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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 Buy: Baozhan B.O.D 包栈.包点专卖店 Handmade Buns & Dim Sum
Baozhan / B.O.D 包栈’s outlets serve freshly-handmade buns and dim sums for dining-in (certain outlets only) or buying them chilled / frozen to take home.
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Johor Bahru Cafe: Palates & Bagels by T.A.M. Rise of Umami @ AEON Mall Bukit Indah
Palates & Bagels @ Bukit Indah serves high-quality, Japanese-infused dishes and savoury bagels with different fillings. Must try their signature beverages too.
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Singapore Tip: Use DBS PayLah! for Cashless Payment in Malaysia
Go cashless, scan DuitNow QR in Malaysia to make payment via DBS PayLah!. It’s easy but a couple of things to take note.
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Singapore Eat: Eng Kee Chicken Wings (荣记炸鸡翅膀)
Eng Kee Chicken Wings is a Singapore brand famous for its crispy, juicy fried chicken wings, often served with economic bee hoon / rice with other sides.
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Singapore Eat: You Tiao Mei Tau Suan You Tiao (油条妹豆爽油条) @ Bukit Batok
You Tiao Mei is a fried snack chain in Singapore selling traditional tau suan (豆爽) with you tiao (油条) and wide range of tasty fried snacks.
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Johor Bahru Eat: Tea Garden (古文茶) Kopitiam @ KOMTAR JBCC
As a kopitiam, Tea Garden offers a wide range of beverages and Nanyang cuisines. Its most-sold Hainanese milk tea and baked herbal chicken are must tries.
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Singapore Eat: Ah Huat Hokkien Prawn Mee (阿发福建面) @ Bukit Batok
Ah Huat Hokkien Prawn Mee serves popular dishes like Hokkien prawn mee, fried kway teow, fried oyster omelette and their special Ah Huat fried rice.
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Johor Bus / Train: To Kluang District in Johor (柔佛.居銮)
Kluang District sits in the heart of Johor. Getting there from Johor Bahru is easy and convenient with long-distance buses, ETS trains or domestic buses.
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Quanzhou Eat: Old Quanzhou Mee Sua Soup (老泉州面线糊)
Old Quanzhou Mee Sua Soup serves traditional-taste local delights, especially mee sua soup, with choice of toppings from 30 ingredients, as its key offering.
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Quanzhou Eat: Uncle From Xinjiang (北疆大叔) Xinjiang Grilled Lamb Skewer
Uncle From Xinjiang serves authentic Xinjiang flavours, specialising in grilled lamb skewers and lamb pilaf with traditional Xinjiang cooking techniques.