Wilson Chicken Rice Shop

Address: Jalan Gajah Berang, 75200 Melaka
Opening Hours: 9.00 a.m. to 9.00 p.m. (Closed every Wednesday)

Wilson Chicken Rice Shop located in Jalan Gajah Berang, Malacca, Malaysia is a must try whenever in the town. The shop serves fresh steam or roasted whole chicken served with fragrant white rice. If you want to be adventurous you can order chicken rice balls which has a springy texture instead of the traditional loose rice.

The rice is accompanied with sweet sour chili sauce and soya sauce. They serve a dish that other shops do not have which is crispy fried chicken intestine and we found that it tastes very delicious and has a great texture almost like a potato chip. Overall the food was should be highly recommended to any visitors near this area.

Restaurant Ole Sayang

Address: 198, Jalan Merdeka, Taman Melaka Raya, 75000 Melaka
Opening Hours: 11.30 a.m. to 9.30 p.m. (Closed every Wednesday)

Ole Sayang , a quaint little shop serving authentic Nyonya dishes. When we arrived we had delicious orange coloured hollow chips served to us which was crispy and was packed full of flavour. This was all complimentary.

Next, we ordered preserved vegetable duck soup and pangium edule chicken curry which was accompanied by white rice. It was all freshly cooked and the portions was quite generous with huge pieces of meat in every dish.

We had Cendol which is an iced sweet dessert that contains droplets of worm-like green rice flour and mixed with coconut milk as well as brown palm sugar. The restaurant ambience made us feel relaxed and hungry as there was something quite different with this shop than the rest.

Chew Chee Mee Restaurant

Address: 133, Jalan Muar, 84900 Tangkak, Johor Malaysia

Opening Hours: 8.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. (Closed every Thursday)

Chew Chee Mee Restaurant has a history of 72 years in Tangkak. Everyday they sell their homemade wonton noodle, roasted pork, white chicken and Chinese barbecue pork. They use a traditional method to cook the roast pork making this their signature dish in the shop. The roasted pork is crispy on the outside skin and the inner meat was juicy. All the food is made and sold on that day.

We ordered a plate of wonton mee and a plate of roasted pork. The wonton mee is served alongside some pieces of cut roasted pork or Chinese BBQ pork depending on our choice. A small plate of chili sauce which is homemade comes alongside the plate of wonton mee. One plate of wonton mee costs around RM6. The price is suitable for this dish.

Overall, we had a wonderful experience observing the people rushing about with their jobs. We highly recommend this shop to people who are looking for a cheap and delicious meal in this area.

Anthony Fish Ball

Address: 18, Jalan Bayan, Taman Sembrong 83700 Yong Peng Johor

Opening Hours: 7.00 a.m. to 10.00 p.m.

Anthony Fish Balls offers a clean and air-conditioned environment for the customers to dine. The shop is located at the corner lot of a long street and has a big banner with the restaurant name.  The fish balls produced by them uses the meat of the west saury fish without any added preservatives. It has a very juicy and chewy texture which we really enjoyed. 

Besides ordering a bowl of fish ball noodles and one Anthony’s fish cake we also ordered glasses of iced barley. The fish cake was very good because it is crispy on the outside and firm on the inside. The noodle has a texture of springy when biting. The pricing of the restaurant was ranges from RM5 to RM20.

Last, we highly recommend this restaurant to all people which love seafood and appreciate fresh food.  Inside the shop we are able to observe a nearby hill covered in greenery that was pleasing to view.

Fried Oyster Omelette at Medan Makanan Boon Leong

Address: 70, Jalan Bunga Raya, Kampung Jawa, 75100 Melaka

Opening Hours: 7.00 p.m. to 11.00 p.m. (Closed every Tuesday)

At Medan Makanan Boon Leong, there was a shop run by an old man with his wife that served fried oyster omelette. This oyster omelette has ingredients such as fresh oysters, potato starch, eggs, pork lard, oil, garlic, onion and a savoury sauce.

We watched him add the ingredients one by one mixed together in a large iron cast wok over a large fire. Then he cut portions out to be served with a garnish of chopped spring onion.








