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Miyakori Coffee is the latest café addition by foot in Johor Bahru. Their first outlet was located at Bukit Indah with cute theme interior design and menu. Congrats on the second outlet expansion and it is located just inside City Square Shopping mall. It’s an ideal location to have crowds coming in from Singapore. Miyakori Coffee is located at level 5 of the mall with a nice clean white furbished design. There are only coffee, tea, pastries and cakes available in this outlet. If you been to the outlet at Bukit Indah, there serves mains there. Read More

Finally I got my hands on Oddies Foodies during my Hong Kong trip on December 2015. Oddies has opened a new branch on Gough Street, Sheung Wan recently and of course I headed to that direction. This new outlet has spacious seating area as compared to their first outlet at Wan Chai. I was there around 12 noon with my cousins and aunt. Surprisingly, there was no customer in the shop. We happily choose our seats and look through the menu to place our order. Read More

Chinese New Year or we called it Lunar New Year is just a month away from now and have you start planning for your CNY feast? Mitzo has already planned their Chinese New Year 2016 way before Christmas. Mitzo is a contemporary restaurant where fusion Cantonese cuisines with cocktails serve together. Located at the 4th level of Grand Park Orchard, the restaurant is easily accessible via walking distance from Orchard or Somerset MRT station. Read More

I spent few days in JB on the last week of December 2015 and my dad recommended me to Ayam Goreng Dapur Kayu which is a short drive from our home. “Ayam Goreng” is referring to fried chicken in Malay language. What triggers me to post about this place is that the fried chicken here are prepared traditionally with firewood. “Kayu” means wood in Malay language. The stall has been in business for 40 years and currently is taken over by the second generation. Even my parents visited this stall for their fried chicken during the earlier days. Read More

[Updated on 18 January 2016] The Salted Egg Lava Croissants has been receiving good response and currently each customer is only allow to buy 3pieces.

Following the overnight hype for salted egg croissants (流沙牛角面包) in SS2, Petaling Jaya, KL, Johor Bahru has finally got their own version of it!
Seven Oaks Bakery Café expanded their new branch at Taman Pelangi, Johor Bahru (JB) about a week ago. The newly open bakery café has a grand ‘palace’ exterior and interior design that attracts the attention in social media, Facebook. It is located just opposite Coffee Signature and easily noticeable with its outstanding look. Read More

Claymore Connect is the latest addition mall in Orchard area. The mall was formerly known as the Orchard Hotel Shopping Arcade. It was renovated and re-opened with a new outlook. I was here last month to meet my overdue date with a friend. She wanted to try Mon Bijou café which is located in the mall. Read More

Finally! I tried the famous HaiDiLao last week with my foodie friends. HaiDiLao is known with their excellent service, quality foods and long waiting time. We tried to call to make reservation for the outlet at 313 Somerset but it is not allowed. Thus, one of the group, Nikki went around 4pm to secure the dinner table for 7pm. 海底捞火锅 HaiDiLao is a popular restaurant chain in China with origins in Sichuan since 1994. Read More

We wish you a MERRY CHRISTMAS, We wish you a MERRY CHRISTMAS! One of the best indulging in these festive seasons is sweet treats! Alfero Gelato was crowned the Best Ice-cream Parlour by RAS Epicurean Star Award Singapore 2015. Gelatos from Alfero Gelato are made with free-range fresh milk, egg yolk and other fresh quality ingredients. They serve 96% FAT FREE gelatos. I have tried their gelatos before and I am loving it. I posted in my post before but it was gone due to migration hosting issue. But photos are still in my drive. So, here are glimpse of flavours I tried previously in store.
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I was invited for Hotel Jen Tanglin Singapore’s Jen’s Doodle Party sometime back August this year. Illustrators from the Band of Doodlers drew live portraits on the hoarding with a speech bubble to encourage guests’ participation through penning their thoughts, or adding on to the art piece. And now, Hotel Jen Tanglin (formerly known as Traders hotel) has finally done with the refurbished of their hotel rooms. Read More

Hello! I had a wonderful beauty therapy session at Dr Benjamin Yim Clinical Aesthetic & Laser Centre. I was there last Saturday for Methode Physiodermie Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD) facial. It is my first time trying this and I heard that MLD is beneficial to our health. It helps to increase and improve the blood circulation on the massage focus area and helps on more than 60 different ailments and conditions. The massage is a non-invasive way of removing toxins and keeping the cells healthy through the lymphatic system. Read More