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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 & KOMTAR JBCC)
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!
Apr 3
63
JB Eat: Oriental Kopi (华阳) @ JB City Square
Oriental Kopi's signature kopi, polo bun, egg tarts and Nanyang cuisines are great dishes to go for.
Mar 27
2,621
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.
Mar 27
1,190
JB Eat: OldTown White Coffee (旧街场) @ JB City Square
OldTown's signature Ipoh white coffee, crispy toasts and noodle dishes are nice dishes to go for.
Mar 27
58
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
88
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
2,795
Tan Hiok Nee Heritage Walk
JB Eat: SK Nanyang Cafe (兴记茶室) Kopitiam @ Tan Hiok Nee
SK Nanyang Cafe's signature Hainanese chicken rice and bee hoon series are delicious and must try.
Apr 3
22
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
34
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
9,951
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
203
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
3,342
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
533
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
58
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
76
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
2,811
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
551
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
223
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
110
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
200
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
447
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
2,906
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
38,041
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
4,100
Taman Sentosa & Taman Melodies
JB Eat: Nam Heong Ipoh (南香) Kopitiam @ Mid Valley Southkey Mall
Nam Heong is the place in JB to go for Ipoh white coffee and dishes. The famous egg tart is must-try.
4 days ago
5
JB Eat: Kopilicious Kopi-Bing & Malaysian Delights @ Taman Sentosa
Kopilicious's kopi-bing (iced coffee) is nice and their dishes are delicious. Reasonably priced too.
Apr 7
105
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
380
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
385
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
7,534
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
203
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
253
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
747
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
137
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
647
JB Eat & Buy: Monday Night Market @ KSL City Mall (KSL星期一夜市)
Go for cheap local food at the pasar malam outside KSL City Mall on every Monday evening.
Aug 26, 2024
27,265
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
286
Masai (Permas Jaya)
JB Eat: Lai Ji Pau & Dim Sum (来记包点心) @ Permas Jaya
Lai Ji serves dim sum items and steamed buns at cheap prices. We tried 10 items on first visit.
Mar 31
13
JB Eat: Kulai Shi Wah Bak Kut Teh (古来世华肉骨茶) @ Permas Jaya
We had bak kut teh with pork ribs and pig trotter with & without vinegar at Restoran Shi Wah.
Mar 30
1
JB Eat: 118 Wei Seafood Restaurant (118海鲜餐馆) San Lou Mee Hoon @ Permas Jaya
118 Wei Restaurant's seafood dishes and Johor-specialty "san lou" mee hoon (三楼米粉) are delicious.
Mar 30
3
JB Eat & Buy: Sunday Night Market @ Permas Jaya (百万镇星期日夜市)
Permas Night Market is held on Sunday evenings and there is direct bus service from JB Sentral.
Mar 30
35
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
276
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
1,513
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