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Johor Bahru Shop: 12+ Shopping Malls in JB for Singapore Day-Trippers
Fancy a short one-day trip to Johor Bahru for some shopping, local food ad cheap groceries? Check out the nearest / most popular malls to Singapore visitors.
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Johor Bahru Eat: Tian Xiang Yong Peng Handmade Fish Ball Noodle (天香永平手工鱼丸面) @ Taman Century
Tian Xiang Yong Peng Fish Ball Noodle specialises in fishball noodles (dry / soup / laksa) using their handmade fishballs with different noodle types.
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Singapore Eats & Buys: West Mall @ Bukit Batok (武吉巴督.威城)
West Mall added 20+ food and beverage outlets in its basement in mid-2025. The vast number of fresh, diverse dining options turned it into another food haven.
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Singapore Eat: Mendon (面丼) Japanese Delights @ West Mall
Mendon, a Japanese casual dining restaurant, is well-regarded for its range of Japanese cuisine, ranging from udon and ramen to savoury rice bowls and sushi.
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Singapore Eat: Kallang Bahru Braised Duck + Kway Chap (加冷峇鲁卤鸭.粿汁) @ Bukit Batok
Kallang Bahru Braised Duck serves braised duck, kway chap, pig trotter and pork meat / offal to go with rice / porridge / kway chap.
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Johor Bahru Eats & Buys: Mid Valley Southkey Mall
Mid Valley Southkey Mall, the largest and nearest integrated shopping destination in Johor Bahru, offers a diverse range of eat and buy options.
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Johor Bahru Eat: MyIpoh (怡保) Kopitiam @ Mid Valley Southkey Mall
MyIpoh, a kopitiam offering traditional Ipoh cuisine, specialises in Ipoh comfort foods like chicken hor fun, curry mee, nasi lemak, and Ipoh White Coffee.
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Johor Bahru Eat: Kafe Sek Tong / SYST (深夜食糖.港式甜品)
Kafe Sek Tong / SYST, a popular Hong Kong-style dessert cafe, offers a range of Hong Kong traditional desserts and comfort food. And a JB specialty dish.
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Johor Bahru Eats & Buys: AEON Mall Permas Jaya + Around Permas Jaya (新山.百万镇)
Permas Jaya is a popular food haven with AEON Mall supermarket, a night market on Sunday evenings and numerous affordable local dining options around the town.
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Johor Bahru Eat: Restoran Kiang (十五楼亚坚特制干面.薄.粿条汤) Char Siew Noodle @ Permas Jaya
Restoran Kiang, better known to older-generation Johorians as “Fifteen-Floor” Kiang, sells its special dry-style noodle and kway teow soup in Permas Jaya.
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Johor Bahru Eat: YuJi Mee (余记面) Sibu Kam Pua Mee & Sarawak Kolo Mee @ Permas Jaya
YuJi Mee, a popular noodle shop, is renowned for its authentic Sibu Kam Pua Mee and Sarawak Kolo Mee. It is famous for its signature 3-Colour Kolo Mee.