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Showing posts with label Taman Sri Tebrau. Show all posts
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Wang Xiang Noodle 万香生肉面. Tasty Pork Noodle Breakfast @ Sri Tebrau, Johor Bahru

Wang Xiang Noodle 万香生肉面. Tasty Pork Noodle Breakfast @ Sri Tebrau, Johor Bahru

Uncle Bob and Uncle Martin stumbled upon Wang Xiang Noodle 万香生肉面 in Johor Bahru recently, and had been raving about how delicious the pork noodle was. We finally went to try it together as our breakfast stop for our Kulai durian day trip.

Yook Mooi Teochew Mee Pok (also Yue Mei) @ Seri Tebrau, JB 玉梅潮州面薄 ☎️ 017-776 2481 ☎️ 012-728 2480

玉梅潮州面薄 Restoran Seri Tebrau | 25, Jalan Keris 1, Taman Sri Tebrau, 80050 Johor Bahru ☏  +6017 776 2481 ⏰ 7am - 1pm (Weds off)
✍️4 Apr 2025. Lau Tee's Teochew noodle has a special place in the hearts of old Johor Bahru folks. Since Lau Tee's passing (a long time ago), his nephew Ah Seng's stall Sang Heng had been carrying the flag of Lau Tee's legacy. Uncle Ah Seng passed on in 2016.

Yue Mei, one of Uncle Ah Seng's long time helpers has since opened her own stall 玉梅潮州面薄 serving Lau Tee's style of Teochew noodles. 

New Lucky Seafood Restaurant in Johor Bahru Taman Seri Tebrau 新运海鲜酒楼 ☏ +607 338 3822

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New Lucky Seafood | 1-5, Jalan Keris, Taman Sri Tebrau, 80050 Johor Bahru ☏ +607 338 3822 ⏰ 11:15 am - 10:45 pm
✍️ 28 Apr 2024. It's the end of our dawn till night JB food trail, and New Lucky was our grand finale. Not because of any particular craving but because most of us haven't been here for a while. New Lucky founded in 1978 is a JB zhi char stalwart that has a loyal following and almost every JB foodie will do the obligatory check in once in a while.

New Lucky located in Taman Seri Tebrau is popular with locals as well as Singaporeans as it is just 10 minutes drive from CIQ.

Tahir Roti Canai @ Warung Jalan Lembing in Taman Sri Tebrau, Johor Bahru

Tahir Roti Canai @ Warung Jalan Lembing in Taman Sri Tebrau, Johor Bahru

Uncle Bob has been raving about the roti prata stall at Warung Jalan Lembing in Taman Sri Tebrau. This roti prata stall has also popped up regularly on my social media feeds. I finally made it here today. Yay 😄

Popular Steamboat & Yakitori in Sri Tebrau Johor Bahru. Kofuku-Tei 幸福窝

Grouper Fish at Kofuku Tei Steamboat

Steamboat restaurants are everywhere in Johor Bahru and more are sprouting up regularly. So, it is quite hard for any steamboat place to stand out from the crowd. After dinner at Kofuku-Tei 幸福窝, this relatively young steamboat restaurant is among our favourites in Johor Bahru now.

Best JB Wantan Mee Noodle List. Yap Wan Tan Mee 大马小贩中心.葉记云吞面 ⭐⭐⭐⭐




So, after durians right... we adjourned to the old Sri Tebrau Market & Hawker Centre 大马小贩中心 for one of my favourite wanton noodles at Yap Wan Tan Mee at stall #65. Oh.. man... I have not eaten Yap's wanton mee for 4 years and I must say this is the most improved wanton mee in JB. Yap Wan Tan Mee has gone from very good to one of the very best.

