While we are still trying to wrap our taste buds around the rainbow food craze, the latest trend which hits the Instagram silently is about crossing over to the dark side. Squid Ink and Charcoal food are not a new concept though, but it had been popping up recently thanks to its numerous health benefits. Here are a list for the black gothic grubs in johor bahru, Try them up!
Honestly to say, black isn’t a common colour to be seen on a plate as people tend to see bright and colorful food. So, it is usual to hear ‘ohhhs’ and ‘ahhhs’ from the diners’ upon serving these black colored delicacies.
Well, before you respond, why not have a scroll down on these black food list that might change your thought of mind?
Top 11 Black Gothic Grubs In Johor Bahru You Must Try
- OLEG By gCafe (Charcoal Burger)
- Mrs. Who (Charcoal Waffle)
- Sunflower Bakery & Cafe (Charcoal Sweet Potato Mochi Buns, Charcoal Egg Mayo Toast)
- Gin Gastronomy Italian (Squid Ink Risotto, Bamboo Charcoal Fried Fish Steak)
- Bev C (Charcoal Croissant with Smoked Salmon)
- Creamery Boutique Ice Creams (Black Crispy Cookies)
- Urban Artisan (Charcoal Waffle, Charcoal Mint & Lavender)
- Greenet Bar and Restaurant (Squid Ink Pasta)
- Jeju Black Korean Noodle Restaurant
- Hilton Hotel Johor Bahru (Squid Ink Tagliatelle and Lobster)
- Dessert Library (Black Sesame Sweet Soup, Black Sesame Ice Cream)
1.OLEG By gCafe (Charcoal Burger)
The first on the list of the black gothic grubs in johor bahru are located in the Johor Bahru City square, OLEG By gCafe is actually a fast food restaurant established by people behind Mount Austin’s gCafe. It is at the third level of the mall, opposite GONG CHA. With its eye catching orange and white coloured interior design, this fast food restaurant is easily spotted.
Their Charcoal Burgers are sold at an unbeatable price and tend to have more options compared to the common fastfood joints available in Malaysia and Singapore. The all times favorite ‘black food’ of OLEG By gCafe would be the Chicken or Beef Patty Charcoal Burger Meal.
There are generous amount of food ingredients such as fresh lettuce leaves, fried egg, cheese, cucumber slices and tomato slices sandwiched between the toasted charcoal buns. The charcoal buns itself actually taste plain, but with the aroma of the sesame seeds attached on its surface.
On the other hand, the chicken or beef patty is really juicy and flavorful. These meat patties are grilled on the hot sizzling pan to seal the meat juice and offer it a slightly charred surface. Every bite of their burger is heavenly satisfied where its meat juice blasting all over the mouth.
If you order their O’Crispy Fried Chicken Burger, you will found out that the battered skin of the meat patties is perfectly fried into golden crispy texture while retaining its juiciness. It looks like a Zinger Burger from KFC, but it has a totally different flavor from it.
Besides that, you even can customized your charcoal burgers with the food ingredients and type of sauces offered. If you are a spicy food taker, it is recommended for you to have their wasabi mayo sauce to pair with the burger. This wasabi mayo will heightens the overall taste of your burger and left you with an extra oomph.
Additional Information:
Address: Lot M3-04, Level 3, Podium 1, Johor Bahru City Square, 106-108, Jalan Wong Ah Fook, 80000 Johor Bahru
Business Hours: Daily, 1000 – 2200
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2.Mrs. Who (Charcoal Waffle)
As a minimal and white cafe theme freak, you would absolutely in love with this cafe in your first sight. This spacious interior has one side lay white wash brick wall, serving as a clean looking backdrop for the communal wooden table. The green colored sofas and marble tables are placed on the other side, in array. This cafe is a perfect place for small gathering made up from two to four people for an afternoon tea.
Despite its clean white colored themed cafe, they also served some desserts from the dark side – The Charcoal Waffle. This Charcoal Waffle of theirs is served as a sweet desserts, where the black charcoal flavored waffle is topped with a serving of vanilla soft serve.
