Hubby and I swung by Komtar JBCC for one reason: takeaway from Chow Chow Stir Fry. Fried rice, back to the hotel room, feet up. Simple plan. Then we spotted a queue at Empire Sushi. Hubby took one look and wanted a few pieces to go with our fried rice. I didn’t fight him on […]
Stomach flu crashed our JB trip. The symptoms came and went for days, and one evening I had nothing left in the tank. We stayed at Holiday Inn Johor Bahru City Centre, so we ditched the big dinner plans. We walked next door to Komtar JBCC for an easy takeaway. That’s where I spotted Chow […]
Some desserts carry decades of history in every bite. Kwan Kee Store (坤記糕品) is one of them. Hubby and I spotted this Michelin-recommended Hong Kong dessert shop while wandering around AEON Tebrau in JB. We couldn’t resist. We packed two boxes back to our hotel and ate our way through six treats. Here’s my honest […]
Dim sum at Canton Boy? Done. Now for the other reason I came to SKS City Mall in JB: dessert at Coco Bless Patisserie. This place has sat on my list for ages, and today I finally made it. Who’s Behind Coco Bless Patisserie? Chef Yong Lu has quite the CV. I first read about […]
ROPUDON 肉山の霸丼 at Permas City, Johor Bahru first came on my radar through RedNote posts flaunting their drool-worthy donburi bowls. I’ll admit, I was completely hooked by those pics. Since I was heading over to Plentong for some shopping at Eco-Shop and Ninso, and Permas City was right along the way, I figured it was […]
Thong Thai Traditional Thai Massage came to our rescue when hubby desperately needed a good massage after his IRONMAN triathlon. I googled for massage places and found this gem, which seemed ideal since it was only a short walk away from KSL. Spontaneous Monday Afternoon Decision We decided to pop by on Monday afternoon so […]
Even though Pacific Kopi opened a new branch in JB old town, we decided to hit up their original place at Taman Sutera Utama, close to Sutera Mall, since we were planning to head to Paradigm Mall afterward. We got there around 10.00am on a weekday and it wasn’t too busy, so grabbing a table […]
After our massage at Bangkok Family Spa in Masai, Johor, we took Grab and headed over to Edward’s Urban Fish & Chips. We’d seen tons of rave reviews on Xiaohongshu, and since we’d been craving some good fish and chips for a while, we couldn’t pass up the chance. Discovering Permas City The Edward’s Urban […]
We’ve been indulging in way too many rich and hearty meals while in Malaysia, so when we stumbled upon Ke Ren Lai at Mid Valley Southkey, we decided to give it a try for dinner. Ke Ren Lai specialises in Hakka cuisine, which we don’t see much of back in Singapore. We were pretty excited […]
If you love old school treats like the banana cakes and coconut buns from Hiap Joo Bakery, you may also want to check out Salahuddin Bakery while in Johor Bahru. Salahuddin Bakery is located on Jalan Dhoby, which is about a 2-minute walk away from Hiap Joo, right on the next street. If you don’t […]
We set off early in the morning to make our way to Johor Bahru. Thought there would be a lot of people going in and that traffic would be heavy but it wasn’t so. Didn’t take us long at all to cross the Causeway. Arrived at City Square at around 9am and the mall wasn’t […]
After a satisfying dinner at Din Tai Fung, Hubby suggested that we stopped by Caffe Bene for a bingsu (Korean shaved ice dessert) because it deserved a ‘second chance’, lol. Well, he said that because ever since we had a bingsu at Cafe Insadong (it had ceased operation on 31st December 2016), we totally shunned […]
Most of you in Singapore should be quite familiar with Din Tai Fung, which is one of the best restaurants to go for good xiao long bao. Back at home, I frequent Din Tai Fung a lot as an ex-boss of mine is a big fan of theirs so whenever we arrange for a catch […]
We took the bus to AEON Tebrau City while in JB as we wanted to look for some new home decor stuffs in AEON & TESCO (in the building opposite AEON Tebrau City). Time to give our house a makeover – extra excuse to spend money, haha. At the same time, we planned to catch […]
The husband and I popped over to Johor Bahru City Square for a day out of which we seemed to be doing much more often this year than before. It was just one of those moments when we ran out of ideas on where to go in Singapore that would spur us on to cross the causeway to catch a […]
This is Part II of my food post from our recent day trip to Johor Bahru two weeks ago. Read Part I here. After spending the afternoon shopping at KSL City, we headed back to City Square to meet up with the parents who only then arrived in JB. They came here like previous years […]
