The Hut City Mall, Kota Kinabalu

The Hut Fusion Restaurant is, as its name suggests, a restaurant that serves fusion of local and western cuisine. Located in City Mall, The Hut is one of the busiest restaurants in the mall.

Sizzling Chicken Chop - RM 15.90 ++

Chicken chop is, considered as, one of its signature dishes. The sizzling chicken chop is served on hot plate, together with some sliced carrot, broccoli, steamed corn and potato salad.

Salmon Fried Rice - RM 9.90++

Tomyam Mee Hoon (Chicken) - RM 6.90 ++

The salmon fried rice is served with an adequate amount of (chunk) salmon. Unfortunately, the salmon is not really that fresh. The tomyam is also quite a disappointment as it lacks of the hot and sour taste of a basic tomyam.

Salmon soup - RM 9.90++

The tomato-based salmon soup is served hot together with a slice of garlic baguette. The soup is inadequately herbed.

Overall, The Hut is an (below?) average restaurant serving average quality of food. Their price is, however, lower than the other restaurants in the mall. There shall be major improvements in their foods' quality. However, if you would like to have an experience of what a basic local/western fusion meal tastes like, The Hut should be listed in one of your choices.

The Hut Fusion Restaurant (City Mall)
Lot S-0-11, Ground Floor,
Block C, City Mall,
Jalan Lintas,
88300, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.

Contact number: +6088447411\

Business hour: Daily (Same as the mall)

Credits:
Ciek
FuckingFrost

Khaki Coffee Bar

Khaki Coffee Bar is a very unique and one-and-the-only in Melaka. Unlike the commercialised coffee shop, Khaki Coffee Bar's design could not accommodate large number of people as there are, really, limited number of tables and the shop is relatively small. You could see the leisure of the boss through the design and layout of the shop. It is rather a place to relax than to rush your time through the coffee.

                                                                

If I'm not mistaken, Khaki Coffee Bar roast the coffee bean by themselves. Meaning, each of the coffee beans is roasted by the owner himself. This is really something uncommon and normally unseen in most of the coffee shop! They use different coffee bean every week. So, unlike the commercial coffee shop who use only expresso beans, you could enjoy different type of coffee beans if you often visit this shop.

Cappucino - RM 6.80 

Cafe Mocha - RM 7.20 

The coffee beans they used today are the Brazil coffee beans. It is in between mild and strong. So, it would be a perfect choice for those who like medium strong coffee. The coffees are roasted perfectly (perhaps they are perfect shots!). The foams are smooth and fine.

They also serve light food such as sandwich and dessert like creme brulee. I ordered the Khaki Sanwicha nd croissant pesto. The croissant is baked to crispy, cut into half and filled with ham, cheddar cheese, fressh tomatoes and lettuce, the khaki sandwish does complete my afternoon tea! As for the croissant pesto, the crispy croissant is cut into half and spread with their very own pesto sauce.

They also serve other classic coffee drinks like cafe latte, caramel machiato, shakerato, affogato (affogato is rather a dessert than a drink) as well as non-coffee drinks like juices. Khaki Coffee Bar also provides barista training and evaluation as well as other related services.

Khaki Sandwich - RM 12.50 

Croissant Pesto - RM 8.50 

Khaki Coffee Bar does not provide Wi-Fi. Perhaps they encourage physical communication rather than telecommunication. Khaki Coffee Bar is, indeed, a coffee shop where you could enjoy your afternoon with a cup of freshly brewed coffee. Perfect ! 

Khaki Coffee Bar

No 632, Jalan Melaka Raya 10, 

Taman Melaka Raya, 

75000 Melaka, Malaysia

Business hour: 

Daily: 10.00 a.m. - 6.00 p.m.

          Closed on Mondays

website: www.khakicoffeebar.com

Credit: 

[Siew]²

Wa Zen Japanese Restaurant

Wa Zen is a Japanese restaurant established in 2007. Starting from just a small shop, Wa Zen is now, expanded to, a bigger shops (combining 3 shops). It is my favourite Japanese restaurant in Melaka. 

The ambience of Wa Zen is soothing and simple. They serve Japanese food, of course, as well as Japanese liquor. 

Most of their ingredients are freshly imported from Tokyo, Japan. Personally, Wa Zen serves a more Malaysian-friendly Japanese food where most of the Malaysians could accept and adpat to it. 

Salmon Belly (Shake Belly Sashimi) - RM 15.00 ++ 

I start off with my favourite salmon belly sashimi. Their salmon belly is finely knifed to the perfect thickness. Served on a bowl of ice, with some herbs and sea grass as deco, it, indeed, presents the essence of a salmon!

Japanese Hand Roll Sushi with Prawn Tempura (Ebi Tempura Temaki) - RM 6.00 ++

 This Ebi Tempura Temaki is rolled by using a piece of dried seaweed with adequately amount of steamed japanece rice and a tempura prawn with some fish roe and fresh cucumber. Its serving is just in size where it is neither too big nor too small.

