[Malaysia] Johor Bahru’s (JB) café scene is starting to pick up in recent years. Search #JBcafe on Instagram, and you will see lots of pretty food photos. With the convenience of public transport and attractive exchange rate, everyone can go cafe hopping across the causeway easily. Our Malaysian writer, Hazel, has come up with a list of instagram-worthy desserts in Johor Bahru. Hope it helps you to decide on your next cafe hopping destination.
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1. The Replacement Lodge & Kitchen
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The Replacement Lodge & Kitchen is not a stranger to foodies. Their well-known white minimalists interior is well-received by most of the instagrammers. With churros made in-house, catch their recent salted egg dip for a snap of enjoyment!
Address: 33, 34, Jalan Dhoby, 80000, Johor Bahru, Johor, 80000 Johor Bahru
GPS: 1.456657, 103.763067
Tel: +60 16 713 2714 (Edward) or +60 10 226 0311 (Vinc) | Facebook
Opening Hours: Mon-Fri 9am – 7pm; Sat & Sun 8am – 7pm
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2. Bev C
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Bev C is known for their fashion brand cum café. Their chocolate mint cake is the hot-selling dessert in-house. The colours are way too pretty not to be missed.
Address: 54 Jalan Tan Hiok Nee, 80000 Johor Bahru
GPS: 1.456501, 103.763875
Tel: +60 07 221 3530 | Facebook
Opening Hours: Tue-Thu 11am – 8pm; Fri & Sat 11am – 10pm; Sun 11am – 8pm
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3. By Grace, Trus
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Soft serve is trending across causeway. By Grace has expanded their 2nd venture to Jalan Trus adding an option for dessert treat. Their charcoal soft serve with earl grey scent is uniquely different but taste great for such humid weather too. Looks like black is the new food trend hur hur.
Address: 9, Jalan Trus, 80000 Johor Bahru
GPS: 1.456760, 103.764496
Tel: +60 17 740 1733 | Facebook
Opening Hours: Mon-Sun 12pm – 10pm
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4. KOONE
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Located within a few doorsteps away from The Replacement Lodge & Kitchen, KOONE is the latest addition in town. It is easily identifiable because of its pink exterior. Their specialty? Soft serves with liquid nitrogen that can last for approximately 30 seconds in pink pastel cups. So, get your camera and phone ready!
Address: 30, Jalan Dhoby, Bandar Johor Bahru, 80000 Johor Bahru
GPS: 1.457041, 103.763780
Tel: +60 16-784 7833 | Facebook
Opening Hours: Mon-Thu 1pm – 10pm; Fri-Sun 1pm – 12am
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5. J.C Café
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J.C Café is approximately 20 minutes drive away from City Square Mall. The café is located along Jalan Serampang where the rows of bridal shops are. The café has recently launched their milkshake drink with two flavours – matcha and chocolate.
Address: 39, Jalan Serampang, Taman Sri Tebrau, Johor Bahru, 80050 Johor Bahru
GPS: GPS: 1.484634, 103.769433
Tel: +60 11-2771 1955 | Facebook
Opening Hours: Mon-Tue 12pm – 10pm; Thu-Sun 12pm – 10pm
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6. Coffee Signature
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Just a few shops away from J.C Café, you will see a black container next to a bridal shop. It’s the new café in town as well that uses container concept to operate. Their signature Sweet Rain is the cotton candy served along with the choice of tea or coffee. AIYO SO SWEET!
Address: 53, Jalan Serampang, Taman Tebrau Jaya, 80050 Johor Bahru
GPS: 1.484545, 103.770861
Tel: +60 07 330 5731 | Facebook
Opening Hours: Mon-Thu 12pm – 10pm; Fri & Sat 12pm – 11pm; Sun 12pm – 10pm
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7. Scoop Bar
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The nearest Scoop Bar kiosk from causeway is at Plaza Pelangi shopping mall. It’s a 15 minutes drive away from City Square Mall. They do cookie sandwich ice-cream with different cookies flavours for you to choose from. The red velvet cookie and the chocolate s’more cookie is definitely a great colour contrast for photos.
Address: Lot K1-5 Level 1 Plaza Pelangi, Jalan Kuning, Taman Pelangi, 80400 Johor Bahru
GPS: 1.480169, 103.765086
Tel: +60 016 721 8766 | Facebook
Opening Hours: Mon-Sun 10am – 10pm
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8. Creamery Boutique Ice-Creams
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Creamery Boutique Ice Creams located at Mount Austin is a franchise outlet from Bangkok. Their big lava cookie with oozing lava flows beautifully onto the colourful hot plate served with a scoop of ice-cream. My personal favourite is their Guinness Stout ice-cream.
Address: No.33, Jalan Austin Height 8/3, Taman Mount Austin 81100, 81100 Johor Bahru
GPS: 1.559534, 103.780937
Tel: +60 07 362 1300 | Facebook
Opening Hours: Mon-Tue 2pm – 10pm; Thu-Sun 2pm – 10pm
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9. Oh Ice Cream
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Oh Ice Cream’s first outlet is at KSL shopping mall which is 20 minutes drive from City Square Mall. They have recently expanded their business to Mount Austin. Their desserts are served in claypots. If you like green, go to the Mount Austin outlet. If you like blue, go for their KSL outlet. Dry ice served together to create the magical effect.
