2D1N JB

Start the day early.. reached abt 10am for breakfast

About 10mins walk from JB custom

seems like there's q for all the breakfast cafes there..

Long q, but we went in pair, so waiting time is not tt bad

mui hua

131 Jalan Trus Bandar Johor Bahru 80000 Johor 

Mee siam @ RM6.90++

it's nice but spicy! 🔥

bread toast (Kaya + butter) @ RM2.90++

Bread toast (butter) 

polo bun original (butter) @ RM5.90++

Don't recommend this... It's not very crispy and can find better ones easily

Also tried the polo bun (butter) @ RM

Also not recommended.. it's kind of those polo bun from bakery shop

Soft and not crispy

heres the menu

an additional 6% service charge + 6% tax

Here the menu

A new shop opening around the area.. bought the "char siew bun" puff.. smells good, char siew is nice but the skin is not my type (it's pong piah skin instead of those buttery puff skin)

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hot tomato

Back for more pasta from hot tomato.. am trying to avoid spicy food, so no aglio olio today

Carbonara @ $10.90++

Saw alot of ppl eating this previously, so give it a try... Not as good as I expect.. creamy but feels dry... Like it being not too salty

Prawn linguine @ $13.90++

Quite a fair bit of prawns 🍤, mushroom 🍄, cherry tomatoes 🍅

Still not as nice as aglio olio too

The must have truffle mashed potato @ $4.90++

It's without sauce, very soft and smooth potato topped with truffle.. nice! Not too creamy

#pasta #carbonara #carbonarapasta #linguine #prawnlinguine #mashedpotato #potato 

sod

This is nice!

Pesto mushroom baked rice @ $9.90+

I chose this cos of pesto... Like the pesto pasta so tried this...

It's so much nicer than the salmon baked rice (white and dry rice, only the top has cheese w salmon.. find it soso)

Could be cos of the "water" from the mushroom, rice is not as dry and there's cheese too! 👍🏼👍🏼 But don't really taste pesto

Fish and chips @ $13.90+

See the smoke as you cut the hit and crispy fish served with fries or wedges

Coslow is good! But abit too little haha! 

#bakedrice #mushroom #mushroombakedrice #cheese #fishandchips #fish 

hot tomato

Been years since I last eat Hot Tomato.. always rmb them with nice pastas and it's still good but less oily

Salmon Mango Salsa @ $14.20++

Salmon is normal, nothing special

Char grilled chicken chop @ $11.90++

Chicken chop is nice, with choice of black pepper or teriyaki sauce.. chose black pepper sauce

Chicken is tender and can do without the sauce

Pasta is the same for both, portion is large. Prefer the char grilled chicken to salmon

Had a side to share - truffle mashed potato @ $4.90++

It's without sauce, very soft and smooth potato topped with truffle.. nice! Not too creamy

Add $2.90++ for fresh tomato soup and a drink

Tomato soup comes with 2 slice of lightly toasted bread

Unlike mushroom soup, can't seems to finish the whole bowl by oneself... Maybe cos of the acidicity? Though the bread is not garlic bread but still good

#pasta #salmon #chicken #grilledchicken #chargrilled #chargrilledchicken #aglioolio #agliooliopasta #tomato #tomatosoup 

red ginger

Looks good ya? It's really good! One of bthe small shops at basement sells Malaysian food

Shortlisted a few of them, and we chose this...

Penang kway teow @ $9.50

Asked for less spicy, but it's still very spicy!! But it's good! There's the wok smell 👍🏼👍🏼

Nasi lemak @ $7

Sides are standard but can choose veg from the display rack (meant for veg rice style)

Fried chicken is not as good as it looks though

Rice is fragrant mixed with the chilli 👍🏼👍🏼

Fried rice looks good too! Shall come for the fried rice next time

#malaysiafood #malaysianfood #nasilemak #wok #kwayteow #penangkwayteow #spicy 

seorae @ tampines mall

 Korean BBQ + steamboat ! Actually it's my first time eating this... And still not so bad, don't smell bbq when I leave the place

Portions for 3.. though doesn't seems alot but it's more than enough.. feels is abit too meaty

Samgyeobsal pork khochi skewers platter @ $22.90++

A platter of 5 different skewers, 3 pcs each - mushroom, bacon w cheese, bacon w mushroom, bacon w kimchi, sausage

Garlic dakagalbi @ $17.90++

Marinated chicken with chopped garlic... The funny thing is when your bbq ing, more than half of the chopped garlic dropped into the charcoal through the net 😅

But this is quite nice

Budae jjigae @ $38.90++

Steamboat pot with a variety of food including a portion of instant noodle, luncheon meat, toufu, Korean rice cake, meat

Like the egg at the side of the BBQ.. looks like steam egg but let it sit longer and it's good!

