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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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Ipoh See: Street Arts @ Mural Art’s Lane
The Mural Art’s Lane in Ipoh is located near Masjid Panglima Kinta (mosque), with many artworks being concentrated here than any other places around Ipoh.
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Ipoh Stay: Brick Box Hotel @ Ipoh Old Town
Brick Box Hotel is conveniently located in Ipoh Old Town and just 400 metres from Ipoh Railway Station. It is close to most eating places and the Three Concubine Lanes.
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Kluang Buy: Kluang Coffee Powder Factory (居銮咖啡) Cap Televisyen Kopi
Kluang Coffee Powder Factory processes coffee beans into coffee powder, sells them in its retail section, and has a cafe for visitors to try its coffee.
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Johor Bahru Eat: Pin Ming Xuan Cantonese Dim Sum (品茗轩广式茶楼) @ Taman Century
Pin Ming Xuan is a Cantonese dim sum restaurant with a wide range of authentic, handmade dim sums and cooked dishes. Do expect to queue.
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Johor Bahru Eat: Restoran Kiang (十五楼阿坚特制干面.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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Singapore Eat: Hokkien Street Bak Kut Teh (福建街肉骨茶) @ Hong Lim Food Centre
Hokkien Street Bak Kut Teh has been around since the 1960s and serves their Michelin-recommended Hokkien-style bak kut teh the old traditional way.
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Singapore Eat: Outram Park Fried Kway Teow Mee (欧南园炒粿条面) @ Hong Lim Food Centre
Outram Park Fried Kway Teow Mee is famous and Michelin-recommended for its smoky fried kway teow mee. Great patience is required to eat it.
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Johor Bahru Cafe: Space Cafe @ Holiday Villa JB, Taman Century
Space Cafe, below Holiday Villa JB, has a “space” theme — being spacious. It serves wide range of coffees, including pour-overs, Western, special coffees and others.
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Johor Bahru Eat: Zaituna Restoran Middle Eastern & Arab Cuisines
Restoran Zaituna, a popular Middle Eastern restaurant, serves authentic Middle Eastern and Arabic cuisines and praised as the “best Arabian food in Johor Bahru”.
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Singapore See: Dinosaur-themed Changi Jurassic Mile
Changi Jurassic Mile is a free-admission attraction that features dinosaur exhibits along a public walking track. It is located beside Changi Airport Terminal 4.