1. Mixx Club
Mixx is steadily becoming Malacca’s reigning club. Opened in December 2011, it has certainly started out with all the right stuff. Set on the second floor of Mahkota Parade, it has solidified its hip credibility by constantly importing DJs and live visuals from all over Asia.
The interior of Mixx club looks like a tricked-out industrial warehouse with neon lights that act as paint to walls and seem to take centre stage. This mall establishment is comprised of two sections: Paradox, where deejays spin electro and techno beats, and Arris, a garden café with a live band. Before Mixx club was opened, the owner used to operate another club, Pure Bar in Melaka Raya.
2. The Library
The Library is a restobar set in Melaka Raya. Known for its live bands and extensive food menu, the place is not your average Malaccan bar. Serving an upscale clientele, it prides itself on its selection of beers (said to be Malaysia’s largest selection of imported and locally brewed beers).
Besides its selection of brewskis, The Library also serves up a variety of premium liquor but it is The Library’s menu that really shines: not just pub grub, it is the reason the bar has attracted such a healthy following. Thematically designed, The Library’s clientele is a mixture of trendsetters, media types and connoisseurs who come to wind down and mingle.
3. Portuguese Square
Fondly known as Portuguese Square, this area is the culmination of Portuguese culture in its splendour and colours where descendants of Malay and Portuguese intermarriages since the colonisation of the state.
The Square is renowned for housing plenty of restaurants, food stalls and pubs and on Saturday evenings, it becomes a hub of activities, as the local community put up traditional dances to entertain tourists and celebrate their unique culture in style. Visitors are encouraged to grab a beer and enjoy a night of listening to pseudo-pop bands strut their stuff with the sound of cascading waves in the distance.
4. Alto Sky Lounge – Hatten Hotel Malacca
Located on the 22nd level of Hatten Hotel Melaka, Alto Sky Lounge provides guests with stunning panoramic views of Malacca city as they savour a mix of expertly crafted cocktails, tantalising light bites and a variety of fine wines with the accompaniment of exquisite live music.
Alto Sky Lounge features an outdoor bar setting that can seat over 130 people and a vintage spiral staircase which leads to a glass wine cellar on a mezzanine level. Alto Sky Lounge is ideal for elegant cocktail parties, important business functions or simply as a place to relax and unwind after a long day. With its charismatic design and luxurious ambience, Alto provides the perfect surroundings for mixing business and pleasure.
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