Address: LG-10 KSL CITY MALL 33, Jalan Seladang, Taman Abad, 80250 Johor Bahru
GPS: 1.486067, 103.763110
Tel: +60 016 757 5331 | Facebook
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10. The Sugar Pantry
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The Sugar Pantry is well-known with its quality and photogenic desserts. Their best selling dessert is the Paris Brest – rich and creamy chocolate mousse sandwiched between choux pastry. There are many other desserts that are instagram-worthy too.
Address: 47, Jalan Molek 1/9, Taman Molek,, 81100 Johor Bahru
GPS: 1.529366, 103.790148
Tel: +60 07 364 3910 | Facebook
Opening Hours: Mon-Sun 12pm to 10pm
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11. JWC Homies
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JWC Homies located at Taman Molek has a cosy and spacious interior for chilling. Many visited the place for their cotton candy affogato that comes with ice-cream, cashew nuts and banana slices with a nice affogato pour over. Cameras, please!
Address: Jalan Molek 1/27, Taman Molek, 81100 Johor Bahru
GPS: 1.532931, 103.789845
Tel: +60 07 361 3338 | Facebook
Opening Hours: Mon-Sun 12pm – 12am
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12. Lis Gelato
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Lis Gelato is currently having the pop-up store at Ecospring Show Village. Their Love is Simple features their creamy gelato sandwiched in crispy cotton candy. You can choose the colours of the crispy cotton candy. The pastel colous are ladies’ favourites!
Address: Eco Spring Show Village. Jalan Ekoflora 1, Taman Ekoflora, 81100 Johor Bahru
GPS: 1.588539, 103.760265
Tel: +60 016 861 0420 | Facebook
Opening Hours: Friday – Sunday 11:30am – 9:30pm
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13. Headmost Café
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Headmost Café located at Jalan Kuning is one of the cafes under JWC (Just Want Coffee). Their shibuya toast is one of the instagram-worthy treats for visual satisfying. Try their Headmost Special Dessert Honey Toast – a perfect marriage of crispy toast with sweet cold ice cream!
Address: SunCity, G07, Jalan Kuning, Taman Pelangi, 80400 Johor Bahru
GPS: 1.477042, 103.771201
Tel: +60 7-331 3627 | Facebook
Opening Hours: Sun-Thurs 12pm to 12am, Fri & Sat 12pm to 1am
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14. My Liberica
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My Liberica is one of the first established café in Johor Bahru and has been sustaining well with it’s expertise in coffee. Their recent menu has included green tea parfrait which is quite a catch. It is currently only available at My Liberica Taman Sutera at this moment.
Address: 129, Jalan Sutera Tanjung 8/2, Taman Sutera Utama,, 81300 Johor Bahru
GPS: 1.514934, 103.669967
Tel: +60 7-550 4242 | Facebook
Opening Hours: Mon-Tue 1:30 pm – 11pm; Thu-Sun 1:30 pm – 11pm
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15. Carborn Café
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Carborn Café’s rainbow cotton candy caught my attention. They have also created chocolate ball with ice-cream, fruits, nuts and caramel sauce in it. Gimmicky yet visual satisfying when the alcohol is pour over the chocolate ball to create the fire effect. My chocolate ball on fire!
Address: No.78(Ground floor),Jalan Pertama 1,Pusat Pendangan Danga Utama.81200 Johor Bahru.Johor, 81200 Johor Bahru
GPS: 1.503045, 103.686182
Tel: +60 7-298 0120 | Facebook
Opening Hours: Tue-Fri 2pm – 12am; Sat & Sun 12pm – 12am
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16. Sangkaya
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Coconut Ice-cream trend is slowly picking up in JB. Sangkaya from Kuala Lumpur has finally expanded and opened their branch in Mount Austin. The coconut and chai yen flavours give a different taste profile with choice of toppings for you to choose from. We can’t decide which one, all looks so good!
Address: 25, Jalan Austin Height 3, Taman Mount Austin, Johor Bahru
GPS: 1.560024, 103.780677
Tel: +60 18-771 8762 | Facebook
Opening Hours: Mon-Sun 11am – 11pm
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17. H-Two O Ice Cream
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There are quite a number of interesting kiosks in KSL city mall and the latest addition is H-Two O Ice-cream that specializes in cotton candy and ice-cream desserts. There are quite a number of cotton candy desserts and even serves cotton candy soft drink. But I got myself the cotton candy ice-cream cone with my choice of coconut ice-cream.
Address: L2-S11, KSL city mall, 80250 Johor Bahru
GPS: 1.485857, 103.76230 | Facebook
Opening Hours: Mon-Sun 10am-10pm
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Text & Photos by Hazel. Born in Malaysia, Hazel loves to travel and soaked herself with enrich cultures and food. Follow her food adventures on her blog.
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