Overall it's quite nice but abit overall meaty even though there's a counter with free flow of kimchi, lettuce, kimchi cucumbers, macaroni salad

#koreanfood #koreanbbq #koreansteamboat #bbq #steamboat #meat #meaty #chicken #bbqchicken #pork #bbqpork #bbqegg 

sod

Having this new item in the menu for the 2nd time - lemon lavender toast @ $12.90+

Lightly toasted bread with light taste of lavender and lemon served with scrambled eggs and a small bowl of baked salmon in sauce covered with cheese topped with roe

Soft shell crab baked rice @ $14.90+

Not as nice as expected it to be.. this is a Dec special dish.. so only available for limited period

#westernfood #bread #breadtoast #lavenderbread #lavendertoast #lavenderlemon #lavenderlemonbread #lavenderlemontoast #baked #bakedsalmon #scrambledegg #bakedrice #softshellcrab #limitedtimeonly 

Jap

Took the midnight flight @130am SQ flight to Kansai airport (Osaka), flight journey abt 6.5hrs

Quite a bit of declaration to do, and it's crowded, long q for our luggage collection

Bought WiFi router from klook, and can collect it conveniently at the airport

As we will be heading to USJ tmr, stayed at a hotel near USJ

la’gent hotel osaka bay, abt 5 mins walk from sakurajima station

There's 7-11 and Lawson just nearby

Seems to be quite strict, check in only at 3pm but can leave our luggage there

Head to Nara Park which is just short walk from kintetsu nara station

Just outside the station is higashimuki shopping street, a sheltered street with shops and restaurants

Went to this mochi shop, long q! Was so good the last time we came.. but today is abit disappointed..

It's harder, like normal mochi... Maybe cos it's alr late... It's alr made and packed

10pcs for 1500yen

Filling is red bean

Nara park! Was expecting lots of deers, but sadly there's so little left... Less than 10? Not sure it's the weather or the population decreased.. though they still will follow you for food but are less aggressive

Early dinner at this Japanese restaurant, with very very friendly staff.. can tell that they are happy working there too!

Mostly

little Vietnam

We are back again for Vietnamese food after so long... But menu has changed... My favourite rice vermicelli  with grilled lemongrass chicken is gone......

No more lemongrass in the menu

So I chose something close.. BUN THIT NUONG seasoned grill pork chop with vermicelli @ $8

lots of veg and chopped peanuts... Adding the sauce is a must! abit of sweet, sourry, spicy.. more of spicy today

HU TIEU XAO HAISAN (stir fry seafood and pork tapioca noodle and vegetables) @ $8.50

Portion is small but it's quite special... Taste quite good but slightly more salty

Noodle is very chewy and nice

Portion is not very large but value for money

No GST or service charge

Shop is rather small with open space sitting.. and they had expanded to another shop space... Yes more sitting space available 😁

#vietnamesefood #ricevermicelli #grillledpork #noodle #stirfrynoodle #tapiocanoodle 

Hub's little craving for western food.. so we are here back in Kovan branch... Remember having the same at punggol waterway point and it's not as nice

Grilled pepper chicken @ $10.90++, topped another $5++ for BBQ chicken

Soft and tender chicken.. double the chicken, feels too much to eat.. served with 2 sides.. here we've got hot veggies and fries

Fish and chips @ $11.50++

Served hot and crispy... See the smoke as you cut

Portion is big too! Served with 2 sides.. here we've got fries and coleslaw

Worth trying.. nice food but need to wait for quite awhile though it's not fully packed

#westernfood #chicken #grilledchicken #bbqchicken #fishandchips

Buddy hoagies @ kovan

I must say the food at Kovan branch is much better than the one at Punggol!

grilled pepper chicken @ $10.90 and topped $5 for BBQ chicken

Comes with 2 sides, a few to choose from and here we have fries and hot veg

Fish and chips @ $11.50

Also 2 sides and here fries and coleslaw

had a brochure from door step.. newly renovated food court at hougang mall having promo for quite a few stalls

It's so crowded... Even when it's alr 145pm

The whole place is so greeny... Seems like a trend now... Restaurants also have this greeny theme

Buy 1 Hokkaido miso ramen @ $12.80 and get a tonkutsu ramen for free.. 

Or don options available too

Our impression of miso is not as nice as tonkutsu but turns out the miso is good!!!

So much more ingredients.. char siew, bamboo shoots, cabbage, minced meat

Soup is not just miso only but seems like pork broth

Tonkutsu is just 2 piece of char siew.. taste is quite normal.. nothing special

800 degree

crave for pizza again.... And there we are at new pizza place

They have pizzas, pasta, chicken, sandwich, cakes as dessert and even waffle ice cream

The whole stretch of seats are available though it looks like it belongs to another shop but under the same roof

Few choices to choose from and we had

10inch BBQ chicken @ $

Like the crust.. it's crispy and abit chewy.. but don't leave it for too long cos it harden when we were having our last piece

Chicken is a bit hard but overall is ok

Combo

A quarter chicken with 1 side and 1 sauce

Also afew to choose from and we chose mashed potato and ranch truffle

Chicken is well roasted and tender

Mashed potato feels unseasoned, unlike those we usually eat.. it's quite nice!

