Getting bored of the ordinary cafe hopping destinations while visiting Malacca? Need not to be worried anymore.
Besides the must go cafes in Malacca such as the Kaya-Kaya Cafe, Geographer Cafe, and Daily Fix, there are actually plenty of unique cafes in Malacca that worth to be visited while visiting this small UNESCO Heritage Site. Well, some of these cafes even reflect the age-old traditions of Malacca, while blending in some modern influences from the abroad.
Below are some of the hidden cafes in Malacca that you may want to have a visit:
Hidden Cafes In Malacca
- Heesan Kopi Café (囍叁隔壁)
- The Peninsular Tailor Cafeteria
- The Huskitory
- Inside Scoop Café
- Tappers café
- Mods café
- Stolen Cup Café
- The Alley Malacca
- Root Patisserie Café
- Nadeje
1. Heesan Kopi Café (囍叁隔壁)
Heesan Kopi is a relatively new cafe in Melaka that is located on Jonker Street. Heesan cafe is also under the same management as Backlane Cafe (on Jonker street too) and The Fat Bee. They are currently having a promotion where you can collect stickers from either of the three cafes. Heesan Kopi cafe is located right across the road from Geographer cafe on Jonker Street. Before enter the coffee shop, you can check out the menu of Heesan cafe right in front of the shop.
What’s appealing about Heesan Kopi is the decoration and wall paintings. They are definitely Instagram-worthy and is a good place to hang out with your friends or loved ones. The ambience of the cafe is actually quite good and they play a lot cover songs as background music.
There are different kinds of tables depending on whether you want a more comfortable place to chill, or whether you want to have main courses. You can also sit outside if you want. The ambience and decoration aren’t the only things good in Heesan.
They do have quite an extensive menu, mostly with a Western influence and some a hybrid of Western and Nyonya. They have main courses, snacks, dessert and everything you would expect from a cafe. The plain water is free of course. The lot, which is their special dish comes with sausages, fried eggs, hashbrown, cherry tomatoes, ham, mushrooms, asparagus, baked beans and croissant. All of the pieces to the dish are cooked really well and are up to expectations.
Besides, they do have a sandwich section in their menu. Their bread is actually very crispy and comes with nachos and salad. Overall, Heesan Kopi @ Jonker Street is one of the better cafes in small town Malacca. They have good food and the ambience is very pleasant.
Additional Information:
Address: 100, Jalan Hang Jebat, 75200 Melaka
Phone: 06-281 2165
2. The Peninsular Tailor Cafeteria
The Peninsular Tailor Cafe Malacca is a fairly new establishment, having just opened its doors in June this year. Despite being the new kid on the block, The Peninsular Tailor Cafeteria is already known for its unique interior design, waffles and coffee. One of their special drinks is the rose latte.
This event space will transport you to the past with their unique design that fuses Oriental and Western styles, almost reminiscent of Hong Kong in the 1930s. The wooden panels on the walls give the space a homey touch, and the soft lighting induces a relaxing atmosphere.
Various mosaic patterns cover parts of the space, adding to the authenticity of the vintage vibe. Floral patterns symbolic of the 30s adorn the walls. Come here to relax, enjoy a good cuppa and also take plenty of pictures in this time portal. What’s cool about the place is that they play like super old music from ancient China. It gives you the olden day feel. You’ll probably hear those songs during Ip Man’s time.
In this café, you must try out their waffles especially salted egg waffle. You can also try out their original waffle if you do not like salted egg. The original waffle comes with big chunks of butter, whipped cream and some syrup. Beside waffles, they also provide main course such as chicken chop and spaghetti.
If you have no idea where to gather with your friends, do come The Peninsular Tailor Cafeteria and have a great time with your friends.
