Many make the ritualistic weekend trip to JB for no reason other than its inexpensive seafood. Fresh fish, prawns, squids, lobsters, and crabs are prepared in all styles to satisfy every taste and preference. If seafood's not enough to satiate your palate, JB also boast an international range of culinary choices as well as local delights.
Restaurants in Johor
House of Sundanese Food Level 3, Johor Bahru City Square, Jalan Wong Ah Fook.
07-226 6788. Open daily 11.30am - 10.00pm
Its repertoire, a combination of vegetables, meat, and fish doused with fragrant spices, teases with a unique mix of sweet, sour and spicy flavours. Highlights include the Ikan Snapper Bakar, Gado Gado Ayam, Rendang Daging Sunda (beef in thick gravy with the fullness of Sundanese spices) and Ayam Goreng Sunda (deep-fried chicken marinated with spices)
Le Petit Cafe 18, Jalan Wong Ah Fook, Mercure Ace Hotel
This restaurant prides itself for its appetising, low calorie and well balanced meals. Feast with no guilt on specialties like the orange flavoured chicken and freshly blended fruit and vegetable juices.
Bamboo Foodcourt 1 Jalan Sutera, Taman Sentosa. 07-331 3180. Open daily 10.30am - 10.00pm
Hordes of foodies from Singapore flock here to enjoy the reowned 'Emperor' paper wrapped chicken. Cooked with aromatic medicinal herbs, the chicken is finger-lickin' good. Other worthy notables are otak-otak and butter prawns.
PD Lucky King Bun 21A Jalan Sutera Satu, Taman Sentosa
The Lucky King Bun is a beautifully crafted loaf wrapped around piquant chicken curry. Dipped into the curry, the tender and fragrant bread fittingly complements the spiciness.
L.C.Korner Jalan Tebrau/Jalan Beringin, Taman Melodies. Open daily 11.00pm - 5.00am
You can find deliciously concocted curries here, whether it's beef, chicken, mutton, or fish. Prepared with assorted types of herbs, spices, and chilies, the curries are great with nasi kandar. Other must-trys include deliriously delicious sambal petai with prawns, and ayam goreng.
Wang Suan Restaurant 7 & 7A Jalan Perang, Taman Pelangi. 07-331 9724. Open daily 11am-3pm & 6pm-10pm, except Tue 11am-3pm
This restaurant's specialty is the not-to-be-missed Nyonya-style fried fish which tantalises with its spiciness. Other great treats include pork ribs with sweet plum sauce, curry and assam fish head, and claypot chicken with wine.
777 Seafood Centre 33 Jalan Perkasa 4, Taman Ungku Tun Aminah. 24 hours
Forty stalls under one roof offer local delights like panggang (barbecue) seafood, mee Jawa, curry mee, and yong tau foo.
Restoran Singgah Selalu Kompleks Tenis MBJB Batu 3 1/2, Jalan Skudai. 07-221 9276. 24 hoours
Dishes here often share Malay, Thai, and Chinese influences. Specialties here include its special fried rice in a combination of Malay and Thai styles, and fish steamed in milk, tom yam style.
Recommended Places to Eat Johor Bahru : A.K. Eating House, 266 Jalan Sutera, Taman Sentosa Foon Yew Rojak, In front of Foon Yew High School, Jalan Stulang Laut. Gerai Mee Rebus Stulang Laut, 0-01, Tingkat Bawah, Bangunan Wisma Naha, Stulang Laut. Malam Indah Selau, Kampung Senibong, Permas Jaya, JB. (Nasi Lemak) Restoran Orang Asli, Kampung Sungai Temon, Kampung Bakar Satu, Taman Perling Restoran Thai-Malay Garden, K3-107, Kompleks Perdagangan, Jalan Stulang Laut.
Muar: Pak Yayah Asam Pedas, Pantai Parit Jawa, Muar Shariff & Mashita Asam Pedas, Pantai Parit Jawa, Muar Yong Sheng Confectionery, 30 Jalan Sayang Kim San Public Market, Jalan Haji Abu Chuan Tin Restaurant, 6 Jalan Khalidi
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