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Wet markets in Penang: the council public markets on the island and the mainland
The public markets run by MBPP on the island and MBSP on the mainland, as the two councils name them, with the opening hours in print.
On the mainland, MBSP publishes the name and address of every public market it runs, in three district lists. On the island, MBPP publishes no single list, but it names its markets on its own pages, and neither council publishes opening hours for its markets.
The short version
- Mainland (MBSP): three lists, one per district, with each market's name and address. No hours and no date on the lists.
- Island (MBPP): no full list. The markets below are the ones MBPP names on its age-friendly city page and in its September 2026 notice of empty stalls.
- Hours: neither council publishes them. The only hours in print are for Batu Lanchang and the Island Glades Morning Market, both reported by Buletin Mutiara, the state government's newspaper.
- Want a stall? MBPP advertises empty market stalls on its uLesen licensing site, with an interview date for each round.
Island: MBPP public markets
MBPP's Licensing Department plans, runs and maintains the council's markets, food complexes and hawker sites. It does not publish a list of them. These are the markets MBPP itself names:
| Market | Where MBPP names it |
|---|---|
| Pasar Air Itam | Age-friendly city page |
| Pasar Batu Lanchang (Astaka dan Pasar Batu Lancang) | Age-friendly city page; stall notice |
| Pasar Bayan Baru (Pasar dan Kompleks Penjaja Bayan Baru) | Age-friendly city page; stall notice |
| Pasar Chowrasta | Age-friendly city page |
| Pasar Jalan Kuantan | Stall notice |
| Pasar Jalan Patani | Stall notice |
| Pasar Jalan Permai Gelugor | Stall notice |
| Pasar Jalan Rajawali, Bayan Lepas | Stall notice |
| Kompleks and Pasar Jalan Tengku | Stall notice |
| Pasar Jelutong | Age-friendly city page |
| Pasar Kampung Baru | Stall notice |
| Pasar Lebuh Cecil | Age-friendly city page |
| Pasar Lintang Macallum 2 | Stall notice |
| Kompleks dan Pasar Padang Tembak | Age-friendly city page |
| Pasar Pulau Tikus | Age-friendly city page; stall notice |
| Pasar Taman Terubong Jaya | Stall notice |
| Pasar Tanjung Bungah | Stall notice |
| Pasar Teluk Bahang (Pasar Telok Bahang) | Age-friendly city page; stall notice |
| Pasar Teluk Kumbar Heights | Stall notice |
The stall notice is MBPP's round of empty stalls with interviews on 18 September 2026. It lists only markets that had a stall free, so a market missing from it may still be open.
Hours. Batu Lanchang Public Market opens daily from noon until 6pm and has 241 stalls, Buletin Mutiara reported in July 2026, when MBPP entered it in a national clean market campaign. No hours are published for any other MBPP market.
A morning market. The Island Glades Morning Market at Lorong Delima 6, Seri Delima, near SMK Hamid Khan, opened officially in January 2026 with 76 licensed traders, supported by MBPP. It runs daily from 7am to 12pm, Buletin Mutiara reported.
Building work. In December 2024, MBPP said it had set aside RM8 million to build Teluk Kumbar Market and Food Complex and RM2 million to upgrade Bayan Baru Complex and Market. No later report says either is finished.
Paying council bills at the market. Since July 2026 a self-service MBPP kiosk at the Tanjung Bungah Food Complex and Market takes assessment tax and compound payments, cashless only.
Sources: MBPP Licensing Department, MBPP age-friendly city page, MBPP uLesen stall notices 75 and 76, and Buletin Mutiara on Batu Lanchang, Island Glades, MBPP's market spending and the Tanjung Bungah kiosk, read 2026-10-14.
Mainland: MBSP public markets
MBSP lists its public markets by district. The lists carry no date and no opening hours.
