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Nagore Road (Jalan Nagor), George Town

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Nagore Road, PenangNagore Road, Penang (29 September 2012)


Nagore Road, or Jalan Nagor, is one of the minor roads in George Town. It runs in a single direction from Hutton Lane to Burmah Road, and is intersected somewhere near the middle by Bawasah Road.

Nagore Road is lined with Straits-style double-storey terrace houses. Many of these, originally residential, have been converted into restaurants and food and beverage outlets called Nagore Place and Nagore Square. Those near the junction with Burmah Road still retain their original Shanghai- plaster finishing. The houses have beautiful façades with their walls and five-foot-ways embellished with floral tiles in the Nyonya style.

There are also mews on Nagore Road which, as I write (May 2014) are also undergoing rehabilitation, probably to be turned into a boutique hotel.

Nagore Road was named after Nagore, a town in Nagapattinam District in Tamil Nadu, India. This is because there used to be an Indian Muslim settlement towards Hutton Lane.

In the early 20th century, a synagogue was established here, at the junction with Bawasah Road. The building at 28 Nagore Road is still standing today and is in a fine state of preservation. It now houses a couple of photo imagine businesses.

Map of Nagore Road

Sights along Nagore Road

  1. Nagore Mews (GPS: 5.42094, 100.32604)
  2. Nagore Place Heritage Row (GPS: 5.42165, 100.32644)
  3. Nagore Square (GPS: 5.42059, 100.3256)

Street Art on Nagore Road

  1. Urban Exchange street art

Coffee Shops and Restaurants along Nagore Road

  1. Nagor Road Yong Tau Fu
  2. Nine Thai Restaurant
  3. Nyonya Baba Cuisine Restaurant
  4. Seed Natural Food Cafe
  5. siTigun
  6. US Pizza
  7. Zen Xin Vegetarian Restaurant

Businesses along Nagore Road

  1. Li Tat Refrigeration & Air-Conditioning
  2. MOCCO
  3. Nak.Ed Farm (Natural Handmade Skincare), 29, Jalan Nagore, Georgetown 10050, Penang. (Upstairs) Open 11:am-4pm, Facebook, Phone: +60177251758
  4. Photosyn Imaging
  5. Printbud Solution
  6. Ritz Cakes & Pastries
  7. Soon Heng Jaya Electrical & Machinery

Nagore RoadNagore Road (9 December 2008)


Straits Eclectic-style townhouse at the junction of Nagore Road with Hutton Lane (9 December 2008)


28 Nagore Road once housed a synagogue in the early 20th century (29 September 2012)


The present Jalan Nagor road sign (29 September 2012)


Jalan Nagor road signThe old Jalan Nagor road sign (9 December 2008)

Further Reading

These are other pages on the web about Nagore Road that I have come across:
  1. Jalan Nagore, by Teochewkia

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