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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: Swatow City (汕头城) Teochew Cuisine @ Bukit Batok
Swatow City (汕头城), a Chinese-food restaurant, is renowned for its authentic traditional Teochew cuisine, Teochew-style seafood dishes and dim sum.
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Kluang Eat: Tangkak Beef (东甲牛腩面) Beef Noodle
Tangkak Beef, originated from Tangkak, is well-known for its beef noodles and one of the best beef noodles in Johor using 100% fresh kampung beef.
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Cebu Eats: Filipino Specialty Food to Try in Cebu
Here is a list of popular Filipino specialty food in Cebu City of The Philippines, such as lechon, kinilaw, tuslob buwa, and the exotic balut — if you dare!
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Cebu Eats: The Barracks @ Carbon Market, Cebu City
Inspired by Singapore’s hawker centre concept, The Barracks near Carbon Market is the place to hunt for most of Cebu’s local dishes under one roof.
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Cebu Eat: Trying the Balut (Fertilised Duck Egg) @ Carbon Market
The exotic fertilised duck egg with embryo, called balut, is no longer a dare / challenge to me. But this time, a gutsy young lady is daring to try it in Cebu.
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Cebu Eat: House of Lechon @ Cebu City
Lechon (roasted suckling pig) is Filipinos’ most popular food in Cebu. The House of Lechon is one restaurant to go for it. We had a 10-course lunch there.
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Cebu See: Alegre Guitar Factory @ Lapu-Lapu City
Alegre Guitar Factory is a popular spot to learn about Filipinos’ guitar-making process and for visitors with interests in acoustic guitars to get new ones.
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Cebu Stay: The Reef Island Resort @ Lapu-Lapu City
The Reef Island Resort is a fairly-new beach resort hotel on Mactan Island in Lapu-Lapu City of Cebu, just 9Km from Mactan-Cebu International Airport.
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Singapore Eat: Dong Bei Cai Guan / BBQ City (东北菜馆) Northeastern-Chinese Food @ Bukit Batok
Dong Bei Cai Guan is one great spot to go for Chinese specialty dishes from Northeastern China, including barbecue meat, Sichuan dishes and others.
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Singapore Eat: Bukit Timah Live Bull Frog Claypot Porridge (武吉知马砂煲活田鸡粥) @ Bukit Timah
Bukit Timah Live Bull Frog Claypot Porridge is popular for its claypot frog porridge cooked using live bull frogs in either spring onion or dried chilli style.