Chuen How Restaurant @ Batu Berendam, Melaka

Is it the best Char Siew in Melaka?  

Apart from Char Siew and Siew Yuk, they also sell various dishes in economy rice style.  By looking at the nicely cooked Char Siew, I am sure your saliva will start to overflow out from your mouth.

I am a bit of kiasu, so I ordered a bit of Char Siew, Siew Yuk and Lap Cheong all together.  The oily part of Char Siew will melt in your mouth and tastes really great.  Same goes to Lap Cheong and I like the sweetness.

Address:

Jalan Merak, Taman Melaka Baru,
75350 Batu Berendam, Melaka.

Duck Mee @ Bukit Beruang, Melaka

We sampled not only one, but two Duck Mee shops around Bukit Beruang, Melaka.

In between the two, I prefer the one from Chia Yean Restaurant.  The duck meat tastes better and tender.

1) Chia Yean Restaurant
    651 Taman Bukit Melaka, Bukit Beruang, 75450 Melaka.

2) Yuek Ching Restaurant

    Taman Bukit Melaka, Bukit Beruang, 75450 Melaka.

Famosa Chicken Rice Ball Restaurant @ Melaka

We arrived at Jonker Street around 7pm.  Both Chung Wah and Hoe Kee already closed.  Then, we stumbled upon this restaurant, which is very well renovated and maintained.  I really impressed about the building architecture more than the food, seriously.   

Speaking of food, the rice ball is very "hard" to my liking.  I still prefer the "softer" texture rice ball found in Chung Wah and Hoe Kee restaurants.  Also, there is nothing special about the chicken.

Address:

21, Jalan Hang Jebat, 75200 Melaka.

Nadeje @ Melaka

In French, Mille = Thousand.  Crepe = Thin pancake.  So, Mille Crepe = many layers of thin pancake.  

In Melaka, many will recommend Mille Crepe from Nadeje.   Well, you can't be wrong.  It just tastes great and I like Crepe texture and the sweet cream in between.  

Address:

G-23B, EG 4 & EG 5, Ground Floor, Mahkota Parade, 

75000 Melaka. 

http://www.nadeje.com.my

Makan-makan @ Melaka

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.









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Lastly, 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.