Malacca is home to many good local foods from chicken rice balls to satay celup and rich Nyonya dishes. But let’s not forget about vegetarian dishes as they have plenty of restaurants and cafes serving meatless-based goodness cooked in different styles. Below are the recommended Top 10 places for vegetarian food worth visiting in Malacca.
1) Man Yuan Fang Vegetarian Restaurant
Man Yuan Fang Vegetarian Restaurant has delighted many customers with its tasty and quality food, cordial services and cosy environment. Choices are aplenty here, covering its mock meat series such as roasted pork and duck. They also serve egg omelette dishes such as Fresh Button Mushroom & Crabmeat Omelette and Minced Shrimp & Vegetable Omelette. Best paired with one of their nourishing soups such as Lotus Root & Black Bean Soup and Tom Yam Seafood Veggies Soup.
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2) Chin Hua Vegetarian Food
This humble-looking restaurant of Chin Hua Vegetarian Food serves its array of vegetarian dishes in a mixed-rice style via self-service. You will find various mock meats and veggies in a row of trays on the counter, where you can scoop freely and place them on a plate of rice. Prices are then calculated according to the amount and type of dishes. They also serve stir-fry dishes such as fried rice and noodles.
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3) Botanist Cafe
Enjoy good food in the comfort of a pleasant, air-conditioned environment at Botanist Cafe. All their food contains no garlic and onions while the cafe insists on only natural ingredients and sweeteners. Those who love noodles can look forward to choices like Braised or Tonic Ramen Soup using handmade ramen with bite-sized ingredients from mushrooms to Omega egg and bean curd skin. They also have vegetarian pasta from Pesto Pasta to Mushroom Montage Pasta. Or try something local like Nyonya Curry Ramen and the spicy-sour Asam Laksa.
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4) Lutan 21
Lutan 21 is committed to serving honest-to-goodness and clean vegetarian food. That means no added MSG, preservatives, artificial colouring, flavours and microwave use. Their menu covers various rice and noodle dishes, offering healthy and delicious choices like Quinoa Brown Rice with Yam, Nyonya Curry Ramen/Vermicelli and homemade Spicy Flat Noodles. You can also opt for their value-for-money Lutan 21 Set Meal consisting of quinoa brown rice with yam and other ingredients such as monkey head mushroom, bean curd skin & puff and iceberg lettuce.
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5) Anthony’s Kitchen
This casual Anthony’s Kitchen offers an eclectic choice of vegetarian dishes cooked in different styles. For something soupy, try one of their homemade soup dishes such as Nyonya Laksa, Japanese Miso Tofu and Mama’s Special (Spicy) served with a choice of ramen, brown rice vermicelli, kuey teow or mee sua. They also have various stir-fried dishes from Sambal Petai Fried Rice to Jiang Nan Noodle and Special Flat Rice Noodle. Some of the other menu options include toast & wraps, pasta, salad and small bites.
6) LVC Vege Restaurant
LVC Vege Restaurant’s menu elevates its vegetarian cuisine with a fusion touch, making the best use of primary ingredients such as vegetables, mushrooms and beans. Start with their bite-sized appetisers such as The Nesty Salt & Pepper Tofu Dice and Baked Zucchini with Vege, Tuna & Cheese. They have wholesome soup choices from Almond Agaricus Soup to Apple Beauty Soup and Tea Tree Mushroom Soup. Moving on to the mains, the menu offers mouthwatering choices like Vege Rendang, Taiwanese 3-Cup Mushrooms and Sweet & Sour Crispy Mushroom.
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7) Vege Good Vegetarian Restaurant
The unpretentious Vege Good Vegetarian Restaurant is all about 100% vegetarian food with no onions, garlic and egg used in the cooking. They also serve their dishes with no added MSG to retain the original taste. For something spicy and “meaty”, try their Curry Vert. Mutton Rice or the appetising Sweet & Sour Ribs Rice. They also serve various soup noodles such as Tomyam Soup Noodle, Soy Fish Head Soup Mee Hoon and Curry Noodle. Not to mention assorted fried rice and noodles cooked in savoury or spicy style.
8) Best Vegie Restaurant
The Muslim-friendly Best Vegie Restaurant serves delicious home-cooked vegetarian food, baked goods such as cakes and cookies and kuih. If you are here for vegetarian dishes, they offer plenty of choices served in the trays on the counter via mixed-rice style. Expect a reasonably priced meal that has many customers including regulars and newcomers visiting this unassuming restaurant.
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9) Soulgreen
This charmingly cosy Soulgreen covers rice and noodles-based vegetarian dishes, offering choices such as the spicy Kong Pou Chicken Rice served with jasmine white rice and fresh vegetables. Others such as Sweet & Sour Fillet Rice, Minced Meat Mushroom Ramen and Tomato Ginger Bee Hoon Soup are some of the options available on the menu. Or taste one of their stir-fry dishes of Cili Padi Fried Bee Hoon or Fried Kuey Teow in a savoury sauce. Also, do look out for some of the menu specials from time to time.
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10) Go Veg Station
Go Veg Station offers Asian and Western-style vegetarian cuisines. You have choices like Tomyam “Pattaya” Fried Rice, Fried Rice with Ginger and the tummy-warming Go Veg Porridge if you prefer something simple. Or order one of their stir-fry or soup noodle dishes, covering Hot & Spicy Mee Goreng to Ginger Mee Sua, Laksa Noodle and Mee Bandung. As for the Westerns, they have soy chops with a choice of black pepper, sesame or sweet & sour served with fries and mixed veggies.
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That’s not all! More Top 10s in Malaysia are waiting to be discovered!
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