JB Staycation Part 2: FOOOOOD!

I am back with part 2 of my staycation at JB, the FOOOOD!!

Hui Lau Shan (许留山)

Lot J3-20, Johor Bahru City Square, 106-108,

Jalan Wong Ah Fook 80000 Johor Bahru

Mango Sago on the left and Mango Chewy Ball (favourite) on the right

Hui Lau Shan is located at City Square shopping mall level 3. So convenient, right? It is about SGD $4++ per bowl which I find quite okay with the amount of “liao”. Personally, I love the chewy ball a lot. It gives the whole dessert a different texture together with the mango meat. I can already foresee myself coming back for more mango dessert.

Tang Shi Fu (汤师父)

J4-21, Jalan Wong Ah Fook 80000 Johor Bahru

Dried Scallops & Petite Abalone Mixed Rice RM 17.90

Angelica Dang Gui Replenished Soup RM15.90

Scholar Excellence Soup RM 23.90

Pan Fried Eggplant with Scallop in XO Sauce RM 18.90

Our favourite among the 4 dishes is definitely the Dried Scallops & Petite Abalone Mixed Rice!! The dish is worth every single cent spent. Although the portions is very small, the ingredients inside is a lot. The rice is soaked fully with the essence of the scallop and abalone with sweet gravy topping it off. The taste is so addictive that both me and G can’t stop eating it until we finished very single bit of it! One other thing that we tried and highly recommend is the Ginger Tea with Brown Sugar (RM 6.90). The ginger taste is not too strong but at the same time, provides tingling warming sensation to our tummy which helps a lot with digestion from the foods we eat earlier on.

Tang Shi Fu is located at level 4. Do check it out if you walk by and in need of some tonic soup. However, this is definitely on a pricey side so do take note when ordering.

Shoon Fa Bak Kut Teh (顺发肉骨茶)

236 Jalan Sutera 1, Taman Sentosa, 80150 Johor Bahru

Daily: 8am to 5pm

Look at the overflowing of food!

And of course some other side dishes!

We had Shoon Fa Bak Kut Teh (顺发肉骨茶) for breakfast on day 2. I been here a few times before and I love going back to have my BKK craving fix. Shoon Fa Bak Ku Teh is not the usual peppery taste like Singapore. The soup is clear, sweet and super yummy!!

What I like about this shop is that you can add lots of ingredient into the soup. For us, we added 9 extra ingredients into our bak kut teh. Super shiok!!! We literally can’t walk anymore after that meal!

Considering the amount of food we ordered, the bill only came up to less than 100 ringgit! (Yes, we really ordered a lot!!) Which is super worth it!

BlackBall
KSL City Johor Bahru Lot L2-132

I always wanted to try this so when I saw a stall at KSL, I knew I can’t miss it. I ordered the Signature Black Ball while G ordered the red bean smoothie. Overall, the taste is not up to my expectation. Personally, I feel it is like a rojak. Everything just throws inside. But sadly, it does not complement with each other that well. But it is a good experience so worth trying it. Also, the red bean smoothie is just red bean ice kacang. Not that impressive too.

Hiang Kee Seafood Restaurant

Jalan Keris, Taman Sri Tebrau 80500 Johor Bahru, Malaysia

Opening Hours: Daily 11am to 3am

Just look at this!!

For dinner, we have it at Hiang Kee Seafood Restaurant. Most Singaporean including me, love coming here for seafood as the prices is almost 50% off comparing to having it at Singapore.

The signature dish is definitely the Butter Crayfish! The Crayfish is so fresh and succulent. Coated with a evenly spread of butter and fry until crispy. We totally did not regret braving through the rain to have this dish!

We ordered in total 5 dishes including Chicken Essence frog leg which is not shown as I had forgotten to take a picture. When I realized it, G and i have already finished more than half of the food… Anyway, the prices of all the food including 2 bowls of white rice is 140 Ringgit which is about SGD $52+. This is definitely cheaper than most seafood restaurant which is why Singaporeans keep coming back.

I can’t wait to go back to JB soon!!!

Love,

Siew Chin