Ask any foodie and they’ll tell you just how irresistible daging salai is. But the dish is just as elusive as it is delicious. The smoked beef, often cooked in a spicy coconut curry, isn’t easily found in stalls around Singapore, let alone Malaysia. Bur procuring it is well worth the effort – we promise. If you wanted some of the best, most authentic examples of daging salai the next time you visit Malaysia, hit up these places.
What is daging salai?
Daging salai, or smoked beef, is a speciality that was originally created in the state of Negeri Sembilan in West Malaysia.
Because beef was too expensive to eat often, the people in the state would only slaughter a cow during Eid or for weddings. The slaughter had to be done a few days before the occasion, but it would’ve been impossible to keep raw meat for so long in such a hot country, especially since refrigerators weren’t a thing back then. To preserve the meat, they cooked it in advance, using coconut shells and husks that were readily available. Being high in liquid content, the coconut produced a lot more smoke than using regular wood did, and it imparted a smoky, rich flavour to the meat meat. It was so tasty, that the happy mistake caught on to become a staple on its own, which was sliced to eat as is, or for use in curries.
Today, the process of making daging salai in Malaysia is still as traditional as it was before. Carefully smoked using a unique smoking technique with coconut fibre called “sabak”, the charred beef slices acquire a full-bodied flavour. With a sweet and smoky tang, the beef is tasty when eaten on its own, but is best served with a plate of rice and sambal belacan – or for a match made in heaven, braised in masak lemak cili api, which is a rich creamy coconut curry that perfectly balances the flavours of the beef.
While you can create it from scratch at home, the process is painstakingly tedious and let’s face it – you just want to enjoy the dish without your patience being tested. These best establishments serving daging salai in Malaysia’s KL, Selangor, and even JB will save you the trouble.
6 best places for the best daging salai in Malaysia:
Although well-known for its Daging Salai Masak Lemak Cili Api dish, these Selangor eatery is also loved for its take on the heritage dish with other meats, such as duck and chicken. Patrons love the simple but satisfying combination of salted eggs and sambal belacan here. Word of caution though: Only try it if you can handle the heat.
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Address No 25, Jalan Plumbum V 7/V, Seksyen 7 Shah Alam, 40000 Selangor , Malaysia
Phone +60193151202
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Neatly packed and almost ready to eat, all you have to do is to prepare your own Masak Lemak Cili Api, prior to adding Daging Salai Cik Yah’s signature. That’s not all of course – other specialties such as ayam kampung, itik and ikan kelisalai are also available.
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Address Kampung Gombak, 47000 Rawang, Selangor, Malaysia
Phone +60 12-922 2423
Apart from the go-to Masak Lemak Cili Api, these finger-licking-good beef slices from Daging Salai Haji Soid is known to be one of the best in Malaysia, and can also be used in pasta and fried noodles. Now all you have to do is get creative in the kitchen.
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Address 99, Lorong Sekilau 11, Kampung Bukit Sekilau, 25200 Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
Phone +60 19-993 5947
If you were looking to whip up a quick meal at home, order the daging salai, and masak lemak cili api paste from Daging Salai Padu Teruk, which is known for offering some of the finest smoked beef in Malaysia.
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If you were only planning a quick trip to JB from Singapore, we’ve got you covered. Salai Valley in Johor Bahru prides itself on serving authentic Negeri Sembilan food, so it’s no surprise that daging salai is one of its specialities here. The tender slices are served braised in a rich curry here, which is known to be spicy so come mentally prepared. Those who can’t take the heat can opt for the Nasi Goreng Daging Salai instead.
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Address 43, Jln Perjiranan 4/4, Bandar Dato Onn, 81100 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Daging Salai Kak Ngah caters to those who are looking for effortless recipes. Enjoy it with the ready-made masak lemak cili api paste, or toss it into salads, roll it into wraps or have it sandwiched between your favourite bread for a quick, hearty meal.
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Address Rumah Kedai, 40, Jalan Pasar Baru, Kampung Bahasa Kapor, 71000 Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
Feel like going on a café hopping adventure in your Malacca trip?
