Discovery Cafe, Bandar Melaka

Popular with tourists and locals alike, Discovery Cafe's brightly painted facade is hard to miss. Besides free internet access, cable TV, a pool table, dart and carom games, it also stocks many travel guides. The Day-Glo decor spans three floors of a renovated pre-war shop house, spilling into an adjoining open-air courtyard decked with barbecue benches and palm trees. A balcony garden beckons from the rooftop with splendid views of the Malacca River and St. Francis Church . The menu is an all-embracing concoction of local, western and Portuguese-influenced dishes. Soft drinks, hot and cold beverages and alcoholic choices are available.