Good morning world!! Yesh, it's the time for #foodiehitstheroad series no. 3 issue! Yea, i know this series has been quite silent recently but fret not, today i'm gonna write about my one day trip to Melaka with Mr. J and share with you guys some of the awesome food we found that day! So enjoy!

1. Baba Charlie's Nyonya Kuih

   I know most of the tourists only visit the famous Jonker Street whenever they are in town but do you know that Melaka, like Penang and Singapore was a Peranakan settlement once upon a time? Peranakan is basically a mixed race between Malays and Chinese during the 17th Century. Nyonya refers to the female while Baba refers to the male. It is also because their multiple culture, they also cook some really delicious food and today i'm going to share with you one of the Peranakan's pride--Nyonya Kuih, aka their specialty desserts, cakes and sweets.

   Baba Charlie's Nyonya Kuih is one of the oldest, most renowned and popular nyonya kuih seller in town. Located in the inner alley of Jalan Tenggera, this place is not easy to find. It is a red hut, which stores their kitchen, shop and also home is tucked in Jalan Tenggera Pantai 2. It offers a wide range of nyonya kuih and you will definitely be spoilt for choices.

Different types of nyonya kuih sold here

   To purchase, just grab a basket at the entrance, pick whatever you like and pay outside at the cashier. I am always a fan of nyonya kuih that's why i was jumping up and down out of excitement. I chose my favourite ondeh-ondeh, kuih koo hitam, kuih dadar, apam balik kelapa, kuih abu sago, kuih lapis, pulut inti, kuih tepung manis ubi.

Total sweetness

Favourite: ondeh-ondeh Love the addition of sesame seed, gave a fragrant aftertaste

Kuih Koo Hitam

Kuih Dadar (pandan wrapped coconut & gula melaka) It would taste nicer if the skin were thinner

Apam Balik Kelapa Chinese pancake with coconut filling

Kuih Abu Sago

Kuih Lapis

Pulut inti

Kuih Tepung Manis Ubi

A little bit too sweet and too stiff to my liking

  Overall, i think Melaka's nyonya kuih is good but my favourite has got to be those from Penang because i personally prefer those with milder sweetness and softer consistency. Nevertheless, if you like to have plenty of choices this would be a good solution. 

Contact Info~
Website: http://nyonyacake.blogspot.com/
Address: 72, Jalan Tenggera Pantai 2, 75200 Melaka.
Business Hours: 10am-4pm

2. Mods Cafe, Jonker Walk

   As i cafe lover, i will try my best to visit at least one coffee house whenever i travel. This time around, we stumbled across Mods Cafe while finding our way in Jonker Walk. I have heard some good reviews about it online, so we just gave it a try.


   Mods Cafe is located along Jalan Tokong, within the Jonker Walk coverage. It is situated right opposite an Indian temple. Its specialty has got to be its mobile coffee bar which is set up inside a cute little Volkswagen van. When you step into this petite cafe, this orangey-flowery van will immediately catch your attention before you even find a little corner to squeeze your butt down. Jokes aside, this mobile coffee van actually operated around the town before Mods found a permanent shop to house their coffee. To remember the past, i guess they just move this van in?





   After we feasted our eyes with the complexity of this orange van, the waitress came up to us and ask for our orders. She insisted that each of us have to order at least a drink to secure a place in this cafe. No offense but what the hell? I mean what kind of policy is this? If you are a sincere business owner, you would welcome all your customers with open hand instead of reprimanding them from not wanting to order your way. What if i just want to have a drink and some desserts? I understand the worker just following orders and the owner might be afraid of people which will swarm its place just for resting. However, i still disagree with it and did not have a pleasant experience here due to this policy and also very negative service.

The simple menu on the wall

   Since we were 'advised' to order 2 drinks, we got ourselves a cup of Flat White and Iced Cappuccino.

Flat White--RM 10

Iced Cappuccino--RM 15

   Forget about the bitterness prior to this, even our coffee fell below the standard. My flat white was so bland and latte art was horrible. Correction: there wasn't any art at all, just a pour of milk over the espresso. Come on, even i as an amateur can do that at home with my Moconna coffee! The iced cappuccino was a step away from tasteless and should be name as chill cappuccino rather than iced because there was not a single ice cube seen. For the price we paid, i was utterly disappointed with the quality.




 
   Aside from the drinks, the decor here was still pleasant to the eyes. They fully utilized their tiny space to display several antics, souvenirs from all over the world and some of their favourite toys. It is something like their own art space, representing their own identity, rustic and everywhere. My visit to Mods was not as great as what i would expect it to be based on all the online reviews. Some still rated it as the best cafe in Melaka. To me, it was just an over ambitious and inexperience youngsters running a supposedly high potential business. I sincerely hope Mods will look upon their flaws and try to make some improvement here. I guess no luck for finding a great cafe in  my trip to Melaka, hopefully in the future the Melaka peeps can catch up to the Selangor trend and keep the cafe culture brewing! xoxo

Contact Info~
Address: 14, Jalan Tokong, Melaka
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/modscafe