We’ve made you a list of the best cafes in Jonker Street!
The cafés below come with different unique themes and concepts ranging from rustic theme, western style, tropical rainforest to a contemporary cafe.
When the weather is extremely hot, they help you to stay cool and provide you with a resting spot.
With wide array of coffees and desserts offered, there must be one that could satisfy your afternoon tea cravings and coffee needs.
Check out these cafes in Malacca and take nice pictures to upload it on Instagram!
11 Best Cafes In Jonker Street
1. The Baboon House
The Baboon House is a charming café that boasts “Nature Feel”. The tranquil environment of the café shows a huge contrast to the lively Jonker Street outside.
Despite the laidback atmosphere, the café impresses customers with their delicious gourmet burgers and ground coffee.
The burgers come with homemade beef, chicken and pork and the portions are always bigger than other burger joints. Baboon Beef Burger and Oriental Chicken Burger are the most ordered burgers here.
Here, all coffee and hot tea comes with Danish cookies as sweet treat. Their creamy Vietnamese coffee is the must try.
While waiting for the food, customers can enjoy some quite moments by browsing magazines, reading book or inspecting delicate crafts on walls. They can play around with the owner’s cat and dog at the main entrance too.
Location: 89, Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock, Kampung Bukit China, 75200 Melaka, Malaysia. Contact: +606-283 1635 Opening Hours:
Daily: 10:00am – 5:00pm
Closed on: Tuesday
2. Calanthe Art Cafe
If you are a coffee lover, Calanthe Art Café is definitely the perfect place for you. It stands as the pioneering and the only café in Malacca that serves all kinds of Malaysia’s 13 States Coffee.
Apart from that, the café even offers one-of-a-kind blend coffees like green tea coffee and the “Jealousy”, a thick espresso with mint syrup.
For non-coffee drinkers, they have ice-blended beverages such as Pink Lady and Cendol Ice Blenz. Variety of smoothies, soda mixes, milk shakes and teas are offered too. If you prefer alcoholic drinks, we recommend you the Bailey cocktail.
Alongside drinks, Calanthe experts in serving local food. They serve their own version of laksa and nasi lemak which are both flavourful and tasty.
After the meal, you can order their brownie with ice-cream or caramel slice as desserts. Both are the signature desserts here.
Location: 11, Jalan Hang Kasturi, 75200 Melaka, Malaysia. Contact: +606-292 2960 Opening Hours:
Sunday to Wednesday: 9:00am – 11:00pm
Friday & Saturday: 9:00am – 12:00am Facebook
3. The Daily Fix Cafe
The Daily Fix Café, which was once an old shophouse, had undergone renovation to offer customers a cosy environment in rustic feel. It is quite popular among teenagers because they like to upload their surroundings here on Instagram.
The café specialises in serving pancakes with different flavours. One of the highlights is their Local Pandan Pancake that comes with 5 pieces stuffed with sugar. Other desserts like brownies and cakes are offered too.
If you like to eat spaghetti, their Smoked Duck Aglio Olio is so well-cooked and the chilli and garlic seasoning are added to the perfect amount. The duck meat is not too fatty and you can change it with Char Siew as well.
If you love taking photographs, head to the indoor courtyard at the back for more scenic spots.
Location: 55, Jalan Hang Jebat, 75200 Melaka, Malaysia. Contact: +606-283 4858 Opening Hours:
Monday to Friday: 9:00am – 11:30pm
Saturday & Sunday: 8:30am – 11:30pm Facebook
4. Rainforest Coffee Bean
Surrounded by ancient antique and furniture, Rainforest Coffee Bean creates a nostalgic ambience for us to enjoy their homemade coffee.
While walking in, you will first be greeted by their on-site shop that sells freshly grounded coffee powder such as Arabian coffee beans. For caffeine addict, this is the 100% original coffee beans from Arabian.
The café is located deeper inside. Beverages such as hot coffee, smoothies are offered here. You will definitely fall in love with their coffees that have a strong aromatic smell. If the weather is hot, order the ice-blended coffee to cool yourself down.
