Malacca - Good Food To Try

Must try food in Malacca !!

Consolidated based on our experience during the few recent trips to Malacca (a.k.a Melaka).
Good, nice, authentic, famous, local, culture heritage food NOT to be missed!

	Family Heritage Nonya  Cuisines           : Nonya Must try dish!   : Pineapple curry fish, Butter scallop MS Rating        : 4.25/5 Location           : Bukit Beruang, 75450 Melaka, Malaysia                           (Tel) 06-2327116 Business Hours : 12:00pm-3:00pm / 5:30pm - 10pm
	Pink Berrys  Cuisines           : Dessert Must try dish!   : Durian King dessert  MS Rating        : 4.25/5 Location           : Pahlawan Melaka Megamall  Website            : www.justberrys.com.my
	Bunga Raya Porridge Cuisines           : Chinese Speciality         : Pork Porridge MS Rating        : 3.5/5 Location           : G20, Jalan PM 3, Plaza Mahkota, 75000 Melaka.                          Miss Tam (016- 753 1816)  Business Hours: 12pm-2pm / 7pm-10pm                             (off) Chinese Lunar 1st, 2nd, 15th, 16th.
	Wok & Pan  Cuisines           : Western Speciality         : Mexican Pork Chop, Chicken cutlet, mushroom soup   MS Rating        : 4/5 Location           : No. 22 G, Jalan PM 4, Plaza Mahkota, Melaka Business Hours : 12pm to 3pm, 6pm to 10pm                           (Closed on Monday)
	Ban Hong Xiang Tea House（万鸿香茶楼） Cuisines           : Dim Sum Speciality         : Fried Carrot Cake, Fried Oyster    MS Rating        : 4/5 Location           : Jalan Gajah Berang. No. D, Jalan Bachang,Melaka                          GPS: N2.208833, E102.242667
	Nadeje Patisserie Cafe Cuisines           : Western Dessert Speciality         : Mille Crepes - Original, Cheese, Pralilne    MS Rating        : 4.25/5 Location           : UB051-053 Dataran Pahlawan Melaka Megamall Contact            : (06)2843469 Business Hours : 10am to 10:30pm
	Restoran Aunty Lee Cuisines           : Nonya  Speciality         : Fried chicken, Cincalok Omelette, Sambal Prawn Petai, Fried fish with chilli     MS Rating        : 4.5/5 Location           : 385 Jalan Ujong Pasir, Melaka 75050, Malaysia Contact            : (06) 2831009 Business Hours : 11:30 am - 2:30pm, 6pm - 10 pm (Close Tues)
	Cockles at Dirty Lane Cuisines           : Roadside Cockles and Lala    Speciality         : Cockles, Lala, 4 treasures     MS Rating        : 3.75/5 Location           : Jalan Bunga Raya (besides Madam King's) Contact            : (06) 016-645 8108 Business Hours : 7 - 11pm (closed on Saturday)
	Pak Putra Cuisines           : Indian     Speciality         : Chicken Tandoori, Naan      MS Rating        : 4/5 Location           : Jalan Laksamana 4, Melaka, Malaysia                          (Along the main road in Taman Laksamana)                          (GPS) N2.194833 E102.243550 Contact            : 012-601 5876 Business Hours : 6.00pm to 1.00am (closed alternate Monday)
	Jonker 88   Cuisines           : Nonya Speciality         : Nonya and Baba Laksa, Chendol      MS Rating        : 4.25/5 Location           : 88, Jalan Hang Jebat (Jonker Street) Contact            : 606-2868786 Business Hours : 10am -
	Capitol Satay Cuisines           : Satay Celup  Speciality         : Big prawns MS Rating        : 4.25/5 Location          : 41, Lorong Bukit Cina, 75100, Melaka Contact            : 06-2835508 Business Hours : 5:30pm - 1am
	Medan Ikan Bakar (Muara Sungai Duyong) Cuisines           : Malay Seafood  Speciality         : Fried Tumeric Fish, Nasi Lemak       MS Rating        : 4.5/5 Location           : KM 4-5, Jalan Padang Temu, Permatang Pasir                          GPS (N2.174500, E102.289167) Contact            : 019-248 9525, 012-636 2339 (Pak Azmi) Business Hours: 5pm - 12am (no rest day)
	Kedai Kopi Chung Wah Cuisines           : Hainanese Chicken rice Speciality         : Chicken rice ball, Chicken       MS Rating        : 4/5 Location           : Lorong Hang Jebat                          (Opposite San Shu Gong)                          GPS: N2.194833, E102.247167 Contact            : 06-2849660 Business Hours: Daily 7.30am to about 3pm (or sold out)
	Puteri Erra Roti John Cuisines           : Malay Roti John Speciality         : Batang Biasa Roti John       MS Rating        : 4/5 Location           : Medan Selera Bunga Raya (Opposite Majestic Hotel, behind Putra Specialist Hospital) Contact            :  Business Hours : Opens daily 6-11.30pm
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Bali - Day 1 Dinner - Un's Restaurant

It was quite lucky for us to chance upon Un's Restaurant along Jalan Pantai Kuta, one of the highly recommended restaurant on the Internet (Ranked #2 restaurant in Kuta in Tripadvisor).

Un's Restaurant

Un's open air dining area offered a nice ambience for a romantic candlelight dinner under frangipani trees. The Balinese settings remind us that we are in Bali while we were enjoying nice European food.

Romantic Dining Area

Upon arrival, we were offered cold towels and a complimentary shot of Un's frozen Margarita each, thoughtful acts to cool off the heat in the warm weather. Their margarita was exceptional and it successfully excite our taste palate that we decided to order another glass. Very unlike us who usually prefer to go for variety.

Complimentary Un's Frozen Margarita

Un's Frozen Margarita
Rating: 4.5/5

Amuse-bouche was being offered, chicken nugget with 3 different sauces - mustard, spinach, tomato, simple and nice.

Complimentary Chicken Nugget
Rating: 3.75/5

We ordered their recommended main courses - Lamb Shank and Tuna Dill Medallions.

Lamb Shank - Oven roasted lamb shank with cabbage and mashed potatoes.  The lamb is nicely roasted, tender and not so sticky.  The cabbage had absorb the flavourful gravy and the slightly baked creamy mashed potato contrast with the slight roasting stickiness of the lamb. A pity that there isn't much bone marrow from the shank.

Lamb Shank
Rating: 4/5

Tuna Dill Medallions - sashimi grade tuna medallions on a creamy dill sauce, served with jasmine rice and garden salad.  The restaurant recommended medium for the Tuna, but it will be better if it was medium rare to have the outside slightly seared and leaving the middle pretty raw to preserve its tenderness. The creamy dill sauce was good, the wiry, thread-like dill week adds a distinctive taste to the creamy sauce.

Tuna Dill Medallions
Rating: 4/5

Total cost for the meal was around 290K IDR (SGD$40). Food is a bit pricer than other local restaurants along the street, but its a steal if you compare with what you get in Singapore. Good food, nice ambience with friendly service.

Afternote - realised that the listed price on the internet menu was almost half of what was offered to us at the restaurant. Understand that there are usually different menu for tourist and locals, but didn't realise that it apply for mid-class restaurant like Un's as well. For those who know Malay, try to converse in their local language and ask for local price or menu for the locals, maybe you can get much better deals.  Nonetheless, the dinner is still worth it even with the tourist price.


UN'S Paradise Restaurant Kuta
Jalan Pantai Kuta
Reference Website: Un's Restaurant (Bali Kuta)