Kim Cheong Restaurant
We started our culinary tour of Johor with Kim Cheong Restaurant. Located in Jalan Ros Merah 2/11, this Chinese-style family-style restaurant has been serving customers for a long time and serves many traditional Chinese dishes, prepared with love and care.
The highlight of the restaurant is their signature roast chicken, which is crispy and charred with juicy meat. They also received an honorable mention for their new flower crab soup, which is made with local flower crab and cooked to perfection, retaining all the flavours.
Address: 40, Jalan Ros Merah 2/11, Johor Jaya, 81100 Johor Bahru, Johor.
Operating Hours: Opens daily, 11am – 3pm and 5pm – 10:30pm
Contact: 019-714 7996
Restaurant How Inn
Located along Jalan Dedap 6, Restaurant How Inn may at first look like an ordinary Chinese eatery, with its large backlit sign and wooden blinds. But make no mistake, this place is as rare as it came.
They serve the usually hard-to-find catfish in casserole, which (as far as we know) may be the only restaurant in the area that does. It is served in a large traditional clay pot, which is used to cook fish and is flavoured with soy sauce and ginger, which is delicious.
Address: Restaurant How Inn, Jalan Dedap 6, Johor Jaya, 81100 Johor Bahru, Johor.
Restoran Kah Kah Loke
Located along Jalan Bakawali 39, Kah Kah Loke serves a variety of traditional Chinese dishes and Chinese delicacies and is hard to miss as they are the corner shops in that row. This brown-toned building offers many flavors under its roof.
The specialty here is the ancient bitter gourd soup. The soup is simmered for several hours until the aroma is tangy and pleasing, and at the right temperature you can enjoy it while warming your soul. This dish has become one of the must-try foods in Johor and is highly regarded by locals.
Address: 62, Jalan Bakawali 39, Johor Jaya, 81100 Johor Bahru, Johor.
Operating Hours: Tuesday thru Sunday, 8am – 10pm. Closed on Mondays.
Contact: 012-282 8620
Goody Soup Restaurant
The humble building of Goody Soup restaurant in Jalan Ros Merah 2/17. At first glance, you may see that there is nothing special about the place, or even that you may think they are just an ordinary restaurant with nothing special, but you will forgive them because appearances can often be very deceiving.
In fact, the restaurant attracts soup lovers from far and wide with their elaborate soup masterpieces. Their menu features a very large number of soups, all carefully prepared in clay pots to maximize aroma and flavor. These dishes are healthy because they are composed of lots of herbs and vegetables without adding a lot of salt and seasonings.
Address: 96, Jalan Ros Merah 2/17, Johor Jaya, 81100 Johor Bahru, Johor.
Operating Hours: Wednesday thru Monday, 11am – 3pm and 6pm – 10pm. Closed on Tuesdays.
Contact: 011-3309 5292
Let’s Eat Restaurant 2
Next on our list is a very stylized and beautifully decorated restaurant called Let’s Eat. The interior follows a palette of white and brown, with the entire space painted a flawless white and brown furniture designed to contrast with the blank canvas. The decor is modern and the atmosphere is quite well set, evoking the look and feel of a Hong Kong cafe.
There are many different cultural influences on the menu. They serve everything from French toast to wine and egg verandah to satisfy any taste.
Address: 2, Jalan Dedap 13, Johor Jaya, 81100 Johor Bahru, Johor.
Operating Hours: Opens daily, 10am – 10pm
Contact: 07-364 4738
Tien Tien Lai Kopitiam
The restaurant is a popular place for locals to grab breakfast or lunch. It serves a variety of noodles, both dried and souped, to all its customers.
Well, there is no denying that wanton mee is considered a common food and is easy to find in Johor. But the restaurant’s fried egg noodles are famous for their “flying wan tan mee”. The owner is the chef, and according to him, he “fly” the noodles during the cooking process to make them more elastic and chewy.
If you are coming here for breakfast, this signature Wan Tan Mee is highly recommended. You can also try the signature fish balls, which will never disappoint.
Address: 59, Jalan Bakawali 50, Johor Jaya, 81100 Johor Bahru.
Business hours: 7am to 4pm daily. Thursday closed.
The Story Juice Bar & Café
Serving food inspired by more than one culture, The Story Juice Bar & Café are located along Jalan Dedap 24 and offer a variety of dishes from many different styles of cooking here. It’s hard not to like anything when you eat here.
While offering a variety of food options, we had to shift the focus to their signature drinks. They offer a variety of drinks, from juice to milk tea, in just as many colors. Try their unique and fantastic concoctions and we guarantee you won’t regret it.
Address: 22, Jalan Dedap 24, Johor Jaya, 81100 Johor Bahru, Johor.
Operating Hours: Wednesday thru Monday, 11am – 10pm. Closed on Tuesdays.
Contact: 016-799 8618
The Toast
The restaurant, whose name roughly translates to “Toast Venue,” is more of an all-day breakfast spot, but it does make a good breakfast. The atmosphere is great and the interior design is in line with the style of a casual restaurant, with a lot of white used to create a clean look.
The menu features a wide range of local dishes, from nasi lemak to mee siam. However, the main reason people come here is for a breakfast of toast and eggs.
Address: 108, 110, Jalan Dedap 13, Johor Jaya, 81100 Johor Bahru, Johor.
Operating Hours: Opens daily, 8am – 9pm.
Contact: 07-351 6880
Hong Kong Boy Restaurant
If you are on a road trip with your friends or family, you must not miss the Hong Kong Boys Restaurant located in Johor. The restaurant has about 20 food stalls and is always packed with foodies from local and other states after 6pm.
It offers a wide variety of food, such as Western, Asian, Thai and local food, and is the best place for people who come with a group because of the wide variety of food on offer. If you love Char Kuey Teow, you must try the restaurant’s traditional Char Kuey Teow, which are seared entirely in coal.
Another stall that always has a long line is Ikan bakar, it’s crispy exterior and juicy interior, served with a sweet and sour sauce, which is the main reason all customers stop to taste.
For those who love seafood, try the Fried Oyster Egg, another popular dish from Hong Kong Boys Restaurant.
Address: 32, Jalan Dedap 22, Johor Jaya, 81100 Johor Bahru.
Business hours: 6pm to 12am daily. Tuesday closed.
Restaurant KakaLok Hong Kong Porridge
If the porridge stalls mentioned above do not impress you, then Restaurant KakaLok Hong Kong Porridge is another option for you to enjoy a bowl of warm and tasty porridge.
The selling point of this restaurant is that they serve congee, which is slow-cooked with fresh pork, scallops, squid and so on for at least 3 hours to bring out the best in the flavor of congee!
You can choose some side dishes to go with your concentrated and refreshing porridge, such as preserved eggs, meat, you tiao, etc., to maximize your needs.
