Good Eating Places In Johor Bahru, Malaysia
When I am known as one who hail from JB town, I always have friends and associates asking me for advice on the yummiest places to go across the causeway. Sadly, I am not the expert they should look up to as I am actually more well-trod in Singapore than on my own land. I am a true blue Ipoh gal by the way. Ipoh is my rightful birthplace where I also live out my childhood before I moved on to JB purely for my educational purposes in Singapore.
I don't eat out much when I am back home as mommy ensures I take home-cooked instead. But I do have a few fave eating places / outlets in JB. Some of them I do not know their addresses as I am driven to locations all times coz' I don't know how to drive, so I don't know how to direct others too. But there are these places I strongly recommend and which you will find appealing to your dining palate should you drive down with friends or family.
1) Da Ma Ba Sa (Literally translated from Mandarin - Big Horse Market): This is one sheltered, open air food court haven you must not miss. With all kinds of hawker fares from authentic claypot chicken rice, Chay Keow Teow, Bakar Fish and seafood - almost reminiscent to Singapore's Newton Hawker albeit with much more alternative food varieties. My fave stall can be found in the middle of the hawker centre selling only "猪肠粉". Served in original Hong Kong / Ipoh dim sum style, the pasta is made fresh and only when you order. Comes in only 2 kinds of fillings though, either chinese BBQ pork or prawns. But it is yummy enough and not very filling so big eaters can order this as a side dish. Hygiene is not a factor here but it's bearable lah - it's a Malaysia hawker centre leh, what you expect? The place is active only at night. Please don't venture there in the day or you will find minimal stalls open for business.
I don't eat out much when I am back home as mommy ensures I take home-cooked instead. But I do have a few fave eating places / outlets in JB. Some of them I do not know their addresses as I am driven to locations all times coz' I don't know how to drive, so I don't know how to direct others too. But there are these places I strongly recommend and which you will find appealing to your dining palate should you drive down with friends or family.
1) Da Ma Ba Sa (Literally translated from Mandarin - Big Horse Market): This is one sheltered, open air food court haven you must not miss. With all kinds of hawker fares from authentic claypot chicken rice, Chay Keow Teow, Bakar Fish and seafood - almost reminiscent to Singapore's Newton Hawker albeit with much more alternative food varieties. My fave stall can be found in the middle of the hawker centre selling only "猪肠粉". Served in original Hong Kong / Ipoh dim sum style, the pasta is made fresh and only when you order. Comes in only 2 kinds of fillings though, either chinese BBQ pork or prawns. But it is yummy enough and not very filling so big eaters can order this as a side dish. Hygiene is not a factor here but it's bearable lah - it's a Malaysia hawker centre leh, what you expect? The place is active only at night. Please don't venture there in the day or you will find minimal stalls open for business.
If I am unmistaken, the address is Jalan Tebrau / Jalan Kris. Ask any JBians if you are lost and you shall be directed there quite fine. It's pretty near Holiday Plaza. If you are driving down from the JB custom expressway that will lead you to Pelangi Plaza towards Holiday Plaza, the market / hawker centre is on your right side, after you pass Pelangi Plaza and before you turn left to the Holiday Plaza area. This place is a MUST GO!
2) Peking Restaurant - This is one of our family's fave chinese restaurant. It's quite well known and is busiest during weekend evenings so you may want to make reservations beforehand. Do try the braised trotters or "mei cai kou rou" (preserved vegs + 3 level pork) with the traditional steamed buns. According to my dad, it's nostalgic hometown flavor for these two dishes. The curry prawns with deep fried buns is a winner too!
The address is JLN BALDU 5, TAMAN SENTOSA, 80150 JOHOR BAHRU Telephone : 07-333 2928.
3) Bakuteh Tradisional - My family loves the Ba Ku Teh here. We usually have it for lunch on weekends and the place is often full house. Besides the usual Ba Ku Teh with the usual "油条", you may want to try the other cooked dishes offered. My parents love the Asam Fish (kampong fish) though I am contented with eating white rice flooded with the Ba Ku Teh soup alone. Yeah, it's that yummy to me. This restaurant is only open for business during the day and do not serve dinner. It is also a very starkly furnished restaurant / coffeeshop, in case you think you step into the wrong restaurant.
The address is JLN SRI PELANGI, TAMAN PELANGI, 80400 JOHOR BAHRU Telephone : 07-332 3331
4) If you and your friends / family have the time to travel further up north, you may want to proceed to Kukup for a day. Seafood there is dirt cheap, fresh and served in big helpings. There are also fishermen who take passengers in their bumboats to visit their kelongs in the late afternoon. It'll be a fun activity for both the adults and kids before dinner. Well, may I add, an eye-opener for those are wont to city life.
Anyway, I do hope that those who happen to chance upon this entry will find my info useful. I wrote all these down so when the next person asks me the same question, I can just copy and paste from here. Yeah, this's for my convenience too.
2) Peking Restaurant - This is one of our family's fave chinese restaurant. It's quite well known and is busiest during weekend evenings so you may want to make reservations beforehand. Do try the braised trotters or "mei cai kou rou" (preserved vegs + 3 level pork) with the traditional steamed buns. According to my dad, it's nostalgic hometown flavor for these two dishes. The curry prawns with deep fried buns is a winner too!
The address is JLN BALDU 5, TAMAN SENTOSA, 80150 JOHOR BAHRU Telephone : 07-333 2928.
3) Bakuteh Tradisional - My family loves the Ba Ku Teh here. We usually have it for lunch on weekends and the place is often full house. Besides the usual Ba Ku Teh with the usual "油条", you may want to try the other cooked dishes offered. My parents love the Asam Fish (kampong fish) though I am contented with eating white rice flooded with the Ba Ku Teh soup alone. Yeah, it's that yummy to me. This restaurant is only open for business during the day and do not serve dinner. It is also a very starkly furnished restaurant / coffeeshop, in case you think you step into the wrong restaurant.
The address is JLN SRI PELANGI, TAMAN PELANGI, 80400 JOHOR BAHRU Telephone : 07-332 3331
4) If you and your friends / family have the time to travel further up north, you may want to proceed to Kukup for a day. Seafood there is dirt cheap, fresh and served in big helpings. There are also fishermen who take passengers in their bumboats to visit their kelongs in the late afternoon. It'll be a fun activity for both the adults and kids before dinner. Well, may I add, an eye-opener for those are wont to city life.
Anyway, I do hope that those who happen to chance upon this entry will find my info useful. I wrote all these down so when the next person asks me the same question, I can just copy and paste from here. Yeah, this's for my convenience too.
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