Best Supper Places in Johor Bahru
One growing trend in Johor Bahru is the supper trend. It isn’t exactly the healthiest trend but once in awhile, a late night out with good company and great food can bring lots of fun and laughter. Johor Bahru is famous for its many food stalls that stay open past midnight. If you happen to be across the border, or planning to head to Johor Bahru, here are some recommendations you can try when you get hungry in the late hours.
1) KedaiMakanan Sin Kimdo
Located just opposite Plaza Sentosa, Kimdo serves an array of seafood as well as BBQ skewers. Customers can choose to order a variety of dishes from their menu or savour light snacks on BBQ skewers. The salted egg crab is one of the restaurant’s signature dishes because of its thick and creamy gravy. Remember to order some buns to go with the salted egg gravy! Other highly recommended dishes include the signature silver noodles (“laoshu fen”), and a wide selection of barbecued snacks.
Price range : $$-$$$
Address : 25, JalanSutera, Taman Sentosa, 80150 Johor Bahru.
Phone : +60 7-333 2209
2) HW Wanton Mee
HW Wanton Mee just opened for business recently and it has been bustling with late night customers and wanton mee lovers. Located just beside Old Master Q’s meehoonkuey along JalanAbiad, HW serves wanton noodles cooked in a variety of styles like the plain dried noodles, dried black sauce noodles as well as wanton noodle soup. They also have side dishes like prawn dumplings and fried wantons available. However, much patience is required when dining here as the service can be slightly slow as they are sometimes short staffed. If you are not in a hurry, this delicious meal is definitely worth the wait. The restaurant opens only at 9.30pm every night so remember not to be too early!
Price range : $-$$
Address : 68, JalanAbiad, Taman Maju Jaya, 80400 Johor Bahru.
Phone : 019-755 9355
3) Wuhan Restaurant
The Mala Hotpot Grilled Fish is the main reason why customers keep coming back to this restaurant. The soup is served in a spicy Szechuan style with vegetables on the side and a whole deep fried fish. This dish alone is enough for 4-5 persons, and you can always add more side dishes to the soup. The restaurant also has its signature snacks, like duck tongue, liver and wings marinated in Wuhan style with a mixture of Chinese herbs. However, the level of spiciness is only for those who love their food extra spicy.
Price range : $-$$$
Address : 149, JalanHarimau, Century Garden, 80250 Johor Bahru.
Phone : +60 19-605 8881
4) KueyTeowKia
People remember Johor Bahru for its delicious “kueyteowkia” because this dish is not easily available elsewhere. “Kuehteowkia” is actually a portion of kueyteow in herbal soup served with various dishes like pork intestines, braised eggs and duck meat cooked in herbal soup. The preparation of this dish takes a long time as sellers need to ensure that the pork intestines are thoroughly cleaned and cooked without any smell. There are a few places in Johor Bahru that serve some pretty decent “kuehteowkia” but the two restaurants that we liked best are Woon Kiang and Hi Wan. Both places have very contrasting cooking styles. Woon Kiang uses more herbs and therefor the colour of the soup is slightly darker. Hi Wan prepares their soup with more pepper, hence the slight spiciness in their soup. Prices at these two places are also very reasonable. A simple meal for two would cost about RM20-RM25.
Price range : $-$$
Address : Woon Kiang – JalanPandan 1, Taman Stulang, 80300 Johor Bahru
Restoran Hi Wan –210 Jalan Sri Pelangi, Taman Pelangi, 80400 Johor Bahru
Phone : +60 7-220 0310
5) LC Catering (AyamPenyet)
Ayampenyet originates from Indonesia and carries the meaning of smashed chicken. The chicken is fried to perfection and then hit hard so that it becomes flat and easy to be eaten. The chicken is served with side dishes like sambal belacan, raw beans and cabbage, fried tofu, and eaten with steamed rice. If you enjoy Indonesian delicacies like this, LC Catering offers not only AyamPenyet but a variety of other Malay dishes like satay and meegoreng. If you’re lucky, they may offer you the special coconut jelly. This refreshing dessert is rarely available and always sold out. So be sure to try one if you get the chance to.
Price range : $-$$
Address : 338, JalanBalau 1, Taman Melodies
Phone : +60 7-335 7355
6) Banafe Village (Shisha and live music)
For those who enjoy some live music while smoking shisha, Banafe Village offers a wide range of shisha flavours to enjoy. Customers can also enjoy some local favourites while they chill at Banafe. Try the AyamPenyet because some prefer this more than the one at LC Catering! There is also a car wash located in the car park area of Banafe, so while you enjoy that sweet shisha, why not get your wheels shined too?
Price range : $-$$
Address: Lot 9022, Jalan Dato’ Abdullah Tahir, Johor, 80300 Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Open :24 hours
Phone: +60 7-333 3377
7) Cedar Point Food Centre
Cedar Point is not known to many as its location is hidden amidst a housing area. Cedar Point has one of the best varieties of hawker stalls ranging from the regular “zhi char” to satay and ikanbakar (baked fish). You will definitely be spoilt for choice at Cedar Point because almost everything looks tempting.
Price range : $-$$
Address : 2-16, JalanMusangBulan, Taman Century, 80250 Johor Bahru
Phone : 60 19-711 4309
Johor Bahru is probably a town that never stops eating. With all the delicious food around, who can resist such temptation? With all the recommendations above, we hope we have helped make your food hunting journey a bit more smoother.
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