Travel Reference
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WORTH A DETOUR
MEDAN PORTUGIS
There's really not much reason to head out to this nondescript neighbourhood other than to eat. On Friday and
Saturday evenings, head to
Restoran de Lisbon
(Medan Portugis), where you can sample Malay-Portuguese
dishes at outdoor tables. Try the delicious local specialities of chilli crabs (RM20) or the distinctly Eurasian devil
curry (RM10). Any other time of the week, Medan Portugis has food stalls serving similar dishes to those found
at restaurants at seaside tables.
Little India to Bukit China
There's a whole string of local-style Chinese cafes around Jln Bunga Raya (ever-full of
chattering locals) that serve chicken or duck rice as well as rice, noodle and soup dishes at
very low prices.
CAPITOL SATAY$
( 283 5508; 41 Lg Bukit China; meals around RM8)
Famous for its
satay celup
(a Melakan adapta-
tion of satay steamboat), this place is usually packed and is one of the cheapest outfits in
town. Stainless-steel tables have bubbling vats of soup in the middle where you dunk
skewers of okra stuffed with tofu, sausages, chicken, prawns and bok choy. Side dishes in-
clude pickled eggs and ginger.
MELAKAN
SELVAM$
( 281 9223; 3 Jln Temenggong; meals around RM8; )
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This is a classic banana-leaf restaurant
always busy with its loyal band of local patrons ordering tasty and cheap curries, roti and
tandoori chicken sets. Even devout carnivores will second-guess their food preferences
after trying the Friday-afternoon vegetarian special with 10 varieties of veg.
INDIAN
RESTORAN BAN LEE SIANG SATAY CELUP$
( 284 1935; 45E Jln Om Kim Wee; meals around RM8; 5pm-midnight)
This place is a little out of the
way but locals claim the ingredients are the freshest. Go pick out your skewers from the
fridge then cook them in the boiling vats of delectable satay sauce.
MELAKAN