Additional Information:
Address: 212, Jalan Melaka Raya 1, Taman Melaka Raya, 75000 Melaka
Phone: 012-375 7611
Also Read : Top 12 Best Café to Stop by When in Melaka
3. The Huskitory
Out of the many cafes at Malacca one that is worth visiting is The Huskitory Cafe. Its location isn’t as convenient as Taman Asean is quite a drive away (about 20 minutes from Jonker area) from Malacca city but its unique disposition makes it a novelty. After all, how many dog cafes are there in Malaysia? Maybe 4 to 5 in the Klang Valley but none are huskies-specific. And for Malacca, this is the only pet cafe (no cat cafes as yet) in the state.
If you only have the weekends to spare, we have found a great place in Malacca where you can cuddle up with furry huskies. Huskitory is primarily a pet store and pet grooming salon. There are 9 huskies here for patrons to play with they are on rotation. Reservations are a must for weekends and public holidays, but it is quiet on weekdays, which makes it the best time for visits as you do not have to jostle with the other patrons for your playtime with the dogs.
We know, it is hard to resist buying dog treats for them when they look at you with such soulful eyes. Treats go for RM2 per packet and you get one for free with every three packets purchased. Unless you happen to be a dog whisperer, having some treats on you is the easiest way to catch the huskies’ attention. There are two outdoor sessions in a day—one from 5pm to 7pm and the next at 8pm to 10pm. During these periods, the huskies would be let out into the backyard where you can have fun interacting with them.
While there is no entrance fee, visitors are required to pay RM18 for a drink. There is no minimum order imposed and food and beverages options are limited to cakes and drinks or coffee. For coffee, you have 3 options to choose which are Kazzar, Arpeggio and Livanto. Pet owners can consider purchasing some tidbits for their furkids back at home. There is a wide range of pet snacks and even soft toys for Fido to play around with.
Additional Information:
Address: 27, Jalan Taman Asean, Taman Asean, 75250 Melaka
Phone: 06-334 2602
Also Read : Top 9 Pets Café in Johor Bahru
4. Inside Scoop Café
Inside Scoop is arguably one of the best ice cream shop or cafe in Malacca. It started up north in Kuala Lumpur and in recent years expanded to small town Malacca. This ice cream cafe was initially set up in the middle of Jonker Street, in one of the alleys. They have recently moved to the newer part of Kota Laksamana, Malacca. It’s now located near Kah Kah Loke restaurant.
This ice cream shop is all about the quintessential melt-in-the-mouth delight, perhaps the most universally beloved of any dessert. Whether you’re seven or 77, ice cream can seem irresistible. Inside Scoop specialize in some of the more uncommon flavors of ice cream in Malaysia such as durian and Teh Tarik.
The current flavors favor the classics and the crowd-pleasing choices are Vanilla bean to hazelnut, tiramisu to cookies-&-cream, Valrhona chocolate to pistachio, blueberry cheesecake to durian, pink grapefruit sorbet to strawberry yogurt.
If you love to eat waffle, you also can enjoy your ice cream with waffles. There are different type of waffles you can find in Inside Scoop. They are buttermilk waffles, salted egg waffles and charcoal waffles.
Inside Scoop scores strongly for both texture and taste, beautifully lush in smoothness, pleasurably concentrated in purity of flavour. Do drop by Inside Scoop and try out their ice-cream.
Additional Information:
Address: 4, Jln KLJ 4, Taman Kota LAksamana Jaya, 75200 Malacca
Phone: 012-337 1138
5. Tappers café
Tappers Cafe is a franchise and has many branches around Malaysia. They even have a branch at Dataran Pahlawan, Malacca. Unlike most cafes, Tappers is more like a restaurant where they serve all kinds of local and western food. They have sets for breakfast, lunch and dinner as well. One of the major reasons to eat at the Tappers Café at Dataran Pahlawan is because of the view. If you sat at their upper floor, you get to enjoy your meal with the A Famosa fort serving as the backdrop.
Golden Salted Chicken Rice which is one of the recommended dishes in Tappers Café is very delicious and tasty. It’s quite rare to find Chinese ‘dai chao’ dishes that taste exactly like how you would expect, moreover at a cafe.The salted egg sauce is rich, creamy and fragrant while the chicken is both crunchy and tender.