The creamy cheesecake is the highlight too. Caramelized on top, there are blueberries stuffed in between and a crust at bottom. Basically, it has 3 layers and the taste and texture are perfect in mouth.
Location: No.36 & 38, Jalan Hang Jebat, 75200 Melaka, Malaysia. Contact: +606-284 0128 Opening Hours:
Monday to Thursday: 10:00am – 6:00pm
Friday to Sunday: 10:00am – 10:00pm
5. River View Cafe Melaka
As the name suggested, the café offers diners a picturesque view of Malacca River while they were enjoying the food. At night, the lights that reflecting on the river creates a very romantic ambience for dinner.
If the weather is nice, the outdoor seating is even more enjoyable. You can see the boats cruising by the river and the smiles of tourists on the boat could make your day.
The menu offerings are ranging from western food, local delicacies and the fusion of western and eastern food. Despite specialising in Malaysian’s all-time favourite such as Nasi Lemak, they serve excellent Malay classic food like beef rendang and Nasi Kemal too.
The café is very quiet and serene because it is located quite far from the main activity area of Jonker Street. It is best suited for those who want to stay alone too.
Location: 82, Jalan Kampong Pantai, 75200 Melaka, Malaysia. Contact: +6012-380 7211 Opening Hours:
Daily: 10:00am – 10:00pm
Closed on: Wednesday Facebook
6. Backlane Coffee
Tucked at the backside of Jonker Street, Backlance Coffee takes you away from the busy street and brings you to a totally serene environment.
There are wooden furniture, aged brick walls, and lots of antique items displayed as decorations. For instance, they have vintage phone, London Royal Guards and beautiful cups.
Despite homemade dishes like pizza, panini and breakfast sets, most customers are here for their aromatic coffees and desserts.
Besides, they offer many beverages which are good for health. For instance, they offer Handmade Brown Sugar Ginger Tea, Honey Jujube and Honey Citron.
In Malacca, there are not many cafés that offer Macaroon. So, if you are a Macaroon lover, this place is just right for you. The Macaroon here comes with 6 flavours and it tastes delicious!
Location: 129, Jalan Hang Jebat, 75200 Melaka, Malaysia. Contact: +606-282 0542 Opening Hours:
Sunday to Thursday: 11:00am – 12:00am
Friday & Saturday: 11:00am – 1:00am Facebook
7. The Coffee Jar (呷咖啡)
Currently, lots of coffee shops are mushrooming in Malacca but The Coffee Jar stands out among all of them because of their passion in making authentic coffee.
Despite the taste, they highly emphasise on the art and the craft of the coffee, eager to serve you the best coffee in town.
Enter the coffee shop and you will be welcomed by several coffee roasters that are constantly roasting the coffee beans.
From classic cappuccino to a well-balanced ristretto, they don’t limit themselves in serving only black coffee. They learn more and keep on improving their coffee-making skills. This is why now we get to enjoy a high standard milk coffee and espresso-based coffee here.
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Apart from coffee, they offer cheese cakes and pies as complement to the coffee. All desserts are homemade and come with affordable prices.
Location: No.38, Lorong Hang Jebat, 75200 Melaka, Malaysia. Contact: +6012-281 5100 Opening Hours:
Daily: 10:30 – 6:00pm
Closed on: Tuesday Facebook
8. Hard Rock Café Malacca
Idyllically situated beside the Malacca River, Hard Rock Café that offers great band performance has been attracting music enthusiasts to come over for dinner.
Lots of great artists and musicians have been invited to play crowd-favourite songs ranging from rock and roll, pop, jazz to blue music. Their performance mostly starts at 10:00pm.
Featuring indoor and outdoor dining area, the café boasts large portion food that are meant for people with big appetites.
Their Tex-Mex Menu offers Legendary burgers, Smokes (barbecued beef ribs and chicken), asam pedas fish and seafood char kuey teow. These are the highlight dishes here. For kids, they offer them a separate menu.
If you love to eat desserts, their laden with ice-cream Haagen Dazs is one that you would die for.
