Melaka | Rebecca Saw

MELAKA: 6 BEST Nyonya Restaurants to try, 14 Nyonya restaurants listed!

Post author:Author RS
Post published:May 6, 2016
Post category:Food Melaka
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My monthly trips to Melaka for both business and leisure gave me much opportunities to explore the bustling historically rich city, both culturally and much of its culinary offerings.

I’ve published an article on the best Nyonya chang, the best Nyonya kuih you can find in Melaka, the best cafes to hang out at and now, the best restaurant to satisfy your Nyonya cuisine cravings, which is of course, synonymous with the Melaka state.

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Halal Nyonya food in Melaka – Seri Nyonya @ Hotel Equatorial Melaka

Post author:Rebecca Saw
Post published:April 22, 2016
Post category:Food Malaysian Food Melaka Travel
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Everybody is in the search of the best nyonya restaurants in Melaka.
The colorful, bustling historial state is a magnet for the Peranakan culture; be it food, fashion or history related.

While choices of good Nyonya restaurants are innumerable, there are some that I personally endorse, and would spend good money on.
These are (in no particular order):
Samfu Restaurant, Mimosa Hotel (photos/review here)
Bulldog Cafe (photos/review here)
Unicorn Cafe (photos/review here)

If you were to ask me how many Nyonya restaurants I’ve dined in in Melaka itself before shortlisting the above, here’s the list:

I’ve (with local Malaccan in tow) visited and dined at the outlets as below:
1. Makko
2. Nyonya Sayang (Jalan TMR 21, Taman Melaka Raya)
3. Ole Sayang (Taman Melaka Raya)
4. Donald & Lily’s
5. Nancy’s kitchen
6. Song Nyonya Taste Cuisine
7. Aunty Lee (when she was still the cook in 2011)
8. Amy Heritage
9. Unicorn Cafe
10. Bulldog Cafe
11. Kafe Lin

And in March 2016 I added another Nyonya restaurant into my list, this time the only halal-certified Nyonya restaurant in Melaka, Seri Nyonya in Hotel Equatorial Melaka.

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Good and cheap nasi lemak in Melaka for breakfast – Nasi Lemak & Minuman Ah Ho

Post author:Rebecca Saw
Post published:February 15, 2016
Post category:Food Melaka
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I got Cerventus to thank again for this.
After ONE visit, I got hooked and now Ah Ho Nasi Lemak is one of my favourite breakfast spots in Melaka. Heck, Ah Ho might possibly be serving the best Chinese version nasi lemak in Melaka, for other than the Malay variant available at Ming Huat in Pasir Ujong I don’t think there are any other around that offers the same?
Well, if you have any to recommend, I’m all ears!

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Good Melaka Food – Nyonya food at Samfu Restaurant, Mimosa Hotel

Post author:Rebecca Saw
Post published:January 31, 2016
Post category:Featured Food Food Melaka
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Always in search for the best Melaka Nyonya food/restaurant, my friend and I decided to try out Samfu Restaurant about 2 weeks ago.

Located within the walls of Mimosa Hotel (old Lian Fatt building), the restaurant, as I was told, is not part of the hotel.
Separately owned and ran, its main entrance is at the right side of the building, right where the carpark is.

Thus the restaurant outer facade can’t be seen from the main road and I find that such a pity as the restaurant’s entrance is part of a pretty wall mural!

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Halal/Pork free: Best Nasi Lemak, Mee Kahwin Melaka – Ming Huat, Ujong Pasir

Post author:Rebecca Saw
Post published:January 21, 2016
Post category:Food Malaysian Food Melaka
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If you would like a taste of a mee rebus and rojak recipe that has spanned 3 generations, this is it.

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Breakfast @ Kompleks Niaga Limbongan – best roti canai, chicken rice ball, curry laksa

Post author:Rebecca Saw
Post published:January 20, 2016
Post category:Food Malaysian Food Melaka
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The Kompleks Niaga Limbongan is alike a foodcourt.
Think of it as a muhibbah foodcourt where you can indulge in chicken rice balls, Nyonya laksa as well as roti canai and mee goreng in the early hours of the morning.

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Delicious chicken rice in Melaka : Ku Loong Kee chicken rice

Post author:Rebecca Saw
Post published:January 14, 2016
Post category:Food Melaka
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Ku Loong Kee chicken rice.
I bet not many of you have heard of it.

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Good pork-free Nyonya food in Melaka – Bulldog Cafe

Post author:Rebecca Saw
Post published:December 24, 2015
Post category:Featured Food Food Melaka
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When I posted about the excellent Nyonya food served at Unicorn Cafe (link –> HERE) a few months back, many readers and friends rejoiced, for they too have been searching high and low for a restaurant that serves good Nyonya food that is fairly priced.
Based on my observations, Nyonya restaurants that serves pork on the menu are lesser in number (correct me if I’m wrong) than those who steer clear of pork for business reasons.

Besides, Nyonya food/dishes are traditionally pork based (again, correct me if I’m wrong as I’m still learning) so I figured that if the restaurant serves pork, it is potentially “more authentic“.

Anyhow the happy discovery of Unicorn Cafe had lead to demand of a similar food establishment, but one suitable for the Muslim crowd.

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