Upon the recommendation of a friend, we decided to stop at Yong Peng for fishball noodles. According to his Malacca-based lawyer, this was a pretty good place to go to. Double-parking all the way!
Not at all cheap by Malaysian standards though
The spread arrived. Each serve of noodles came with about 6 fishballs.
We ordered a yong tau fu to share...this was not too bad.
My friend had the curry version. It was watered down and didn't taste that great.
But the dry noodles with black sauce were seriously seriously good. Whether it was because we were tired and hungry after having just got out of a massive jam at the checkpoint, or because they were really good in their own right, I'm not entirely sure. But the noodles were tasty, springy, and nice and warm.
The other great thing about this place was the fishcake. Although it was nothing much to look at, it was really springy and served piping hot with a nice crispy skin. We ordered another serve of the fishcake, and an extra bowl of noodles to share.
The chilli dip was very good. The plate is smaller than it looks in the photo! I think the entire meal, including drinks cost about RM40plus. A Yong Peng local told us subsequently that we had gone to the "not-nice-and-very-expensive" place, but that didn't really matter since I enjoyed it so much. Apparently, the "corner cofffeeshop" (where on earth this corner is, I have no idea) is better. 
By the time our ingenious friend managed to find a short (or long) cut to circumvent the long stream of cars on the main road towards Malacca, it was way past lunch. We had lunch at Makko, which is apparently quite an established name in the business. I'm not sure how they managed to get the Chinese translation (see picture below), but in the Peranakan patois Mah Ko means "father's eldest sister". Sadly, I found the food rather average, but the chendol was really good.
Later in the night we were craving to get out there to try the hawker food. Our friend found out about an oyster omelette stall along Jln Bunga Raya from the internet. Just as well since Jonker St was a complete nightmare full of cars and people who couldn't park or move. We managed to find parking on a side street off Jln Bunga Raya.
Look out for a red lit sign on the right side of Jln Bunga Raya if you're driving (it's a one-way street). I don't believe there is an adress since it's set up in an empty site between 2 shophouses....either on a service lane, or either on the site where a shophouse used to be standing.
Look at him go! Pans and pans and pans of oyster omelette...and still no sign of our orders
By the time our ingenious friend managed to find a short (or long) cut to circumvent the long stream of cars on the main road towards Malacca, it was way past lunch. We had lunch at Makko, which is apparently quite an established name in the business. I'm not sure how they managed to get the Chinese translation (see picture below), but in the Peranakan patois Mah Ko means "father's eldest sister". Sadly, I found the food rather average, but the chendol was really good.
Later in the night we were craving to get out there to try the hawker food. Our friend found out about an oyster omelette stall along Jln Bunga Raya from the internet. Just as well since Jonker St was a complete nightmare full of cars and people who couldn't park or move. We managed to find parking on a side street off Jln Bunga Raya.
Look at the number of people lining up!
Look out for a red lit sign on the right side of Jln Bunga Raya if you're driving (it's a one-way street). I don't believe there is an adress since it's set up in an empty site between 2 shophouses....either on a service lane, or either on the site where a shophouse used to be standing.
Look at him go! Pans and pans and pans of oyster omelette...and still no sign of our orders
To tide us over, we ordered cheng tng from another stall. I've never seen macaroni in cheng tng before.
Another friend decided to order from this noodle shop, despite us already having eaten dinner.
The Hokkien Mee was really good though. It was very tasty with heaps of pork lard thrown in.
The horfun was even better. The noodles were full of wok flavour. I would make a return visit to this stall just for this.
Another friend decided to order from this noodle shop, despite us already having eaten dinner.
The Hokkien Mee was really good though. It was very tasty with heaps of pork lard thrown in.
The horfun was even better. The noodles were full of wok flavour. I would make a return visit to this stall just for this.
Half our supper....still waiting for the oyster omelette. 7 of us were sitting in the back lane squeezed around a tiny table. The dingier, the better! I think it cost about RM30plus for the 2 plates of noodles and a serve of veggies.
Finally the oyster omelette came. Each pack cost RM6 (no they don't come in plates)
Sigh. Sad to say, it really wasn't as good as we expected. And after having waited so long, it was quite disappointing.
The next morning, we were walking around one of those ubiquitous shopping malls in Malaccca and found a random coffeeshop for breakfast. The French Toast was sinfully good! Thick slices of bread smothered with peanut butter before being dipped in egg and deep fried. A definite must-have on a dark and moody day. I suppose there are other branches around Malaysia, but if I don't recall wrongly, we had this at the Classic Kopitiam shop within the basement of the Palawan Mall 5 mins walk from Hotel Equatorial.
We had lunch at Seri Nyonya at the Hotel Equatorial. The same foodie (the chap who brought us to the fishball shop at Yong Peng and who was smart enough to use BB GPS to find an alternate route to Malacca) had said that this wasn't too bad.