Location: No.28, Lorong Hang Jebat, 75200 Melaka, Malaysia. Contact: +606-292 5188 Opening Hours:
Monday to Thursday: 11:30am – 1:00am
Friday to Sunday: 11:30am – 2:00am Facebook
9. The Stolen Cup
If you are finding a resting place in the hot afternoon around Jonker Street, do make a stop at The Stolen Cup. The humble café is beautifully decorated with old clocks, posters and wooden planks to give at rustic feel. Nice Bossa Nova music are played as background music too.
For coffee, the “Gula Melaka” latte is their highlight. The taste is quite unique and the Gula Melaka truly boosted the flavour of latte. You can have it iced during hot day.
Another special coffee here is curacao coffee and the curacao is flavoured with peels of oranges. Their caramel macchiato is highly recommended too.
If you never try salted egg croissant before, the one that offered here does not disappoint. Very well-toasted and has a crispy skin.
Location: 21A, Jalan Hang Jebat, 75200 Melaka, Malaysia. Opening Hours:
Monday to Thursday: 9:00am – 6:00pm
Friday to Sunday: 9:00am – 11:00pm Facebook
10. Geographer Cafe
Geographer Cafe is quite famous in Malacca. Lies at the corner of the shopping street, customers are pleased to dine here because of their warm and elegant atmosphere. At night, it transforms into a tempting bar, offering enchanting nightlife to all of us.
Mouth-watering food are the main attraction of Geographer Cafe. They aim at providing fresh and healthy food to customers. As a result, most of the dishes here come with white meat, salad and soup. They even add fruits and yoghurt to their desserts.
For beverages, the café serves soft drinks, fruit juices, coffee, tea, liquors and even wines. Gula Melaka Layer Tea is their specially created drink. It tastes sweet and has three layers.
The café sells gifts and souvenirs too. Mugs, books, scarfs and T-shirts can be bought here for friends.
Location: 83, Jalan Hang Jebat, 75200 Melaka, Malaysia. Contact: +606-281 6813 Opening Hours:
Monday to Friday: 10:00am – 1:00am
Saturday & Sunday: 9:00am – 1:00am Facebook
11. Kaya-Kaya Cafe Melaka
Make it a point to stop by the café when you are around Jonker Street.
Kaya-Kaya café is a beautiful vintage café in Melaka. The café is a reflection of Melaka City’s rich culture, history and traditions.
With ancient brick walls and wooden furniture, Kaya-Kaya Café take you to a time travel, probably decades ago. Head to the back of the building where you will find a courtyard. At the back, the café features a great mural wall which has been welcoming endless guests for pictures.
The café offers wholesome and hearty dishes. For breakfast, their Kaya Cheese Toast is the must-try. The kaya is creamy and it feels like melting in your mouth. They add some cheese to add some saltiness to the sweet taste. Start your day right with a hearty plate of Kaya Breakfast.
Another highlight is the Mushroom Omelette. The fluffy moist scrambled eggs are added with mushrooms in butter until a fragrant smell given off. Truly the taste of heaven.
Besides, their drinks have a special name. For instance, “See U Again” is a drink mixed with pandan leaves and lemongrass while “Welcome to Melaka” is soya milk mixed with gula melaka and grass jelly.
Location: 32, Jalan Tukang Besi, 75200 Melaka, Malaysia. Contact: +606-281 4089 Opening Hours:
Daily: 8:00am – 6:00pm Facebook
To all the vegetarian travellers out there, have you been searching for vegetarian restaurants in Johor Bahru for a long time?
If yes, you have come to the right place!
In this article, we’ve complied for you the 11 best Vegetarian Restaurant in Johor Bahru that make meat lovers eagerly wants to come back to have more!
After reading this article, you will face less difficulties in finding vegetarian food in Johor as you have already know what you are looking for.
In fact, Johor Bahru boasts plentiful of delicious vegetarian dishes.
From Chinese, Malay to Indian cuisines, you can find them at the vegetarian restaurants below.
Bookmark this article and let’s enjoy the vegetarian food below on your next trip to Johor Bahru!