The charcoal waffle itself does not have a strong activated charcoal flavor, instead it has a light vanilla aroma, with some sweetness from the granulate sugar used in preparing the batter. The overall sweetness of this desserts actually depended on the vanilla soft serve topped on the charcoal waffle. Try this black gothic grubs in johor bahru today!
This icy and crispy combination makes a great desserts to cool every foodies down during a hot day.
Additional Information:
Address: No. 63 Jalan Tebrau, Kim Teng Park, Johor Bahru 80300
Contact No.:+60 7221 3322
Business Hours:
Tues to Fri 2pm – 11pm
Sat to Sun 12pm – 11pm (Closed on Mondays)
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3.Sunflower Bakery & Cafe (Charcoal Sweet Potato Mochi Buns, Charcoal Egg Mayo Toast)
Sunflower Bakery & Cafe is a combination of a cafe and also a bakery. This cafe and bakery serves their customers with their own-inspired bread, pastries and savory menus. All of these delicacies are purely hand made, without adding any artificial colouring or flavoring.
Over the years, their bakeries products and cafe menus never failed anyone. They even have customers revisit their cafes in order to have a taste on their menus again.
Sunflower Bakery & Cafe offers delicious Charcoal Sweet Potato Mochi Buns to their guests upon their visit to the cafe. By using only premium and fresh ingredients, this charcoal mochi bun has a soft and fluffy texture despite its black appearance. It is stuffed with generous amount of sweet potato mashes as fillings, which is able to keep the foodie full throughout the day.
This Charcoal Sweet Potato Mochi Buns is rich in fibre too as the activated charcoal powder used in the preparation process helps in promoting digestion and also detoxification.
Besides that, you can have a try on their signature Charcoal Egg Mayo Toast if you are a morning person or before going to work. This breakfast toast of theirs will keep your day energized with their delicious looking Charcoal Toast and Fresh Egg with Mayonnaise’s topping. Try this unique black gothic grubs in johor bahru now!
This breakfast menu looks simple, but it is best paired with a cup of hot black coffee or tea. But keep in mind that it only be served during the morning, from 9AM to 11:30Am.
Additional Information:
Address: 9, Jalan Dedap 21, Johor Jaya, 81100 Johor Bahru, Johor
Business Hours: 8AM – 10PM
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/naturalsunflower/
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4. Gin Gastronomy Italian (Squid Ink Risotto, Bamboo Charcoal Fried Fish Steak)
Can you imagine and believe in the dark version of an Italian dish? If not, then it is a must for you to have a visit to Gin Gastronomy Italian to have a look by yourself.
Gin Gastronomy Italian is an Italian restaurant serving great Italian cuisines to the local communities in Johor. Sometimes, they even showed some creativity in their menus. For this time, they even combined the traditional Italian dish with activated charcoal powder.
One creative innovation of theirs, the Squid Ink Rissoto is also a must try if you would like to have some Black version of Italian dish. This north Italian rice dish is cooked in a meat and vegetable broth to form a thick and creamy consistency.
Then it is added with butter, wine, onions and also squid ink that provide it with the flavor and also color. For an additional texture, Gin Gastronomy Italian even included some baby squid in their Squid Ink Risotto too.
Perhaps Gin Gastronomy Italian is the Italian restaurant which is able to change your mind perception towards the older Italian dish concept. Other Italian dish of theirs are also worth for a try also. Buon Appetite.
Additional Information:
Address: 36, Jalan Pertama 1, Danga Utama 81200, Johor Bahru
5.Bev C (Charcoal Croissant with Smoked Salmon)
Bev C is a combination of a cafe and also a fashion designed boutique. The first floor of the cafe is a clothing store, and their cafe is just located at the second floor of the building. Well known for their black rustic theme, this cafe has woody and dark vibes interior design. It offers their every of their guests a quiet hideout upon their visit.
