cruisine

Malacca have various dishes to offer and very well-known for its lively flavours and aromas. Besides the western food, there are many choices of food from each of its community that has its distinct culinary style.

Malay food

 

 

 The traditional culinary style has been greatly influenced by the long-ago traders from neighboring countries, such as Indonesia, India, the Middle East, and China. Malay food is often described as spicy and flavorful as it utilizes a melting pot of spices and herbs.

 

 

Chinese food

 

Chinese food is generally mild in taste, the Malaysian Chinese have innovated and produced dishes with a touch of Indian and Malay cooking, creating food that can be equally as spicy.

Nyonya food

Nyonya foods are combining the best of Chinese cooking with Malay herbs and spices.












Satay celup
 

Satay celup is famous for chinese and a trade mark for Melaka. Normal satay are grilled with coal but satay celup are boiled similar to steamboat serve with thick and aromatic sauce for dipping.

 

Queuing-for-food-culture - you can view this scene at Capitol Satay Celup where their customer willing to queue just to eat their satay celup.






Ikan bakar

 

Your visit is not complete if you did not eat ikan bakar. Just pick the fresh seafood, and tell them how you want it to be served, grill, baked or fried and is serve with nasi lemak and otak-otak. There many places you can dine in such as at umbai, alai, muara sg. duyung or at Linggi ikan bakar. 

 

 ‘Perkampungan Ikan Bakar Terapung’ in umbai is a restaurant complex built far at the sea shore just above the water level. So it will look like a floating building when tide happen.

The famous chicken rice ball

Don't leave Melaka without trying their signature Hainanese chicken rice dish, served with balls of rice cooked in chicken broth and flavored with spring onion and garlic.

 

Coconut shake





Do drop by at Klebang for the famous Coconut Shake for refreshment.

a few from many dine-in places in Malacca

NANCY’S KITCHEN (Peranakan Food) No. 7, Jalan Hang Lekir (3rd Cross Street)
Off Jln Tun Tan Cheng Lock,
75200 Melaka.
Tel No : +606-283 6099, +6013-618 3608
Business Hours : 11am – 5.30pm
Public Holidays : 11am – 9.30pm
Closed on Tuesdays


 RESTAURANT SAN PEDRO (Portuguese Food) 4, Aranjo Road,
Portuguese Settlement,
Ujong Pasir, 75050 Melaka.
Tel No : +606-284 2170
Business Hours : 6pm onwards

PAK PUTRA RESTAURANT (Tandoori, Naan) No 56, Jalan Kota Laksamana,
75200 Melaka.
Tel No : +6012-601 5876
Business Hours : 5.30pm – 1.30am
Closed on Mondays

 CHUCUK-CHUCUK HALAL SATAY CELUP

653 B, Jalan Delima 3,

Taman Bukit Melaka,

 75450 Bukit Beruang, Melaka.

Tel:06-2310540

Website:http://www.facebook.com/Chucuk2

IKAN BAKAR PARAMESWARA
Medan Ikan Bakar,
Pangkalan Pernu,
Umbai 75460,
Melaka.
Open daily except Monday