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What to Buy @ Johor
Johor (柔佛) offers a ton of eating options with wide varieties of local Malaysian delights, Nanyang specialties, international cuisines, etc. Apart from dining-in at the eateries, there are many things, especially food stuffs, to buy for taking home or as gifts. The list of places below is sorted according to travel distance from JB CIQ, after crossing over from Singapore via Woodlands Checkpoint.
Buys @ Johor Bahru
Feb 14
JB Buy: Rotiboy Bakeshoppe Coffee Bun @ JB Sentral
I have tried Rotiboy Bakeshoppe's Rotiboy (coffee bun), Buttermilkboy, Mochaboy and Cheeseboy.
296
Jan 21
JB Buy: Yummy Puffs Curry Puff & Nyonya Kueh @ JB City Square
Yummy Puffs's curry-potato and sardine puffs are crispy with nice flavours. Yellow ang ku kueh is good too.
97
Jan 13
JB Buy: Kwan Kee Store (坤记糕品) Traditional Desserts @ JB City Square
Tried more desserts from the new Kwan Kee Store — tried almost 80% of their non-sweet desserts.
116
Dec 11, 2024
JB Buy: Bei's Pastry (鲍小贝糕点) Meat Floss Xiaobei @ Tan Hiok Nee
I tried 4 flavours of Bei's Pastry's meat floss xiaobei and 2 flavours of snowy mochi. Will try more.
779
Dec 10, 2024
JB Buy: B.O.D 包栈 Buns & Dim Sum @ Taman Sentosa
B.O.D 包栈's fresh handmade pork buns are nice tasting. Other buns and dim sums are available too.
130
Nov 21, 2024
JB Buy: Kwan Kee Store (坤记糕品) Traditional Desserts @ Holiday Villa JB, Taman Century
Kwan Kee's Chinese desserts have nice flavours, non-greasy and not too sweet. They are great gifts too.
965
Buys @ Kulai
Nov 24, 2024
Kulai Buy: 26 Choy Ban (26菜板) @ Taman Kulai
26 Choy Ban's handmade choy bans, with different fillings, are popular in Kulai and tastes great too.
76
Jul 3, 2023
Kulai Buy: Kedai Kek Lian Pang (联邦西果屋) Traditional Cakes
Really worth it to go to Kulai to buy Lian Pang's yuanyang cake (鸳鸯蛋糕) and traditional wedding cakes.
1,354
Buys @ Pontian
Nov 8, 2024
Pontian Buy: The Cookies Factory @ Pontian Kechil
The Cookies Factory's colourful cookies and biscottis are great gifts for festive seasons and parties.
200
Nov 8, 2024
Pontian See: Nictar Pineapple Park @ Pekan Nanas
Visited Nictar Pineapple Park to learn more about pineapples and also bought some pineapple products.
269
Oct 15, 2024
Pontian Buy: Pontian Fish Market Fresh Seafood @ Pontian Kechil
Be it to buy fresh seafood to bring home or to have seafood lunch, visit Pontian Fish Market.
439
Oct 15, 2024
Pontian Drink 🔞: Air Nira Kelapa (Coconut Wine) & Diamond Coconuts @ Pontian Kechil
Other than pineapple and tomato-sauce wanton noodle, try naturally fermented coconut wine too.
36
Oct 14, 2024
Pontian Buy: Chai Huat Heng (再发兴饼家) Traditional Pastries @ Pontian Kechil
Teochew la piah, sun biscuit or heong peah, Chai Huat Heng's traditional pastries are not too sweet.
141
Buys @ Kluang
Sep 16, 2024
Kluang Buy: Tong Huat Traditional Confectionery (东发传统饼家) Mung Bean Biscuits
Tong Huat's salty mung bean biscuits are so popular that each customer is limited to 10 packs.
3,819
Sep 16, 2024
Kluang Buy: Nam Yick Food Trading (南益饼家) Shanghai Mooncakes
Nam Yick's Shanghai mooncakes are of very low sweetness level and has distinct traditional tastes.
56
Sep 8, 2024
Kluang Buy: Yuen Fatt Biscuit (源发饼家) Shanghai Mooncake
Yuen Fatt Biscuit's pillow-shape Shanghai mooncake is great-tasting and splendid as festive gifts.
2,682
Sep 8, 2024
Kluang Buy: Yu Kong Moon Cake (游港上海月饼) Shanghai Mooncakes
I tried all 4 flavours of Yu Kong's Shanghai mooncakes with/without yolks and like their flavours.
1,287
Apr 2, 2024
Kluang Buy: Kluang Coffee Powder Factory (居銮咖啡) Traditional Kopi
Kluang Coffee Factory is one spot in Johor that sells local-grown Liberica beans, which has unique aroma.
1,750
Apr 2, 2024
Kluang Drink 🔞: Toddy Shop @ Jalan Syed Abdul Kadir
First time trying toddy, or palm wine, in Malaysia. The low-alcohol, natural wine has a nice taste.
187
Buys @ Batu Pahat
Sep 18, 2024
Batu Pahat Eat: Rengit Coffee by Dagan Cafe @ Jalan Rahmat
Rengit Coffee is the place to taste coffee made from elephant beans and to buy some to take home.
61
Sep 11, 2024
Batu Pahat Buy: Family Kedai Kek & Roti (芳邻西点蛋糕) Ogura Cake
Family Bakery's famous ogura cake, soft and with distinct flavours, is a must-buy when in Batu Pahat.
3,200
Sep 8, 2024
Batu Pahat Buy: GN Food & Biscuits (满發糕饼店) Teochew La Piah
GN Food & Biscuit's Teochew la piah comes in two sizes and have different types of sweet fillings.
737
Jun 26, 2024
Batu Pahat Buy: Sin Sin Foodstuff (新新包粿食品) Ang Ku Kueh
Sin Sin sells hand-made ang ku kuehs, rice balls, nine-layer cake, etc, and native Batu Pahat products.
1,085
Jul 14, 2023
Yong Peng Buy: Eng Hin (永兴福州饼面厂) Hokchew Biscuits & Kompias
Apart from Hokchew biscuits, Eng Hin's hot-selling kompia comes in savoury, sweet & wholemeal flavours.
1,614
Buys @ Muar
Nov 3, 2024
Muar Eat: Sai Kee Kopi 434 Cafe (才记434咖啡) @ Taman Sri Emas
Kopi 434 is a nice spot to have coffee with meals and buy coffee products on reaching or leaving Muar.
36
Apr 5, 2024
Muar Buy: Otak-Otak Cheng Boi (阿梅麻坡乌达) @ Taman Sri Emas
At Otak-Otak Cheng Boi, you can eat the grilled fish otak-otak or buy back the frozen ones.
319
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