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What to Eat @ Johor Bahru
Johor Bahru (新山) offers a ton of eating options with wide varieties of local Malaysian delights, Nanyang specialties, international cuisines, etc, and also cafes. Many eateries are located in small clusters throughout the city and are food havens to go for cheap and good local food. The list of eateries below is sorted according to travel distance from JB CIQ, after crossing over from Singapore via Woodlands Checkpoint.
Bandar Johor Bahru
(Include eateries in JB City Square)
JB Eat: Tea Garden (古文茶) Kopitiam @ KOMTAR JBCC
Tea Garden's most-sold Hainanese milk tea and baked herbal chicken are indeed very nice. Must try!
Mar 17
12
JB Eat: Meng Meng Roasted Duck (阿明帝皇鸭) @ JB City Square
Meng Meng's herbal roasted duck has nice aroma. Their honey pork and roasted pork are delicious too.
Feb 15
48
JB Eats: Breakfast Served from 8am @ JB City Square
Have breakfast at JB City Square from 8am, access via various entrances for desired restaurants.
Feb 14
2,543
JB Eat: Restoran Ya Wang (鸭皇药材烧腊大王) Herbal Roasted Duck @ Bandar Johor Bahru
Restaurant Ya Wang serves various types of herbal roasted duck and other roasted delights.
Feb 14
12,502
JB Eat: OldTown White Coffee (旧街场) @ JB City Square
OldTown's signature Ipoh white coffee, prawn noodle and dry wanton noodle are nice dishes to go for.
Jan 21
46
JB Eat: Hock Kee Kopitiam (福气安康) @ JB City Square
I will need many visits to Hock Kee Kopitiam to try more of its dishes, especially its top picks.
Jan 12
1,108
Tan Hiok Nee Heritage Walk
JB Buy: Ah Ma TeoChew Kuih (阿嬷潮州糕) Traditional Pastries
Ah Ma TeoChew Kuih's traditional kuihs, cakes, rice dumplings and condiments are available at kiosks.
Mar 8
25
JB Eat: Ah Ma TeoChew Kuih (阿嬷潮州糕) @ Tan Hiok Nee
Ah Ma TeoChew Kuih is the place to go for traditional Teochew kuehs with special coffees and many dishes.
Mar 7
9,828
JB Eat: SK Nanyang Cafe (兴记茶室) Kampung Chicken Rice @ Tan Hiok Nee
SK Nanyang Cafe's signature Hainanese chicken rice and bee hoon series are delicious and must try.
Feb 21
15
JB Eat: Pine Chicken Rice 2.0 (松香鸡饭2.0) @ Tan Hiok Nee
Pine Chicken Rice is not just steamed or roasted chicken with rice. It has more "chicken rice" to offer.
Jan 10
162
JB Eat: Hua Mui (华美茶餐室) Hainanese Chicken Chop @ Tan Hiok Nee
I tried Hua Mui's traditional toasts, Hainanese chicken chop and old-day kopi added with butter.
Jan 9
3,284
JB Eat: Tian Xin Lou Dim Sum (添心楼粤式点心茶楼) @ Tan Hiok Nee
Tian Xin Lou's dim sum are nice, especially their braised chicken feet and fried carrot cake.
Dec 17, 2024
402
Taman Pelangi & Around
JB Eat: The Toast (土司坊) @ Pelangi
The Toast's butter-kaya toast, nasi lemak and duck egg fried kway teow are nice. Next will be mee Siam.
Feb 22
36
JB Eat: Soon Chiang Bak Kut Teh (顺江肉骨茶) @ Pelangi
Soon Chiang's traditional way of having bak kut teh offers a different experience to eat the dish.
Oct 22, 2024
70
JB Eat: Wang Xiang Noodle (万香生肉面) @ Pelangi
Wang Xiang Noodle is a great place to go for pork kway teow soup, or dry kolok mee, with yong taufu.
Aug 30, 2024
2,721
JB Eat: Grandma Ong Mee Hoon Kueh (王奶奶面粉粿) @ Pelangi
Grandma Ong's classic mee hoon kueh and spicy homemade Volcano black noodle are great dishes to try.
Jul 30, 2024
489
JB Eat: Oh Yeah Noodle House (欧爷面馆) Penang Hokkien Prawn Mee @ Pelangi
Oh Yeah's Penang Hokkien mee and Penang Loh mee are great dishes to go with super-tender pork ribs.
Jul 29, 2024
211
JB Cafe: Yara Yara Cafe & Bar @ Pelangi
Yara Yara Cafe is a nice, quiet spot for coffee and croffle on weekdays. It's a bar on weekend nights.
Jul 29, 2024
103
Taman Sri Tebrau
JB Eat: Rasa Ribuan (千里香餐室) Hakka Delights @ Taman Sri Tebrau
Rasa Ribbon's Hakka yam abacus seeds and yong tau foo are nice and too savoury. There are more to try.
