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Melaka City


Located near Kampung Chetti, this charmingly rustic cafe and secondhand bookshop is worth searching out. The owner takes his time making his hand-dripped coffee and herbal teas.


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2. Chetti Museum

0.21 MILES

This small museum is a community effort with a collection of artefacts, including antique cendol (shaved-ice dessert with green noodles, syrups, fruit and…

3. Hang Kasturi's Tomb

0.49 MILES

This mausoleum off Jonker St pays homage to famous warrior Hang Kasturi, even though there is no historical evidence that this is actually his final…

4. Cheng Hoon Teng Temple

0.51 MILES

Malaysia's oldest still-operating Chinese temple, constructed in 1673, remains a central place of worship for the Buddhist and Taoist communities here. It…

5. Masjid Kampung Hulu

0.51 MILES

The oldest functioning mosque in Malaysia was, surprisingly, commissioned by the Dutch in 1728. The mosque is made up of predominantly Javanese…

6. Jonker Walk World Heritage Park

0.51 MILES

Take a break from Chinatown's bustle in this tiny park dominated by the vastly exaggerated muscleman statue of Dr Gan Boon Leong, the founding father of…

7. Masjid Kampung Kling

0.58 MILES

Originally dating back to 1748, the 19th-century rebuild of the mosque you see today mingles several styles. Its multi-tiered meru roof (a stacked form…

8. Baba & Nyonya Heritage Museum

0.58 MILES

Touring this traditional Baba-Nonya (Peranakan) townhouse transports you to a time when women peered at guests through decorative partitions and every…