Ayam Pongteh (no babi since everything was halal)
Sambal Terong (brinjal)
Sambal Sotong
Mango salad
Otak, which came free. The entire meal, which included a bowl of hee peow soup, came up to RM105 altogether, which was not too bad for a meal in a decent hotel. It was better than Makko, but still wasn't as exciting as I had hoped.
We had dinner at King Crab in PJ.
Beancurd with salted egg yolk, baby bok choy and mushrooms. Pretty decent.
Veg with golden mushrooms and wolfberries. Decent, but I didn't like the ginger strips.
Jiu yim, or salt and pepper prawns. Average.
The most amazing meal of my trip - crabs fried with salted egg yolk. This was mindblowingly good. It was so amazing that after 2 crabs, we ordered 2 more. We licked up the entire plate not wanting to waste a single remnant of egg yolk sauce...I licked every part of the shells as well!
Finally the oyster omelette came. Each pack cost RM6 (no they don't come in plates)
Sigh. Sad to say, it really wasn't as good as we expected. And after having waited so long, it was quite disappointing.
The next morning, we were walking around one of those ubiquitous shopping malls in Malaccca and found a random coffeeshop for breakfast. The French Toast was sinfully good! Thick slices of bread smothered with peanut butter before being dipped in egg and deep fried. A definite must-have on a dark and moody day. I suppose there are other branches around Malaysia, but if I don't recall wrongly, we had this at the Classic Kopitiam shop within the basement of the Palawan Mall 5 mins walk from Hotel Equatorial.
We had lunch at Seri Nyonya at the Hotel Equatorial. The same foodie (the chap who brought us to the fishball shop at Yong Peng and who was smart enough to use BB GPS to find an alternate route to Malacca) had said that this wasn't too bad.
Ayam Pongteh (no babi since everything was halal)
Sambal Terong (brinjal)
Sambal Sotong
Mango salad
Otak, which came free. The entire meal, which included a bowl of hee peow soup, came up to RM105 altogether, which was not too bad for a meal in a decent hotel. It was better than Makko, but still wasn't as exciting as I had hoped.
We had dinner at King Crab in PJ.
Beancurd with salted egg yolk, baby bok choy and mushrooms. Pretty decent.
Veg with golden mushrooms and wolfberries. Decent, but I didn't like the ginger strips.
Jiu yim, or salt and pepper prawns. Average.
The most amazing meal of my trip - crabs fried with salted egg yolk. This was mindblowingly good. It was so amazing that after 2 crabs, we ordered 2 more. We licked up the entire plate not wanting to waste a single remnant of egg yolk sauce...I licked every part of the shells as well!
The next morning, we headed to Uptown at Damansara Utama for breakfast at Village Park. Again, carparking was horrendous. The cars were double/triple parked, and even illegally parked along the centre median.
They had a spread of various meats and vegetables, but it was a bit too much for breakfast
We had nasi lemak with fried chicken. The chicken was really good - just the right blend of spices and flavour.
I'm planning the next trip up already!
They had a spread of various meats and vegetables, but it was a bit too much for breakfast
We had nasi lemak with fried chicken. The chicken was really good - just the right blend of spices and flavour.
I'm planning the next trip up already!
Yong Peng
1. Yuan Yean Fishball Eating House
Turn left off the North-South Highway (assuming you are travelling northwards) at Yong Peng. Travel along the one-street town and look out for a Caltex Station on the opposite side of the road. Make a u-turn and you'll find the stall just to the left of the Caltex.
Melaka
2. Medan Makanan Bunga Raya
Jalan Bunga Raya, Melaka
Oyster omelette is open only at night.
3. Seri Nyonya
3rd floor, Hotel Equatorial Melaka
Banda Hilir 76000 Melaka
el: 60-6 2828333 ext 3331
Petaling Jaya
4. Restoran King Crab
No. 103-107, Jalan SS25/2
Taman Mewah Jaya
47301 Petaling Jaya
Tel: 60-3-7808 2388
It's located along the LDP just directly opposite the Kelana Jaya LRT Station
5. Village Park Restaurant
No. 5, Jalan SS21/37
Damansara Utama
47400 Petaling Jaya
Tel: 60-3-7710 7860
Open daily from 7am-7.30pm (closes at 6pm on Sundays and PHs)
Gah!! All the food looks so good! I'll be using your blog as a food guide when we're back home and if we drive up to Msia!
ReplyDeleteHaha I actually used Dannie's colleague's blog as a guide! But we didn't make it to KL, so didn't have a chance to try all his recommendations.
ReplyDeleteHahaha! Okay, so we'll just have TWO fabulous food blogs as guides then! Better still - we drag one of you along with us! We don't write about food much but we'll be writing about kilo buffets in Brazil soon - buffet by weight, interesting experience. Stay tuned!
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