Adjacent to both Taman Century and Taman Sri Tebrau, Taman Pelangi (彩虹花园) is another estate with many food options. Known as just “Pelangi” to many Singapore visitors as a “supper” place, the estate used to be livelier in the evenings as a “night food paradise” but many eating places are opening up during the day as new developments are adding more commercial functions to the estate due to the upcoming Johor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link.
Aside from restaurants, cafes and coffee shops offering diverse range of local dining options in Pelangi, Plaza Pelangi and Pelangi Leisure Mall are two shopping malls in the estate offering its visitors options for shopping and groceries.
Jalan Maju behind Plaza Pelangi in Taman Maju Jaya — locally-known as Newspaper Street (报纸街) due to its historical association with news distribution — is another bustling food street with more local and international food options.
Food Places
Below is a list of dining options and cafes that I/we have visited in Taman Pelangi, the Newspaper Street and also restaurants with outlets at other locations.
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Johor Bahru Eat: Restoran Yii Bao (顺利面粉粿) Mee Hoon Kueh @ Taman Pelangi
Restoran Yii Bao is renowned for its authentic, old-taste mee hoon kueh or with other noodle types. Soup-based is default but dry-tossed available too.
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Johor Bahru Cafe: Sweet Blossom Coffee Roasters @ Taman Pelangi
Sweet Blossom Coffee Roasters sources their specialty coffee beans through blind tasting, self-roast the beans and offers them to coffee-lovers for self-brewing.
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Johor Bahru Eat: Restoran Ah Kaw (亚九咖喱鱼头店) San Lou Mee Hoon (三楼米粉) @ Taman Pelangi
Restoran Ah Kaw is a zi char restaurant serving its signature san lou mee hoon (三楼米粉) — invented by Ah Kaw —, curry fish head and other cooked dishes.
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Johor Bahru Eat: The Toast (土司坊) @ Taman Pelangi
The Toast is popular for its toasts, sandwiches and Malaysian dishes too. It sets a record for “most number of mee Siam sold in a year”.
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Johor Bahru Eat: Tian Xin Lou Dim Sum (添心楼粤式点心茶楼)
Tian Xin Lou Dim Sum serves a wide range of dishes, including dim sums, noodle dishes, porridges, wanton / dumpling soup, traditional pastries, etc.
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Johor Bahru Eat: Soon Chiang Bak Kut Teh (顺江肉骨茶) @ Taman Pelangi
Soon Chiang Bak Kut Teh serves old-taste bak kut teh since 1982. Spare ribs, pig stomach, intestine, etc, are served separately with different broths.
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Johor Bahru Eat: Tai Hong Kopitiam (大丰擂茶) Thunder Tea Rice @ Taman Sentosa
Tai Hong Kopitiam serves “thunder” tea rice as their signature dish among a wide range of Malaysian delights, such as Hakka food, Sarawak food, etc.
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Johor Bahru Eat: Wang Xiang Noodle (万香生肉面) @ Taman Pelangi
Wang Xiang Noodle serves its signature Sabah-style pork noodle dishes, with kway teow soup or dry-tossed noodle. Try their Hakka yong taufu too.
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Johor Bahru Eat: Grandma Ong Mee Hoon Kueh (王奶奶面粉粿)
Started in Taman Sentosa from a roadside stall, Grandma Ong has expanded to a number of outlets selling its mee hoon kueh and a number of other dishes.
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Johor Bahru Eat: Oh Yeah Noodle House (欧爷面馆) Penang Delights @ Taman Pelangi
Oh Yeah Noodle House serves a number of Penang delights (Hokkien prawn mee, loh mee, white curry mee, char kway teow, etc) and popular local dishes.
Locations
Use the map to find the locations of the eating places mentioned and the nearest bus-stops — specific bus guides are also included in each post above.
How to Get There:
From JB Sentral, take BAS.MY J11 / J15 / J20 / J22 / CT1 to Taman Pelangi. Read: JB Bus: To Taman Pelangi & Dai Mah Garden.
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