Luckily, I had nothing planned that day... A friend living in Singapore (a former student at the time Jitima was teaching Thai), learning that I was passing through Malacca, decided to make the trip to join me. Four short hours on a bus, and here he is. It must be said that he is a bon vivant—let's even say a big eater—more motivated by meal breaks than by visits to temples or museums.
So the day's schedule quickly took shape: eat, snack, relax in the shade, then eat some more. No tourist checklist, just a leisurely stroll between two gourmands in search of fresh air and local specialties. Sometimes it's nice to experience a city like this, without rushing.
A short stroll at Jonker Walk
To put it in context, he arrived in the morning, not before having already had breakfast. I was still asleep when he knocked on my door around 11 a.m. (normal since I was came back at 4am the night before…). He went to eat again while waiting for me to emerge, which I did about an hour later. So we headed towards Jonker Walk and stopped at the Geographer Café… to eat.
The statue seen behind is of a local politician (I heard it was the mayor) who was once Mr Melaka, then Mr Asia and finally Mr Universe, this statue is located in the courtyard at the back of his house and the body building academy he founded.
Jonker Street during the day is just as busy with visitors, it's just a different atmosphere.
Hard Rock Cafe and Satay Galore
As we passed the Hard Rock Café he invited me to have a dessert there… Which we finally had with fries, the dessert was not good, it was not worth it. After he had another little snack, we sat down in a bar, this time just for a small beer, while waiting for the opening of a famous restaurant that offers a satay buffet, these small skewers accompanied by a peanut sauce.
The heat pushes us to take refuge at the Hard Rock, birthdays are celebrated by making everyone sing, the atmosphere is still different during the day and the price remains just as expensive. Luckily Tony had invited me, because the piece of cake I took was not even good .. Luckily, there were fries and even then…
The restaurant in question, the Capitol Satay, only opens at 16pm, and the queue is long… But my friend is motivated… Well, the time to wait allows me to digest at least a little. This will serve as my dinner for once, it was disappointing given the wait (1 hour!!) and the popularity of the place.
And here is the queue… Yes, because here, they are the famous satay of Malacca, at least of this popular restaurant where people start queuing even before it opens…
1 hour later it was our turn (fortunately, that gave us time to digest a bit...) we were next on the list, verdict a few minutes later, was it worth it/the cost!?
Here are all the little skewers you are entitled to, knowing that each one costs RM0.90, or around 9 baht.
Given the circumstances, we eat rather “lightly”.
A “small” ladle of peanut sauce on top.
Since it's constantly heating up, it's also spraying everywhere...
After that, we'll just go back to the Jonker Walk market, not without having taken a little something for him... This guy amazes me, because I'm normally a big eater, but this! Unbeatable!
We also stopped by another café quickly, just to walk around a bit and see other streets of the city. We're still going to stop again, but no food this time, let's not push it either, just to freshen up. Coffee break, well coffee, beer rather...
After another little tour on Jonker Walk, we will return quietly to the guesthouse, he not without having had another little thing to eat, he is a glutton…
Evening digestive stroll in Malacca
After this gargantuan day (even more for him than me), we returned to the guesthouse, he staying there one night before leaving for Singapore the next morning, at the same time as I left for Kuala Lumpur.
Arriving at the guesthouse, I didn't really have the motivation to do anything anymore, having stuffed my stomach all day. I still took the time to go out a little to soak up the night atmosphere in Malacca, with its streets and building facades beautifully lit by lanterns.
