Restoran Todak in Telok Jawa, Masai, Johor Bahru
Restoran Todak is one of the most popular seafood places in Johor Bahru. At Restoran Todak, the crowd starts to stream in and fill out the tables fast from about 6:30pm onwards.Restoran Todak has a...
View ArticleChar Kuay Teow in Taman Sri Tebrau Hawker Centre, Johor Bahru
Taman Sri Tebrau Hawker Centre opened in the 1970s and had its heydays in the 1980s to 1990s. Today, it is less mentioned in foodie circles, perhaps overshadowed by the numerous choices that has...
View ArticlePenang Prawn Mee at Tai Soon Kopitiam in Taman Sri Tebrau, Johor Bahru
I am a big fan of Penang prawn mee and lor mee.Today, I stumbled upon 168 Penang prawn mee stall. I've been here before - Tai Soon kopitiam in Taman Sri Tebaru. Noticed that it is always busy. Saw this...
View ArticleYou Char Kway Streetside Stall in Pemas Jaya, Johor Bahru
My friend Ian introduced me to his favourite you char kway油炸粿 stall which he visits at least once a week.This street side stall is located at the alley way beside the well known Sin Yong yong tau foo...
View ArticleAgneey's Cuisine Indian Restaurant in Tampoi, Johor Bahru
My friend Jo-Hann introduced me to Agneey's Cuisine Indian Restaurant - he has been eating here since his childhood. Actually, Agneey's Cuisine is an old name in Johor Bahru that needs no introduction...
View ArticleAsam Pedas Mak Pon in Parit Jawa, Muar, Johor
I've heard a lot about the famous Asam Pedas Mak Pon in Muar and was delighted when Tourism Malaysia Johor brought us there as part of the Johor Food Trail 2013 edition.The stall is run by Mak Pon (who...
View ArticleJ.H. Lovely Sweets in Old Downtown Johor Bahru
J.H. Lovely Sweets is a small corner shop along Jalan Trus tucked between the Gurdawa Sahib Sikh temple and the Hindu temple. Was feeling famish as I was hurrying by and I remembered my friend Gwen...
View ArticleNew Homegrown Cold Dessert Shops in Johor Bahru
Along with the fast growing food scene in Johor, many new cold dessert shops are sprouting up all over Johor Bahru. Along with the big crowd of familiar foreign franchises, there is also a small...
View ArticlePoh Kee 宝记 Teochew Noodle Soup in Taman Century, Johor Bahru
When people ask me what is my favourite food, mee pokdoesn't come to mind. But whenever I am at a food centre, after going around a couple of times looking, more often than not, it is the mee pok stall...
View ArticleSingapore Food - IKYU Japanese Restaurant
Bing invited me to a preview session of IKYU Japanese Restaurant's 5-course Miyazaki Beef Promotion (which will be available from 21 Aug to 5 Sep 2013).Executive Chef Takuma Seki specially flown in the...
View ArticleBangkok Food - Pla Chon Pao Grilled Snakehead Fish at Street Side Stall near...
After roaming around the modern sprawling CentralWorld mall briefly, we were drawn to the sidewalk along bustling main road (Ratchadamri) outside the mall.The sidewalk is lined with hundreds of small...
View ArticleTodak Seafood Restaurant in Johor Bahru
We went back to Todak seafood restaurant yesterday at lunch. Our intention was to pig out on the RM38 per kilo crabs we had during our previous visit. We were going to try the crabs in every cooking...
View ArticleHow to Never be Sold a Fake Mao Shan Wang 猫山王 Durian Again
There is no doubt that the Mao Shan Wang 猫山王 or Musang King is the most popular and also most prized of all durians now. (The Mao Shan Wang is named after Gua Musang town, the main fruit trading centre...
View ArticleRapid Creek Sunday Market in Darwin, Australia
I love visiting food markets wherever I go. To me, it's the best place to meet everyday local people as they are, where they are.The Rapid Creek market is a Sunday morning bazaar where small temporary...
View ArticleMindil Beach Sunset Market in Darwin, Australia
The Mindil Beach Sunset Market is a "Must Visit" for any tourist in Darwin. The market or it is more like a carnival, opens only on Thursday and Sunday evenings during the dry season from May to...
View ArticleTeochew Kway Teow Soup at 锦都茶室 in Johor Bahru
Johor Yummy member Charles Tan recommended 锦都茶室 and many other members like Candle Tay and Kumes quickly chipped in suggesting that we should all go and give the shop a try.锦都茶室 is one of the shops at...
View ArticleCharcoal Burgers at Johor Bahru City Square Mall Pizza Box
Charcoal burgers fascinate me and so when I realised that my friend Alan's new restaurant, Pizza Box in Johor Bahru City Square serves charcoal burgers, I quickly make a trip there. Alan invited me to...
View ArticleJessica Chong, Certified Sommelier at Gastrolution
Photo Credit: Stephanie ChoyI've been a casual wine drinker for a long, long time but never really knew how to appreciate it correctly. Of course, I picked up some tips here and there from drinking...
View ArticleNasi Lemak Kak Zai at Low Piak, Batu Pahat, Johor
This delicious nasi lemak with teh tarik all for a grand total of RM6.80.I have to thank reader Hippototomos Miaw who suggested that I should try her favourite nasi lemak stall in Taman Nira, better...
View ArticleKuala Lumpur Food - Valentine Roti Canai
I was in Kuala Lumpur recently for a seminar on Malaysian Street Food at Management Science University. Fellow panelist, Razif Hashim, who is the host of the "Best in the World" programme on the Asian...
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