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.

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.

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.

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!