Jonker 88 in Malacca

The husband, the mother and I recently spent a weekend in Malacca because of a weding we had to attend. We didn't have much time to eat and walk around, but managed to get about 2 hours of sightseeing done before we drove back to Singapore. We parked along Jalan Tengkera to walk to Jalan Hang Jebat about 10 mins away. Incidentally, I had been previously told that Jalan Tengkera was where my beloved paternal nyonya grandmother lived before she relocated to Singapore.

Walking along Jln Tun Tan Cheng Lock, we came across these 2 shops selling local produce.

When I was last in Malacca in 2004 with my parents, one of my uncles had brought us to this shop to buy chinchalok. So I figured it was worth spending more money there, and picked up a few bottles as well as gula melaka.

Belachan, chinchalok and gula melaka galore.

The bane of historic towns with conserved buildings along narrow streets - major traffic problems.

Round the corner was Jonker St, or Jalan Hang Jebat.

And we came across this super crowded eating place. If there's a queue, it's got to be good.

The interior was rather charming - with old furniture and the original shophouse elements still intact, like the open courtyard, exposed floor beams and spiral staircase (not pictured).

Apart from the stalls outside, there were also stalls selling drinks, lor bak and rojak just inside.

We decided to try the noodles from the stall just outside the shophouse. This lady preparing the noodles was mighty busy - the orders were pouring in nonstop.

Check out her curry pot

Her able assistant assembling the noodles together

I ordered a normal (ie. curry lemak) laksa and an assam laksa. These cost around RM4 to 5 each, if I'm not mistaken.

Then proceeded to get dessert - it had to be durian chendol, no less.

Preparing the good stuff

We got an extra serve of tau kee on top of the noodles

It was the first time I had ever seen tau kee in assam laksa...but it was interesting. Both were good, but the assam laksa was somehow better, perhaps because it was more tangy and had a sharper flavour.

The durian chendol turned out to be pretty normal - nothing very mind blowing. Pleasant on a hot day.

They're probably worth a quick lunch stop if you're ever in Malacca, but my take is that there have to be other more exciting coffee shops - it was good, but not die die must try. Pleasant enough nonetheless, provided you can get a seat!

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