, which is of the high-income well-heeled bracket. How's business there? That, I won't comment: go see for yourself.

There are questions over the raison d'être of this shopping mall. Who is it built for? It appears to cater to men who wants to hang out in bistros, and to ladies with cash to splurge on boutique dresses and spa treatments.

Straits Quay is thin on the needs of people with family. For example, six months down the road, there isn't a good bookstore within the mall, let alone a department store. Those wishing to shop for groceries may well head for Island Plaza and the upcoming Lotus's Tanjung Pinang. If these two shopping destinations can provide a one-stop shopping solution that is lacking in Straits Quay, this shopping mall urgently needs a reason to survive.

Straits Quay Marina (6 February 2019)


Straits Quay Marina (17 May 2011)


Straits Quay marina (17 May 2011)

Straits Quay is on the Map of Jalan Seri Tanjung Pinang

Past events at Straits Quay

Straits Quay under construction

Straits Quay under construction (23 September 2008)

List of Shopping Malls in Penang and Shopping Malls in Malaysia