Must-see restaurants in Johor

  • The Replacement

    Johor Bahru

    With a fantastic brunch menu, this good-looking, elegant but minimalist restaurant is overseen by attentive staff serving a host of trendy lunchers,…

  • Roost Juice Bar

    Johor Bahru

    Super salad and quinoa bowls, avocado and salmon bagels, fresh juices and great coffee are on offer at this chilled cafe/bar, where recycled wood and…

  • Din Tai Fung

    Johor Bahru

    The signature dish of smart Din Tai Fung is xiaolongbao, gorgeous Chinese dumplings with various fillings, including crab roe, pork and chicken, but there…

  • Olive

    Johor Bahru

    One of several international restaurants overlooking Puteri Harbour, Olive is a good choice to enjoy Indian cuisine, cooking up a wonderfully tender…

  • 434 Kopi House

    Johor

    Running since 1953, busy 434 Kopi is the best cafe in town, its marble-topped tables overlooked by a large copy of the Mona Lisa. Delicious coffee (brewed…

  • Hiap Joo Bakery & Biscuit Factory

    Johor Bahru

    For over 80 years this little bakery has prepared delicious buns, cakes and biscuits in a charcoal oven just as the founder had done in his native Hainan,…

  • Go Noodle House

    Johor Bahru

    This neat, well-run, steaming, modern noodle house packs in the diners for fast servings of the filling stuff, with an ample menu of all sorts including…

  • Kam Long Fishhead Curry

    Johor Bahru

    The lunch line snakes up the road so if you want to get a taste of this seriously addictive, mildly spicy fish curry, aim to get here before 11am. There's…

  • Restoran Reaz Corner

    Johor Bahru

    You can't go wrong with the yellow rice topped with spicy chicken curry at this clean, open-air, often-packed and long-standing curry joint that's open…

  • Mersing Harbour Centre

    Johor

    As well as housing a collection of stalls selling hawker food, this centre opposite the ferry terminal is where you go to book ferry tickets and resorts…

  • Annalakshmi

    Johor Bahru

    An authentic vegetarian Indian restaurant run by volunteers of the Temple of Fine Arts, with the motto ‘eat what you want and give as you feel’. Meals are…

  • Restoran Hua Mui

    Johor Bahru

    This airy, old-school corner coffee shop and teahouse with delightful mosaic-tiled flooring is very popular with locals and tourists alike. Take a seat…

  • Restoran Nilla

    Johor Bahru

    An excellent South Indian restaurant with some of the best chicken you've ever had, served on a banana-leaf plate. Ask for the 'vegetarian chicken' – tofu…

  • Wah San

    Johor

    This place – named after the famous Taoist mountain Hua Shan in China's Shaanxi Province – looks like it's been going forever and is best known for its…

  • Medan Selera Meldrum Walk

    Johor Bahru

    Come late afternoon, the little food stalls crammed along this alley (parallel to Jln Meldrum) start frying up everything from ikan bakar (grilled fish)…

  • Xiang Guo Bakery & Cake House

    Johor

    This Chinese-owned place is a decent spot for a meal (pizza, Malay-style noodles, rice dishes and more), a coffee or something sweet such as tiramisu or…

  • Wetex Parade

    Johor

    This shopping centre has a decent array of restaurants on its 3rd floor as well as fast-food outlets.

  • Port Café & Bistro

    Johor

    This little open-air cafe is right at the jetty, serving passable international fare, such as pizza and grilled chicken salad with balsamic dressing.

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