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Dynamic accountant Audrey Lim
CPA runs Straits Heritage, a small
hospitality and retail group based
in George Town, Penang, Malaysia.
Lim’s trips to Cuba, a destination
she describes as “heaven for
cocktails”, inspired her to bring
the flavours of Havana to Malaysia.
Archipelago, Lim’s cocktail bar,
has been featured in The New
York Times, Monocle in London
and Malaysia’s The Yum List.
THE
PERFECT
BLEND
A love of travel, including two trips
to Cuba, has inspired Audrey Lim CPA
to set up a thriving cocktail bar that is
winning over travellers and locals alike.
WORDS CAMERON COOPER
PHOTOGRAPHY WILSON TWL
T
o say that Audrey Lim CPA has a brave approach
to business is an understatement.
The dynamic Malaysian accountant runs a small hospitality
and retail group, Straits Heritage, that includes a cocktail
bar, antique shop, boutique accommodation and a new cafe that
offers plant-based foods. The mix of interests reflects her love
of travel and a desire to bring new ideas back to George Town,
the colourful capital city in the state of Penang, Malaysia, on the
Strait of Malacca.
“I’d say I have an adventurous spirit,” says Lim, who graduated
from The University of Melbourne’s bachelor of commerce degree
in 1994. “I love to travel and explore. I want to create spaces and
experiences in George Town for travellers and locals to have good
memories and be happy when they are in George Town.”
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