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Restaurant New Good World, Melaka: Excellent local Chinese cuisines

Restaurant New Good World is located at Taman Melaka Raya just within a stone's throw from Mahkota Parade Shopping Centre at Bandar Hilir in the heart of the city of Melaka. It is an excellent local Chinese restaurant serving delicious Chinese cuisines. Every dish we ordered from the kitchen turned out to be excellent, it has to be said. You may order your meal from the restaurant's menu or you may ask the chef or the captain for advice on the restaurant's specialties.

Favorite Dish: Chicken, tofu, local seafood such as fish and prawns cooked in Chinese style can be recommended.

Address: 132, Taman Melaka Raya, Melaka

Comparison: about average

Directions: Located at Taman Melaka Raya just within a stone's throw from Mahkota Parade Shopping Centre at Bandar Hilir in the heart of the city of Melaka.

Other Contact: 06-282 0470

Phone: 06-284 2538

Price: US$11-20

Rating: 4

Theme: Chinese/Dim Sum

Cosmo Noodle Bar, Melaka: An excellent noodles house

Cosmo Noodle Bar is located at Taman Melaka Raya just within a stone's throw from Mahkota Parade Shopping Centre at Bandar Hilir in the heart of the city of Melaka. It is an excellent local noodle house, quite cosy with pinkish interior. This is a duoble storey restaurant with ample seating spaces. It is one of the few respectable noodle houses in the city of Melaka. Services are impeccable, it has to be said.

Favorite Dish: Wonton noodle with barbeque pork, sweet and sour pork rice, fried spicy chili octopus served with iced green tea.

Address: Taman Melaka Raya, Melaka

Comparison: about average

Directions: Located within a stone's throw from Mahkota Parade Shopping Centre at Bandar Hilir in the heart of the city of Melaka

Price: less than US$10

Rating: 4

Theme: Chinese/Dim Sum

Restoran KFC, Kuala Lumpur: Fingers licking good!

Restaurant KFC does not require much introduction except in countries where there are no KFC restaurants. It is world famous! It was formerly known as Restaurant Kentucky Fried Chicken. Restaurant KFC is one of our favourite restaurants home and abroad. We love Restaurant KFC ever since we were kids. It is amazing how long KFC restaurants have been established in Malaysia and are still going strong!

Its original motto "fingers licking good" suggests that it is best to eat the fried chickens with fingers. Basins are usually provided in the restaurants for you to wash your hands before and after your meals. Nine out of ten Malaysians eat their Kentucky fried chickens using fingers in local KFC restaurants!

The food may not be healthy for those who are especially health conscious due to its process of deep fried. Nevertheless it tastes great! Our favourite menu is spicy chicken drumsticks which are a little bit hot. The fried chickens are usually served with coleslaw and mashed potatoes in earlier days - excellent with tomato ketchup and/or chili sauce! A glass of Pepsi Cola makes a wonderful drink to go along with the fried chickens.

Almost all the major shopping complexes in Kuala Lumpur have at least one KFC restaurant outlet in their premises. Examples of shoping complexes with Kentucky fried chicken outlets are Sungei Wang Plaza, Suria KLCC and Mid Valley Megamall.

Favorite Dish: Spicy fried chicken drumstick which is hot served with coleslaw and mashed potatoes. Served excellent with Pepsi Cola!%f%c%s

Comparison: less expensive than average

Price: less than US$10

Rating: 4

Theme: American

Website: http://www.kfc.com

Chin Swee Restaurant, Genting Highlands: Superb vegetarian food

Chin Swee Vegetarian Restaurant is located at Chin Swee Temple Complex, just several kilometers downhill (approximately 10 minute drive) from the main Genting Highlands Resort in the state of Pahang. The restaurant serves delicious vegetarian dishes such as fried noodles, fried rice, mixed vegetable rice and many other vegetarian dishes. Prices are affordable. They are even cheaper than those of many restaurants at the main Genting Highlands Resort. The restaurant is highly recommended to local and foreign tourists.

Favorite Dish: Our favourite meals are Hong Kong fried vegetarian noodles and Malaysian fried vegetarian rice.

Address: Chin Swee Temple Complex, Genting

Comparison: less expensive than average

Directions: Located at Chin Swee Temple Complex, several kilometers downhill (approximately 10 minute drive) from the main Genting Highlands Resort in the state of Pahang.

Price: less than US$10

Rating: 4

Theme: Vegan/Vegetarian

Website: http://www.genting.com.my

Restaurant Chili's Grill and Bar, Kuala Lumpur: Hot spicy food

Restaurant Chili's Grill and Bar is located at Lot G(E) - 12 on ground floor of Mid Valley Megamall along Lingkasan Syed Putra in Kuala Lumpur. This is quite a new restaurant serving not only spicy hot chilli food but also other less spicy food.

The food in the restaurant is generally quite expensive in relation to Kuala Lumpur's food price standard. Nevertheless the food is truly delicious. There are numerous number of tv screens for diners to enjoy some entertainment while they enjoy their meals. The services at the restaurant are impeccable it has to be said as there are sufficient number of waiters and waitresses!

Favorite Dish: Fried delicious mouth-watering spicy chicken wings and chicken legs with yogurt sauce.

Address: Mid Valley Megamall, Kuala Lumpur

Comparison: more expensive than average

Directions: Located at Lot G(E) - 12 on ground floor of Mid Valley Megamall along Lingkasan Syed Putra, Mid Valley City in Kuala Lumpur.

