malacca - a one-time favourite

for a period, we would visit malacca at every opportunity. we would stay at shah motel at tanjong kling. when accommodation was not available at the beach, we would stay at emperor hotel, in the heart of the town. when emperor was fully booked, we stayed at the small, budget accordian hotel.

we were not in malacca for the historic landmarks; we were there for the shopping and the food, especially the peranakan food. if we stayed at the beach area, we would usually have our dinners at one of the zi char restaurants located along tanjong kling or klebang.

for peranakan or nonya food, we would always head for bandar hilir. there are a few nonya restaurants there that attract lots of singaporeans. ole sayang, makko, manis sayang and bibek neo are found in this area.

the ladies like to go to jalan hang jebat in the jonkers area to shop for beaded shoes and slippers and for nonya dresses. we have tried the chicken rice balls at hoe kee along jalan hang jebat.

usually, before returning home, we would drop in at tan kim hock product centre for the durian chendol and to buy home some of the local products.

another local product that we would buy home was the rolled pineapple tarts. we would order them from this coffee shop near to the former federal cinema. the shop is crowded in the morning with locals and tourists who go there for the yong tau foo. (pineapple tarts, contact no. 062843139)