Returning from a recent trip from Singapore, some friends and I decided to stop by Melaka for lunch to savour some local delicacies, chicken rice balls and cendol. Our first stop for the main course, Kedai Kopi Chung Wah.
As Melaka is situated halfway between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, the crowds coming in to Melaka on the weekends pack the restaurants across Jonker Street during lunch time. Some queues would require you to wait up to half an hour outside the restaurant. Therefore, if you aim to pay Melaka a visit during the long weekends, do plan your trip in advance.
Inside is a relatively small space with marble top tables and simple wooden chairs, typical decor of a common kopitiam (common Malaysian term to describe a coffee shop).
Hainanese chicken rice is not only popular amongst tourists like myself, but locals as well. Kopitiam Chung Wah is one of the earliest spots to offer the rice balls in Melaka.
Being the only dish that they serve at this Kopitiam, each table would be served with five rice balls per person, unless requested otherwise. The chicken is served on a plate to share accompanied by a common dipping sauce of garlic, chili, ginger, vinegar and soya sauce. The rice balls itself were rather moist and were nothing too fancy. In my opinion, having this dish is more for the novelty of eating ball-shaped rice.
After a hearty lunch, and seeing how hot and humid the weather was, we had to have something to cool us off. Jonker Dessert 88 is a shop located in the middle of Jonker street. Besides serving desserts, there are also other dishes such as laksa available. It is in the form of a museum cafe which was legally formed in 1997.
However, our main purpose of the visit was to try their array of cendol that was listed outside the shop. Here you make your order, collect it and pay on the spot.
The basic ingredients of this dessert consist of shaved ice, starch noodles with pandan flavouring, red beans, coconut milk and gula melaka (which is formed from processing the sap of a coconut tree).
The gula melaka here is really thick which is definitely more sinful, but much more to our liking. It’s so thick that the ladle just rests on top of it.
This is definitely one of the best cendols I’ve had so far. The thick gula melaka is something that you can’t find in dessert places in Kuala Lumpur, as it usually tends to be much lighter. Of course, if you do have a sweet tooth, you could always ask them to add more gula melaka, which they would be happy to do so.
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Kedai Kopi Chung Wah
18 Jalan Hang Jebat
Located at the beginning of Jonker Street, opposite OCBC bank and at the corner of Tan Boon Seng Bridge
Non-Halal
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Jonker Dessert 88
No. 88 Jalan Hang Jebat
75200 Melaka
Non-halal
Phone: +60 19 251 7667
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13 Comments
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-QuaChee, 3 years ago
not sure if that’s the cendol shop ive tried… but will now take note!
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-Daniel Tan, 3 years ago
yummmmmm look at the holy-crap-it’s-solid gula!!!! I WANT!
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-steve-0, 3 years ago
Yeps, you should give it a try. It’s right in the middle of Jonker Street
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-Demsi Jake, 3 years ago
Aiks you went to malacca, was busy these few days didn’t catch up with your homepage =)
When i go to malacca there are a few things i must eat before i head back to kl, and chicken rice ball is not one of them
1) Cendol – There is this very famous cendol @ Bukit Cina at the Graveyard. Yes Very odd place to have business. If you go back there try and look for it. You can’t miss it. Or you could try TanKimHock’s coconut cendol as well they pretty decent but PRICEY !
2) Nonya food – Somewhere in malacca raya, there’s this restaurant which is about 3-4 generations old. It’s somewhere near CIMB.
3) Satay Jelup – Wow, i remembered lining up almost 1 hour to eat and what makes things worst lining up in the rain. But it’s worth the wait
4) Seafood – Goto Umbai it’s about 20 mins drive from Malacca town. Very nice place, you have seaview and having dinner WOW.
5) Misc. Food – Jonker Street there are plenty of food at this street. You can find stuff to eat here but it’s PACK like hell.
Yet to try
1) Portugese Settlement – they have plenty of restaurant and it’s by the seaside. Heard from my friend telling me it’s really good and weekends it’s always PACKED
Malacca there is plenty variety of local food you can try and explore.
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William, 3 years ago
Hey Demsi! Wow that’s alot of food you want to try before you head back to KL… you sure your stomach can handle it? haha.
Actually we tried other food when we went there, just haven’t had the time to post it up… We had pork satay, goat stew, fish ball noodles etc…
We’ll add them as soon as we can. Thanks for dropping by!
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steve-0, 3 years ago
Heyy i tried the satay celup too! and the queue was really long too considering it was only 6pm. but yea, best recommendations would be to go during weekdays otherwise it would be way too packed
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Demsi Jake, 3 years ago
Steve-o: Yes totally recommended for WEEKDAY ! yes the LINE is crazy.
William: Tsk tsk, my stomach is like a vacuum cleaner, anything on the table will sure be CLEAN !
Hey keep up the good job =)
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-Melissa, 3 years ago
Demsi, am Malaccan.
Below are my own opinions coz different ppl have diffrent taste bud.
The chendol at 88 shop would be nicer than the 1 by the Bkt China roadside coz too watery.
Nice nyonya food will be Marko Nyonya Restaurant. Somewhere opposite Public Mutual Fund. The one u like called Ole Sayang.
Satay Celup I prefer the one in Jln Ong Kim Wee. Coz the 1 u went too long the line and I found that the place (kitchen) not really clean….
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steve-0, 3 years ago
Ah yes, I’ve been to the Satay Celup in Jln Ong Kim Wee and its pretty good. Will definitely give the Marko Nyonya Restaurant next time we’re there. Thanks for the info!
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Melissa, 3 years ago
Welcome.
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-Gigi, 3 years ago
I m a kopitiam supporter…… Pappa Kopitiam really cool. If u guys hv past by Kepong, go try out Kopi Street, their white coffee ice is the best. And, their hakka me egg gravy…ymmmm.
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Sue Ann, 3 years ago
Thanks Gigi, will keep that in mind. Whereabouts is this shop Kopi Street? Maybe can check it out when we head down to Kepong
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