Jalan Kota Laksamana 4, Taman Kota Laksamana, 75200 Melaka
Pak Putra is not a restaurant. It is a parking lot with plastic chairs, a tandoor oven, and food that makes the setting irrelevant. Pakistani-run, it has become one of the most recommended food stops in Malacca, and the only non-Chinese, non-Malay, non-Portuguese entry that earns its place on every food list.
The naan is the reason. Freshly slapped onto the inside of a tandoor oven, pulled out with a smoky char and a pillowy centre. The garlic naan and cheese naan are the popular orders, but plain naan with tandoori chicken is the purist's choice. The tandoori chicken is well-marinated, cooked to order, with a red-spiced crust and juicy meat.
Open from 5:30pm onwards. The queue builds fast after 7pm. There is no air conditioning, no indoor seating, no ambience beyond the glow of the tandoor oven and the smell of charring naan. Bring mosquito repellent. The food is worth every bite.
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The ones every guide mentions. Tourist-heavy but earned the reputation. You go because the food genuinely is that good, not because it is famous.