Melaka Shopping

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There are innumerable shops along jonker street that are a must-visit. The set-up, concepts and decors of the shops alone are enough to draw buyers inside. And sometimes (even if we don't find anything we need to purchase) we really couldn't help but linger as there were just so many things to see.

The items are also quite affordable. I bought a hand-crafted pair of earrings for my mom which costed RM 4 only. (when i first saw it i thought it would cost me around RM 20. what a bargain!)

Mahkota Parade was the pride of Melaka in the 90s. I remembered that I was awed by the size of the mall when I was there more than 10 years ago. But when I was there recently, the shopping mall seemed as if it was living on its past glory. Spoilt doors were not fixed, leakages were not mended.

It did not look like the owners were not ready to put in more money to spruce up the shopping mall. Maybe they realised that they will not be able to compete with the newly opened Dataran Pahlawan Mall, Tesco, and Carrefour.

Still, the shopping mall offers visitors with a wide variety of food, fun and shopping.

This two-storey shopping mall also comes with a cinema for tourists who want to catch the latest movie at a snip.

This is a shop where most tourists to Melaka will converge here for some shopping. You can find Melaka local produce and food stuff of all around Malaysia. It's a hot spot for group tourist.

What to buy: Some famous products from Tan Kim Hock are durian and coconut sweets, Melaka sugar, pineapple tarts, Cincalok and Dodol (durian paste). Other Malaysian food stuff - white coffee, fragrant biscuits, nutmeg, Belacan, Keropok (fish & prawn crackers), Bak Kut Teh (Pork's rib soup) soup base, ginger sweet... just to name a few. Choices are abundant here with unlimited stock supplies. Ask the sale assistants for food sampling.

If you like to taste their chendol made from sweet Melaka sugar, purchase your RM3 coupon from the cashier at the main entrance. Available in durian flavour too.

Mahkota Parade Shopping Complex is a huge shopping mall in the heart of Melaka. They have all the brands you can imagine for lower prices than Singapore. Bring your cash or your credit card and go shopping!!

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This is the place to check out some collector’s item and the best places to hunt and bargain for antiques.It is important to note that some antiques require clearance from the Director-General of the National Museum of Malaysia to be brought out from the country. Usually antique dealers will be able to advice purchasers of such items. Most will help buyers to fill in official clearance forms and forward them to the museum authority. You are advised to ask the dealers the procedures from the relevant authority.

What to buy: Authentic artifacts and relics, some dating as far back as 300 years, can be found here. Chinese porcelain from the Sung, Ming or Ching dynasties as well as 17th century Dutch and 18th century Japanese porcelain. Indian brassware, Chinese brass irons, and intricately carved Chinese rosewood furniture inlaid with mother-of-pearl can also be found here.

What to pay: from RM50 and over

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Dataran Pahlawan Mall is the latest mall now in town. Being constructed in the historical field of Dataran Pahlawan itself, this mall looks impresive and promising.

Many shops inside this mall selling varieties of items. Choices of restaurant also are in this mall.

Easy access to Banda Hilir Historical Zone plus there is a beautiful fountain inside this mall being carved with Melaka historical events all around.

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Mahkota Parade is among the pioneer modern concept mega mall established in Melaka. Situated in strategic Banda Hilir, its surely a hotspot in the weekend.

Many shops are inside this mall includes of departmental store, boutiques, restaurants etc. It is a 2 storey shopping mall.

During weekend, this mall is kinda crowded with visitors from all over includes local even. The traffic to enter the mall will be jammed and hard to find a parking space either.

This is still the best mall in Melaka yet but in front of it the Dataran Pahlawan Mall is recently being opened and its surely will have to compete for the best mall in Melaka.

This place can't be missed really. The exterior of the building is quite loud and so are the t-shirts and the art for sale in Orangutan House. The house exhibits art by the local artist Charles Cham. When I was in Melaka it was the Chinese year of the monkey and there were some beautiful t-shirts for sale. I should have bought one, since I'm a monkey too according to the Chinese. Too bad I didn't purchase one, because it would have been a great souvenir.