There were many friends of mine visited JB from other state of Malaysia and also from Simgapore during school holiday and long weekend. Most of the time, they would like to try out different hotel and especially foods around Johor Bahru area, my simple guide is to share the popular area in JB where you can stay, shopping and eat.
I divided into few areas, like JB Town, Century Garden (include Pelangi, Sri Tebrau and Sentosa), Skudai area (include Nusa Bestari and Bukit Indah), Nusajaya (include Gelang Patah), Johor Jaya (include Molek, Desa Tebrau, Gaya, Mount Austin and Setia Indah), Permas Jaya and Kulaijaya.
Johor Bahru Town
Which is close to CIQ, Causeway to Singapore, and also Johor Bahru Sentral where all the ground transportation located.
Travel distance to CIQ - approx. 2-4km.
Travel distance to Senai Airport - approx. 30km.
Travel distance to Nusajaya, Legoland and others - approx. 25km
Recommended Hotels :-
* Puteri Pan Pacific (4*) (N1.46099 E103.76171)
* Hotel Aman Sari (N1.46421 E103.76201)
* Tropical Inn (N1.46545 E103.76068)
* Double Tree Hotel (4*) (under construction) (N1.46560 E103.75980)
* Thistle Hotel (5*) which is less than 5km from town. (N1.46169 E103.74320)
* Grand Blue Wave Hotel (N1.46082 E103.76898)
* Suria City Hotel (N1.46056 E103.76857)
* Sentral JB Hotel (N1.46165 E103.76913)
* Zon Regency Hotel (in duty free zone) (N1.47088 E103.78299)
* Straits View Hotel (just refurnished recently) (N1.46056 E103.73742)
* M-Suite Hotel (N1.46479 E103.73046)
Shopping Complex nearby :-
* City Square (N1.46183 E103.76353)
* KOMTAR (which is under upgrading now) (N1.46352 E103.76263)
* The ZON Duty Free Mall (N1.47075 E103.78314)
Attractions :-
* Jalan Tan Hiok Nee (historical street)
* Johor Bahru Chinese Heritage Museum (N1.45590 E103.76323)
* Royal Abu Bakar Museum (N1.45504 E103.75656)
* Art Gallery Johor (less than 5km out of town area) (N1.46667 E103.74765)
* Johor Old Chinese Temple (N1.46069 E103.76304)
* Danga Bay (N1.47680 E103.72388)
Recommended Foods (based on local's favorite) :-
Breakfast
* Hwa Mui Kopitiam (which is the first Hainanese kopitiam in JB) (N1.45732 E103.76432)
* Qin Garden (N1.45700 E103.76434)
* Yong Mui Beef Noodle (N1.46086 E103.76722)
* Ah Heng Char Koey Teow - 7am - 3pm (N1.46863 E103.78055)
Lunch
* Mei Hua Bak Kut Teh (N1.46084 E103.76754)
* Johor Bahru famous Stulang mee rebus (N1.46309 E103.77426)
* The Roost Juice Bar (N1.45707 E103.76401)
* Waterwork Laksa (N1.47157 E103.73658)
Tea break
* Goreng Pisang Mawar (N1.46176 E103.74192)
Dinner
* The Teow Chew popular fish noodles (night) (N1.46378 E103.77188)
* Yong Yong Ikan Bakar (night) (N1.46090 E103.73847)
* Lazio Italian Restaurant and Bar
Century Garden (include Pelangi, Sri Tebrau and Sentosa)
One of the popular and crowded area in JB which contain of 4 residential area - Pelangi, Sri Tebrau, Sentosa and Century, it has lots of good foods within.
Travel distance to CIQ - approx. 8km.
Travel distance to Senai Airport - approx. 28km.
Travel distance to Nusajaya, Legoland and others - approx. 24km
Recommended Hotels :-
* Crystal Crown Hotel 3* (N1.48674 E103.76593)
* Grand Paragon Hotel 4* (N1.48112 E103.76166)
* KSL Resort 5* (N1.48590 E103.76291)
* Mutiara Hotel 4* (N1.48800 E103.75759)
* Holiday Villa (under construction) (N1.48706 E103.76190)
* 11 Century Hotel (N1.48652 E103.76147)
* Grand Sentosa Hotel (N1.49268 E103.76883)
* Hallmark Regency Hotel (N1.48090 E103.76209)
* New York Hotel (N1.47879 E103.76104)
* Hotel Selesa (N1.47777 E103.76297)
Shopping Complex nearby :-
* Holiday Plaza (N1.48828 E103.75969)
* Pelangi Plaza (N1.48053 E103.76504)
* Leisure Mall (N1.48384 E103.77396)
* KSL Mall (N1.48551 E103.76291)
* Sentosa Plaza (N1.49281 E103.76855)
* Danga City Mall (N1.47427 E103.75525)
Attraction :-
* None
Recommended Foods (based on local's favorite) :-
Breakfast
* Poh Kee mee pok - 宝记Teow Chew Koey Teow (N1.48076 E103.75686)
7.30am - 2.30pm, rest on alternate Thursday.
* Hainanese pork congee 海南猪肉粥 - Multi Mart Kopitiam 7am-2pm. (N1.48506 E103.76010)
* Ah Hwa Koey Teow 亚华粿条 7.30am - 4.30pm (N1.48562 E103.76102)
* Ho Seng Kee Wantan mee 何成记云吞麵 8am - 4pm. (N1.48670 E103.76058)
* Koey Teow Kia (粿条仔) at Ka Hoe Kopitiam (N1.48079 E103.76673)
6.30am - 12.30pm, rest on alternate Wednesday.
Lunch
* Nyonya Curry Fish head and curry pork ribs at Mui Sheng stall. 11am - 3pm (N1.49092 E103.76233)
* Menu Please Bistro 11am - 10pm, rest on Monday. (N1.48083 E103.76612)
* Soon Chiang Bak Kut Teh 顺江肉骨茶
* Ah Soon Bak Kut Teh 8am - 3pm, rest on Monday.
* Ah Seng Steam Fish 8am - 3pm, rest on Monday.
* Soon Huat Bak Kut Teh 顺发肉骨茶, Jln Sutera (N1.49410 E103.78239)
* Yew Swee Laksa 友水辣沙 8am - 4pm, rest on Sunday (N1.48294 E103.76486)
Tea break
* Dong Hong Traditional Chinese kuih 东鸿糕粿 (N1.48701 E103.76803)
5pm - 10pm Business on Sat, Sun, Mon and Tue. Many different type of traditional Chinese snacks which called 'kuih'.
Dinner
* Century Curry Fish Head 世纪沙煲咖哩鱼头 at Cedar Point Hawker Center (N1.48126 E103.76296)
5pm - 11pm, rest on Monday.
* New Storey Seafood Restaurant (N1.47833 E103.77514)
* Tsuki Japanese restaurant (N1.48207 E103.77496)
* Kim Chi Korean BBQ Restaurant (N1.48170 E103.77479)
* The City Cafe (N1.49719 E103.76284)
* Kong Inn Seafood Restaurant 港一海鲜餐馆 (N1.49348 E103.77278)
* Penang Hokkien prawn noodles hawker 槟城福建虾麵 (N1.49305 E103.77090)
* Lemon Tree Restaurant 12pm - 11pm, rest on Monday (N1.49135 E103.76201)
There are still many more delicious foods within the area that I cannot list all of them, this is just a simple guide for you if you want to travel to Johor Bahru by car.
I will continue on the next post for other area. Stay tune!
(I will update this blog post from time to time, please feel free to visit back. Thanks.)
