nancy's kitchen
we spotted the little restaurant even before we found hotel puri! excited and in great anticipation of the much talked about kuey pie tee, we checked in in double quick time and immediately trudged over to nancy’s kitchen for our tea time fix.
it was a cosy little joint, with the owners and helpers chilling out and engaging in small talk. we already knew what we were going to have but peered curiously through the menu just in case we wanted to indulge in a bit more. tempted a little by the kueh kuehs, we decided to stay with the mission and ordered up a serving of the top hat pie tee.
light and crispy, the little pie tee shells were literally top hat in shape and for the precise purpose, in my opinion, to hold the yummy filling together. basic ingredients were used to make up the filling, but all done with a difference. thicker grates of bang kwang, stewed in sweeter gravy added a nice sweet taste to the dish. drizzled with little pieces of omelet, generous bits of crispy fried shallots, fresh coriander and tangy chilli, nancy’s kitchen’s top hat pie tee was a great starter to our makan road trip to malacca.
we headed back to nancy’s kitchen for lunch just before our drive back home as g spotted the chin chia lok omelette on the menu when we arrived. it must have been at the back of his mind that’s why he suggested lunch back at nancy’s *grin*. glad he did because lunch was good. the omelette was very yummy, especially with the kick ass home ground sambal belachan and the itek tim was much better than the one we had at pernakan restorant the night before. the assam fish had a good assamy curry but g felt they used the wrong type of fish. in any case, it was a good end to the quick weekend getaway.
nancy's kitchen
15 jalan hang lekir
baba chendol at jonker 88 dessert stall
this is the way chendol should always be. unadulterated combination of crushed ice, green jellies, red bean, topped with thick coconut milk and smothered with goey teacle like gula melaka. no artificial sugar syrups, no additional beans or nuts. truly a traditional baba chendol. yum! p.s. the mango ice kachang’s fantastico too!
jonker 88
jalan hang jebat
(019) 397 5665
www.jonker88.com
teo soon loong
the much talked about teo chew restaurant pak law insisted that we must try. took a while for g and i to find it as it was somewhat located close to the hustle and bustle of jalan hang jebat but yet hidden along one of the back side alleys. i spotted it only because it was the only lit house along the street and was a little apprehensive if we actually found the right place as i was expecting a slightly different façade! we tip toed carefully past the open air kitchen front and upon entering the old school double doors, found ourselves at the front of a busy little shop. it was quite amazing how they managed to squeeze so many tables plus a counter and stores of their food! we weaved past several huge tables, taking the bustle all in and sat down still curiously peering at what other people where having. it didn’t take too long before the son of the owner pulled a chair up and sat down next to us to take our order and give us his personal recommendation. it was the kind of service you would get at american establishments so it was a nice refreshing touch and we were looking forward to tucking in.
pak law advised that we only have the oyster noodles since it was only g and me but we ended up having not only the oyster noodles, but a serving of poa chai, steamed pomfret and their house specialty orh ni.
the oyster noodles on its own was enough to make one drive the 200 kms up to malacca. simple egg noodles cooked in thick brown gravy with a generous serving of fresh oysters. served fresh out of the wok, g and i dug in and were almost half way through our first bowls when the owner’s son came by and showed us the right way to have the noodles…with a touch of vinegar and dollop of their homemade sambal. just the addition of those two touches made the wow factor of the noodles go up a few notches! very smooth, not too lemak, with melt in your mouth fresh oysters, it was literally a perfect synergism between the gravy, vinegar, oysters and sambal. the fish and vege were both fresh and very well done, as with the orh ni. i had a taste and found it not bad. very smooth, not at all oily, with lots of gingko and pumpkin. but i do have to say this again, the oyster noodles truly rocked and we’d drive up just for this rm$10 dish!
teo soon loong chan teo chew seafood restaurant
55 jalan hang kasturi
(606) 282 2353
www.tslcmalaysia.com
geographer café
probably the most happening place once the sun goes down along jonker walk and it is no wonder why as the geographer café exudes a nice laid back chill vibe. g and i spent all our after dinner, post pasar malam walks kicking back here, enjoying drinks and just taking the buzz of malacca in. nothing fancy, the usual beers and drinks but still a nice place to rest the feet and enjoy a lazy evening.
geographer cafe
83 jalan hang jebat (606) 281 6813
www.geographercafe.com.my
afamosa chicken rice ball
a little over rated if you ask me but still a must try for all who have never tried chicken rice rolled into balls. it used to be one of the highlights for me when i was a little girl and we did those family road trips up to malacca, so it was kinda nice having the balls again. g wasn't too impressed with the rice balls and i too was a little disappointed, remembering them to be less solid and more tasty. the chicken wasn't too bad, fresh and less oily then some singaporean versions. we indulged in the assam fish too, which turned out to be surprisingly good, but i guess to me, the meal was only mediocre. more for the novelty of the rice balls then anything. there are actually several of these rice ball shops all around jonker, and i think in this instance, we picked the wrong one to go to. don't get me wrong, afamosa i guess is established with many outlets around malacca, but i guess i prefer my chicken rice more home-cooked so the other joint (hoe kee chicken rice shop) based on the crowd and chicken hanging from the stall, might have been better.
afamosa chicken rice ball restaurant
28-30 jalan hang kasturi
so there, the main low down on good grub in malacca. for those with more time (and more tummy space), do check out san shu gong for nice take home snacks, the peanut wafer thing is awesome (think cross between love letters and gong teng!) and durian chendol at the bibik house, opposite the foot massage place at one end of jalan hang jebat. (more piccies here!)
terima kasih!
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hey, we also stayed in Hotel Puri the last time we were there. i agreed the chicken rice ball is so-so only, but i love the baba-chendol! even wanted to buy back the gula melaka. i remember we also had some really yummy assam laksa somewhere, will let u know once i find out where it is exactly =)
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