This hippy looking cafe also serves charcoal black food too – Charcoal Croissant with Smoked Salmon. This dish of theirs is simple, with a piece of Charcoal flavored Croissant served along with freshly sliced salmon and also the complimentary salad.
The flaky charcoal croissant is buttery salty, lightly toasted and drizzled with some honey that offer it a dash of sweetness.
To your surprise, the ‘sauce’ topping on the complimentary salad is not mayonnaise. It is actually a spoonful of cream cheese to be paired with the sliced fresh salmon. These food combination went well together too.
Additional Information:
Address: 54, Jalan Tan Hiok Nee, Bandar Johor Bahru, 80000 Johor Bahru, Johor
Contact No.: 016-725 3530
Business Hours: 10AM – 7PM
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6.Creamery Boutique Ice Creams (Black Crispy Cookies)
Lava Cookies is now available in Johor Bahru after its first establishment in Bangkok 3 to 4 years ago. Creamery Boutique Ice Creams uses the similar concept and also recipe as their main outlet in Bangkok, compromising of Lava Cookies with different flavors.
Currently, they followed the Charcoal Food Trend and hence introduced their Black Crispy Cookies. If you prefer a savory version of the Black Crispy Cookie, you may go for their cookie with salted egg gravy. This savory sweet salted dessert of theirs is prepared with both fresh salted egg yolks and salted egg whites.
The egg yolk is prepared into the gravy which is stuffed into the cookie to create the volcano lava of the Volcano Lava Charcoal Cookie. Meanwhile the fresh salted egg white is used as the base ingredient for the ice cream topping.
This molten charcoal flavored cookie of theirs taste chewy and doughy, making the enzymes in your mouth to appreciate every bite of the cookie. On the other hand, the ice cream is not overpowering with its sweetness.
Additional Information:
Address: 33, Jalan Austin Heights 8/3, Taman Mount Austin, 81100 Johor Bahru, Johor
Contact No.: 07-362 1300
Business Hours: 2PM-10PM (Closed on every Wednesday)
7.Urban Artisan (Charcoal Waffle, Charcoal Mint & Lavender)
Black Waffle….. Anyone? Because eating a yellow waffle is so basic.
Urban Artisan’s Charcoal Waffle concept is simple, but would melts the heart of every foodie away. This dessert has a black charcoal flavored waffle as its base that topped with some powdered sugar , making it more appetizing. It is then served with scoops of colorful and flavorful home made ice creams of theirs. This perfect dessert made up of both and hot texture is great to be enjoyed during any friends gathering.
Besides that, it is recommended to have a try on their soft serve in cones if you would demand for something simple. This grab and go soft serve dessert of theirs usually serve their soft serves which are available in varieties flavors in a charcoal-dark cocoa, black coloured waffle cone.
They even introduced the charcoal version of soft serve in their menu too. This black coloured soft serve of theirs is soft, not overly sweet and has strong vanilla flavor instead of the activated charcoal flavor.
It is a great combination with other types of soft serves available in their shop to create a super photogenic soft serve.
Additional Information:
Address: 47, Jalan Austin Heights 8/5, Taman Mount Austin, 81100 Johor Bahru, Johor
Contact No.:017-577 0980
Business Hours: 2PM – 10PM (Closed on every Tuesdays)
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8. Greenet Bar and Restaurant (Squid Ink Pasta)
Black Pasta For Lunch or Dinner?
Believe it or not? It is another creative Italian cuisine in black. Yes, Greenet Bar and Restaurant is offering their customers with delicious Squid Ink Pasta. Every pastas of theirs is coated with black colored sauce. This seafood spaghetti is served along with generous amount of seafood such as squid rings and clams too.
There is one main ingredient that drives this pasta into the back food trend, the squid ink. Greenet Bar and Restaurant’s chefs are using squid ink in preparing their famous Squid Ink Pasta, which is a notable dish from around the world.
Upon serving, some of their customers might freaked out when they see the black squid ink which coated on their pasta. But they then realized how delicious it was, with the nicenature briney, oceanic flavor from the squid ink.
