Eat Like A Local In Pontian, Pontian Food

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What do you know about Pontian? Here is a list for Pontian Food.

Do you know what food or beverages that are famous there?

Well….Let’s start with the introduction of Pontian.

Pontian is a district in southwest Johor, the name of Pontian was transformed from a Malay word “Perhentian” which means a stop. In the Johor History, usually sailors travelling to and from Singapore or Malacca will stop at Sungai Pontian Besar for shelter from the rough waters the Straits of Malacca during the monsoon season. It is also a home to the National Park of Tanjung Piai with beautiful mangroves which is a popular tourist attraction situated at the southernmost tip of Asia.

Also Read : Top 12 Pontian Tourist Attraction & Food You Must Know

In today, the name Pontian is also used in the names of two towns in the district, Pontian Besar and Pontian Kechil, of which the latter serves as the district capital. The capital was formerly a fishing village which has developed into a small town. It is considered as one of the seafood heaven noted for its huge variety of seafood which is sold at a reasonable price. Besides, most of the visitors from neighboring towns and Singapore regularly visit Kukup, a fishing village about 20 km from Pontian Kechil, and known as the seafood lover’s mecca.

Not sure where to start for your food hunting trip upon arriving Pontian? It’s okay, here, SGMYTRIPS would like to share some list of famous eateries that are also the selections of Pontian locals.

What are you still waiting for? Grab your foodie partners, eat like the locals and hence continue the unlimited food journey!!!

Eat Like A Local In Pontian, Johor

1. Kedai Minuman Ah Kneong

If you are looking for a delicious rice noodles, you should have a try in this shop. This is a normal hawker center and you can easily reach there by the apps in your phone.

The signature dishes in this shop include the claypot fish soup, fried prawn noodles and fried spring roll. All the ingredients that used to make the dishes are freshest.

The owner of the shop strive to improve and create the delicious dishes for the customers. The most popular dish in this restaurant is the Tong Kang vermicelli which had satisfied customer’s expectations.

Tong Kang actually is kind of fish with yellow colour and it can only be eaten in Kukup, Pontian or Batu Pahat. The Tong Kang fish is cook with the noodles so that the noodles absorb fish’s fresh flavor. Once you had try you will definitely know how delicious it is.

Other than the Tong Kang noodles, you are recommended to try the claypot fish head. The freshly fish was cooked with the Thailand yam resulting in tasty and freshness flavor of the fish. To eat the Pontian local food, you shoulsnt miss this hawker center!

Additional Information:
Address: Kukup Laut, 82300 Pontian, Johor
Contact: 07-6960930
Opening Hours: Tuesday to Sunday: 4pm-10am; Monday: Closed

2. Kheng Guan Hiong

This is a historical coffee shop that has been operating for 3 generations. Kheng Guan Hiong Kopitiam is situated opposite Pontian Market. When you step into the coffee shop, you will be attracted by the aromatic scent of the coffee.

Although this is not a high class café; do not serve a western style cappuccino, but you can enjoy the traditional black coffee. The coffee bean of the coffee shop will be fried by using owner’s own recipes and ways.

 

Other than the coffee, the toast bread would be another must try thing in this coffee shop. Every morning, the owner personally cuts and toasts the bread after he go to the factory to collect the bread. You can choose whether to put the thicker homemade kaya layer or the 2 soft-oiled eggs on the charcoal toasted bread. The tasty traditional coffee mix with the charcoal toasted bread, definitely a perfect match of classical breakfast!

The lingering aroma of the coffee bring up a feeling of home. Compare to the trendy high standard café, the simple traditional coffee and the charcoal toasted bread are not only cheaper but also instagram-worth.

 

Additional Information:
Address: No. 15, Jalan Limau Kasturi, Taman Suraya, Pontian Town, 82000 Johor.
Contact: 012-7516759
Opening Hours: 430am-4pm daily

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3. Shake Ice

 

Are you feeling hot and need some cold refreshing drinks? You should mark the Shook Ice as a must go place in your Pontian one day trip! The fresh fruit ice shake with various flavors able to relieve your thirst. You will totally feel refresh and attract by the colorful shake ice.

It is originally made by the juicy fresh fruits and do not adding any colouring matter. Besides, the Shook Ice stall are also selling the Wanton Mee and the Jyu Cheung Fan.

 

Additional Information:
Address: No 6163, Taman Damai, Pontian Kecil, 82000 Pontian, Johor.

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4. Medan Ikan Bakar Johoriau

Medan Ikan Bakar Johoriau is a seafood heaven especially for the grilled fish lovers to visit. The exterior design of the Medan Ikan Bakar Johoriau is a simple as other traditional Malay restaurant. This is a best place for you to enjoy the fresh seafood and delicious grilled fish with the reasonable price.

 

It is truly worth for you to enjoy the Ikan Bakar in this restaurant and the Belangkas Lemak Cili Padi as well. Other than the grilled seafood, Medan Ikan Bakar Johoriau also serve the Western food and Malay dishes such as Nasi Briyani Ayam.