11 Best Vegetarian Restaurant In JB
1. Fulin Xuan Vegetarian Food Restaurant (福临轩素食餐厅)
Fulin Xuan is a wholesome vegetarian restaurant that shouldn’t be missed out if you happen to be at Taman Sentosa! The cosy yet Chinese ambience makes it a great place for family dinner.
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Their highlight dish – Vegetarian Curry is so special that it offers you a unique Indian flavour. Besides, it different from the normal curry as it does not use any coconut and milk to cook.
Never forget to order their specially made Vegetarian Otak-otak too. It is so soft and not overly dry. The crispy exterior even adds to the heavenly taste!
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“Iron Plater Tou Fu” has always rated as customers’ all-time favourite. Paired with the delightful chicken sauce, the egg fragrance Tou Fu will always make you long for more. If you love to eat eggplants, they will serve you delicious chewy eggplants. Little curry powder is added to lift up the overall taste.
Highlight dishes:
Vegetarian Curry
Vegetarian Otak-Otak
Iron Plater Tou Fu
Home Town Egg Plant
Location: 54, Jalan Sulam, Taman Sentosa, 80150 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. Contact: +607-331 5319 Opening Hours:
Daily: 11:00am – 10:00pm Facebook
2. Image Cooker
Image Cooker is a café offering vegetarian western dishes in an artistic yet rustic ambience. Every single corner in the café is ideal for you to take an Instagram picture.
Firstly, their Vegetarian Spaghetti which looks extremely exquisite is cooked by vegetable oil and filled with olives and mushrooms. You can also try out their Cheese Baked Rice which is topped with generous amount of cheese.
For the must-try dish here, it definitely goes to the Tom Yam Pizza! The crust is made by mashed potatoes and later bake in oven. Then, different fillings are added to create this amazing pizza.
Their Big Nash Double-layered Pie Burger is one of the highlights too. Using konjac as the main ingredients in the burger patty, you don’t feel the taste of mock meat in mouth. Instead, it tastes just like a normal burger!
Highlight dishes:
Vegetarian Spaghetti
Tom Yam Pizza
Big Nash Double-layered Pie Burger
Mashed Potato
Location: 19B, Jalan Harmonium 33/1, Taman Desa Tebrau, 81100 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. Contact: +6016-776 9790 Opening Hours:
Daily: 12:00pm – 10:00pm Closed on: Monday Facebook
3. Kee Lin Vegetarian Food (麒麟阁素食餐厅)
This is an exceptional Chinese vegetarian restaurant where you can find almost every vegetarian Chinese dish you like. It comes with different kinds of combo meals or separate meals. Most importantly, they did a great job in decorating the dish to make it look wonderful.
Apart from Chinese dish, they also offer BiBimbap – Korean rice which tastes so great! Their vegetarian curry is one of the must-ordered dishes too.
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Even on Chinese New Year, the restaurant still opens their door to serve customers. If you don’t know what to order, always ask for recommended dishes from the staff!
Location: 6&8, Jalan Hang Tuah 28, Taman Skudai Baru, 81300 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia. Contact: +607-558 5658 Opening Hours:
Daily: 12:00pm – 9:15pm Closed on: Wednesday Facebook
4. Vege Coffee
A place for delightful coffee, decent Asian and western vegetarian meals as well as a great place to hang out with friends – Vege Coffee.
This café offers variety of dishes. For Asian meals, Vege Coffee offers Thai style dishes and Vietnamese snacks. If you are here for breakfast, there is a “Big Breakfast” – American Breakfast for you. You can also find Vege Pork here!
Besides, you can enjoy desserts like cakes and ice-cream after the meals. One of the special desserts is their Durian Ice-Cream Cupcake – greatly ordered by durian lovers.
For drinks, they have Chrysanthemum Tea and Luo Han Guo which can be ordered in either hot or cold. If you do not consume eggs, you can always request to remove it in your plate.
Location: 56, Jalan Austin Heights 8/2, Taman Mount Austin, 81100 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. Opening Hours:
Daily: 11:00am – 10:00pm Closed on: Thursday Facebook
5. Dessert Library (甜品•軒)
Let’s discover the hidden menu of Dessert Library!