Fried Minced Octopus (Tako Yaki Ball) - RM 8.00 ++ 

The Tako Yaki Ball (5 in a bowl) is freshly prepared. As you can see, it is topped with generouly amount of bonito flakes! They literally dance in your mounth. With some potatoes and minced octopus, it is served hot! So, you have to be caution as it is super hot! Besides, the classic Chawan Mushi is also smoothly done. 

Steamed Egg Custard ( Chawan Mushi) - RM 4.00 ++

Deep Fried Soft Shell Crab (Soft Kani Karaage) - RM 15.00 ++

 Although it is deep fried, this deep fried shell crab is not that oily. It is crispy and you could sprinkle with some lemon juice to enhance its flavour. 

Garlic Fried Rice (Niniku Cha Han) - RM 12.00 ++

This is the first time I try the garlic fried rice. Surprisingly, it is not bad at all ! It is adequately herbed and fried by using Japanese rice, until it is cooked but not over. 

Golden Roll - RM 20.00 ++

The golden roll is actually a reverse rice roll filled with deep fried tempura prawn and topped with sliced mango and fish roe. The mango is fresh and sweet. The sweetness balance up the saltness of other ingredients. Very appetizing and refreshing !

Sushi Pizza (Sashimi) - RM25.00 ++

It's pizza time !! Sushi pizza is one of the must-eat in Wa Zen. It does not appear on the menu but it is still available. The thin crust topped with fresh sashimi like the salmon sashimi and tuna sashimi as well as fish roe and fresh avocado made it a perfect combination! If you don't fancy sashimi, you could order the pizza with order toppings!

Cha Soba - RM 12.00 ++

 Cha Soba is one of the classic Japanese dishes on their menu. The cha soba is served on a plate of ice, garnished with some seaweed, together with the soba sauce and spring onions. It defintely conqueur the soba lover like me !! 

Besides that, grilled squid and kimchi steamboat are also their signatures. The grilled squid is grilled until it is cooked but tender. It is not overcooked. This is important as overcook squid might as well like chewing gum. But Wa Zen's grilled squid is perfect. It can be grilled with sauce or just simply salt. The Kimchi steamboat is served with mushrooms, kimchi, sliced pork and vegetables. It definitely warms your stomach and it is extremely appetizing. 

Kimchi Steamboat (Kimchi Nabe) - RM 25.00 ++

Grilled Squid with sauce (Ika Sugata Yaki) - RM 18.00 ++

 Wa Zen also serves various type of Japanese desserts such as the green tea ice cream, mochi and so on. 

The mochi could be served with red bean paste or their finely ground peanut powder. 

Japanese Citurs Sherbert (Yuzu Shabetto) - RM 8.00 ++

Green Tea Ice Cream with Red Bean Paste (Ogura Macha Aisukurimu) - RM 9.00 ++

Japanese Mochi with Sweet Soybean Flour ( Abekawa Mochi) - RM 12.00 

Being in the heart of Melaka, Wa Zen Japanese Restaurant does really stand out among the other Japanese restaurants in Melaka. Because of its popularity, you may have to make a reservation or you might not able to enjoy this wonderful Japanese meal !

Wa Zen Japanese Restaurant 

38, 40 & 42, Jalan Melaka Raya 15,

Taman Melaka Raya,

75000, Melaka, 

Malaysia 

Phone: +606-2823882

Business hour: 

Daily: 12.00 p.m. - 2.30 p.m. & 5.30 p.m. - 10.30 p.m. 

           Closed on Sunday

website: www.wazen.com.my

Credit:

[Siew]²

Melaka Food Hunt

So, my friends came over to Melaka and we had a food hunt. Besides for the must-visit A Famosa, the Stadhuys and countless of museums (Melaka has over 500 museums!), all left in Melaka is the FOOD! We did not manage to eat all of the must-eat-in-melaka but we did some of the greatest !

First, we had the nyonya laksa, mee rebus and baba cendol Donald & Lily. We ordered the famous Mee Siam at first but we were late for it.

Baba Cendol 

This is the nyonya cendol. You can see the jelly, the sago, shaved ice topped with coconut milk and the very fragrant local coconut sugar!(Gula Melaka). It is perfect for the hot weather in this tropical country !

Nyonya Laksa

This is the nyonya laksa which is only available in Melaka ! The laksa is best served with mee hoon (rice noodles), some sliced fish cakes, eggs, fishballs, fresh clams and the more-than-10-herbs-and-spices gravy!!
If you would like to try the extra hot version of nyonya laksa, just add some of their homemade sambal !!

Mee Rebus

Mee Rebus is also one of their signature. The noodles, slices beancurd, slices hard boiled eggs topped with the nyonya curry as well as fried thinly sliced shallots with chopped spring onion. It would definitely "spice up" your day !!

Donald & Lilys serves other baba and nyonya food like pongteh chicken, Mee Siam and many other mouth-watering delicacies !!

