Malacca food consists of Nonya, Portuguese, Malay, Chinese, Eurasian and Indian. However  Malacca's most famous cuisine is of Nonya origin. A mixture of Chinese and Malay cooking. Most dishes are quite spicy but still very tasty. Check with your waiter about how ,  hot the dishes are. Try ayam buah keluak, laksa and as dessert chendol. Portuguese is also available in the Portuguese village outside the town of Malacca. The fried rice, banana leaf sambal baked fish ,are quite delicious.  The so called hawker-stalls alongside the streets are the favorite eating places for the local people. It's good, has endless varieties and it's cheap. A fried noodle dish with a glass of fresh lime juice don't hurt your pocket more than US$ 0.80-1.00. Try dishes like laksa, roti canai, satay, nasi lemak, wide variety of noodle dishes, chicken rice.... , the list would be endless. You will find good foreign cuisine as well, like French, Italian, Japanese and Korean in the hotels. Fast food like burgers are available!!! 

Popular drinks are a wide range of fresh fruit juices, freshly squeezed sugar cane juice, the milk from the fresh green coconut or ice lemon tea. The famous teh tarik (hot tea) is something for the tea lover.  Anchor, Tiger and Carlsberg beer is locally brewed. You will find imported beer as well. Softdrinks are every where available.

Malacca's night entertainment doesn't differ much from other cities. Pubs, bars and disco are to be found mainly in hotels and city center and along the seaside.