Another recommended dish in Tapper Café is Chicken Parmigiana. It’s basically a breaded chicken breast in tomato spaghetti sauce and topped with melted mozzarella and parmesan cheese. You can also think of it as a pizza, except that the dough has been replaced with crispy fried chicken. Besides, Golden Salted Egg Prawn Spaghetti is highly recommended by chef and customers too.
The Golden Salted Egg Prawn Spaghetti is truly a delectable combination of East and West. As expected, the salted egg sauce paired perfectly with the pasta and you can taste a subtle spiciness in it too.
For those who like a hearty breakfast, Tappers Big Breakfast is a great choice. It has everything you look for yet costs less than what other cafes charge.The platter includes chicken sausage, beef or chicken bacon, scrambled eggs, hash brown, baked beans, mixed mushrooms and buttered focaccia toast. Drinks wise we would recommend trying their double shot coffee (Latte @ RM8.50) and signature Tappers Teh (RM4.50) for first timers. They are incredibly strong and rich and taste A LOT better than what you get at other chain kopitiam outlets.
If you have been planning on visiting Tappers Café, don’t wait, just go ahead and try put their food.
Additional Information:
Address: G-065, G-063A, G-063, Upper Ground Floor, Dataran Pahlawan Megamall Melaka, Jalan Merdeka, Bandar Hilir, 75000 Melaka.
Tel: 06-2880 709
Business hours: 10am – 10pm
Also Read : Hidden Attractions & Food In Melaka
6. Mods café
Mods Cafe is an interestingly decorated place, featuring an old and orange VW beetle which serves as a cashier and coffee drink making station. Mods Cafe is located right in the heart of the old town and is really easy to reach on foot.The inside seating area is trendy and fun little place to stop for coffee drinks.
The owner Abert and his wife are very friendly. Mods café is not just a commercial money-making tool; it’s their life and love. The half-closed shutter and orange van inside the shop makes the cafe mysterious.
Basically you can get all the coffee that you want from Mods Café. The signature coffee that you must try are Espresso Macchiato, Piccolo Latte and Flat White. Do not miss out the chance to try the coffee from Mods Café if you are coffee lover.
Additional Information:
Address: 14, Jalan Tukang Emas, 75200 Melaka
Phone: 012-756 4441
7. Stolen Cup Café
The Stolen Cup is a fairly new café. It is opened in Jan 2017. Stolen Cup Cafe is located along Jonker Street of Malacca Old Town. It offers a convenient place to rest our legs and get out of the heat when visiting the historical city of Malacca. The little cafe serves some nice coffee with croissants and is a great place for breakfast and afternoon coffee-time.
The barista specialty, Gula Melaka Latte is highlighted on a little blackboard outside the cafe. Gula Melaka is the locally produced palm sugar and is a good replacement for sugar with a faint coconut flavour.
Although Stolen Cup Café is not a very big cafe, the space is just nice so there will not be too many people in the cafe and allow more room for checking out the decorations. The walls in Stolen Cup Cafe are nicely decorated with painted wooden planks, posters and old clocks, giving it a rustic look-and-feel.
For the coffee in Stolen Cup Café, you can try Gula Melaka latte and Gula Melaka cappuccino. Both of these cups of coffee might look similar, but their tastes are different. The gula Melaka added nice flavour to the coffees.
Another specialty of The Stolen Cup is their Curacao coffee. Curacao is a liqueur flavoured with the dried peel of laraha citrus fruit (similar to orange) found in Curaçao, a Dutch Caribbean island. Also, toasted and crispy croissant is their main dish with various choices of fillings. It offered another great option for breakfast in the old town.
There are take-away cups for coffee too. This is especially for people who are in a hurry and when the cafe is crowded. If you want to have the whole cafe to yourself and taking beautiful photos, go Stolen Cup Café on a weekday.