Donald & Lily's Nyonya Food
No. 16, Ground Floor,
Jalan KSB 1,
Taman Kota Shah Bandar,
75200, Melaka, Malaysia.

Business hour: Tuesday to Sunday (7.00 a.m. - 4.30 p.m.)
                       Closed on Mondays

Next, we moved on to dessert -- the Nadeje's mille crepe !! Nadeje serve the best mille crepe in the town, perhaps the region ! Starting from just a small shop, Nadeje has four branches now! One of them is in Petaling Jaya and the rest are in Melaka !

Nadeje serve more than 25 types of cakes ! Including more than 15 types of mille crepe as well as other delightful cakes and tarts. You can either dine-in or take away. The cakes are feshly prepared everyday. So, there are limited number of cakes available. If you missed it, you have to try your luck the next day! Nadeje sells whole cake as well but you have to order at least 3 days earlier.

The Original Mille Crepe

If you could count, the mille crepe has more than 15 layers of crepes with their special custard cream in between. Literally, they melt in your mouth. The Original mille cream has a slight cream cheese flavour, together with some vanilla flavour which enhance its smoothness and taste !

Tiramisu Mille Crepe

Banana Chocolate Mille Crepe 

Nadeje
1. Plaza Makhota
G-23, 25 & 27,
Jalan PM4,
Plaza Makhota,
75000 Melaka.

Phone : +606-2838750

2. Makhota Parade 
G-23B, EG4 & EG5,
Ground FLoor,
Makhota Parade,
75000 Melaka.

Phone: +606-2843469

3. Jaya 99 
G-01, Bangunan Jaya 99,
Block A,
Jalan Tun Sri Lanang,
75100 Melaka.

Phone: +606-2277750

4. Two Square
B-01-01, Dataran 3 Two,
Jalan 19/1, Section 19,
46300, Petaling Jaya.

Phone: +603-79600025

Operation Hour:
Daily: 11.00 a.m. - 10.00 p.m.

Then, we moved on to satay. I found out that pork satay is not that common in Malaysia (except for Melaka and Pulau Pinang). So, I brought my friends to try the pork satay.

Pork satay with the pineapple-peanut sauce

The pork satay has a vast difference with that you have in the Malay satay stall. It is heavily marinated, with a dice of pork lard in the middle, grilled to perfection ! Together with their special pineapple-peanut sauce, this would make a paradise in your mouth !! Unlike the conventional peanut sauce,  the pineapple-peanut sauce taste with a zest of the sour because of the pineapple. It does, indeed, enhance the flavour and give it a bit of refreshness!

Apart from that, Xiang Ji Satay House alse serves chicken satay, pork liver satay and pork intestines satay!!

Xiang Ji Satay House:
50, Jalan Portuguese,
Melaka.

The exact address is unclear but it is very near to Jonker street (within walking distance) ! You could check out this map ! Xiang Ji Satay House is located just next to Ringo's Foyer Guest House.

Before dinner, we went to Klebang to have the very famous Klebang coconut shake !! Klebang Coconut shake is the most famous coconut shake in Melaka !

Coconut Shake Special 

Klebang Coconut Shake is made of fresh coconut juice, blended with ice and coconut meat ! Some are topped with a scoope of vanilla ice-cream, making it a perfect drinks on a beach ! You could dine-in or take away.

Klebang Original Coconut Shake
lot 130, SOlok Kampung Bahagia,
Klebang Besar, 75250 Melaka.

Phone: +6013-3994061

One would not been to Melaka if you have not try the Sate Celup ! So, we went to Ban Lee Siang Sate Celup in Jalan Ong Kim Wee.

Sate celup adapts the concept of steamboat, where you choose the ingredients and immerse them into a pot of hot and spicy peanut sauce. You get to choose from over 20 types of ingredients like fishballs, vegetables, meats, seafoods and so on. All of them come in sticks and the price is based on how many sticks you have taken (RM0.70 per stick).

Do them look mouth-watering ? It is the must-eat in Melaka !!!

Ban Lee Siang Sate Celup 
45-E, Jalan Ong Kim Wee,
75300 Melaka.

Phone: +606-2841935

Business hour:
Daily: 5.00 p.m. - 12.00 a.m.

Before going back, we had our final dessert of the day - Durian puffs in Jonker walk !

These puffs are freshly baked daily. The shopkeeper insists it to be one-bite which means the rich durian cream would 'explode' in your mouth, creating a mouthful of durian lava ! If you are not a durian lover, you could try their yogurt puff as well. You could easily locate this shop (named Taste Better) in Jonker Street.

So, that ends our food hunt in Melaka. To be mentioned, there are alot more to try in Melaka like the chicken rice ball, baba and nyonya dining, asam laksa and so on! So I hope I could get into another food hunt and update more about food in Melaka !

Credits:
Ciek
Ow. L. Y.
Chiong K. M.