Lim Beef Mee. JB Sri Tebrau Beef Noodle Stall that Opens Weekends Only



I've heard a lot about Lim Beef Mee 老林牛腩面 in Sri Tebrau Hawker Centre but didn't have a chance to try it until last night as this stall opens on Saturday and Sunday only, and they sometimes have unscheduled off days 😂

JB People's Choice • Ah Soon Bak Kut Teh 新山人的美食.亚顺肉骨茶 ☏ +6016 773 1262

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Ah Soon Bak Kut Teh 亚顺肉骨茶 is one of the old established names in JB with many long time regulars who swear by their fresh pork in mildly savoury herbal broth. The shop is located near Plaza Sentosa at #141, Jalan Keris Satu, Taman Sri Tebrau. Ah Soon opens 8:00am to 3:00pm (off on Mondays).

No Pork, No Lard, Duck Egg Char Kway Teow. Stall 61 Sri Tebrau Hawker Centre JB ⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Char kway teow is a very popular dish in Singapore and Malaysia, so CKT stalls are found everywhere here. Anthony Bourdain called this humble stir fried noodle dish, the "tastiest ugliest mess". But, good CKT stalls are actually rare as CKT is a very hard dish to master. 

Teochew Kuih pop up stand at Sri Tebrau Hawker Centre 潮州粿.大马小贩中心

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I stumbled upon Ms Chuah 蔡's pop up stand selling Teochew Kueh in front of stall 47 "Gerai Mee Ayam. Laksa. Johor". Her trays of freshly made Teochew kueh are simply laid and sold on folding tables in front of the closed stall 47.

Nitro Brewery at Jalan Serampang Johor JB. Vamos Coffee Roastery

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Thanks to buddy Corinne for showing me Vamos Coffee Roastery in Sri Tebrau, JB - it's a most fascinating place 😄 Vamos is no ordinary cafe - that is too mainstream 😄

Legendary Old JB Style of Bak Kut Teh @ Sri Tebrau 老新山.木清肉骨茶 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ CLOSED

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Bak Cheng Bak Kut Teh 木清肉骨茶 is a JB brand of BKT most "old JB folks" or 老新山 know, and which many love. Founded by the late Bak Cheng in the 1950s, his wife and children now continue the legacy of Bak Cheng bak kut teh. Bak Cheng's father was also a bak kut teh hawker.

Lee Kee Johore Laksa ● JB's Oldest Curry Laksa Stall since 1946 李记柔佛辣沙

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Lee Kee Johor Laksa (stall inside Kedai Makan Kee Kim Huat) 李记柔佛辣沙 | 80, Jalan Badik, Taman Sri Tebrau, Johor Bahru ⏰ 8:30am to 2pm (Mon off)
Lee Kee is one of the oldest curry laksa stalls in Johor Bahru - it's also one of the first JB hawker stalls I shared in Johor Kaki blog back in 2012.

Curry Sah Hor Fun at Kee Kim Huat Coffee Shop in Johor Bahru 成记咖哩河粉 JK1507

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Sah Hor Fun 沙河粉 is a flat rice ribbon noodle originally from the Shahe 沙河 region of Guangzhou, China. I think people from Shahe would never imagine what happened to their staple food when it came to Malaysia. The versatile Sah Hor Fun rice noodle is eaten in many ways - stir fried, served in soup, and in a uniquely Malaysian fusion - bathed in a flood of spicy chicken curry.

It's all about the Handmade Fish Balls - Ah Hua at Johor Bahru Sri Tebrau Food Centre 亚华手工鱼丸 JK1505

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After stumbling upon Ah Hua in Stulang Laut and enjoyed their fish ball noodles back in 2012, Ah Hua moved and I lost track of the stall ever since. So, I was really glad that buddy MC Kee mentioned to me that Ah Hua is now located at Sri Tebrau Hawker Centre. I quickly made my way down to Ah Hua for that long lost feeling of tasting their famed hand made fish balls.


