Jonker 88, Melaka

I love Cendol... But i can't find many stall that selling nice Cendol.. I used to go to this stall called Jonker 88 in Melaka aka Museum Cafe. But their standard has dropped so much!! Sorry to say that, i don't think i will go there for Cendol anymore or recommend it to friends. Maybe i will just drop by for other local delicacies when i am in Melaka next time.

What should i call this? Rojak or Lobak? Whichever la.. As long as nice!! This was not bad!


This shop is famous for its environment which decorated by plenty of archeology artifacts displayed on the wall display.

Overall Rating: 8/10

Cendol Rating: 5/10

Recommended & Specialties: Nyonya Cendol, Baba Cendol, Asam Laksa, Nyonya Laksa, Curry Laksa, Yong Tau Fu

Price: Reasonable

Tax: No

Payment Terms: Cash

Ambiance: Air-conditioned. Crowded. Avoid to come during weekends, public holiday. You will find that you won't be enjoy eating while people are waiting beside your table for their turn.

Service: Self service.

WIFI: No

Halal: Non Halal

Parking: Use parking coupon. It can get in anywhere in Melaka.

Jonker 88

Jonker Street, , 88, Jalan Hang Jebat, 75200 Melaka, Melaka, Malaysia

Contact Number: 019-3975665 (Jason), 019-2517667 (Jeremy), 019-6695959 (Johnson)

GPS Coordinate: N2 11.738 E102 14.864

Operating Hours: 12:00PM - 6:00PM (Weekdays), 12:00PM - 8:00PM (Weekends)

Website: http://www.jonker88.com/

Madam Kwan's Restaurant, Suria KLCC

I'm sure lots of people know the famous Nasi Lemak from Madam Kwan, it's one of their in-house specialty which is well known to all.

Madam Kwan is local franchise brand and it's spreading out 5 branches across famous shopping mall around Kuala Lumpur. If you are looking for a nice place to try out Malaysian local dishes, Madam Kwan is the perfect place although the prices are a bit pricey. I would call this restaurant a high-end hawker restaurant! They have all sorts of Malaysian food from their famous nasi lemak to Chinese style chicken rice to Indian style fish head curry and local desserts. Good place to bring friends from abroad to sample local cuisines!

The restaurant has an upmarket look but without trying to be too pretentious, walking a fine line between Asian and Western style decor. The waitresses and waiters are all smartly dressed and guests are served with glasses of strawberry scented cold water.

I, mom and Joanne visited their branch restaurant at KLCC after we have done our shopping. This is my second time in Madam Kwan's. It's located at the 4th floor of Suria KLCC. It was early evening, I noticed that the place wasn’t packed with many people. However I saw a group of people were talking to the waiter, and the waiter was flipping a reservation book and tried to made reservation for them. No doubt, because it was Ramadan. Customer needs to make prior booking to dine in for buka puasa. We were lucky, as the waiter allowed us to go in because it was still early (around 5.30pm).

As I mentioned, most of the foods served in Madam Kwan are very local delights and It's not exactly a cheap place for food. I can get a plate of Nasi Lemak less than RM6 but why people still go to Madam Kwan for Nasi Lemak? For sure have a reason mah.. When tons of people said the Nasi Lemak in Madam Kwan is good, then it must be really good, earning the good reputation!

The rice was absolutely delicious, fragrant and not too oily! The sambal ikan bilis and curry chicken was very good too, complement nicely with the rice. Adding the sambal ikan bilis and curry chicken into every spoon into your mouth boost up the sensation. I really don’t know how to describe it, try out yourself. I love it and you might probably love it too!

The Madam Kwan's specialty Nasi Lemak (RM15.30). The rice was fragrant alright and not too oily. Served with curry chicken, sambal ikan bilis, dried shrimp floss, and hard boiled egg. Acar (Nyonya styled salad) that's served together with the Nasi Lemak.

Char Kway Teow (RM15.90). It consisted of flat rice noodles fried with chicken, bean sprouts, sotong, egg and crunchy prawns.

Spaghetti Alfrado (RM18.90) This Spaghetti Alfrado is served with turkey ham and in white sauce. Simple it may look but my mom said it is good and the white sauce was really rich.

♪♫•.....I like dessert.......•♫♪

It is a MUST order dessert in Madam Kwan's! CENDOL!!

STEP 1:

Their gula malacca tastes sooooo good!!

STEP 2:

Pour the Gula Melaka on the Cendol..

