Malacca Food

Extracted from Flavours Magazine (Dec 2002-Feb 2003)

Satay
Satay Celup
Capitol Satay Celup, 41, Lorong Bukit Cina 5.30pm until last customer leaves. Closes on Mondays.
Satay celup or "satay steamboat" only found in Malacca, are assortment of raw and semi-cooked seafood, meat and vegetables on skewers that are dunked into a boiling pot of water and eaten with sauce that is similar to the ubiquitious satay sauce but has different ingredients. Though Jalan Ong Kim Wee abounds with many satay celup shops but this place is said to be the best, as the sauce is thick and aromatic.

Hainanese Pork Satay
Jonker Street Satay/ Sun May Hiong Satay House, 135, Jalan Hang Jebat(Jonker St). Opens 11am-6pm(8pm on Saturdays). Close alternate Tuesdays.
This famous satay of old Jonker Street offers a selection of pork, chicken, liver and intestine on skewer, with the usual side accompaniment of ketupat rice, sliced onions and cucumber. This aromatic meat has a crisp, slightly burnt edge served with a tangy, sweet and spicy concoction of crushed peanuts, aromatic roots, spices, shredded pineapple and star fruit.

Malay Satay
Ngah Satay(opposite the three-storey flats in Bukit Baru). Opens 6-10.30pm. Close 2nd & 4th Mondays of the month. For halal Malay-style satay, this is the place to go. This satay is well marinated that it is good without its sauce.

PORTUGUESE
San Pedro Restaurant, 4, D'Aranjo Road, Portuguese Settlement, Ujong Pasir.Opens 5-1.30p, daily. This place is the first and oldest Portuguese restaurant that offers home-stle Portuguese fare. Make your choices from the small menu such as the toned-down Devil Curry, Portuguese-style Baked Fish in spice paste and squid fritters.

DMG Cafe (formerly known as Margaret's Kitchen), No. 346, Taman Melaka Raya 3. Opens 8.30am-5pm. Closes on Saturdays.

This little Portuguese eatery has a small menu but food is freshly prepared and appetizing. Must-tries include Devil Curry, Beef Semur, Ayam Buah Keluak and Assam Fish Curry. On ala-carte, Portuguese laksa is highly recommended. The chicken pie is creamy and really yummy.


NYONYA
Bibik Neo Nyonya Restaurant, No. 6, Ground Floor, Jalan Merdeka, Taman Melaka Raya. Opens 11am-2.30pm/6-9.30pm. Closes on Mondays.
One of the many nyonya restaurants in town, this place provides home cooked dishes such as Pongteh, Ayam buah keluak Masak Assam, Geram Asam and Itik Tim. You can alse try egg with cincalok, stamed ladies fingers with sambal belacan and otak-otak.
1. Curry Debal
2. Steam ladies finger with sambal belacan


HAINANESE
Kengdom Restaurant, 147-149, Taman Melaka Raya.
Opens daily 11am-2.30pm/5.30-10.30pm.
This place is known for its dinner plate-size pies. The pie dish is covered with puff pastry underneath which is chicken stew or chicken and potato curry. Alse available with pork ribs, beef and mutton. Other hainanese specialties includes mutton soup and beef hot pot.


MALAY
Gerai Makan 35, No. 35, Jalan Merdeka, Bandar Hilir. Opens 11am-4pm. Closes on Fridays.
Located in Mallacca's own Glutton's Corner, opposite of Mahkota Parade, this warung serves local freshly prepared by Malay food ranging from garden-fresh ulam salad with sambal belacan, Ikan Sepat Masak Lemak, various kind of kerabu and curries.