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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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Singapore Eat: Lai Fa Ba Authentic Wood-Fired Roast & Noodles (来发吧) @ Bukit Batok
Lai Fa Ba Authentic Wood-Fired Roast & Noodles is famous for its wood-fired Bu Jian Tian char siew (不见天叉烧), or barbecue pork, with wanton noodle.
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Singapore Eat: Wok of Home Town (锅乡煮炒) @ Bukit Batok — CLOSED
Wok of Home Town is a zi-char stall offering comforting, home-style cooked dishes like Beggar’s Fish Head, Seafood Fried Vermicelli with Petai, etc.
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Singapore Eats & Buys: Bukit Timah Interim Hawker Centre (武吉知马临时熟食中心)
Opened in 2024, Bukit Timah Interim Hawker Centre houses 100 wet market and hawker stalls from the old site, offering a wide range of cheap local food options.
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Singapore Eat: Love Japanese Korean Cuisine (爱心日韩料理) @ Bukit Batok
Love Japanese Korean Cuisine offers a list of Japanese and Korean dishes, like rice sets with saba fish, Korean hotplates, bento set, udon / ramen, etc.
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Singapore Eat: Jiak Song Mee Hoon Kway & Fish Soup (吃爽手工面粉粿.鱼汤) @ Bukit Batok
Jiak Song Mee Hoon Kway & Fish Soup, a popular hawker chain, specialises in handmade mee hoon kway, fish soup, ban mian, etc. Its soup has a smoky flavour.
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Kulai Eat: Hakka Sawit (好客坊) Hakka Delights @ Kelapa Sawit
Hakka Sawit, a famous eatery along Kelapa Sawit Wall Art Street, is highly regarded for its authentic, traditional Hakka delights and aromatic Nanyang coffee.
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Kulai Buy: Lian Pang Cake & Confectionery (联邦蛋糕西点) Old-School Bakes
Lian Pang Cake & Confectionery, a traditional bakery, is famous for its old-school peanut / chocolate rice sponge cakes and wedding cakes. Get a yuan yang!
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Kulai Eat: Heng Heng Hainanese Chicken Rice (兴兴烧腊海南鸡饭) Roasted Delights @ Kulai Old Street
Heng Heng Hainanese Chicken Rice is a local-favourite for its Hainanese chicken, roast-and-fry roasted chicken, crispy roasted pork and honey barbecue pork.
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Kulai See: “Let’s Art at Sawit” Wall Art Street @ Kelapa Sawit (加拉巴沙威.壁画街)
Kelapa Sawit’s “Let’s Art at Sawit” Wall Art Street is a relax spot to slow down the pace and appreciate arts, Hakka culture and authentic Hakka cuisine.
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Kulai Eat: Mok Gao / Mok Jiu Restaurant (莫搞牛肉面) Beef, Pork & Seafood Noodles
Mok Gao / Mok Jiu Restaurant is famous in Kulai for its beef / pork / seafood noodles and is hailed as having the “best beef noodles in Johor”.