Best Nyonya Kuih in Melaka

Bibik Ong is selling nyonya kuih out of a rustic look mobile tricycle food cart at Ujong Pasir. She usually starts selling late in the afternoon. Even though her operation hours is inconsistent, her kuih are highly sought-after with regulars from the corresponding residential area and they are indeed palatable. Her kuih ko swee is sweet to taste, and it blends pretty well with her mildly salted fresh grated coconut garnishings. Aside from that, her onde-onde is not that bad, too.

*Note: Image retrieved from their Official Facebook Page: Malacca Nyonya.

Dapur Cho Cho is the brainchild of a pure Nyonya great grandmother, which clearly depicts the reasoning behind their shop's name as 'Cho Cho' means 'grandmother' in Chinese. They take pride in continuing the legacy of making various nyonya kuih for over 30 years, and it is currently being succeeded by the fourth generation of their family. Do come here for their truly authentic signature dish, the onde-onde. This huge teardrop shaped dough is boiled and bathed with finely grated coconut. It literally ends with gula Melaka melting in your mouth! In addition, they do supply their kuih to almost every corner of the state, including a minority of hotels in Melaka.

Kuih Nyonya Kim is another remarkable nyonya kuih specialist in town. Her existence is not known by many as it is secluded under a tin roofed shed found at Batu Berendam. She has an extensive range of traditional nyonya delicacies that usually runs out by 11:00AM, on a daily basis. Some of her main specialties over here are the rempah udang and kuih koci. These two kuih are wrapped in banana leaves. The rempah udang is a steamed glutinous rice roll stuffed with desiccated coconut filling, whereas the kuih koci is wrapped into a triangular shape and sweetened with gula Melaka filling.

Baba Charlie Nyonya Cake is notorious for his homemade assorted nyonya kuih collections. It goes without saying that their nyonya kuih is definitely one of the best. He was awarded with the Certificate of Appreciation from Taste of Malaysia for 2015 and 2016 by a notable connoisseur, Chef Martin Yan. Indulge into one of their bestsellers here, kuih kosui, a dark gula Melaka kuih tossed with freshly grated coconut. For takeaways, do try the dainty pai tee or get the conveniently packed to go nasi lemak to save for later.

Kocik Kitchen occupies an old heritage house along Heeren Street. It is converted into a Nyonya restaurant while still preserving the originality of its building structure. Embracing the culture of its heritage and recipes that have been passed down for generations, they serve purely traditional Nyonya cuisines and delicacies that will definitely take your breath away. With that said, the kuih genggang and kuih seri muka here are some of the local favourites here. The seri muka is a two layer kuih with a steamed glutinous rice as a base and a green custard layer at the top.

Dishes here are more than you could have expected!! From nyonya kuihs, Baba Cendol to Nyonya Laksa. It's delicious.Yo will definitely  love their kuihs, bringing your childhood memory back.What a bloody delight , cheap and affordable, the highlight had to be the ondeh ondeh kuih. A perfectly rounded rice/flour ball layered with a layer of shredded coconut and filled with a flavourful liquid. It is smooth. Soft. Supple.Take a bit into it and you will feel the climax. What a surprise, Gula Melaka liquid comes spurting into your mouth, so sweet and wonderful, totally utter perfection.