Both our addresses are in Kota Syahbandar, a handy base for exploring Melaka. From our Jalan KSB 19 houses it's about 5 minutes' drive to Jonker Walk; from Atlantis Residence, Jonker Street is about 10 minutes' drive (4.5 km), with lots of eateries nearby. Use this page when you are looking for places of interest or somewhere to eat.
The historic centre is compact and easy to walk, with Dutch Square, A Famosa and Jonker Street all close together.
Jalan Hang Jebat
The main street of Melaka's Chinatown, lined with old shophouses, antique shops and food stalls. From our Jalan KSB 19 houses it's about 5 minutes' drive; from Atlantis Residence, about 10 minutes (4.5 km).
The night market runs Friday to Sunday, 6pm to midnight. On weekdays the street is quieter and nicer for looking at the buildings.
Open in Google Maps →Bandar Hilir
The red-painted heart of the old town, with the Stadthuys, Christ Church, the clock tower and Queen Victoria's fountain. The square is open to wander at any time.
The Stadthuys houses the History and Ethnography Museum, open Tuesday to Sunday, 9am to 5:30pm, and closed on Mondays.
Open in Google Maps →Jalan Kota
The last surviving gateway of the Portuguese fortress built after 1511, at the foot of St Paul's Hill. Most people combine it with the short climb to the church ruins at the top.
An open-air ruin, free to visit and accessible at all times.
Open in Google Maps →Bandar Hilir
A short walk up from A Famosa leads to the roofless ruins of St Paul's Church, first built in the 16th century. Old tombstones line the walls, and from the top there is a view over the town and the strait.
Open-air and free to visit, with no fixed ticketed hours.
Open in Google Maps →Jalan Tokong
Malaysia's oldest functioning Chinese temple, a short walk from Jonker Street. It is a working place of worship, so please dress modestly and give devotees space.
The temple's own site says it is open daily from 7am to 7pm (it stays open through the night on Chinese New Year's Eve).
Open in Google Maps →Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock
A restored Peranakan townhouse on Heeren Street, showing how a Baba-Nyonya family once lived. A good stop if you want to see the domestic side of Melaka's heritage.
Open from 10am, until 4:15pm on weekdays and 4:45pm on weekends, and closed on Tuesdays. Tickets can be booked on the museum's website.
Open in Google Maps →For a different look at the city, take the river cruise, climb aboard the ship museum, or go up the revolving tower.
Melaka River
A 45-minute boat trip along the Melaka River, past old warehouses, murals and the historic centre. Evening sailings are especially popular.
Cruises run daily from 9am. Times and which jetties are in use can change, so check with the operator before you go.
Open in Google Maps →Jalan Merdeka / Quayside
Housed in a full-size replica of the Portuguese ship Flor de la Mar, this museum looks at Melaka's history as a port. Children usually enjoy climbing aboard.
Open Tuesday to Sunday, 9am to 5:30pm, and closed on Mondays.
Open in Google Maps →Jalan Merdeka
A 110-metre revolving tower near the river mouth, with slow 360-degree views over the old town and the Melaka Strait.
Official hours are 9am to 10pm on weekdays, and 9am to 11pm on weekends and public holidays. It sometimes closes for maintenance, so check before you plan around it.
Open in Google Maps →Pulau Melaka
A modern mosque on stilts over the water, especially striking around sunset, when it can appear to float at high tide. Non-Muslim visitors are usually welcome outside prayer times.
Please dress modestly — cover shoulders and knees, and women should cover their hair — and check visiting hours at the entrance, as sightseeing pauses for prayers.
Open in Google Maps →When you want a slower afternoon, head to the coast for a coconut shake and the light over the strait.
Klebang
A popular stretch of coast for a sunset walk, with coconut-shake stalls nearby. There is no ticket and no fixed opening time.
Go late in the afternoon if you want the light over the strait.
Open in Google Maps →Melaka is known for chicken rice balls, Nyonya (Peranakan) cooking, satay celup, cendol, and Portuguese-style grilled seafood. Here are some well-known places our guests often look for. Several close one weekday, and not always the same day, so it is worth checking before you go.
Hainanese chicken served with hand-rolled balls of seasoned rice — a Melaka signature, especially around Jonker Street.
Peranakan cooking that mixes Chinese and Malay flavours: think assam pedas, pie tee, ayam pongteh and buah keluak.
Skewers of meat, seafood and vegetables that you cook yourself in a bubbling pot of peanut sauce — not the same as grilled satay.
Shaved ice with coconut milk, palm sugar and green rice-flour jelly. A favourite sweet stop on Jonker Street.
Grilled fish and other seafood at the Portuguese Settlement, a seaside Kristang community, especially in the evening.
Jonker Street
A Jonker Street institution since 1962, known for hand-rolled chicken rice balls served with poached chicken.
Recent listings show it closed on Thursdays, and typically open from late morning to mid-afternoon.
Open in Google Maps →Near Jonker Street
Another well-known Hainanese chicken rice and chicken rice ball shop, close to Jonker Street.
Check current hours before you go.
Open in Google Maps →Jonker Street
A popular stop for cendol, and also for Nyonya laksa and assam laksa, in a shophouse on Jonker Street.
Recent listings show it open daily, typically from mid-morning to early evening.
Open in Google Maps →Taman Kota Laksamana
A much-loved Nyonya restaurant, handy from Kota Syahbandar. Known for dishes such as chicken candlenut, assam pedas fish, pie tee and popiah.
Recent listings show it closed on Tuesdays.
Open in Google Maps →Jalan Merdeka
A long-running Nyonya restaurant, known for dishes such as ayam pongteh and buah keluak.
Recent listings show separate lunch and dinner sittings, and that it is closed on Wednesdays.
Open in Google Maps →Kota Syahbandar
A Melaka satay celup institution, now at Kompleks Perniagaan Kota Syahbandar — close to our stays. You pick raw skewers and cook them in a communal pot of peanut sauce.
Recent listings show it open evenings only, and closed on Mondays.
Open in Google Maps →Klebang Besar
The well-known coconut shake stall at Klebang, served in a coconut shell. Easy to pair with a sunset at Klebang Beach.
Recent listings show it open daily, typically from late morning to early evening.
Open in Google Maps →Kampung Portugis
A seaside Kristang community known for grilled seafood in the evening. Several restaurants and stalls trade around Portuguese Square.
See what's open on the day you go; many places are busiest in the evening.
Open in Google Maps →Opening hours, rest days and menus can change, and some places close one day a week. Please check with the venue or on Google Maps before you set out.
Apartment suites at Atlantis Residence and family houses on Jalan KSB 19, for couples, families and groups of up to 16. Message Jacob if you would like help planning your days.
