Tavoy Road, George Town

Junction of Tavoy Road with Irrawaddy Road (22 December 2012)


Tavoy Road, known today as Jalan Tavoy, is a minor road in George Town, Penang. It connects Burmah Road with Irrawaddy Road.

As with many of the roads branching off Burmah Road, Tavoy Road was also named after a geographical location in Burma, in this case, the city of Tavoy, which is known presently as Dawei in southeastern Myanmar, almost directly west of Bangkok.

At the junction of Tavoy Road and Burmah Road is the Seventh Day Adventist Church. At the curb in front of the church is perhaps the most popular bak chang stall in Penang. Across the road is Kedai Kopi Cathay, a coffee shop with a number of hawker stalls.

What to eat at Tavoy Road

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Getting there

The nearest bus stop is in front of Union Primary School across Burmah Road served by 101, 102, 103, 104 and 304.

Map of Tavoy Road, Penang

Kedai Kopi Cathay, at the junction of Tavoy Road with Burmah Road (16 July 2008)


The bak chang stall at the Tavoy Road junction (19 March 2009)


Jalan Tavoy roadsign (30 June 2018)


Jalan Tavoy road sign (22 December 2012)

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