The air around the shop had a strong smell of oil and fried onions. We found the texture of the dish to be chewy and consistent. However, there were only 4 pieces of oyster which is less than usual portions of this dish in other restaurants.

Restoran Do Do Do

Address: No. 90 & 91, Jalan Teknology 1, Kawasan Perindustrian Tangkak, Johor, 84900 Tangkak, Johor
Opening Hours: 7.30 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. (Closed every Wednesday)

Restoran Do Do Do in Tangkak, Johor is a restaurant specialised in selling beef dishes. 

When we walked in the restaurant we immediately could spell the strong smell of spices.

The method for food preparation in this restaurant comes from a Hainanese background. The owners learned to make dishes from a Hainan chef.

We ordered noodles in beef broth as it is their signature dish. It came with meaty chunks of beef and delicious beef tendon which has a unique texture. There were spring onions in it as well with a side of spicy sour chili sauce.

Bunga Raya Spring Roll (Popiah)

Address: 78, Jalan Bunga Raya, Kampung Jawa, 75100 Melaka
Opening Hours: 12.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m.

We had a dish called Popiah in Jalan Bunga Raya, Malacca, Malaysia. Popiah is a spring roll that has 2 versions which is fried and wet. The popiah taste sweet and the sweetness comes from the shredded jicama/turnips. There is also a combination of the beancurd, lettuce mixed in with a brown sweet and chili sauce combo.

This particular stall is famous as they added fried pork lard in the roll which attracted many buyer. The queue for the Popiah spring rolls was very long indeed.

We bought 2 rolls and shared it among the 4 of us. It was an interesting road side shop that we wouldn’t mind visiting again. Many bloggers both local and international have written about this shop.

Capitol Seafood

Address: Jalan Bunga Raya Lane, Melaka

Opening Hours: 6.00p.m. to 11.00p.m. (Closed every Tuesday)

Capitol Seafood is located at the back alley of Jalan Bunga Raya Lane. There were 2 stalls at this lane which is Tong Bee and Capitol Seafood. Capitol Seafood serves cockles, cuttlefish, clams, sea snails, century eggs with ginger and many more. Most of the locals and tourists like to try the unique food here. The difference with this shop and other restaurants we visited is that we are able to sit on small stools and we eat our food beside the drain.

There is an option which we can choose to eat the cockles half cooked or well done. Moreover, the dishes will come with chili sauce which contains sweet sauce, coarse peanuts, lime juice and red birds eye chili. The process is we dig the shells to obtain the meat and then dip it with the sauce, this combination taste extremely good. There were small pails embedded in the middle of the table in which we can dispose the shells into. Their seafood was fresh with the smell of the ocean and seafood is cooked with salted water.

We also ordered a plate of rojak as well. Rojak is a kind of vegetable salad which served with fish sauce, cucumber slices, baked bean curd skin and crushed peanut. It tastes a little salty when dipping with the fish sauce. The price ranging from RM5 to RM20. Lastly, we think this prices is suitable for recommending this shop.

Gerai Makan Botak

Address: Jalan Paya 2, Kampung Paya, Kluang
Opening hours: 7.00a.m. to 5.00p.m.

Botak’s curry noodle has a tradition of more than 60 years. The shop is decorated with various antiques and different kind of small bottles of liqueur.

The main ingredient in the curry is coconut milk, lemongrass and ground spices. The taste of lemongrass in Botak’s curry is very strong when compared with another curry. They did not use a lot of coconut milk in their curry so we would not feel too thick or greasy when eating the curry. The curry noodle is loaded with ingredients such as fried tofu, fish stick, cockles, fried tofu, sliced roasted meat and bean sprouts.

The curry noodle also served with a small plate of sambal chili sauce. The sambal chili sauce is cooked with small shrimp and it has a little salty taste which enhances the flavor of the curry noodle.

The price is affordable for one small bowl of curry noodle is RM5 while a big bowl of curry noodle costs RM6.

Hiap Joo Bakery & Biscuit Factory

Address: 13, Jalan Tan Hiok Nee, Johor Bahru

Opening Hours: 7.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.