You really should give their desserts a try. The owner itself recommend you the bowl of golden dessert – “Jing Yu Man Tang” which has a refreshing and sweet taste.
Besides, their Snow Mountain Matcha Red Bean Durian Sago which use imported Uji Match and Durian D24 is highly recommended too. This combination of durian and match is really wonderful.
Besides desserts, Dessert Library also offers lunch and dinner for you. For the Nasi Lemak, many customers will separately purchase their sambal sauce after they had this meal.
And for the Onion Oil Tou Fu Rice, they have replaced the prime onion oil with fried cabbage as many vegetarians might not take onion.
Highlight dishes:
Jing Yu Man Tang
Blueberry Cheesecake with ice
Snow Mountain Matcha Red Bean Durian Sago
Onion Oil Tou Fu Rice
Dried Curry Noodles
Nasi Lemak
Location: 35, Jalan Austin Heights 8/8, Taman Mount Austin, 81100 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. Contact: +607-361 5985 Opening Hours:
Daily: 12:00pm – 12:00am Closed on: Monday Facebook
6. Tian En Vegetarian Restaurant (天恩蔬食)
Enjoy variety of local vegetarian cuisines at Tian En Vegetarian Restaurant. With the cosy setting, you get to enjoy a pleasant meal at affordable price.
The most-ordered dish here goes to the Vegetarian Chicken Rice. Sprinkled with fragrant sesame oil sauce, the vegetarian chicken is so tender that it could melt in your mouth.
The restaurant also serves you the authentic Malay fried noodles. This is also a very tasteful dishes where you can order it with eggs or without eggs.
Next, their “Ma Po Tou Fu” offers you heavenly taste. Cooked using bean paste, the smooth tou fu is added with vegetarian mushroom and minced meat. The little spiciness in the plate could stimulate your taste buds and it goes very well with white rice!
Location: 27, Jalan Permas 4/4, Bandar Baru Permas Jaya, 81750 Masai, Johor, Malaysia. Contact: +6012-729 6220 Opening Hours:
Daily: 9:00am – 2:00pm, 5:30pm – 8:00pm
7. New Joy Deli (新享一享素食馆)
If you are looking for a good place for family dinner, New Joy Deli is the right one for you.
Those who enjoy bitter gourd soup are blessed because New Joy Deli serves one of the best in town. Despite the sweetness of the soup, it also brings out the natural fragrance of bitter gourd. Remember to order their MSG free Vegetarian Curry too. It goes very well with rice.
The restaurant also serves Taro Rice that matched perfectly with the sour soup. The sourness in mouth gives an appetizing feel. You can also order the Vegetarian G Rice sprinkled with their specially made unique sauce. It tastes sweet and salty.
Highlight dishes:
Bitter Gourd Soup
Curry Rice
Taro Rice
Vegetarian G Rice
Location: 8, Jalan Nipah 13, Taman Daya, 81100 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. Contact: +6016-731 9609 Opening Hours:
Daily: 6:00am – 10:00pm Facebook
8. Yi Sin Vegetarian Restaurant (怡沁园素食馆)
There are 4 outlets of Yi Sin Vegetarian Restaurant in Johor Bahru. From breakfast to supper, you will find the dish that you enjoy here!
I bet you never try the “Pork Knuckles and Vinegar” in a vegetarian restaurant. But you can have it at Yi Sin! The pork is made by mushroom foot. On the first bite, the aromatic balsamic vinegar will overwhelm you like no other.
Try their Herbs Dietary Vegetarian Chicken too. With the thick herbal fragrance, the soup is not overly oily and it has a sweet and refreshing taste. Besides, the restaurant serves you the most authentic Hakka Tea. If you are a fan of it, you definitely feel the tradition taste in mouth.
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Last but not least, you can have self-service vegetables and rice. They will cook at least 25 kinds of different dishes every day. Both white rice and brown rice are available and they also offer the soup of the day.
