Stumbled upon 塔铺 Tapu Tart at the side wall beside popular Dona Bakeshop and famous Hiap Joo Bakery (the banana cake lah) along Jalan Tan Hiok Nee in old downtown Johor Bahru.
Half hidden away, it was easy to miss, pass by without noticing.
It was just past 7am, the aroma of butter and eggs caught my attention and I was surprised that the display cabinet was already full of freshly baked tarts and buns.
I just had breakfast, so I let my camera eat 🫢 It was still always hungry.
Big mistake lor.
The beautiful freshly baked tarts made me hungry.
Gotta activate my emergency dessert stomach 🫢
塔铺 Tapu Tart is a takeaway kiosk, so I took my one tart and enjoyed it with kopi at Kin Wah coffee shop across Jalan Tan Hiok Nee.
As I had tummy space for only one tart, I chose the original flavour (RM4.90) to taste.
Only one tart, so it became the subject of microscopic scrutiny 😬🧐
It's the deep cup type. Still warm, well browned, the custard had dark blotches of caramelisation on the wavy top.
The pastry shell was the layered kind. For egg tarts, I much prefer layered shell over single layer cookie / biscuit type shell.
The deep cup was filled with custard not pockets of hot air.
The layered shell was crisp, slightly flaky, buttery. I like.
The custard was soft, silky smooth, light, just slightly firmer than bean curd (tau huay 豆花). Eggy, not overly sweet, and then there was a bit of layered sweetness from taro paste at the bottom.
And, ah.... Win already lor.... like that.
Got taro (yam paste or orh nee)... That's what makes this original Tapu tart, unique and interesting.
Didn't have the chance to try the other flavours today but the original, basic one impressed me.
I will try other flavours in the future, and update them here.
Have you tried the other Tapu tarts? How did you find them?
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Stall name: Tapu Tart Tan Hiok Nee 塔铺 陈旭年文化街
Address: 15, Jalan Tan Hiok Nee, 80000 Johor Bahru (15 minute walk from JB CIQ / City Square Mall)
Hours: 7am - 6pm
Written by Tony Boey on 18 Jun 2026
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