Additional Information:
Address: 12, Jalan Hang Jebat, 75200 Melaka
Phone: 012-300 9130
8. The Alley Malacca
The Alley Malacca is a popular bubble tea cafe among the young adults and teenagers. They opened not too long ago at Porto Historia (Malacca), which is near Kota Laksamana and beside Kapitan Kongsi. The Alley is a Canadian franchise and it has branches around the world. Malacca has one of them and it’s definitely gaining traction these days.
First things, the location is quite good in a sense that it’s quiet. There aren’t many shops around it yet, and the decor of the shop lots are amazing to say the least. It gives off this cosy vibe like you’re on holiday in another country. At The Alley, you have to first order your drink at the counter.
They have plenty of drinks to choose from and you can choose whether you want those “pearls” in your drink. Once you’ve paid, there’ll be a number on your receipt. Collect your drink when your number is displayed on the screen.
The Alley is a great place to hang out with your friends or family and drink good bubble tea. The ambience is also quite good and it’s no wonder that they are quite popular with the young adults.
Additional Information:
Address： 10, Jalan KLJ, Taman Kota Laksamana, 75200 Melaka
Operating Hours: 10:00am – 01:00am
Contact: 016-726 9343
9. Root Patisserie Café
Root Patisserie is a cafe located in Taman Kota Laksamana among a row of other restaurants, hair salons and boutique shops. The exterior looks simple but you can’t miss the sign. It’s located quite a distance from the heritage area so you may need to take the bus or a taxi to get here.
Root Patisserie Café offers a variety of drinks and desserts to customers. The desserts include the “cold” refrigerated desserts like their cakes, macarons, truffles and flans or “dry” desserts like their cupcakes, lava cakes, tarts, quiches, breads and cookies.
The cafe also offers cake and other desserts’ customization upon request. Do believe in their cake decorating skills as all of their pastry chefs are professionally trained.
For the drinks, you can choose cold drinks such as Apple Mint Smash, Lychee Blueginger and Pink Grapefruit Spritzer or tea like flower tea.
Another amazing dessert that we would like to recommend would be their Churros. For your information, churros is a type of fried dough pastry dessert originated from Spain and Portugal which is crispy at its outside while soft in its inside. This type of dessert is usually coated with a layer of fine sugar or cinnamon powder for an extra flavor. Here, the Root Patisserie Cafe do offers great churros with three different coatings, which are the cinnamon sugar, nutmeg brown sugar and the sour plum sugar. If you would like to add some dipping to your churros, there are variety of sauces to be chosen from too, both sweet and savory. To name some, there are caramel chocolate sauce, salted egg sauce, yogurt lime cream cheese sauce, gula melaka sauce and much more.
If you are craving for some dessert, do come Root Patisserie Café with your friends and family.
Additional Information:
Address: No.57, Jalan KL 3/8, Taman Kota Laksamana Seksyen 3 Melaka 75200
Opening Hours:
Sunday – Monday:
1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
7:30 pm – 11:30 pmClosed Tuesdays
Contact: 06-288 0659
10. Nadeje
Nadeje is one of the famous cake shop in Malaysia and here comes Nadeje in Malacca state.When Nadeje first opened, the cafe was hit by a sandstorm of favourable reviews and unending pours of eager patrons. Since then, they have expanded to our capital city. Despite that, many KL-ites reckon that nothing beats the ‘original’ Nadeje in Malacca.
With many choices and flavours to choose from, Nadeje hits all the right notes with its signature Original flavour which is a classic favourite amongst others such as Musang King Durian, Tiramisu, Salted Caramel and Almond, Lavender, Earl Grey and so on.
For a stronger punch of flavour, try their Rum & Raisin which consists of a well-balanced combination of the two main flavours. Nadeje definitely will be one of your favourite cake shop in Malacca.
Additional Information:
Address: G-23 & 25, Jalan PM4, Plaza Mahkota, 75000, Melaka, Melaka, 75000
Phone: 06-283 8750
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