Melaka

If you're exploring Chinatown and Jonker Walk, Limau-Limau Café is a good stop for a cool fruit smoothie and a light meal, like a sandwich or pasta. — Frommer's

This charming shophouse establishment has excellent traditional Straits Chinese dishes, including otak-otak, pounded fish grilled in a banana leaf; laksa, spicy noodle soup with seafood; and popiah. — Frommer's

Amy Heritage Cuisine dishes up delectable food in a no-frills restaurant, 1km southeast of Dutch Sq. — Lonely Planet

Scarlet tikka chickens rotate hypnotically on skewers, luring diners to this excellent Pakistani restaurant. — Lonely Planet

Deservedly popular with both locals and tourists (so expect to wait in line) this hole-in-the-wall joint specializes in satay celup—raw meat served on bamboo skewers. — Fodor's

Melaka City locals' favourite stop for the regional-style laksa and Nonya cendol...service is beaming but it's lost some of its character since moving to the much easier to find but generic shoplot. — Lonely Planet