STEP 3:

Cendol (RM6.50) mixed with thick gula Melaka and Santan! Thumbs Up!

As long as my mom happy.. I am happy! :)

Overall Rating: 8/10

Recommendation & Specialities: Nasi Bojari, Nasi Lemak, Curry Fish Head

Price: More expensive than average

Tax: Yes (10% Service Charge + 5% Government Tax)

Payment Terms: Cash / Credit Card

Ambiance: Cozy and sophisticated kopitiam

Service: Fast & friendly. Can expect your order to arrive within 15 minutes or faster. However, we got the feeling that the staffs are rushing the patrons to eat and go during peak hour. No lepak-lepak. Can't say anything or expect too much.. As this pace is always full during lunch and dinner time and people queuing outside waiting for their turn to dine in.

WIFI: Yes

Halal: Halal

Parking: Suria KLCC Parking Rate

Madam Kwan's Restaurant

Lot 420/421, Level 4, Suria KLCC, Kuala Lumpur City Centre, 50088 KL.

Contact: +603 2026 2297

GPS Coordinate: -

Business Hour: 11am - 11pm (Daily)

Website: -

Nyonya Colors, Empire Gallery Shopping Mall Subang Jaya

In Nyonya Colors, you will get to buy and eat premium homemade quality Nyonya Kueh and delights. You may have seen similar kueh in other Nyonya stall. But Nyonya Colors provide customers with the high quality and tasty kueh. A piece of small kueh is not cheap though.

Beside their homemade authentic Nyonya kueh, here you can also order main dishes such as Asam Laksa, Nasi Lemak, Laksa, Mee Rebus, Rojak, etc.

I have ordered Asam Laksa - RM8.90. Tasted so-so only.

Overall Rating: 4/10

Specialty & Recommendation: Nyonya Kueh and Delights

Price: Average

Tax: No

Payment Terms: Cash

Ambiance: Modern Nyonya Restaurant

Service: Good

WIFI: No

Halal: Halal

Parking: In-House Parking

Nyonya Colors

LG28 Lower Ground, Empire Gallery Shopping Mall, Jalan SS16/1, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

Contact: 603 5635 9818 / 603 5635 9858

GPS Coordinate: -

Business Hour: Monday-Sunday (Including Public Holiday) 10am to 10pm

Website: -

Email: -

Lunch @ Donald & Lily's Corner Melacca

During my stays in Melacca on new year, i was tempted for Baba Nyoya food. Steven, me and his mum was wandering around Jonker Street and we decided to go to Donald & Lily's Corner.
Donald & Lily’s Corner is located at Jalan Tan Cheng Lock (Heeren Street), within walking distance from Jonker Street and the reddish Dutch Square. However, the location of Donald & Lily’s Corner is less noticeable. You must walk to the back of Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock, or go to Kota Laksamana car park, and you can find Donald & Lily’s Corner . The dining area is located at the upstair of an old house built before World War II. During weekend lunch hours, please expect to wait for a long queue.

Shaved ice, topped with a palm sugar syrup so real tasting is it amazing. Mix it up to reveal mung bean noodles, beans and sago.


The making of Cendol

Asam Fish. The fish tasted good, but i can't taste any asam. It was more curry taste than asam. Probably they have put too much of curry powder in it.

Tau Kua Rojak (RM 3.50) is another worth-mentioning dish. It’s a dish of bean curds (tau kua), cucumbers and pineapples topped with rojak sauce.

Pongteh Chicken. No comment. Quite tasty! :)

Nyonya Laksa (RM 3.20) is undeniably the signature dish here. Nyonya laksa is enriched with various spices but cooked without curry powder.

When you order Pongteh Chicken, Asam Fish, rice provided with FOC.

Me standing outside Donald & Lily's Corner

The menu

Donald & Lily’s Corner is also serving daily special, as follows:

Tuesday special - mee rebus

Friday special - nasi lemak served with rendang ayam

Saturday special - curry chicken rice and pongteh chicken rice

Sunday special - curry assam fish rice, pongteh chicken rice, pineapple lemak prawn rice

Overall Rating: 2.5/5

Price: Very Reasonable

Ambience: The dining ambience at Donald & Lily’s Corner is quite unique, it features its own authentic homey character not easily found else where.

Donald & Lily's Corner

17, Lorong Hang Jebat, 75200 Melaka

Operating hour: 9.30am - 4pm, close on every Monday
GPS coordinate: N2 11.662 E102 14.807 (show location in Google Maps)