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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: Tasty China (锦绣中华) x iPOT Mala Tri-Pot (iPOT 麻辣三锅) @ Beauty World
Tasty China serves local coffee, breakfast, Chinese street snacks (noodles, grilled skewers, etc) and also mala hotpot by iPOT Mala Tri-Pot.
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Singapore Buy: En Cakes & Pastries @ Bukit Batok
En Cakes & Pastries is a specialised cake shop recognised for its high-quality, bespoke cakes and themed creations, with focuses on low sugar level.
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Singapore Eat: Xiang Mei Roasted Meat & Chicken Rice (香美烧腊.鸡饭) @ Bukit Batok
Xiang Mei Roasted Meat & Chicken Rice specialises in charcoal-grilled roasted delights and herbal roasted duck. Their barbecue pork “melts in the mouth”.
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Johor Bahru Eat: Restoran Hua Mui (华美茶餐室) @ Tan Hiok Nee
Restoran Hua Mui is popular for its toasts, especially charcoal-grilled butter-kaya toasts, Hainanese chicken chop and traditional Nanyang coffee.
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Singapore Eat: 52 Prawn Noodle (52虾面) @ Bukit Timah
52 Prawn Noodle offers prawn mee with options for extra ingredients, like pork ribs, pig tails, etc. Their signature is dry-style prawn mee with lots of prawns.
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Singapore Tip: Going on Day Trips? Watch your Purchases or Pay GST!
If you travel overseas for less than 48 hours, the amount of your purchases above SGD $100 is subjected to 9% GST on returning to Singapore.
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Singapore Eat: Viet Corner Vietnamese Delights @ Bukit Batok
Viet Corner, a Vietnamese food stall, offers Vietnamese delights, including com (rice dishes), pho (rice noodle dishes), banh mi (stuffed baguettes) and more.
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Singapore Eat: Beauty World Wanton Noodle (美世界云吞面) @ Beauty World
Beauty World Wanton Noodle serves both classic and its own signature wanton noodles with more ingredients. And other noodles with different toppings.
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Johor Bahru Eat: Tian Xin Lou Dim Sum (添心楼粤式点心茶楼)
Tian Xin Lou Dim Sum serves a wide range of dishes, including dim sums, noodle dishes, porridges, wanton / dumpling soup, traditional pastries, etc.
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Singapore-Johor Crossing: Use Passport-less QR Code Clearance at Singapore Land Checkpoints
Border-crossing at Singapore land checkpoints to Johor is now passport-less — using QR code in place of passport at the auto-clearance gantries — and is faster.