Additional Information:
Address: T-16, Kampung Parit Maidin, Jalan Tanjung Piai Serkat, 82036, Pontian, Johor Darul Ta’zim.
Contact: 07-6960666
Opening Hours: 11am-2am

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5. Restoran Asli Mualaf Asam Pedas

 

If you are a Tom Yam lover, you should try the Asam Pedas in this restaurant. The customers are allowed to choose the fish and cooked with your preferred dish. This restaurant not only attract the local customers but also tourists to come and taste the famous asam pedas. Besides, the Kangkung Goreng is another hot seller in this restaurant too.

 

Additional Information:
Address: No.21, Jalan Delima 1, Pusat Perdagangan, Pontian Besar, Johor Darul Ta’zim.
Contact: 017-7063374 / 013-7969018 / 010- 709 2093
Opening Hours: Monday to Sunday: 830am-5pm; Friday: Closed

Also Read: Top 15 Best & Famous Penang Hokkien Mee You Must Try

6. Kurau Seafood Snacks

Pontian is a small village that famous with seafood. If you are a seafood lover, you should visit Pontian once in your life and enjoy the fresh seafood snacks at Kurau Seafood Snacks! Kurau is actually the name of a fishing village in Perak. The owner named the restaurant as Kurau because he was born at there.

Various seafood dishes can be found at here and definitely make you to ask for more. The fishing boat will deliver the freshly seafood for the restaurant every day. You can have the prawn, fish, crab, clams, squids, shrimp and other freshly cooked seafood cuisine!

Other than the seafood, you can have some local food such as Kuey Tiao Soup, Lor Mee and Jawa Mee. Customers can enjoy the beautiful view of the nature environment and seabirds flying in the sky.

 

Additional Information:
Address: No. 478, End of Lorong Sepakat (Pt Mesjid), 82000 Pontian Besar, Johor.
Contact: 016-7441519
Opening Hours: Tuesday to Sunday: 830am-430pm; Monday: Closed

Also Read: Top 12 Must Try Food Near City Square Mall Johor Bahru (JB)

7. Ah Guang Coffee Shop

This is a Hainanese coffee shop has served the customers for decades. Ah Guang Coffee Shop is strategically located in the center of the Pontian city and just opposite a primary school.

Compare to other traditional Chinese coffee shops which only serve for coffee and breakfast, Ah Guang Coffee Shop consists of other food stalls that selling food such as the well-known asam fish, pontian wanton mee, noodles, chicken rice, pao, and porridge.

 

Coffee lovers shouldn’t miss to try the coffee when visit to Ah Guang Coffee Shop. Every 2 weeks, the owner personally fry the coffee bean that source from Batu Pahat.

The traditional coffee with the aromatic scent will definitely give raise the feelings of nostalgia. Customers are recommended to drink the coffee with the toasted bread that covered by a thick layer of traditional home made kaya.

Additional Information:
Address: 540-2c, Jalan Teo Kang Sui Dalam, Kampung Atap, 82000 Pontian, Johor.
Contact: 012-7675412
Opening Hours: Friday to Wednesday: 530am-5pm; Thursday: Closed

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8. Sin Kee Kedai Mee

 

Did you ever try a wonton noodles which perfect match with the red tomato sauce?
If no, you should come and have a try. If yes, you will definitely come back and eat again! This is a well-known noodles shop that is located at Jalan Bakek Jaya Utama in Pontian.

Sin Kee’s popular is the egg noodles with various types of sauces such as reddish blended of tomato ketchup and chili sauce and black pepper sauce. The handmade egg noodles is stiffer core inside and the outer layer is smooth. The sliced char siew with the wonton mee and the wontons in the soup are tasty and fresh. Another special things in this noodles shop is the mildly spicy otak-otak with wanton mee.

 

If you are visiting to Pontian, you should come and try the Pontian style of wanton mee.

Additional Information:
Address: Jalan Bakek Jaya Utama, 82000 Pontian, Johor, Malaysia.
Opening Hours: Monday to Sunday: 10am -545pm; Thursday: Closed

9. Dongxing Bak Kut Teh

Bak Kut Teh, literally translated as “meat bone tea”, is one of the favorite Malaysian comfort food. Everyone in Malaysia is actually hard to resist the temptation of Bak Kut Teh’s piping hot broth filled with pork meat and bones, mushrooms, Chinese cabbage and tofus right, especially during a cold rainy day? As good as it sounds, a good bowl of Bak Kut Teh do offers several layer of taste, texture and aroma.

And all you need is a mound of white rice to get you going. Thankfully, Dongxing Bak Kut Teh has the best Bak Kut Teh in Pontian, Johor that might sound like a direct invitation during the perfect cold weather or any sort of family and friends gathering. Metaphorically, it’s a heaven in a claypot. Happy slurping

 

 

Dongxing Bak Kut Teh offer every guests an experience with alfresco Bak Kut Teh dining. Their herbal soup base is clean cut and welcoming, ideal for large gatherings. They are known to serve a generous amount of meat with big portions.

Something unique Dongxing Bak Kut Teh serves would be their dry Bak-Kut-Teh, which is tasty and full with traditional thick overpowering flavour of spices (Which we love!).

Also, a host of sides that are vying for equal attention. The best part? They have free refills of their tasty broth!

Additional Information:
Address : