The first floor of the restaurant was preserved to give us a glimpse into Melaka's heritage. That's interesting - I get to enjoy the food and then go for a walkabout. I was surprised when I got upstairs. There were several rooms set up to give us a glimpse into the culture of various communities. The wooden carving on the wall and the doors itself tell of an era of skilled woodwork.
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| Famosa Chicken Rice Restaurant - First Floor |
In one corner was a sculpture made out of plates that had me scratching my head trying to figure out what the creator of this piece was trying to tell us. The Chinese wording on the wall made me even curiouser. Hubs showed me what it was for - I laughed.
What do you think? Do I look pretty in my Cinderella dress?
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| Me In My Borrowed Dress |
The Famosa Chicken Rice Ball restaurant, located along Jonker Street, is a lovely place to go for yummy Melaka food. I enjoyed the lively atmosphere, friendly waitresses and watching experienced staff roll the rice into balls.
This is the food we ordered, which we were satisfied with.
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| Chicken Rice Ball |
Here is a short video of rice being rolled into balls to give you an idea how its done.
Below are more pictures of the area in the two-storey restaurant. It is a busy place but if you come at the right time, there will be no queue and you should be able to get a table quickly.
Walking to the back, I noticed some tourists putting on the traditional costume for pictures. I believe it is free for anyone to use. It was here that I saw a staircase and ventured up to discover another world to this restaurant.
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| Restoran Famosa Chicken Rice Top: Dining Area | Bottom: The Staircase To The Upper Floor Is Pictured On The Right |
It feels like a place out of a Kung Fu movie.
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| First Floor and Back Area |
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| The Facade and An Olden Day Cart |
There you go - another post on my Melaka trip, but I'm not done yet. There's more which will have to go into another blog post.
A very delicious meal! Hopefully someday I can get to try those chicken rice balls. Really yum!
ReplyDeleteMelaka is a nice place to visit, Angie. Come, come-lah ;)
DeleteGo Melaka, must eat the chicken rice ball ya, hehe...
ReplyDeleteMusttt ..must try at least once. ;)
DeleteI love the design and the food looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteIt's a nice place to visit, Linda. I'm blessed it's only a 2-hour drive away from home. :)
DeleteGo to Melaka, must have the chicken rice balls.
ReplyDeleteAnd wow! The restaurant looked so nice, like a temple or being transported into different place. Lol.
Rose, you need to plan a family trip to Melaka ..and soon! ^.^
DeleteI would like to visit this interesting place and to taste the yummy food too! Great photos and I like your borrowed dress!
ReplyDeleteThe dress thing is a really neat idea. :D
ReplyDeleteNice place. I miss Melaka food, chicken rice, durian cendol, adoi lapar la.
ReplyDeleteMe too! Melaka is such a nice place to cuti.
DeleteMore chicken rice balls? Love to revisit if not for the weather....... xoxo
ReplyDeleteHaha..I know it's not your favourite, Shirley ^.^
DeleteGosh! chicken rice ball...you make me wanna revisit Malacca. These days seriously busy bee. The weather also ....very wet!!! how to 'jalan'?
ReplyDeleteI love Melake . Have visted perhaps 5-6 times already and still wanting to go ..haha!
Deletethere have been 3 years i never been to melaka
ReplyDeletelooking forward for a trip there
Emily, I love the place so much. I will not hesitate to make regular short trips over. ;)
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