JB

Left early in the morning, board on the CityLink bus from Kranji MRT

Cash $2.60

Card (ezlink, nets flashpay, visa) $2

Road and custom clearance is quite smooth, reached JB by 9am

Went to this shop Ah Ma kueh, saw good reviews for it and here we are for breakfast. It's abt 15mins walk from custom (walking past city square)

So many to choose from and only the 2 of us, we can't have everything...

Yam kueh @ RM 7

Nicely steamed, can really eat the yam pieces inside and i like the loads of fried onion toppings

Teochew rice kueh @ RM 3.50

Not as nice as expected... Not hot, and it's quite hard.. not much filling too, seems like only rice

Skin abit thick and chewy, at least not soggy

Curry puff 2 pcs @ RM 5

Very crispy crust, this is nice! Potato with indian spices curry filling

But quite filling after eating half of it

Ah Ma signature coffee @ RM 5.50

Thick coffee ☕, strong coffee smell

Golden bun orh nee @ RM 8.90

Nice and crispy texture, thin bread and yam at the inside.. like it not sweet and the crispiness of the "skin"

Food here are not heavy taste, feels very natural and at room temperature where you can eat immediately, do prefer it to be hotter

An unique dining experience, by the pool side.. very cooling and you are actually not very close to the next table like most restaurant do

But have to be planned on non rainy days

Grills are available from 4pm, only dons in the afternoon

Unagi @ $22++

Do not have the fishy smell, nicely seasoned with homemade unagi sauce served with wasabi

The wasabi is not as "hot" as it normally is

Black tiger prawns 5 pcs @ $25++

There's salted or garlic butter options available.. we chose garlic butter

large and fresh prawns, perfectly grilled

1 piece option available @ $6.50++ but 1 is never enough!

Teriyaki salmon don @ $15++

It's unexpectedly small bowl of Japanese rice 🍚 topped with salmon and teriyaki sauce

This is quite normal... Nothing really special compared to other Japanese restaurant

Salmon belly w yakitori sauce @ $14++

There's also salted option available.. but we chose this

The fats of the belly are not present on all of them... Feels like some are not belly but close to belly.. suitable for my mum.. hehe she always complain belly is too oily!

Truffle fries @ $12++

It's so good!! Hot and crispy and the truffle is so strong!! Yes so good that we ordered another serving

Chicken shoyu pasta @ $16++

Always have shoyu in ramen but in pasta, this is the first time... 

Something special but it's kind of a mismatch.. haha still feels tt shoyu goes better with ramen but this is something different.. should give it a try at least once

Kurobuta pork belly w homemade teriyaki sauce @ $12++

This was recommended by the staff... And so we gave it a try! It's really good!!!! Soft and tender.. and the important thing is it does not have the meat smell 👍🏼👍🏼 definitely must try!

Sweet potato @ $6++

This is also recommended by the staff, sweet potatoes are imported from a place in Japan that only they serves.. yup, said to have an agreement from the farmer that can sell to Guriru in Singapore.. so only get to eat it here when you're in Singapore. It's also not seasonal, so you don't get to eat it all year round!

I'm not a sweet potato person and I like it!

Time for some desserts!

Hokkaido cheese cake @ $9++

Looks like the crepe cake that can be found at Charterise but this better! Thick layers of cream, cold and it's so nice!

Sesame cream stuffed mochi @ $9++

Looks small and doesn't look appealing but it's good! So much better than we expected it to be.. also cold dessert, chewy mochi coated with sesame and the thick cream at the inside.. so good that we ordered for takeaway

Chocolate cream stuffed mochi @ $9++

Since we're ordering the sesame one, also gotten the chocolate cream one... It's coated with tiramisu powder and the filling inside is chocolate, not as creamy as sesame.. sesame is more special

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Don't know what to eat alr.. so walk ard see see look look

And here we are..

They serves quite a variety.. pizza, pasta, sides, burgers, grills and variety of drinks too

We had

Garlic bread @ $9.90++

Abit disappointing.. it looks sooo nice! But turns out it's soft.. was expecting it to be crispy...

Salmon with mashed potato and salad 🥗 @ $23.90++

The salmon is nice! Very well seasoned and the skin is so nice too! Slightly more salty, but it won't be nice if it's not

Comes with brown sauce mixed with black pepper

Mashed potato is abit butter and not too wet, nice!

Hawaiian pizza 🍕 @ $23++

12inch and it's big!

Super thin crust, and feel it's under toasted.. both the crust and the ingredients

These are too much for 2... We only had a slice of pizza each and finished the rest 

Overall, feels abit overpriced.. and the food is so so... Only the salmon is nice but at a high cost

#garlic bread #salmon #mashedpotato #pizza #hawaiianpizza #halal #thincrust