Additional Information:
Address: 28, Jalan Maju, Taman Maju Jaya, 80400 Johor Bahru, Johor
Contact No.: 012-975 6788
Business Hours: 12Noon – 10:30PM
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9. Jeju Black Korean Noodle Restaurant
Yes, even Korean people are crazy over the gothic black food trend now. This trend can be shown in their love toward the Jajangmyeon. Literally translated as Korean Noodles in Black Bean Sauce, this popular noodle dish is mixed with black bean sauce consisting chunjang, a salty black soy bean paste which offers the plain looking noodles with its black color and also flavor.
In today, need not to travel far to Korea to enjoy this dish as Jeju Black Korean Noodle Restaurant do offer this dish at their restaurant. Their Jajangmyeon has strong savory taste and fragrance of the black bean sauce. On the other hand, the noodles they used is widerin its width when compared with the common wanton noodle.
It has a springier and chewy texture as well. This noodle dish is also served along with diced pork and vegetables as side dish.
This bowl of goodness is able to keep you full through the day with their generous portion. If you are a Korean food lover, then it is a reason why must you head to Jeju Black Korean Noodle Restaurant for a try at their Black Jajangmyeon.
Additional Information:
Address: No.1 Jalan Indah 15/3, Taman Bukit Indah, 81200, Johor Bahru, Johor.
Contact No.:07-2325722
Business Hours:11AM – 10PM
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10.Hilton Hotel Johor Bahru (Squid Ink Tagliatelle and Lobster)
Next on the list of the black gothic grubs in johor bahru, If you are a person who like seafood and pasta at the similar time, then it is a must for you to have a try on Hilton Hotel’s Squid Ink Tagliatelle and Lobster.
This elegant fusion Italian delicacy prepared by their experienced chef taste savory, with silky beautiful squid ink sauce coating the pasta fully. Only using the freshest squid ink, the black squid ink pasta sauce does not taste fishy or overly raw too. On the other hand, the texture of the pasta is quite chewy and not overly cooked nor soggy.
This simple pasta recipe is then served in room temperature, along with a baked lobster with cheese. The compliment baked lobster lobster with cheese is springy and fresh, it also retained its nature sweetness in its flesh too.
Additional Information:
Address: 12, Jalan Ngee Heng, Bandar Johor Bahru, 80000 Johor Bahru, Johor
Contact No.: 07-268 6868
11.Dessert Library (Black Sesame Sweet Soup, Black Sesame Ice Cream)
Even the traditional tong sui (sweet soup) lands their hand towards the dark side. But need not to be overly worried that they are not adding any of the squid ink or charcoal powder into their sweet delicacies. Instead, they are using black sesame as an alternate. This black sesame powder not only offer the desserts the black color, but also enhance it with an additional flavor and aroma.
The first black tong sui of theirs which is highly recommended would be the Black Sesame Sweet Soup. This sweet of theirs is prepared by using home milled black sesame powder and natural ingredients. It does not have a really strong sweet taste, but it does has a smooth, silky texture.
For an additional chewy texture, you may request for some tang yuan or glutinous rice balls to be added into this bowl of delicious tong sui.
Enough with the hot tong sui, now comes with the cold one. Dessert Library is now introducing their ice cream menu, which is the black sesame ice cream. This sesame ice cream of theirs has jet-black appearance, outrageously nutty flavor with pleasant of bitterness in almost every savory edge. This lovely black and nutty ice cream is usually being served in a bowl of white almond tong sui while still hot. However, there are also customers recommended to enjoy this ice cream itself alone in order to enjoy the actual taste of it.
One great news for all of the foodies, Dessert library is now operating late till midnight. This is a great venue to enjoy some late night desserts and also supper in a comfortable reading atmosphere. Try this black gothic grubs in johor bahru out now!
Additional Information:
Address: 43, Jalan Harmonium 35/1, Taman Mount Austin, 81100 Johor Bahru, Johor
Contact No.:07-361 5985
Business Hours: 12Noon – 12 Midnight, Daily
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