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Just behind the Jonker stage at Jalan Tukang Emas, you will find many shops selling pineapple tarts, Pooh Keon is one of them and they make and bake their tarts fresh on the spot. The tarts sell for RM11.00 for a box of 2 dozens and the tarts are packed warm into the container! So, if you eat it on the spot, super yummy!

The pastry is soft and rich with butter-milk taste and the pineapple jam filling is not too sweet. So far, the thumbs are up for all those whom have tried this shop, I say its worth buying, just too much work to make myself :P. So if you are around the corner, give it a try.

GPS: N2 11.870 E102 14.751

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Located in Jalan Melaka Raya 4, next to a big open air parking lot, locates Teow Chew Bak Kut Teh. The name itself tells you that this stall serve Teow Chew style bak kut teh. Teow Chew style is basically light and more pepper in the soup but in KL the Hokkien style (since nearer to Klang) is more popular which is saltier and darker in color.

I generally like the Teow Chew style because it uses less oil and soup is lighter but still very tasty ;). The BKT here is good, tasty order to your needs but 1 major difference is you don’t really see “tau pok” in the soup and they add in celery in the soup, which is quite nice ;). There are also loads of mushrooms and of course pork according to the cuts that you want plus internal. We also tried the braised pork which uses the three layer pork, looks fatty but when you eat it, its taste just nice and balance.

For rice, you have a choice or white rice or yam rice and refill of tea here is self service. A meal for 8 persons cost us RM88.00, which is slightly cheaper than KL.

GPS: N2 11.219 E102 15.245

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The best time to visit Mei Sin Cafe if you want pork satay is in between 2-5pm, because that’s the only time the satay stall is opened! Located on Jalan Bunga Raya, next to the old cinema by the river and Renaissance hotel, the corner lot Mei Sin Cafe also offer various other yummies.

One of the it, is what the local called Xia Ping, which basically means prawns fritters in Mandarin. But its actually a plate of prawn fritters, fried popiah with various dim sum mixed together. I got a plate of large at RM6 (RM5 for regular) and I must say its pretty good ;).

The pork satay here is by far the best I have tasted so far, its a lot softer than the one I tasted at Xiang Ji. The sauce is also not so as sour as Xiang Ji, I must say, its very good. Seeing my dad whom is not much of a meat eater walloping the satay, you can judge how good it is :P. Satay is at 50 cents per stick, cheaper too ;).

There is another satay, Happy Satay in Pasir Ujong which I have yet got the chance to try, maybe should do a pork satay marathon in Melaka to compare.. hehe… :P.

GPS: N2 12.060 E102 15.094

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By chance, we passed by this house along Jalan Tengkera at night and decided to check it out. Outside the house is a stall selling putu piring! If I am not wrong, this is usually sold by Indian mostly and the Malay have their own version known as Kueh Tutu. Its actually a steam rice flour with palm sugar (gula melaka) in it, serve on grated coconut.

As the kids are watching a Million Stars Taiwanese singing contest on TV, the parents are at the door manning the stall. For 70 cents a piece, you get fresh and steaming hot putu piring serving right up to you. Its better to eat it hot, so we wasted no time and had it as soon as we reach the truck. Its very good combination, the sweet palm sugar with the salted and rich grated coconut, yummy!

The stall also sells other stuff like curry powder, home made kaya and of course, Melaka’s famous palm sugar!

GPS: N2 12.062 E102 14.351

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Many people may not even notice it as they past… but along Jalan Bunga Raya, there is an old cendol shop that serve very old fashion rojak and icy cold drinks for ages. This place is known as Min Chong Hygienic Ice Cafe, hehe.. what a name!

Anyhow, for most locals, this used to be their childhood cendol place as the street used to be the main shopping area when it comes to festive or school opening times (just like how Jalan TAR used to be for KL folks). I read from a blog that ice shaver they used, have been around since 1928!

From the outside, you don’t see any signboard and as we were passing it at 11am plus, the uncle and aunty just started to open their doors. The shop maintains most of its fittings and furniture as it is, really giving you an old Melaka feel. They still have the bottled coke here, but we got fooled, the uncle told us its brand new and Melaka still has it, he even showed me the receipts from F&N to prove it, hehe… really friend I must say!

This rustic place serve up some old fashion rojak, basically a mix of fruits and some vegetables with tau pok in shrimp and chili paste. The taste is different from the Penang style, its salty and spicy. There are a list of cold icy drinks to choose from, the cendol is pretty good, I like it.

I guess time have forgotten such places and people nowadays have too much choices to places like coffee bean, shopping malls, fast food, etc. Much of this old cultural food places have been forgotten. However, over here, they still serve it the same old style, maintaining the shop this way as well. I would really encourage visitors to try things like cendol and pat poh ice here, the authentic way!

The aunty and uncle are really friendly, especially the uncle who is very sporting, kept asking me to get my camera ready as he is about to shave the ice, hehe.

GPS: N2 11.843 E102 15.063

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