MKZ Day 2 │ Nasi Lemak Royale • Kocik Heritage • Jonker Walk

Melaka Day 2!

It was the Eve of Chinese New Year, and we slept in. We emerged from our Airbnb late in the morning and decided to take a random drive. We eventually found ourselves along Jalan Hang Tuah and thought we’d give Nasi Lemak Royale Kedah a try.

Cat ordered the Nasi Royale (yellow rice) with regular fried chicken, while I had the same rice with Honey Fried Chicken. With drinks, our brunch came to RM22.70 (≈ USD/EUR5).

I had bought a pair of shorts the day before and wanted a tailor to fix a small issue, so we spent the next hour driving around. Being Chinese New Year Eve, every tailor was closed.

We spent the entire afternoon at the Airbnb while I worked on videos from the past day or so.

Sa Cap Meh Dinner

As evening approached, we hailed a Grab for RM14.00 (≈ USD/EUR3) to Kocik Heritage for our Sa Cap Meh (Chinese New Year Eve) dinner.

Our reservation was at 6:00pm, and since we were early, we took an impromptu walk along Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock. We walked northwest to its end, looped around to Jalan Kubu, then onto Jalan Hang Jebat, and into Jonker Walk.

We soaked in the familiar sights, walked southeast for a few hundred metres, turned right onto Jalan Hang Lekir, then back onto Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock and returned to Kocik Heritage — now open for business.

Our dinner was a sumptuous affair, and it deserved a vlog of its own, so do check it out.

Night Walk Through Jonker

After dinner, we continued our impromptu walk. We headed back along Jalan Hang Lekir, then turned right onto Jalan Hang Jebat, right into the heart of Jonker Walk. With the help of the DJI Extension Rod, we hoisted our camera above the crowd and captured clear shots of the bustling night market.

We walked all the way to the end of Jalan Hang Jebat, past the Melaka Zero Mile roundabout, and continued onto Jalan Kota. The elaborately decorated rickshaws were doing roaring business — a colourful, noisy, unmistakably Melaka sight.

We continued south along Jalan Kota until we reached Dataran Pahlawan. We stepped into Brands Outlet to look at some T shirts Cat had noticed the day before. We walked out with a pair of couple T shirts — because that’s how we roll. No judgement, please.

We also couldn’t resist the 3 T shirts for RM55 (≈ USD13/EUR12) offer.

With our mini shopping spree done, we hailed a Grab for RM6.00 (≈ USD/EUR1.30) back to the Airbnb.

Fireworks at Midnight

As midnight approached, our Airbnb window lit up with fireworks bursting across the Melaka skyline — a sight we’ll share in our next vlog.

Goodnight!

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📍 Location:
Imperio Residence Seafront by Perfect Host 

- https://goo.gl/maps/8UdsDiF8pJYHtchh7
Nasi Lemak Royale Kedah (Melaka) - https://goo.gl/maps/8f7oz5bx9roQm63u7
Jonker Street Cultural Neighborhood - https://goo.gl/maps/ek7S7jNam9Sa8kW47
Jonker Center Stage - https://goo.gl/maps/P5zkKvHLW278K7D79
Kocik Heritage Nyonya Restaurant - https://goo.gl/maps/D8kA9ivvDtw1G4x7A
Jalan Hang Jebat - https://goo.gl/maps/d9SXtGATB1eiCzo57
Jonker Street Night Market - https://goo.gl/maps/J313PrP6efHh2XA4A
Melaka 0 Mile - https://goo.gl/maps/3NmsHzyYdTy23Z5D8
Dataran Pahlawan - https://goo.gl/maps/Lg4gSj57FMGmhd9K8