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HAINAN FOOD STREET$
(Jln Hang Lekir; dishes from RM3; 6pm-midnight Fri, Sat & Sun)
About a dozen very good food stalls
serving everything from Hainan chicken pie, Nonya laksa and Japanese BBQ open with
the Jonker's Walk Night Market on weekends.
HAWKER
LOW YONG MOW$
( 282 1235; Jln Tokong Emas; dim sum RM1-8; 5am-noon, closed Tue)
Famous Malaysia-wide for
large and delectably well-stuffed
pao
(steamed pork buns), this place is Chinatown's
biggest breakfast treat. With high ceilings, plenty of fans running and a view of Masjid
Kampung Kling, the atmosphere oozes all the charms of Chinatown. It's great for early-
bus-departure breakfasts and is usually packed with talkative, newspaper-reading locals
by around 7am.
CHINESE
POH PIAH LWEE$
(Jln Kibu; dishes from RM3; 9am-5pm)
An authentic and lively hole in the wall with one spe-
cialist cook preparing delicious Hokkein-style
popiah
(lettuce, bean sprouts, egg and chilli
paste in a soft sleeve; RM2), another making near-perfect
rojak
(fruit and vegetable salad
in a dressing made from shrimp paste, lime juice, sugar and peanuts, RM3) while the third
whips up a fantastic laksa (RM3).
NONYA
JONKER 88 HERITAGE$
(88 Jln Hang Jebat; 11am-10pm Tue-Thu, to 11pm Fri & Sat, to 9pm Sun)
Many locals say this is
Melaka's best
cendol
(a pandan-leaf-flavoured desert served with shaved ice, red beans,
jaggery syrup and coconut milk, from RM3). There are several variations on the theme,
including a durian version, and the laksa here rocks as well. There's always a line on
weekends.
DESSERTS
VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT$
(43 Jln Hang Lekiu; mains around RM3; 7.30am-2.30pm Mon-Sat; )
Every Chinatown needs its ba-
sic vegetarian cafe and this is Melaka's. All the local specialities from laksa and wonton
mee to 'fish balls' are here but, although they taste as good as the real thing, are com-
pletely meat-free.
VEGETARIAN
