Alley No. 5 (五號) is a cafe that can be found in an alley known as Lorong Jambatan. The cafe was named "Alley No. 5" because it originally occupied unit No. 5 in the middle of the alley. It moved out of Lorong Jambatan some years back to another location in the old town and moved back to the alley at unit No. 18. The cafe's name remains unchanged.
The old cafe at unit No. 5 had a rustic feel, but the still-new cafe at No. 18 is pretty modern, look simpler and has air-conditioning.
The new cafe's menu is written on a huge mirror on a wall. It has quite a long list of coffee beverages and "Something" seems pretty tempting but it is an iced coffee — I probably will try that on the next trip. There is a list of simple food and dessert too.
Alley No. 5 serves good coffee as usual.
One of the cafe's homemade cheesecakes is lemon-flavoured. Lemon adds a mild and refreshing citrusy flavour that enhanced the cheesecake. There is ondeh cheesecake also, which is rather unique, which I will try on the next trip.
The affogato, an Italian coffee dessert, with vanilla ice-cream on a shot of espresso is welcoming after lunch or on a hot day.
Alley No. 5 opens shop at noon till night time, whilst most cafes will close before 6pm. On Friday and Saturday, the cafe will open till midnight. It is a nice little spot to chill at night with some beers along the thriving night scene of Lorong Jambatan.
Address:
18, Lorong Jambatan, Kampung Pantai, 75200 Melaka, Malaysia
Opening Hours:
12pm to 9pm (Fri & Sat till 12am) | Daily
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