Johor Bahru Eats & Buys: Tebrau City (Toppen + IKEA Tebrau + AEON Mall Tebrau City)

8 May 2026

Tebrau City, or Taman Desa Tebrau in Johor Bahru, has a cluster of shopping complexes comprising of IKEA Tebrau, Toppen Shopping Centre, AEON Mall Tebrau City and a Lotus’s hypermarket. It is the largest shoppers’ heaven located about 14.5Km from JB CIQ. Aside from retails and household goods (at IKEA), the shopping malls offer numerous dining options, making Tebrau City another one-stop shopping and dining heaven — and also a wide range of foodstuff (breads, cakes, pastries, etc) to bring home.

Eating Places

Below is a list of eating places that I/we have visited in Tebrau City or at other locations.

Use these tags to filter for specific malls:
Toppen & IKEA Tebrau | AEON Mall Tebrau City

For more things to buy in Johor Bahru, see:
JB Buys: What to Buy in Johor Bahru

Johor Bahru Eat: Oriental Kopi (华阳) @ JB City Square

Oriental Kopi, a well-known Nanyang kopitiam chain, serves traditional coffee, Nanyang dishes and pastries, including its signature polo bun and egg tarts.
Johor Bahru Eat: Penang Road Famous Teochew Chendul (潮州煎蕊) @ JB City Square

Penang Road Famous Teochew Chendul, or “Penang Chendul”, serves Teochew chendul and Penang delicacies, such as white curry mee, assam laksa, etc.
Johor Bahru Eat: Go Noodle House (有间面馆) @ Paradigm Mall

Go Noodle House specialises in noodle dishes using homemade mi xian (米线) and “bursting” meatballs (爆浆肉丸), recognised as most-sold in Malaysia Book of Records.
Johor Bahru Eat: Padi Kopitiam (稻香咖啡) @ Bandar Johor Bahru

Padi Kopitiam specialises in baked goods (snowy polo buns, mini egg tarts, banana cake, etc) and authentic Malaysian delights, such as nasi lemak, etc.
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.
Johor Bahru Eat: IKEA Swedish Restaurant @ IKEA Tebrau

Aside from shopping for household items at IKEA, having a feast at IKEA Swedish Restaurant is the next thing to do. The restaurant is opened to Toppen’s shoppers too.