We heard that all the cakes are baked in its own kitchen. Try the divine fruit meringue for a slice of heaven. It's light taste and yet rich in flavour. The other cakes like the tiramisu and moist chocolate are also equally good.

Good claypot bak kut teh that is well known among local aficionados. Have it with you char kway, tau foo pok, golden mushrooms, pacific clams, or sea asparagus if you like but the ribs and fragrant soup are reasons enough to draw you back again and again.

Great sambal, fragrant rice, crispy ikan bilis, rendang and fried chicken. Extremely popular, especially with the post-clubbing crowd. Die Die must try!

An outstanding example of Penang assam laksa – chunky fish soup, mint leaves, prawn paste, laksa noodles and more.

Gorgeous kway teow fried with duck egg. If available, ask for eggs with double yolk. Double the sin, double the fun.

The ikan goreng cili garam is definitely worth sampling as well as the udang lemak nenas.

Wonderful oyster omelet that is eggy and not starchy. Comes with a tangy chili dip. This shop also sells a variety of foodstuffs like cinchalok, belacan and curry powder.

This is arguably the most famous chicken rice balls shop in Malacca. Eat the flavourful rice balls with slices of chicken, black soy and a piquant chilli sauce.

Popular for its beggar’s chicken, which takes up to four hours to prepare.

This shop’s modus operandi is the dream of most restaurateurs. Mr Yong, the proprietor, serves just fish head curry and white rice - nothing more, nothing less. Still, you’d be hard pressed to find a free table any time of the day and always be prepared to share elbow space with strangers. But trust us, the fish head curry, served bubbling hot in a claypot and loaded with foo chok, cabbage, green chili and okra, is nothing short of divine.