Oct 22, 2024
176
JB Eat: Seng Steam Fish & Bak Kut Teh (成蒸鱼与肉骨茶餐馆) @ Taman Sri Tebrau
Seng Steam Fish's signature fried fish and bak kut teh are great dishes to go for and other dishes too.
Aug 23, 2024
417
JB Eat: Ah Soon Bak Kut Teh (亞顺肉骨茶) @ Taman Sri Tebrau
Along a street with several bak kut teh outlets in Taman Sri Tebrau, Ah Soon Bak Kut Teh is my usual haunt.
Jun 17, 2022
2,887
JB Eats: What to Eat in Taman Sri Tebrau, Johor Bahru (新山大马花园)
Near to KSL City Mall, Taman Sri Tebrau (大马花园) is another food haven popular with locals and Singaporeans.
May 1, 2022
37,808
JB Eats: What to Eat in Taman Sri Tebrau (新山大马花园) (2019)
Located close to KSL City, Taman Sri Tebrau (Pelangi, Sentosa, Dai Mah Garden) is another food haven.
Nov 1, 2019
4,081
Taman Sentosa & Taman Melodies
JB Eat: Kang Bee Hong (慷美峰) Chicken Rice @ Taman Sentosa
Kang Bee Hong's traditional charcoal-roasted chicken and honey char siew are well-roasted and tasty.
Mar 17
337
JB Eat: Pekin Restaurant (北京楼) Chinese Cuisine @ Taman Sentosa
We had our reunion lunch at Pekin Restaurant with suckling pig, crispy duck, tiger grouper and more.
Jan 12
292
JB Eat: Kopilicious Kopi-Bing & Malaysian Delights @ Taman Sentosa
Kopilicious's kopi-bing is nice and their dishes are delicious and reasonably priced.
Dec 19, 2024
87
JB Eat: Xuu Yau / Pin Yuan Wanton Noodle (品苑云吞面) @ Taman Sentosa
First mouthful of the char siew with springy egg noodle, I fell in love with Xuu Yau's wanton noodle!
Nov 14, 2024
7,336
JB Cafe: The Portal Cafe @ Taman Melodies
The Portal Cafe is a nice place to be for coffee and cake and some quiet time. There are mains too.
Oct 22, 2024
192
JB Eat: Tai Hong Kopitiam (大丰擂茶) @ Taman Sentosa
Tai Hong Kopitiam's signature thunder tea rice is a must-try. Like their Sarawak kolo mee too.
Sep 4, 2024
178
Taman Century
(Include eateries in KSL City Mall)
JB Eat: CJ Teochew Fishball Noodle (川记潮州鱼圆粉) @ Taman Century
CJ's fishball noodle is full of ingredients and the curry laksa is nice-tasting too.
Jan 21
241
JB Eat: Uncle Five Coffee @ KSL City Mall
Love the Xinghua bee hoon at Uncle Five Coffee and its kopi-O, will go back again for more.
Jan 2
680
JB Eat: Tian Xiang Fish Ball Noodle (天香永平手工鱼丸面) @ Taman Century
Tian Xiang's fishball noodles with fresh ingredients are nice. The dry-style version has more flavours.
Nov 22, 2024
119
JB Eat: Empurau Kopitiam (忘不了.南洋咖啡店) @ KSL City Mall
Empurau Kopitiam's poached chicken rice and KL Hokkien mee are nice. Their curry puffs seem tasty too.
Oct 21, 2024
588
JB Eat: Monday Night Market @ KSL City Mall
Go for cheap local food at the pasar malam outside KSL City Mall on every Monday evening.
Aug 26, 2024
27,063
JB Eat: Ba Jie Bah Kut Teh (八戒肉骨茶) @ Taman Century
Ba Jie's range of bak kut teh are unusual. I have tried the signature bone bak kut teh, will try more.
Aug 19, 2024
271
Masai (Permas Jaya)
JB Eat: Kuching Style Restaurant (猫城茶餐室) Sarawak Delights @ Permas Jaya
Kuching Style has nice Sarawak kolo mee and 3-layer tea. They have an interesting "mani cai series".
Aug 28, 2024
238
JB Eat: Sang Heng Noodles (甡兴茶餐室) Teochew Fishball Noodles @ Permas Jaya
Sang Heng is the place to go for old-taste Teochew fishball noodle with braised add-ons.
Aug 16, 2024
1,503
JB Eat: Restoran Kiang (十五楼阿坚特制干面.粿条汤) Char Siew Noodles @ Permas Jaya
"Fifteen-storey" Kiang's dry noodle is a type of char siew noodle dish with add-on ingredients.
Mar 31, 2024
243
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