Johor Bahru (柔佛.新山) offers tons of eating options with diverse varieties of local Malaysian delights, Nanyang specialties, and international cuisines. Aside from eating-in at local restaurants / cafes / food stalls, there are many food stuffs to buy for taking home or as hand gifts for others. From small items (kuehs, cookies, pastries, etc) to confections (breads, buns, cakes, etc), coffee products, seasonal offerings (mooncakes, festive cookies, rice dumplings, etc) and also dried goods, the list is endless.
Going on a short trip to Johor Bahru? Don’t go home empty-handed.
Shops
Below is a list of shops in Johor Bahru that I/we have visited to take home freshly-made confections for next-day breakfast or as desserts; frozen foodstuffs for self-cooked meals or traditional pastries for self or as gifts for others. Take your pick!
Get ready your (e-)wallet for a shopping spree. Go cashless:
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Johor Bahru Buy: Seremban Kee Mei Siew Pow (芙蓉奇美烧包)
Seremban Kee Mei Siew Pow, a Malaysian bakery, is famous for its handmade siew pow with BBQ pork or chicken filling. And also cream puffs, tarts, etc.
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Johor Bahru Buy: Ah Ma TeoChew Kuih (阿嬷潮州糕) Traditional Kuihs & Pastries
Ah Ma TeoChew Kuih sells its traditional kuihs, cakes, rice dumplings and condiments on push-carts outside its cafes as well as in major shopping malls.
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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 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 Buy: Castella Cake & Bakery House (古早味蛋糕坊) @ Taman Sri Tebrau
Castella Cake & Bakery House bakes and sells several flavours of castella cake, as their signature offerings, Portuguese egg tarts and char siew buns.
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Johor Bahru Buy: Joymom’s / JMM Cookies (娇妈妈) Pineapple Tarts @ Taman Century
Joymom’s / JMM Cookies is a premium, Halal-certified brand specialising in handcrafted butter cookies, freshly-baked pineapple tarts, and festive treats.
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Johor Bahru Buy: Hiap Joo Bakery (协裕面包) Banana Cake & Coconut Bun @ Tan Hiok Nee
Hiap Joo Bakery’s is a traditional bakery popular for its wood-fired oven-baked cakes and buns. Its banana cakes and coconut buns are hot-sellers — literally.
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Johor Bahru Buy: Rotiboy Bakeshoppe Coffee Bun @ JB Sentral
Rotiboy Bakeshoppe, originated from Penang, is well-known for its aromatic coffee buns named Rotiboy. There are Buttermilkboy, Mochaboy and Cheeseboy too.
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Johor Bahru Buy: Ming Ang Confectionery (明安特产专卖店) Traditional Pastries
Ming Ang Confectionery has several outlets in Johor Bahru offering their freshly-baked signature beh teh saw, chicken char siew buns, wife biscuits, etc.
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Johor Bahru Buy: Moonlight Cake House
Moonlight Cake House is a bakery chain in Malaysia, known for offering a wide variety of innovative, visually appealing artisanal cakes, pastries, breads, etc.
For specific bus guides on how to get to the shops, read the mentioned posts to find the relevant information. Or use this guide: JB Bus Guides: Get Around Johor Bahru using Public Buses
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