Seberang Perai Utara (north)
| Market | Address as MBSP gives it |
|---|---|
| Pasar Awam Kepala Batas | Jalan Butterworth, Permatang Manggis, 13200 Kepala Batas |
| Pasar Awam Penaga | Jalan Bawah, 13100 Penaga |
| Pasar Awam Sungai Dua | Lorong Seri Murni 2, 13800 Butterworth |
| Pasar Awam Tasek Gelugor | Jalan Padang Chempedak, 13300 Tasek Gelugor |
| Pasar Awam Jetty Lama | 3876-3872, Jalan Pasar, Bagan Luar, 12000 Butterworth |
| Pasar Awam Bagan Ajam | 24g, Jalan Terbilang, Taman Terbilang, 13000 Butterworth |
| Pasar Awam Sri Uda | 18-20, Jalan Bunga Raya Merah 2, Raja Uda Industrial Estate, 12300 Butterworth |
| Pasar Awam Taman Bagan | Jalan Bagan 23, Taman Bagan, 13400 Butterworth |
| Pasar Awam Sri Bandar | Taman Bagan Baru, 12100 Butterworth |
Seberang Perai Tengah (central)
| Market | Address as MBSP gives it |
|---|---|
| Pasar Awam Permatang Tinggi | Jalan Tamil, Kampung Permatang Tinggi, 14100 Bukit Mertajam |
| Pasar Awam Bukit Mertajam | Jalan Pasar, 14000 Bukit Mertajam |
| Pasar Awam Kota Permai | 2, Lorong Kota Permai, Taman Kota Permai, 14000 Bukit Mertajam |
| Pasar Awam Kampong Baru | Kampung Baru, 14000 Bukit Mertajam |
| Pasar Awam Taman Chai Leng | Taman Chai Leng, 13700 Perai |
| Pasar Awam Taman Sri Rambai | Tingkat Binjai 12, Taman Sri Rambai, 14000 Bukit Mertajam |
| Pasar Awam Berapit | Jalan Berapit, 14000 Bukit Mertajam |
| Pasar Awam Sama Gagah | 12, Lorong Cermai 2, Taman Samagagah, 13500 Permatang Pauh |
| Pasar Awam Taman Selamat | 26, Halaman Rusa, Taman Selamat, 14000 Bukit Mertajam |
| Pasar Awam Sri Penanti | Kampung Pelet, 14400 Kubang Semang |
| Pasar Awam Seri Delima | Jalan Delima 1, Taman Sri Delima, 14100 Simpang Ampat |
| Pasar Awam Perkampungan Juru | Jalan Sebelas, Perkampungan Juru, 14000 Bukit Mertajam |
| Pasar Awam Seberang Jaya | 13700 Seberang Jaya (listed as the temporary market; see below) |
Seberang Perai Selatan (south)
| Market | Address as MBSP gives it |
|---|---|
| Pasar Awam Tasek Mutiara | Lorong 1/SS1, Bandar Tasek Mutiara, 14120 Simpang Ampat |
| Pasar Awam Tambun Indah | 21, Lorong Tambun Indah 10, Taman Tambun Indah, 14100 Simpang Ampat |
| Pasar Awam Taman Pekaka | Jalan Pekaka 3, Taman Pekaka, 14300 Nibong Tebal |
| Pasar Awam Taman Berjaya | 6, Jalan Rajawali, Taman Berjaya, 14300 Nibong Tebal |
| Pasar Awam Kampong Valdor | Perkampungan Valdor, 14200 Sungai Bakap |
| Pasar Awam Sungai Bakap | Jalan Besar Sungai Bakap, 14200 Sungai Bakap |
| Pasar Awam Bukit Panchor | Taman Bukit Panchor, 14300 Nibong Tebal |
Seberang Jaya has moved. MBSP's list still names the temporary Seberang Jaya market. In March 2025, Utusan Malaysia reported MBSP's mayor saying traders and tenants of the temporary market, where they had been since 1 March 2019, had until 15 April 2025 to move to the new Seberang Jaya public market. MBSP's list gives no address for the new market.
Sources: MBSP public market lists for SPU, SPT and SPS, and Utusan Malaysia, 3 March 2025, read 2026-10-14.
Related
Sources
- MBSP, Senarai Pasar Awam MBSP di Daerah SPU
- MBSP, Senarai Pasar Awam MBSP di Daerah SPT
- MBSP, Senarai Pasar Awam MBSP di Daerah SPS
- Utusan Malaysia, Peniaga, penyewa boleh berpindah ke pasar awam baharu selepas Ramadan (3 March 2025)
- MBPP, Bandar Mesra Usia (age-friendly city page, list of upgraded markets and complexes)
- MBPP uLesen, stall vacancy notice for public markets, food complexes and hawker sites (interviews 18 September 2026)
- MBPP uLesen, stall vacancy notice, Kompleks and Pasar Jalan Tengku (interviews 18 September 2026)
- MBPP, Jabatan Pelesenan (Licensing Department page)
- Buletin Mutiara, Batu Lanchang Public Market chosen to represent Penang in national clean market campaign (20 July 2026)
- Buletin Mutiara, Island Glades Morning Market officially opens, bringing peace of mind to 76 traders (25 January 2026)
- Buletin Mutiara, MBPP to spend over RM19 million on markets and food complexes next year (29 December 2024)
- Buletin Mutiara, MBPP kiosk in Tanjung Bungah records RM11,000 in transactions within first month (12 August 2026)