Highlight dishes:
Pork Knuckles and Vinegar
Herbs Dietary Vegetarian Chicken
Hakka Tea
Taman Perling Outlet: Location: 515, Jalan Persisiran 1/1, Taman Perling, 81200 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. Contact: +607-235 9303
Bukit Indah Outlet: Location: 69, Jalan Indah 1/1, Taman Bukit Indah, 79100 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. Contact: +6016-944 5488
Tampoi Indah Outlet: Location: 2, Jalan Titiwangsa 3/2, Taman Tampoi Indah, 81200 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. Contact: +607-236 9698
EcoGarden Outlet: Location: 48A, Jalan Laman Setia 2/20, Taman Laman Setia, 81550 Ulu Choh, Johor, Malaysia. Contact: +607-509 9915
Opening Hours:
Daily: 8:00am – 10:00pm
9. Ming Tong Vegetarian Restaurant (明通素食园)
You probably have too much of Roti Canai made by Indian community but have you ever tried the Chinese style Roti Canai before? If no, let’s pay a visit to Yuan Xin Vegetarian! The taste will give you a huge surprise!
The most classic and traditional breakfast in Malaysia – Roti Canai comes with different flavours at Yuan Xin. What’s special about their Vegetarian Roti Canai is – the crust is extremely crispy and thin!
Best of all, pairing up the crispy Roti Canai with their specially made curry sauce always make you long for more mouthful. Here, you can have both Original Roti Canai or Roti Telur. For Roti Telur, the fragrance of eggs has added to the overall taste. You surely will fall in love with it!
Location: 01-19-Block 34, Jalan Pendekar 1, Taman Tun Aminah, 81300 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia. Contact: +6012-730 6806 Opening Hours:
Daily: 7:00am – 2:00pm Closed on: Wednesday
10. Yuan Xin Vegetarian (圆欣素食馆)
Fans of Bak Kut Teh please take note! You can have Vegetarian Bak Kut Teh is at Yuan Xin Vegetarian!
Early in the morning, the owner will cook the broth of Bak Kut Teh using more than a dozen of different herbs. It is then boiled for hours so that the taste mix well together. Even if you don’t get to enjoy the meaty pork here, the broth itself is enough to satisfy your Bak Kut Teh cravings.
Vegan Sambal Fish is also one of the most recommended dishes here. Made by soya bean fibre, this dish that coupled with enticing sambal sauce has made it an amazing dish. In terms of taste, it is not overly spicy but still bring out the very authentic Malay flavour.
Highlight dishes:
Bak Kut Teh
Vegan Sambal Fish
Mongolian Vegetarian Ribs
Thai Tou Fu
Location: 56, Jalan Laksamana 2, Taman Ungku Tun Aminah, 81300 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia. Contact: +6016-706 5080 / +6016-521 3638 Opening Hours:
Daily: 11:30am – 10:00pm
11. Vburg Cafe
When we talk about vegetarian food, we normally think of Tou Fu as well as different kinds of green vegetables. However, Vburg Cafe wants you to think out of the box! Vegetarian food is more than just green vegetables.
Vburg Cafe is a western vegetarian café providing artistic croissants and many more yummy treats under one roof. Their speciality – Otak Bread is truly the must-ordered dishes when you are here. You will be surprised by how the crispy skin could made a huge contrast with the soft fillings inside.
You also need to try out their Sambal Bread which looks exactly a burger. It’s way too delicious! For brunch, the café recommends you their English breakfast which offers you bread, mashed potatoes, sausage and many more.
Apart from that, the café offers endless exquisite bread which looks too cute to be savoured down. If you are a bread lover, you should visit Vburg Cafe at least once in your life time!
Location: 74, Jalan Laksamana 2, Taman Ungku Tun Aminah, 81300 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia. Contact: +607-288 7118 Opening Hours:
Monday to Thursday: 10:00am – 8:00pm
Friday to Sunday: 9:00am – 8:00pm Facebook
Although well-known for its Daging Salai Masak Lemak Cili Api dish, these Selangor eatery is also loved for its take on the heritage dish with other meats, such as duck and chicken. Patrons love the simple but satisfying combination of salted eggs and sambal belacan here. Word of caution though: Only try it if you can handle the heat.
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