Coffee Table Book

Jonker Street Melaka

Table of Contents
01 History
02 Main Entrance of Jonker Street
03 Shops along Jonker Street
04 Jonker Street Night Market

onker Street which is also known as Jalan Hang
Jebat, located at the heart of Chinatown. It is filled
with historical houses dating back to 17th
J
century
along the street. Jonker Street is well known
among antique collectors. Now, it is slowly filled
with modern cafe and restaurants housed in
these historical buildings.
History

Main Entrance
as it is located at the heart of
Chinatown, this street is decorated
with lanterns and every year it has a
theme following the Chinese zodiac
sign.

there are beautifully decorated trishaw
ranging from doraemon, hello kitty and
whatever you can think of to take you
around the street of Melaka.

Hoe Kee
Chicken Rice Ball

the queue starts at almost lunch time
but it could get worse during the
weekend. There are people taking
order to ensure that customers get to
eat right away after queuing for so
long.

Chicken Rice Ball
it is a must have when you're
in Melaka. The steamed
Hainanese chicken is served
with the famous chicken rice
ball. The chicken rice were
shaped into balls so that it
could be kept warm for a
longer time and it is much
easier to consume.

hoe kee chicken rice has been
around since 1962. The interior
of this place hasn't changed
much as they focus on
keeping it simple and
traditional style.

The Daily Fix
cafe

The Daily Fix Cafe
is actually a hidden cafe which is located behind of
Next KK Sdn Bhd souvenir shop. which runs by the
founder's family. The ambience here is really nice
and people usually spend 30-45 mins here.

other than the classic and
vintage setting, the daily fix cafe
is known for their pandan
pancakes topped with gula
melaka

Jonker 88
housed in one of the heritage
building along Jonker Street.
They served Melaka wellknown
dish such as laksa and
cendol.

Baba Nyonya Laksa
the laksa is a combination of
sweet, sour and spicy. laksa
lovers would absolutely love
this.
Cendol Gula
Melaka
cendol is a must try when visiting Melaka. The
gula melaka adds sweetness to the whole cendol
and one bowl of cendol is enough to fight the
heat.

This place is going with the classic and vintage style. It is filled
with old classic pictures hanging on the wall. The interior of
this place adds a traditional taste to it.

Stolen Cup The
Cafe
this cafe is fairly new which
opened in 2017. it is a good
place to rest and stay out of
the sun after strolling
around Jonker Street. this
cafe is known for their
coffee.

Gula Melaka Latte
the gula melaka adds
sweetness to the coffee. it is a
must try once in a lifetime.
Gula Melaka is named after
former Dutch, Portuguese and
British colonial trading port of
Malacca.

Jonker
Walk

Datuk Wira
also known as Father of
Bodybuilder. This statue is located
in Jonker Walk Garden which is a
place for tourists to rest and
freshen up. Datuk Wira Gan Boon
Leong founder Jonker Walk in
2000.

this spot is popular among
tourists. Datuk Wira is often the
background of any photo. Some
even mimicked him!

Street Jonker
Market Night

Jonker Street Night Market is the most anticipated event during
the weekends. The night market is known for its food, souvenir
and even jewellery stalls. The street is closed in the evening for
the stalls to set up. This night market is opened on Friday,
Saturday and Sunday. The night market has been around for 18
years.

it gets crowded as the sun sets
and more stalls were setting up
to fill the street. this night
market is 500m long filled with
an array of food, souvenirs and
entertainment.

fear not, dim sum is also available even at night! this dim sum
stall is crowded with people because of its affordable price.

Heading in to the entrance of Jonker Street, one will be greeted by this flying coconut
balls. They were throwing the coconut flesh into the air and this attracted many
people to buy their drinks. Not only because of the whole throwing coconut action,
the juice of the coconut is sweet and refreshing.

People could also get cute
souvenirs made here at the
night market. There are many
varieties to choose from
depends on your liking.

There are also entertainment awaits in this night market. Chairs were
arranged in front of the well-maintained stage and people would sit to
enjoy the show. The shows were different depends on the occasions.
If it was Chinese New Year, then it would be Chinese New Year
related. People would surround the stage to watch the show.

Geographer Cafe
this cafe is housed in a
pre-war building. it is a
popular spot among
tourists and is located
along Jonker Street. after
walking the night market,
people would normally
chill and spend some
quality time here.

Square Dancing
There's even older adults
having this dancing class in
the building along the street.
Loud music were being played
and can be heard when
walking along Jonker Street.
Square dancing is an exercise
routine performed to music
and it is popular among
middle-aged women.

Coffee Table Book
by Ng Livia
0335041
Foundation in Arts
Culture & Civilisations

Reference
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonker_Walk
http://www.gomelaka.my/jonker-88/
https://www.ladyironchef.com/2017/04/hoe-kee-chicken-ricemalacca/
http://www.taufulou.com/daily-fix-jonker-street-melacca/