WHERE TO EAT IN MELAKA
“Malacca is a paradise of food!” is what you will most likely learn when you ask about the tiny and historic city. Tantalize your taste buds with all these mouthwatering food selections; salty, soft, tangy and sour local specialties throughout the entire region.
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Breakfast
Breakfast kick-starts your metabolism and keeps you satiated longer.
LUNCH
All you need is love, but sometimes, a lunch break works, too.
TEA TIME
there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated known as afternoon tea
DINNER
Dinner is where the magic happens in the kitchen.
NIGHT SUPPER
what could smell better than supper being cooked by someone else?
BREAKFAST
When you are in Melaka, you could feel like you want to eat like a local. Yet you don’t know which of the many places to eat is genuinely preferred by the crowd. Lucky for you, NextTrip.Travel has a list of the best spots to go to Melaka for breakfast.
1. Toast N Toast, Melaka Raya
Location: 513 Jalan Melaka Raya 12, Melaka 75000 Malaysia
Operation hour: everyday 8am-6pm
If you’re a fan of toasted bread for breakfast, then this is the place for you. They have all kinds of toast, for e.g. scrambled egg toast with sambal and milo toast, to name a few. They also have one-dish meals like mee siam, fried rice, spaghetti and pongteh chicken. The only downside is their prices which are slightly more expensive than local rates.
2. The daily fix café
Location: 55 Jalan Hang Jebat (Jonker Street), Malacca, Malaysia
Operation hour: 9:30am-5:30pm
If you’re a fan of toasted bread for breakfast, then this is the place for you. They have all kinds of toast, for e.g. scrambled egg toast with sambal and milo toast, to name a few. They also have one-dish meals like mee siam, fried rice, spaghetti and pongteh chicken. The only downside is their prices which are slightly more expensive than local rates.
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LUNCHTIME ALREADY?
Our team just curated the best and assembled our ultimate Malacca food guide into our very own. We’re really here with a detailed food guide to make your life a little simpler! If you wonder where to lunch in Malacca, just feast on.
1. The Daily Fix
Location: 55, Jalan Hang Jebat, 75200 Melaka
Operation hour: everyday 9am – 5:30pm
If you’re looking to take a break from wandering around Jonker Street in the afternoon, then we’ve got just the café for you. The Daily Fix is located at the back of a souvenir shop, with a cool interior and super instagrammable decor. The place is extremely popular with youngsters and foreigners alike, drawing in the crowd from Jalan Hang Jebat.
2. Nasi Lemak @ Restoran Ming Huat (Jalau Ujong Pasir)
Location: 140, Jalan Ujong Pasir, 75050 Melaka
Operation hour: 7am – 4pm
Considered Malaysia’s ‘national dish’, it started life as a humble filling for farmers, a fragrant rice dish commonly cooked in coconut milk and pandan leaf and eaten typically with spicy sambal, fried anchovies, a hard-boiled egg, peanuts, and sliced cucumbers.
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TEA TIME
Malacca may be popular for its Nyonya fare but the choice of cuisine doesn’t just end there at Jonker Lane. We have identified ten favourite eateries that are both sufficient and moderately priced, from chicken rice balls (the state’s unofficial signature dish) to juicy burgers.
1. Perhentian Kuih Kampung (Kueh Kampong)
Location: 213, Jalan Ujong Pasir, 75050 Melaka
Operation hour: everyday 9am – 7pm
Perhentian Kuih Kampung or also known as “Kedai Bawah Pokok” because the presence of a large angsana tree is an interesting dining destination to visit if you want to indulge your sense of taste with a variety of delicious traditional cakes. Not only cakes of Malacca, but also delicacies from other states or generally traditional Malay cakes are a favorite of many. In addition to cakes, other foods are also offered such as chicken golek, spicy sour, hailam noodles, curry noodles and more.
2. Bikini Toppings
Location: 46, Lorong Hang Jebat, 75200 Malacca City, Malaysia
Operation hour: 10am-6pm, 10am-3pm (Thursday), closed on Saturday
Ice Cream (RM6.90). If you’re in need of cooling refreshment after pounding the pavements of Melacca, Bikini Toppings will provide a welcome break. Serving an array of ice creams that come served in a coconut alongside refreshing coconut shakes, this is exactly what’s in order on a hot day.
We opted for a scoop of yam, a scoop of chendol and a garnish of fresh lychee, though there are numerous other ice cream flavours and toppings to choose from. We couldn’t resist joining in with the ‘graffiti’ on the chalkboard walls whilst we were there. Let us know if you go and spot our tag!
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WHAT’S FOR DINNER?
The best part of melaka is the lively and packed night that sells everything from sweet sweets to cheap garnishes. Check out the following eateries in Melaka which are within walking distance of each other!
1. Wong Solo
Location: 1336, Jalan Merdeka, Taman Melaka Raya, 75000 Melaka
Operation hour: everyday 11.30am – 11pm
No need to fly far to Indonesia to taste authentic Javanese cuisine, you just need to set foot in Kedai Makan Wong Solo located in Taman Melaka Raya.
When talking about Javanese cuisine, one that will come to mind is the ayam penyet menu. For your information, this is the most special menu in this restaurant. For those who like spicy, will not be disappointed with the level of spiciness of the sauce, it is smoky! The chicken is marinated perfectly for the taste that white people say is quite “marvelous.”
2. Restoran London Seafood Tomyam
Location: London Tom yam seafood, Jalan Tun Fatimah, 75350 Melaka, Malaysia, 75350, Melaka, Melaka
Operation hour: 5pm – 1am
Regardless of race and religion, everyone can enjoy the same good-tasting food while at Restoran London Seafood Tomyam. The extensive menu items here varies from Asian to Western cuisines, and it is definitely more than adequate for multiple visits! If you’re fond of seafood, the Tom Yam Poktek here is a must-try dish! The difference between this alluring thick, hot and spicy bowl of concentrated tom yam broth is seen in the ingredient that is used, either with coconut milk or evaporated milk that gives it the thickness, including seafood ingredients such as crabs and prawns. The best part of all, it is relatively cheap too!
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NIGHT SUPPER
Melaka is a culinary paradise that provides some of the most real and healthy foods in Malaysia with recipes that have been handed down for centuries. If you want to take a 2-day road trip to Melaka, we’ve got you covered with this rundown of street food and check-out restaurants.
1. Hard Rock Cafe
Location: 28, Lorong Hang Jebat, Malacca
Operation hour: Severyday 12pm – 12am
The arrival of Hard Rock Cafe marks the addition of another exciting live music venue on the bustling streets of Jonker Walk. It sits right by the Malacca River and at nightfall, it is brightly lit and is a spectacular view on its own, giving would-be visitors a taste of how much excitement there is to be had here
2. Kari Debal/ Devil Curry @ Eleven Bistro
Location: 11,Jalan Hang Lekir, 75200 Malacca Town, Melaka, 75200 Malacca
Operation hour: everyday 11am to 2am
At Eleven Bistro, they strive to bring you the best dining experience in Portuguese cuisine. So they say and this sought-after dish at the Malaccan Portuguese settlement made with a spice paste of red chilies, shallots, garlic, lemongrass, ginger, galangal, and turmeric, Devil’s Curry’s distinction from other Malaysian curries contains vinegar, making it tangy with its spiciness taking it up a notch as you dig into the potatoes and chicken altogether! Best paired with rice!
