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Recent new cafes opening in Johor Bahru are mostly in floral or garden themed concept including Bora Bora Botanist. Bora Bora Botanist Café is located at Senibong Cove, which is approximately 20minutes drive from JB immigration checkpoint. It is just a short drive away from Vanilla Bean Café and also the seafood restaurants like Restoran Todak and TKK Seafood Restaurant. Read More

Finally make my way to Homibing Ground, the new location of the previous Homibing Café that I visited last year. This latest building, Homibing Ground is located along the same area as Just Want Coffee, The Factory 30 at Taman Mount Austin. They have expanded their business to 3-in-1 concept, where you can enjoy bingsu, Korean hotteok and tea speciality at one go. Read More

My foodie friends wanted to explore Johor Bahru (JB) over the weekend. Thus, we planned a weekend trip across the causeway a month ago. The reason being is that the train tickets are selling like hotcakes. We need to ensure that we are able to secure the train tickets back from Johor Bahru on Sunday evening. Read More

Other than savoury suppers from the mamak or food court stalls, you can now have late night dessert spot at 深夜食糖 – SYST. This HK theme café with neon lights has started operating almost two months ago. The café is located at 1st floor of Holiday Villa Johor Bahru and only open from 6pm to 3am daily. Read More

*Updated 2019*
Johor Bahru cafes are expanding fast and you get to see new cafes opening almost every other month. Apart from the cafes near the JB Checkpoint , Mount Austin and Taman Molek, it’s time to venture to Taman Ungku Tun Aminah. This area is located quite a distance from JB checkpoint but nearer to Sutera area. If you are taking Grab/ Uber from JB checkpoint, the fee is approximately RM25~RM35 (one way) depending on traffic, timing and demand on that point of time. Read More

It has been quite a while since I last visited NEW café in Johor Bahru. This time round, I visited Mrs Who Café over the weekend. The café is a Muslim-owned café which is located right next to Cheotnun Korean Dessert Café. Read More

Johor Bahru cafes have been going strong recent years. There are new cafes opening almost every month. I don’t even have time to explore them recently. I think it’s time for me to update my café hopping list by foot and café hopping in Mount Austin soon. Read More

So I finally visited this newly open café, Openwork Coffee during my trip to JB over the weekend. The café owner, Vinc was previously one of the co-founder of Replacement Lodge & Kitchen. He has started this new café with ‘XiaoMing’ logo and a spacious interior that offers handmade gyoza and coffee bar at the same time. Read More

The Replacement Lodge & Kitchen is known with its minimalist concept café that serves brunch dishes and their signature churros. The café is a must-go place whenever Singaporeans cross the causeway especially weekend. But do you know that The Replacement Lodge & Kitchen also serves tapas now?
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Korean fried chicken craze has been trending for the past few years. The craze hits up so well especially after the drama “ My Love from the Star”. Everyone went crazy with the drama and even have LINE stickers for that. I still remember I did download the stickers after the drama. Ok, don’t judge me for that. Read More