Guess what Melakian will recommend you to eat @ Melaka? One of those must be Hainanese chicken rice lo... Nope, it should be Hainanese chicken rice ball.
During our short trip, we managed to try out 2 of the most famous chicken rice shops along Jonker Street (aka Jalan Hang Jebat), i.e. Hoe Kee and Chung Wah. We had to wait for a long long queue for both restaurants, must be the peak season during X'mas and New Year.
Hoe Kee Chicken Rice Restaurant; very nice ambient indeed. Can you spot the round chicken rice balls?
Chung Wah Chicken Rice Restaurant; kind of typical Chinese kopitiam.
Walking along Jonker Street, you will get sweat and thirsty in no time. No wonder so many people are queuing at Jonker Desserts 88, which is famous for Cendol and Ice Kacang.
At night, we tried the famous Satay Celup @ Ban Lee Siang coffee shop. Alike Lok Lok @ Penang but instead you dip the sticks into boiled water, here with boiled Satay sauce.
It will not complete if you have not try Nyonya food at Melaka. We dropped by at the Nyonya 'Chu Cha' restaurant, i.e. Nyonya Suan Restaurant. Somehow, the food just so-so nia, at least to me. Upon return to Penang, one of my friend recommended me to try Makko Nyonya Restaurant on next trip.
View Larger MapLastly, some site seeing photo around Melaka town.
A Famosa
(After the Portuguese captured Melaka, they built a fortress to defend themselves. The fortress, called A'Famosa suffered severe destruction during the Dutch invasion. What's left today is just the entrance walls, still well preserved till today)
St Paul's Hill Complex
(On top of St. Paul's Hill is the St. Paul's Church, once the prayer house of the Portuguese Catholics, then turned into burial ground for their noble dead by the Dutch. The tombstones have Latin and Portuguese inscriptions on them. St. Francis Xavier was buried here in 1553 before his body was moved to Goa in India)
Church @ Stadthuys Complex
Clock tower @ Stadthuys Complex
Pasar Pagi along Jonker Street.
Pasar Malam along Jonker Street.