Hiap Joo Bakery is one of the most famous bakeries in Johor Bahru town and it has been serving people delicious pastries since 1919. Nowadays, the bakery sells buns and banana cakes, they have stopped the production of biscuits. It is usual to queue a long time just to buy their coconut bun and banana cakes. Their cakes and buns sell out quite fast after every baking session. They use the traditional way to bake the buns and cakes by using a wood fire oven. Hence, we noticed it is important that they control the fire when using this method as it might burn the pastries.

One box of banana cake which contains 10 slices of the cake costs only RM9.80. The banana cake was very moist and fluffy. In additional, it is not too sweet and has the strong fragrance of banana. Their coconut bun is also a popular item as it is soft and has a rich amount of coconut filling. The price of 5 coconut buns only costs RM3.80.

Hiap Joo Bakery & Biscuit Factory had featured in PressReader. The link is available at https://www.pressreader.com/malaysia/time-out-malaysia-visitors-guide/20171001/284043372081718

Toast & Coffee

Address: No. 64 & 65, Jalan Tan Hiok Nee, 80000, Johor Bahru
Opening Hours: 7.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. (Closed every Friday)

Toast & Coffee is a café that located at the center of Johor Bahru City. This is a café that is run by a group of young adults. The café has a Nyonya-style renovation and they serve mostly local food. The café attracts the old, the middle-aged and the young as they have many varieties of food available.

We ordered a salted egg French toast here. They are the first restaurant to introduce the salted egg French toast in Johor Bahru. The toast is a bit spicy but the overall mouthfeel is good because the taste of salted egg matches with the sauce.

They also serve traditional coffee and milk tea here. We ordered a milk tea and it tastes nice as it has a good consistency with a good amount of milk. We also ordered Cendol there. Their Cendol is special as they use the red bean paste while others would only use whole red bean.

Restaurant Kopitiam Suria Chuan Seng

Address:  2, Jalan Indah ½, Taman Kluang Indah, 86000 Kluang, Johor.
Opening hour: 6.00a.m. to 11.00p.m. (Closed every Monday)

We found a coffee shop that serves traditional milk tea and coffee. The quality of the milk tea is quite smooth and nice. I saw the uncle who makes milk tea. At first, they put the tea powder into a jar which has a filter inside and pour hot water over it. After that, pour the tea to tradition the tea is poured into another Chinese tea pot to be mixed, then he adds two spoons of condensed milk and one spoon of evaporated milk.

We also tried the kaya butter toast. It is a well-known snack in Malaysia as it is served at every coffee shop in Malaysia. But the unique quality is that they use a traditional charcoal barbecue to grill the toast, it very rare people  nowadays are willing to have patience to cook the food this way. The taste of toast which uses the charcoal barbecue to grill smells different compared to other shops.

We also found a stall in this shop that makes curry puff pastries on the spot. The special food in this stall is otak-otak curry puff which we haven’t seen before. Otak - otak is processed seafood meat mixed with different spices. The taste of the curry puff is very crispy and not too spicy with a big chunk of filling. People who like otak-otak would surely enjoy this pastry. In a nutshell, the foods and beverage in this shop is highly recommended by us.

Restaurant Hung Kitchen Western Food

Address: 331, Jalan Ahad Kampung Ungku Mohsin, 80350 Johor Bahru.
Opening hour: 10.00 a.m. to 3.00p.m. (Closed on Sunday)

Hung Kitchen is located at Ungku Mohsin Village, they started their business in a house. The owner has converted this house to a shop lot and is nearby Larkin industrial centre which is not difficult to found. Western food in this shop is priced at an affordable manner to attract many local diners. The average foods price in this shop is below RM10. The owner is also the main chef that cooks and maintains the restaurant’s standard. The owner is used to be a senior chef in a five star restaurant before.

We order the signature black pepper chicken chop. The food’s potion is big and it is considered the most reasonably priced food in this area of Johor Bahru. The black pepper sauce has a thick and smooth consistency with pieces of crushed black pepper. The chicken is grilled to perfection with no bloody parts and has a uniformed tender meat.

The overall food here is very delicious and we highly recommend to people who love chicken chop. The drinks are also priced reasonably and taste delicious. Lastly, we must include our dishes arrived very quickly after we had ordered.