Hainanese Chicken Rice

Singapore raves about their famous chix rice. I ask myself again and again. Whats so nice & special about it. Nothing. It is not tender, it comes with bones if not requested, flavour not there, it doesnt melt in your mouth.

Dont want to overrate this place as well but please give it a try. For those chix feet lovers, dont forget to order their boneless chix feet, you can order it with thai sauce or without.
Located on the same row as AhPiaw wantanmee, corner kopitiam. Lunch only daily.
Name of kopitiam is Restoran Siang Yuen.
Directions: Tebrau area opposite the Wisma Tiong Hua Building / old post office. Landmarks are the corner tyre shop, 7-eleven. See pic for assistance. Will get address & update however, in JB landmarks are more useful as very few uses roadname.

KL Style Black Hokkien Mee

The owner of this cook has a long history in JB, He used to cook under a tree in Taman Century opposite Wisma Abad. My Dad will always tapao for us. His business was so good the local authorities chasd him away, he then hopped to many areas however he got the same treatment, people were jealous of his business and took over selling the same dishes. However our sensitive taste buds will always follow the good stuff. This cook is now located in Tun Aminah. Dont know how to describe the place to you however it is one parallel road off the main road adjacent to Plaza Tasek. Tip - It is 2 doors next to a simple bakery shop and near the a corner of shoplots where it is a kopitiam which always seemds busy.
This place is good for their Black Hokkien Mee, Fried Mee Hoon, Deep Fried Mee Hoon in white sauce and Lor Mee. In summary, all is good.
If I am not wrong, they open for dinner only. Be early and if you are in a rush you can forget this place. The wait is damn long so be prepared to wait. Their sambal is a must to go with it.
Advise - Alot of regulars patronize this place so if you dont know what to order & the service isnt that friendly. Be patient and tolerate. It is not a 5 star Michelin restaurant.
Location: Jalan Pahlawan, Ban Kee Restoran

Lamb Chop

Best Lamb Chop in JB
Where to find good, reasonably priced, simple and consistent succulent lamb chops? Look no more, it has been in JB for ages and nobody knows about it. Go to Bert Keller opposite the old Orang Orang in Taman Century.
You will be invited only by a old arched wooden door. This place is actually one of the oldest and standing pubs since the hay days where our parents used to go.
They are popular for their lamb chop, fried meehoon and their Oxtail stew. Dont miss it. Plus it is a bar where you can have cold beer from the tap, etc.. Try it now & let me know what you think.
Tip - You can request for the lamb chop to be cut up for you so it becomes beer food. Where else can you find service like this??
Note: This is not a place where it is bustling with youngsters and girls, for those guys looking for a normal pub, this place will disappoint you, however if you want a place to hang out, quiet and soft music, then why wait. Go now.

The main reason Singaporeans always visit JB is always for transit or to find good and cheap seafood. Honestly, staying in JB my whole life, I always go to Singapore to have seafood as it is fresher and its tastes better as well. However I must debate that JB does cook up a storm when they talk seafood especially JB's famous Cereal prawns and Salted egg crabs. Lots of places serves salted egg crabs but not as good as this shop. Its located in Sentosa area opposite the Store shopping mall. Its on the same row as RHB bank and you will see a big crab signage on it. You wont miss it as there will be a few ladies barbequeing chix wings, prawns and sotong. The smell will get to you. People always go there and order like 20 chix wings and the hot, spicy thai sauce goes very well with it. If you want to order crabs, Pls order their salted egg crab and DO tell them you want the big crab as having the small crabs is just a waste of time and effort. For S'poreans, it's still cheaper than in S'pore so dont stinge. You wont regret it. Cant say much for this shop at this moment as my mind is blank just thinking about it so for those crab lovers, go for it, dont wait.

Ice Kachang

Where to get Ice Cold Savouring Ice Kachang in today's HEAT!! Search no more. Its here in JB. For you locals, if you know where is the old sanlou in between pelangi and Stulang. Its the small row of open air food stalls opposite it. Its open from lunch time till 4-5pm daily. Very easy to notice which one is the stall. There are two rows of stalls, one malay and the other chinese. On the chinese row, both of the corner stalls serve good ice kachang. Its cool, flavourful and for those chocolate lovers, ask for extra choco.
They also do Taufu Goreng, or Yew Char Kueh with the rojak sauce. You can tell the auntie if you just want Yew char kueh only and they will hapilly do it for you. Allthough the picture doesnt look that tempting, Try it for yourself & be the judge.

Chee Cheong Fun

Chee Cheong Fun, If you are a JB local then you will know what it means. Hmmm, to translate to Angmoh?? I think its called flat rolled rice noodles. Doesn't sound tempting but what the heck, you locals will know. You must visit this shop lot located in Tun Aminah. They served very simple plain and nice chee cheong fun (Without filing). You can choose from three flavours which is black, red or curry. I personally like the black or the curry however some may like the red as well for the sauce. To complement the dish, you can choose from a big variety of items such as fishball, meatball, yong taufu, etc... But the must tries is the soft deep fried Zhu-Pi (Pork Skin) with long bean and the Chicken feet in bean sauce. Sinful but Delicioussss.
Please try and let me know what you think of this shop. How to go there, Hmmm, The main stretch of road in Tun aminah, Its a parallel road off it. Its next to two pet shops. Thats all I know. Have atchd a shot of the shop so it helps. haha (Suspense) - Do note that I have tried to go there a few times and they are closed so find out the days they are open if you like it so you dont get disappointed.

Alternatively, if you want the chee cheong fun with filling, please search for tebrau market as there is a shop called Hong Kong Chee Cheong Fun there which has been there for 30 over years and the old man is still there making it. Fantastic dish and what stamina.

Bak Kut Teh

Delicious Bak Kut Teh in JB, Soon Soon Heng!


On a rainy and cool day, this place will surely entice you to be back over & over again. I have been to Singapore and so far there is not one place where you can find nice or at least decent bak kut teh. Its always the same answer for you in S'pore, standard one, all the same and they always over-rate themselves hoping to get more return customers. This place, doesnt look flashy and class but at least they serve a decent flavourfull pot of bak kut teh. Many customers always want to have abit of everything so that they can try and this place wont disappoint you. You can tell the boss what you want & he will mix it up for you in the pot according to the number of people. The pork ribs are tender but honestly I always tell him less bak kut and more pork belly as it is my favourite. Their braised pork leg is also a champion. Dont leave without trying it. They are open late morning till lunch and it is located between Abad & holiday plaza next to that corner duck restaurant. (Its facing the construction site where they are bldg the new Hotel and shopping mall)