Melaka Souvenirs: 4 Places to Buy Gifts, Crafts and Food
Melaka souvenirs (Malacca souvenirs in older English guides) are mostly found in a few streets of the old town around Jonker Street, where shophouses sell packed local food, Peranakan-style crafts, antiques and small gifts. The most popular things to take home are food: gula Melaka (palm sugar), dodol, pineapple tarts and biscuits. Melaka is also known for Nyonya beaded slippers and kebaya, which are sold by a handful of specialist shops.
This guide covers 4 places to buy Melaka souvenirs, checked in October 2026 against the shops' own websites and social media pages and the Tourism Melaka shopping list. We only list shops we could confirm, so the list is short; for the food products themselves, see the Melaka local products guide linked at the end of this page.
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Jonker Walk Night Market
On Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings, Jalan Hang Jebat closes to traffic and fills with stalls from about 6 pm to midnight. Alongside the street food there are stalls selling key rings, fridge magnets, T-shirts, small handicrafts and packed snacks, so it is the easiest place to pick up cheap, small gifts.
It gets very crowded, especially on Saturday nights. Compare prices between stalls before buying, and keep an eye on your bag. The shops along the street, including the two food-gift shops below, are also open in the daytime when it is quieter. See also the Melaka night markets guide.
San Shu Gong (Jonker Street)
San Shu Gong is a large local-products shop just off Jonker Street, run by The Tree Food Industries of Durian Tunggal, Melaka. Its online shop lists more than 80 products, including biscuits, jams, sambal pastes, candy, noodles, drinks and gift boxes, with prices such as RM7,80 for a two-pack of wife biscuits and RM6,20 for a two-sachet pack of instant white coffee.
It is a convenient one-stop shop for edible gifts, with set gift boxes for groups. The shop's site gives opening hours of 9 am to 8 pm from Monday to Thursday and 9 am to 9 pm from Friday to Sunday.
Tan Kim Hock (Jonker Street)
Tan Kim Hock is a Melaka food brand that dates from 1957 and calls its founder "The Dodolman in Melaka". Its Jonker Street branch at 26 Jalan Hang Jebat sells the brand's dodol, gula Melaka, biscuits, sauces and gift boxes. Online prices include RM8,90 for a 180 g pack of coconut or durian dodol and RM8,50 for 400 g of gula Melaka.
The company publishes hours only for its headquarters shop on Jalan Laksamana Cheng Ho (9 am to 6 pm daily), so check the Jonker Street branch's hours before you go. WhatsApp: +60 18-904 0370.
Jonker Gallery
Jonker Gallery is a souvenir shop at the river end of Jonker Street, listed by Tourism Melaka among the city's souvenir and antique shops. It sells clothing and general Melaka souvenirs, and it is a handy stop for T-shirts and small gifts on the way from Dutch Square into Jonker Street.
Its Facebook page showed it as open, with posts in 2026, but gives no hours or prices, so check before you go.
Tips for Buying Melaka Souvenirs
Nyonya beaded slippers and kebaya
Hand-beaded Nyonya slippers (kasut manek) and kebaya blouses are the classic Peranakan crafts of Melaka. Tourism Melaka's shopping list includes TS Lim Beaded Shoes on Jalan Tokong, a bound-feet shoe shop near Jonker Street and Toko Cik Ros Kebaya Nyonya on Jalan Laksamana, but we could not confirm their current hours. Real hand-beaded slippers take weeks to make and cost far more than machine-made copies, so ask how a pair was made before you pay.
Prices and bargaining
Food gifts have fixed prices. At night-market stalls and small souvenir shops, polite bargaining on several items is normal. Compare two or three shops before buying anything expensive.
When to shop
Weekday mornings are the quietest time on Jonker Street. Many shops open by about 9 or 10 am and some stay open late on Friday to Sunday for the night market.
Melaka Souvenirs: Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best souvenir to buy in Melaka?
Food is the most popular choice: gula Melaka (palm sugar), dodol, pineapple tarts and biscuits travel well and are easy to find on Jonker Street. Nyonya beaded slippers and kebaya are the classic craft souvenirs.
Where is the best place to buy souvenirs in Melaka?
Jonker Street (Jalan Hang Jebat) and the streets around it. San Shu Gong and Tan Kim Hock sell packed food gifts, and the Jonker Walk night market has cheap trinkets on Friday to Sunday evenings.
What time does the Jonker Walk night market open?
It runs on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from about 6 pm to midnight. The shops along the street are also open in the daytime.
Can I take dodol and gula Melaka on a plane?
Packed dodol and gula Melaka are dry foods and usually fine in checked luggage, but check the rules of your destination country for food imports.