Melaka Food Guide | Rebecca Saw

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

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Post published:May 6, 2016
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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

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Post published:April 22, 2016
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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
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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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Where to buy the best Melaka Nyonya kuih – Dapur Cho Cho, Baba Raymond Koh (Soon Yean coffeeshop), Bibik Ong, Nyonya Kim, Yummy Food Court

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Post published:January 24, 2016
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I was part of the 80% of the tourists to Melaka once, only knowing of Baba Charlie and steadfastly visiting BC each time I’m in Melaka.
I swooned over their bongkong and absolutely love the durian apam. I even wrote a glowing review of it.

Then things changed.
On one visit I was disappointed with the kuih. Perplexed, it hit me that the quality is sliding south faster than our ringgit.

Deprived of good kuih suddenly, I started to bug my ever reliable guide and friend Daniel Cerventus. “Eh, Melaka only one place got kuih ah?”
Overworked yet ever obliging, he was coerced into getting me other options, for he realized he will never hear the end of it from me if he didn’t.

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

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Post published:January 21, 2016
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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

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Post published:January 20, 2016
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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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The famous Bee Bee Pineapple Tart House in Melaka

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Post published:December 28, 2015
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This was a post I’ve written back in 2013 and I have actually forgotten all about it.

Bee Bee Pineapple Tart came into focus again just a few weeks back when I was in Melaka in search for pineapple tarts for the upcoming 2016 Chinese New Year.
Someone suggested Bee Bee and I vaguely remembered that Bee Bee’s tarts wasn’t too bad from my last visit a few years back.
Since I couldn’t find my blogpost about it (though I was sure I did take some photos) I didn’t mind trying it again.

So this was my recent visit in mid December 2015.

NOTE: The following are TWO (2) reviews : one that I’ve written in 2013 (but unpublished) and another from my current visit in Dec 2015.

PART 1 : This is DECEMBER 2015:

The quality has dropped drastically.
This is RM15 for 17 pieces. The crust was almost burnt, dry and crumbly.
The jam was overly sweet for me as well. Anyhow I hope that it is just inconsistency and not the usual standard.

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Kuih Keria in Melaka – Haji Jalil Kuih Keria Antarabangsa & Kuih Keria Antarabangsaw Hjh Rahman

Post author:Rebecca Saw
Post published:December 23, 2015
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Kuih keria is one of my “must-eat” items whenever I am in Melaka.

Yes, I don’t post about it as much as nyonya kuih and all my cafe hopping pictures. But the kuih keria here is truly one of its kind.
The keria in KL?
Urgh, none that I know of could even come close.

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