Malacca Restaurants

Besides the usual Malaysian fare, you'll be able to sample some rather peculiar Malaccan food. On top of the list is Peranakan or Baba-Nyonya food. The Nyonya style of cooking is a fusion between Chinese and Malay ingredients and recipes — the result of Chinese traders in the past settling in Malacca and adopting the Malay way of living. Popular dishes include "ayam pongteh" (chicken in bean sauce, originally cooked with pork), "ayam buah keluak" (chicken cooked with a bitter fruit) and a whole array of desserts.

There are many places to try this food. Seri Nyonya Peranakan Restaurant on Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock (Heeren Street) serves food in the airy courtyard of a huge Peranakan house. Cafe 1511 serves local specialties at attractive prices in the same beautifully restored building as the Baba Nonya heritage museum. Ole Sayang Restaurant on Jalan Melaka Raya is one of the original Peranakan restaurants in town.

For something more casual, try the Jalan Kee Ann Night Open Air Eating Stalls, which are open from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. every day. This is a good place to watch the world go by while eating in the open air. Local cuisines include won ton mee, popiah, yew keow, sugar cane water, sup kambing, satay, etc. A local Chinese specialty is served at Hoe Kee Chicken Rice at Jalan Hang Jebat (Jonker Walk). You should get here early, or you'll end up in a queue to get a table.

Western food is available at most of the hotels and several restaurants. The Discovery Café's brightly painted facade is hard to miss. It offers free Internet access, cable TV, a pool table, dart games and many travel guides on its bookshelves. There is an open-air courtyard decked with barbecue benches and palm trees and a lovely balcony garden on the rooftop. Coconut House Studio, on Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock (Heeren Street), is popular for its wood-fired, thin-crust pizzas, which you can eat in a renovated Peranakan house complete with a courtyard.

Wok and Pan: East Meets West Cuisine, in Plaza Makhota, is popular for its pork ribs and pork chops. At the Portuguese Settlement, you can find excellent fried squid and Portuguese baked fish. Sibaraku, level two, Mahkota Parade, has two branches side by side; one branch serves only Japanese cuisine a la carte, the other serves all-you-can-eat Chinese and Japanese cuisine.

If you're looking for fresh seafood, try Medan Ikan Bakar Muara Sungai Duyung. Located along Jalan Padang Temu, the otak-otak, grilled fish and succulent prawns are especially popular.

When in Malacca, don't miss tasting "cendol," a sweet dessert of coconut milk, lurid green noodles and Malacca sugar made from palm sap. Clocktower Cendol, located by the Malacca River opposite the Red Square clock tower, is a good choice where you can have it plain or with red beans.

Kings Hotel Melaka

Kings Hotel Melaka 30 Lebuh Ayer Keroh

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Restoran Naan-Stop

Pengkalan Perigi, Batu 8 1/4
Tanjong Kling

Choice of Thai, Western & North Indian Foods...
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Padang Pahlawan Malay Hawker Stalls

Jalan Merdeka
(opposite Hotel Equatorial)

Scenic Hawker Fare...
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Heeren House Café

Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock, No. 1
Heeren House, Ground Floor

Traces of a Coffee Shop...
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Lagoon Seafood Restaurant

Jalan Merdeka, No. 36, 38, & 40
Taman Melaka Raya

Popular Chinese Seafood Restaurant...
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Ci Sin Vegetarian Restaurant

24 Jalan Merdeka

Care for a Vegetarian African Duck?...
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Mei Lin Vegetarian Restaurant

Taman Melaka Raya 25, No. 98, 98A, 100, 100A

Big on Space & Menu Choices...
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Restoran Swee Kee

111 Jalan Bunga Raya

Delectable Chicken Rice...
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Geographic Café

Jalan Hang Jebat

A Cafe with a Vintage View of Jonker Street...
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Golden Phoenix

Bandar Hilir
Hotel Equatorial Melaka

Specializing in Cantonese and Sichuan...
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Restoran Hoi San

Jalan Hang Jebat

Got to See This Place!...
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Famosa Chicken Rice Ball

Jalan Hang Jebat, No. 28-30
Jonker Street

Chicken Rice Ball Special...
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Batavia Cafe Lounge

Jalan Malinja, No. 1
Straits Meridian Hotel

Malaysian & International Cuisine...
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Old Farmosa Vegetarian Restaurant

Jalan Emas, No. 757H
Taman Kerjasama, Bukit Beruang

Good Variety of Authentic Vegetarian Food...
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Manis Cafe

Jalan Laksamana, No. 1

Echoes of Great Gatsby-era Cafes...
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UE Tim Sum Restaurant

Mahkota Parade, F15-16
Jalan Merdeka

Good Variety of Dim Sum...
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Straits Cafe

Jalan PM 8, Plaza Mahkota
Seri Costa Hotel Resort

From Western Cuisine to Local Delights...
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Gerai Makanan & Minuman Rossita Hj. Salleh

Pantai Klebang
Fasa 2, Gerai No. 5

Specializes in Malay Country-Style Cooking...
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Restoran Anda

Jalan Hang Tuah, No. 8B

Malay Cuisine...
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Jalan Kee Ann Open-Air Food Stalls

Jalan Kee Ann

Popular Hawker Center...
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