Malacca trip 2011: Ban Hong Xiang Tea House 万鸿香

A traditional eatery that deserves a wide variety of piping hot dim sum. It is a no-frills place, none of those fancy decorations around. It occupies 3 consecutive shophouses and it can get real crowded on the weekends. Today we went in the late morning, trying to avoid all the morning crowd. When we arrived, what's left are the uncles/aunties that's sitted idly and comfortably, chit-chatting or reading the newspaper.

A pot of hot, refreshing chinese tea to start the day and to go with the dim sum.

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Malacca trip 2011: Capitol satay celup

After much hesitation, finally made our trip to Capitol satay celup for dinner. Was quite apprehensive about the hygiene of the satay sauce initially but still decide to go for it after seeing all the buzz about it on the web. What exactly is satay celup ? It's food skewered in wooden sticks, dipped in boiling satay sauce and cooking it. Same concept as steamboat except they substitute the broth with satay sauce and the food is skewered.

We reached just before dinner time is supposed to start but you can already see people queuing up, waiting for their tables. It is fully packed on a weekday and I secretly thought to myself that is must be one of those overhyped places again. By the time I leave, I'm starting to think otherwise and that I actually ate more than the person who suggested heading over for dinner, haha !

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Malacca trip 2011: Sun May Hiong satay house

We went through alot of trouble to search for this place in the Kota Laksamana area, with a blend of housing estates and shophouses. Drove around the place umpteen times, searching up and low for any visible signs of it. As it turns out, we've actually driven past it a few times without noticing because they do not have any visible signboard in front of their shop. The only clue we've gotten is the BBQ pit they have parked in front.

A no-frills outlet where you get to catch a glimpse of the Sungai Melaka, while munching away sticks after sticks of satays. What's so special about them ? Well, not much places offer pork satays in Malaysia simply because majority of the stalls are operated by our Muslim friends. You should head out to try it, instead of the usual beef, mutton or chicken satay. Another thing that's special is the satay sauce, mixed with pineapples. Much more appetizing than the conventional satay gravy, in my opinion.

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Malacca trip 2011: Donald & Lily

We made our 1st stop of the Malacca trip at Donald & Lily to have a quick lunch before heading over to check-in at the hotel. The place is open daily (9:30am - 4:00pm) except Monday and everyday you get a different selection from their Daily Special. Choice is limited and as we were there on a Tuesday so our choices were only either Mee Siam or Nonya Laksa. We skip the rojak though but I believe that is available everyday.

This place has been featured numerous occassions on the many TV programs, articles and blogs. I myself have been here a couple of times on each occassion whenever I visit the historic state of Malacca. Keep your eyes wide open because the place has a very small entrance which will go unnoticed except for the throngs of people queuing outside for a table or taking pictures. It has sort of become a tourist attraction and maybe also because of its close proximity to Jonker Walk.

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