This travel video is a tour of us walking, shopping, eating Malaysian street food, people watching and taking in Malaysian cultural performances and music at the Jonker Street (Jalan Jin Hang Jebat) Night Market located in Melaka (Malacca), Malaysia.
This lovely strip in the heart of Malacca’s Chinatown turns into a bustling hive of activity – at night on the weekend – with people crowding every inch of space along the street.
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The UNESCO heritage park is one of my favorite night markets in all of Asia – only Shilin market in Taipei, Taiwan comes out ahead.
Malaysian performers entertain pedestrians on both ends of the strip while vendors line up one by one offering souvenirs, Malaysian/Chinese street food and refreshments.
Jonker street night market is one of the top places to sample authentic street food where you can get everything from refreshingly sweet drinks to spicy stir fries.
We both stopped to eat carrot cake stir fry along with Cendol (a refreshing Malaysian dessert).
The carrot cake stir fry tasted a lot like Pad Thai; however, we didn’t notice any actual carrots. What it appeared to consist of was in fact turnips.
The Cendol was my personal favorite for the evening. Given how hot and humid it is – at all times of day – this refreshing treat filled with jellies, beans, shaved ice and sweet coconut milk more than hit the spot.
As we continued to wander from one end to the other we couldn’t help but notice all of the street performances and music.
We stopped many times for refreshments to stay hydrated and to escape temporarily from the madness of the main pedestrian strip.
For those interested in all of the hustle and bustle, the weekend night market in Malacca is open on Friday, Saturday and Sunday night from 6 pm until midnight.
It’s one of the top attractions in Melaka (certainly one of the liveliest) and it should be added to your things to do list while based in Melacca.
What is your favorite night market? Would you enjoy going to this one?
Ini video perjalanan adalah lawatan kita berjalan , membeli-belah , makan makanan jalanan Malaysia, orang menonton dan mengambil dalam persembahan kebudayaan Malaysia dan muzik di Jonker Street ( Jalan Hang Jebat Jin ) Pasar Malam yang terletak di Melaka ( Melaka ), Malaysia.
We are in Malacca right now and it is nighttime so we are about to head over to Jonker Street where they have one of the biggest night markets I have ever seen. It is a great place to find food and go shopping, so let’s head over there.
What are you eating right now? There is nothing better to do at the night market, the Jonker street night market, than to indulge in street food. We’ve got a refreshing little dish right down here – take a look at it. There are different kinds of jellies and beans and shaved ice with some sweet coconut milk and cane syrup. Is it ever good! It is the perfect way to beat the heat.
Right here we’ve ordered something called a carrot cake. I am not seeing any carrots so far but it looks really tasty. It smells good. Is it good? How would you describe it? I would say it is like a Pad Thai without the noodles. You have the bean sprouts, you have a little bit of tofu and some egg and peanuts. I don’t know where the carrot name comes from.
I just bought some sugarcane juice – it is really sweet and refreshing and I love that they gave us lots of ice. It is perfect. It is perfect for a hot night like this.
This is part of our Travel in Malaysia series. We’re making a series of videos showcasing Malaysian culture, arts, food, religion and people.
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All photos and video taken by Samuel Jeffery (Nomadic Samuel) and Audrey Bergner (That Backpacker).
This video features the song ”Suvaco do Cristo – Kevin Macleod” available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Commercial license.