Melaka Restaurant Tips by chiabh

Bee Bee Hiong Yong Tau Foo: Bee Bee Hiong Yong Tau Foo Street vendors Review

The stall is just besides the famous porridge stall at Kedai Makanan dan Minuman Hup Huat whic is located at Stall A-7... Contact for Hup Huat are +606-284-2564, +6012-260-8928 and +6016-612-2595... The stalls are due for re-location by year end 2010... Hup Huat will be relocated to Jalan Semabok...

Favorite Dish: Bee Bee is noted for its Yong Tau Foo which is currently going at 60 sen a piece... Hup Huat is famous for its special Hong Kong porridge... It also sells Ipoh kuew tiow soup, oyster sauce chicken, roasted and barbeque pork, fried won tow and oyster taugeh...

The stalls are opened daily from 9.00am to about 6.00pm... Rest days are Chinese New Year and some Chinese festival days...

Address: Stall No. 20 City Park, Jalan Bunga Raya Pantai

Comparison: least expensive

Directions: City Park is just beside the old Federal Cinema, just a stone's throw from the Melaka Renaissance Hotel...

Other Contact: +6017-672-6716 (Mr Goh)

Phone: +606-284-3139

Price: less than US$10

Rating: 4

Theme: Local

Thye Lai Coffee Shop: Machap Baru - Thye Lai Coffee Shop

The noodle stall is located at the front and within the coffee shop... it is a typical small village coffees shop where the villagers will gather and gossip or catch up with the latest news...

Favorite Dish: The stall is famous for its noodles... especially good is the noodle with braised pork (the hakka char yoke)....

Address: Jalan 1, Machap Baru, Melaka

Comparison: least expensive

Directions: As you enter the village under the arch way, turn left at the first intersection... the shop is on the right... facing the first turning on the left...

Price: less than US$10

Rating: 4

Theme: Local

Restoran Mei Yuen: Machap Baru - Restoran Mei Yuen

The restaurant is typicall of a chinese restaurant in a village set-up... non-airconditioned but breezy enough not to be too hot... the restaurant is only opened in the evenings... and not opened for lunch... business hours is from 5:30pm...

Favorite Dish: Although Machap Baru is a typical hakka village, Restoran Mei Yuen serves all types of Chinese food... It is also have exotic dishes in its menu and this may have to be pre-booked...

Of course, the speciality is Hakka food... with very good braised pork and yong tau foo...

Address: 238 Machap Baru, Melaka

Comparison: least expensive

Directions: The restaurant is on the right of the road after entering Machap Baru village arch way...

Phone: +6012-360-3311

Price: less than US$10

Rating: 4

Theme: Chinese/Dim Sum

Tomyam Klassik: Bukit Beruang - Tomyam Klassik

The restaurant serves halal food, specialise mainly in Thai food... We had the buka puasa buffet and hence does not have the opportunity to try the other food...

Favorite Dish: There is a children's playing area for kids to amuse themselves while the parents have an un-hassled meal... There is also a separate section for beverages and open kitchen for roti canai, mee goreng etc...

Address: Bukit Beruang, Melaka

Comparison: about average

Directions: Along Lebuhraya Ayer Keroh to Melaka city, turn right at the traffic light after passing Jaya Jusco and the Government building... go straight and tunr left at the Police Contingent Headquarters after passing the Multimedia University...

Price: US$11-20

Rating: 3

Theme: Pan-Asian and Pacific Rim

Restoran Famosa Chicken Rice Ball: Restoran Famosa Chicken Rice Ball Local food Review

Melaka is note for its chicken rice with a difference... ie the rice comes in the shape of a ball... but of course, you can also ask for the normal plate of rice...

Favorite Dish: Of course, as the name suggests, the main dish is chicken rice... with the chicken steamed, roasted ro barbeque... you can also order side orders such as chicken "spare parts", stir-fried vegetables etc to go with the chicken...

Address: Jonker Street, Melaka

Comparison: less expensive than average

Directions: The restaurant is at the start of Jonker Street, across the small bridge from the Stadthuy...

Price: less than US$10

Rating: 4

Theme: Local

Restoran Bibik Neo: Restoran Bibik Neo

Restoran Bibik Neo is one of the Peranakan or Nyonya restaurant in Melaka Raya, the other being Restoran Ole Sayang. Named after the owner's grandmother, the restaurant has been dishing out delicious Nyonya fare since 1995.

Favorite Dish: Nyonya specialities include Bibik Neo deep fried fish with sambal (a signature dish); chicken assam buah keluak; otak-otak; omelette with cincalok; itik tim (duck soup with salted vegetables); chicken pong tay with potatoes and prawn lemak nenas (prawns cooked with a coconut curry with pineapples)

Address: 6, Jalan Merdeka, Taman Melaka Raya, Melaka

Comparison: less expensive than average

Directions: The restaurant is located on the main road of Melaka Raya and is easily noticeable when you drive along Jalan Merdeka.

It is open every day except Mondays for lunch from 11.00am to 2.30pm and dinner from 6.00pm to 9.30pm.

Phone: 06-281-7054

Price: less than US$10

Rating: 4

Theme: Local

Hoe Kee Chicken Shop: Hoe Kee Chicken Shop Local food Review

The restaurant is just across the bridge from the Stadthuy... on the left side of Joner Street... It is very popular restaurant and you will always see people queuing up during lunch and dinner time...

Favorite Dish: The speciality is of course chicken rice... The restuarant service both "ball" rice as well as normal rice in plate or bowl... Besides chicken, there are also other side dishes such as barbeque pork, stir-fried vegetables.... and not to forget the chicken "spare parts" as well...

Address: Jonker Street, Melaka

Comparison: less expensive than average

Directions: Just across the bridge from the Stadthuy...

Price: less than US$10

Rating: 4

Theme: Local

88 Antiques & Cafe: 88 Antiques & Cafe Local food Review

The restaurant is sort of part of the antique historial show piece of historical Melaka... The interior of the restaurant is cool with exhibits of the nyona heritage... There are bits and pieces of nyoya artifacts on display together with chairs and tables of bygone days...

Favorite Dish: The restaurant is noted for its nyona delicacies... with the nyona assam laksa, ice kachang (or ABC)... It is have a good variety of nyona cakes for sale...

Address: Jonker Street, Melaka

Comparison: less expensive than average

Directions: The resturant is along Jonker Street and is easily noted with its green "88" sign protuding out of the shop front...

Price: less than US$10

Rating: 4

Theme: Local