Ngee Heng Chwee Kueh Mobile Stall JAM1315 in Johor Bahru, Taman Pelangi 義興水粿

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Ngee Heng Chwee Kueh Mobile Stall 義興水粿  Motorbike # JAM1315 | 1, Jalan Perang, Taman Pelangi, 80400 Johor Bahru ☎ +6012 737 7970 🕣  7am - 11am
There is something magical about the humble chwee kueh for me. And my favourite, Ngee Heng Chwee Kueh in Johor Bahru, still comes around on a motorcycle 😄

Closed: Hong Kong Roast Meat at Tong Tong Hong Kong Delicacy 糖糖美食方 (Formerly Tong Tong Cross Way Bay in Johor Bahru, Taman Sri Tebrau 糖糖尖沙咀港式烧臘)

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Johor Bahru recently has a new Hong Kong roast meat shop called Tong Tong Cross Way Bay 糖糖尖沙咀港式烧臘.

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The chef owner Martin invited me to visit his newly opened shop in Taman Sri Tebrau and to try his popular roast meats.

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Martin used to run his small roast meat stall in a Singapore coffee shop. Martin made his name there with his ultra crispy skin siew yok 烧肉 (roast belly pork), even earning praises from KF Seetoh, Singapore's famous food guru. 

Martin recently moved to Johor Bahru.

Speaking with Martin, I gathered that the keys to Tong Tong Cross Way Bay's signature roasts are in the techniques which Martin personally developed and also the quality of the ingredients.

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The marinated ducks are blown dry before roasting. Tong Tong Cross Way Bay uses only chilled ducks of at least 3 kg size for their roast ducks. 

Martin said that chilled large ducks are the meatiest, juiciest and more flavourful. 

Local chilled pork is used for Cross Way Bay's siew yoke and char siew 叉烧.

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Inside Tong Tong Cross Way Bay roast meat shop, the decor is still bare bones at the moment. Martin intends to renovate his shop in stages. His priority now is to make his roast meats known in the local market.

Already, Martin's ultra crispy siew yoke and other roast meats are winning him a growing regular clientele in JB.

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Our tasting plate of char siew and siew yok.

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The signature of Tong Tong Cross Way Bay's siew yok 烧肉 
is their golden ultra crispy skin.

At it's best, the thick savoury skin is crispy like an airy brittle rice cracker with just the right (slight) greasiness. In the mouth, the crispy skin crumbles and tastes like a light buttery cookie. 

The attached fat and lean meat are moist and tender.

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For the char siew, I liked the thin translucent pieces with juicy tender fat and meat.

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Tong Tong Cross Way Bay's roast chicken.

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The golden brown crispy skin popped off the thick chunk of tender moist chicken meat. 

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Besides roast meats, Tong Tong Cross Way Bay also serves braised pork trotters but we just had no more stomach space to try it.

The roast ducks were also sold out today, so we didn't get to taste that either.

Shall be back for these :D

The best time to be at Tong Tong Cross Way Bay is when the shop opens at 10:00am and the roast meats are hot, just out of the roaster.

Tong Tong Cross Way Bay's ultra crispy skin siew yok 烧肉 is a Must Try.

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Restaurant name: Tong Tong Cross Way Bay Hong Kong Roast Meat 糖糖尖沙咀港式烧臘
Address: 125, Jalan Keris Satu, Taman Sri Tebrau, Johor Bahru (same row as Ah Soon bak kut teh)
Maphttp://goo.gl/maps/h1sGv
GPS: 1.488168,103.767381
Hours: 10:00am to 9:00pm (Closed on alternate Monday)
Non Halal

Restaurant name: Tong Tong Hong Kong Delicacy 糖糖美食方 
Address: 1C, Jalan Maju, Taman Maju Jaya, Johor Bahru (opposite Plaza Pelangi) 
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/qt7ME  
GPS: 1.480682,103.764989 
Hours: 11:00am to 10:00pm (Closed on alternate Saturdays)

Restaurant is closed.

Date visited: 13 Jun 2014

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