Hema Hema Ice Cream (Penang, Malaysia): An Artisanal Ice Cream Shop That Has No Bestseller?

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This article is part of the Penang Food Trip series. Check out the installments in this series: Penang Food Guide | Penang Food and Travel Guide | Auntie Gaik Lean’s Old School Eatery (MICHELIN-Starred Peranakan Restaurant) | ChinaHouse (Longest Cafe in Penang) | Hameediyah Restaurant (Nasi Kandar) | Hema Hema Ice Cream (Artisanal Ice Cream) | Kafe Ping Hooi and Tiger Char Koay Teow (Traditional Coffee Shop with Popular Char Kway Teow) | JOJA Bagels (Sandwiches Made with New-York Style Bagels) | Kimberley Street Food Night Market | Lok-Lok (Street Food Skewers) | Moh Teng Pheow Nyonya Koay (Traditional Snacks or Desserts) | Penang Road Famous Laksa and Teochew Chendul | Sister Curry Mee (Curry Noodles) | Toh Soon Cafe (Traditional Coffee Shop)

On one of our days in George Town, we had a heavy Nasi Kandar meal at Hameediyah Restaurant (read my review here). After all the flavorful food and rich curries, it would be good to follow it up with dessert. Thankfully, Hema Hema is in the same street (Lebuh Campbell) where Hameediyah is, and is just a few minutes away!

Hema Hema is an artisanal ice cream shop that opened in 2022. Since its opening, it’s being flocked by locals and tourists alike. But is the hype real? We went to find out.

We arrived past 3PM and were surprised that there was only a short queue. But when we’re inside, the people started coming in!

I like that they make their own waffle cones:

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I asked the staff what their bestsellers are. But they couldn’t give me an answer because all flavors are good, and the flavors rotate weekly. They have Classic, Premium (plus MYR2), and Double Premium (plus MYR5) flavors. But whatever flavor you get, you’ll definitely have a rich and velvety gelato!

Here are the Hema Hema prices:

I tried the 70% Chocolate, which has a nice chocolate flavor, and their classic Lotus Biscoff, which has a nice, buttery Biscoff flavor.

Top to Bottom: Lotus Biscoff and 70% Chocolate

My wife tried the Blue Tahiti Vanilla Bean and Burnt Butter & Sage, which are both good.

Left to Right: Burnt Butter & Sage and Blue Tahiti Vanilla Bean

Hema Hema Ice Cream makes good ice cream and creates flavors that are unique. Their ice cream is also refreshing in the Penang heat. Now I understand what the hype is all about. I highly recommend it to you!

Address: 88 Lebuh Campbell, George Town, Penang, Malaysia | Operating Hours: Thursday-Sunday, 1-10PM (or until sold out) | Facebook | Instagram

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