Phone: 603 2287 6788

Price: US$11-20

Rating: 4

Theme: Local

Website: http://www.chilis.com

Elite Palace Restaurant, Club Elite, Genting: Food for the elite

Elite Palace Restaurant is located inside Club Elite at level 1 (Lobby floor) of the Highlands Hotel at Genting Highlands Resort in the state of Pahang. It is part of the Club Elite. Only Genting Highlands' platinum card holders can become members of this exclusive Club Elite. However due to popular requests the club is also opened to the general public especially dining at Elite Palace Restaurant. The hallmarks of Club Elite are luxury, privacy, magnificent and opulence, a place for truly elite as stated in their website below.

Elite Palace Restaurant is famed for its Cantonese cuisines. The restaurant accommodates only 50 guests at one time. The main reception at the entrance has a large window aquarium complete with many different species of fish. The aquarium is said to be the largest window aquarium in Southeast Asia! The restaurant's main specialties are braised gold foil abalone with oyster sauce and shark's fin soup. Chicken roll is also popular in the restaurant.

When we were in Genting Highlands in September 2008, the restaurant was promoting Beijing food. We took the opportunity to order Beijing delicacies simply because we were on our way to Beijing in October 2008. The highlight of Beijing food promotion is of course the popular Peking duck. The food was delicious it has to be said. The services were impeccable as there were at least four waitresses attending to our table when Peking duck was served!

Please note the restaurant's opening hours. Breakfast between 6.00 a.m. and 11.00 a.m.; lunch between 12.00 noon and 2.00 p.m. and dinner between 6.00 p.m. and 9.30 p.m. For those who make a fortune at Casino de Genting, why not savour some real Cantonese cuisines at the restaurant!

Favorite Dish: Peking duck is highly recommended. However we are not very sure whether Beijing food is still available in the restaurant as their specialties are Cantonese cuisines.

Address: Club Elite, Highlands Hotel, Genting

Comparison: more expensive than average

Directions: Located at level 1 (Lobby floor) of Highlands Hotel at Genting Highlands Resort in the state of Pahang.

Phone: 603 6101 1118

Price: US$21-30

Rating: 5

Theme: Chinese/Dim Sum

Website: http://www.clubelite.com.my

Restoran Amituofoh, Melaka: Vegetarian food

Restoran Amituofoh is a Buddhist vegetarian restaurant located at Kota Laksamana approximately 150 meters northwest of Mahkota Parade Shopping Centre at Bandar Hilir in the city of historic Melaka. It serves delicious buffét style vegetarian meals especially fried noodles free of charge.

Payment is made by donation! You do not have to pay any penny if you do not have money at all! The restaurant caters not only for the locals but also foreign tourists as well. So don't be shy, just help yourself with excellent vegetarian meals!

Favorite Dish: Our favourite is the fried noodles with local curry sauce.

Address: Kota Laksamana, Melaka

Directions: Located at Kota Laksamana approximately 150 meters northwest of Mahkota Parade Shopping Centre in Melaka Raya, Bandar Hilir, Melaka.

Rating: 4

Theme: Vegan/Vegetarian

Kantin Stesyen Highland, Genting Highlands: Budget local food at resort

Kantin Stesyen Highland (Station Highland Canteen in English) is located next to the Theme Park Hotel and Outdoor Theme Park in Genting Highlands Resort in the state of Pahang.

As Genting Highlands Resort is a tourist resort and destination packed with gamblers, prices of food and drinks at most cafés and restaurants in the resort are comparatively more expensive than those in the city of Kuala Lumpur. You may find this canteen serving delicious local food at reasonable price. The canteen caters principally for bus and taxi drivers plying the route between Kuala Lumpur and Genting Highlands as well as the staff and workers of the resort. Some of the food served in the canteen are fried noodles, roti chanai (local bread), nasi lemak, fried rice, assam laksa etc.

Address: Genting Highlands Resort, Pahang

Comparison: least expensive

Directions: Located near the Theme Park Hotel and the Outdoor Theme Park in Genting Highlands Resort.

Price: less than US$10

Rating: 3

Theme: Local

Newton Hawker Center, Melaka: Local delicacies

Newton Hawker Center is located at Jalan Parameswara in Bandar Hilir not far from A' Famosa, St. Paul's Hill and major international hotels and shopping centres in the historic city of Melaka. This is the old Newton Hawker Center which is more established. Nevertheless a new Newton Hawker Center is located within a stone's throw from Hotel Holiday Inn at Melaka Raya.

Budget local food which is rather delicious and appetizing is available at the old Newton hawker centre daily in the evening and at night. The food is very popular with the locals who do not want to cook at home. Examples of such food are Malay Satay, Hainanese chicken rice, Yong Tao Foo, Char Kuey Teow (fried noodles), fried chicken wings, Wanton noodles, and drinks such as ice kachang to quench your thirst! Make it a point to savour some local food when you are in Melaka for your vacation!

Favorite Dish: Yong Tao Foo, Wanton noodles, Char Kuey Teow, Malay Satay, Fried Noodles, Fried chicken wings and Hainanese chicken rice.

Address: Jalan Parameswara, Melaka

Comparison: least expensive

Directions: This is an old Newton Hawker Center located at Jalan Parameswara several hundred meters east of Mahkota Parade Shopping Centre.

Price: less than US$10

Rating: 4

Theme: Local