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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 Buys: What to Buy in Johor Bahru (柔佛.新山)
Aside from eating-in at tons of food options in Johor Bahru, there are many foodstuffs to buy for taking home or as gifts for others. The list is endless.
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Johor Bahru Buy: Verrona Hills Bread & Patisserie
Verrona Hills, a premium bakery chain, is popular for its freshly-baked, European-style artisanal breads, pastries, and cakes using high-quality ingredients.
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Johor Bahru Eat: Fung Taiwanese (丰.台湾私房菜) Taiwanese Foods @ Toppen
Fung Taiwanese, a restaurant chain with 3 outlets in Johor Bahru, specialises in authentic flavours of Taiwan and serving them in casual dining environments.
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Johor Bahru Buy: Bei’s Pastry (鲍小贝糕点) Chicken Floss Xiaobei @ AEON Mall Tebrau City
Bei’s Pastry, a pastry shop, specialises in China-popular pastries, like xiaobei (小贝) and snowy mochi (雪媚娘), and other pastries like tarts and date cake.
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Johor Bahru Eat: Johore-Specialty Delights @ Selera Johor, Larkin
Selera Johor, a Muslim foodcourt in Plaza Larkin, houses many stalls serving Johore delights and a great place to hunt for traditional Johor-specialty food.
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Johor Bahru Bus: To IKEA Tebrau, AEON Mall Tebrau City & Toppen in Taman Desa Tebrau
Get to IKEA Tebrau / AEON Mall Tebrau City / Toppen Shopping Centre in Tebrau City using public buses from JB Sentral / Larkin Sentral.
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Johor Bahru Bus: To Kota Tinggi Town in Johor (柔佛.哥打丁宜)
Get to Kota Tinggi Town from JB Sentral and return by public bus. The bus service also makes a brief stop at Tebrau City too.
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Singapore Eat: Srisun Express Indian Flatbreads @ Bukit Batok
Srisun Express is known for its wide range of Indian flatbreads, like roti pratas, thosai, murtabak, etc, with different toppings and other local cooked dishes.
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Singapore Buy: Rich Lapis Kek Lapis @ Bukit Batok
Rich Lapis bakes and sells traditional kek lapis (千层糕), with original, pandan and prune (pre-order) flavours, alongside other cakes, pastries, cookies and breads.
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Malaysia Tip: 8 Ways to Make Payments in Malaysia
Singapore travellers will require multiple payment methods in Malaysia for convenience, instead of carry large amounts of cash. We compare their exchange rates.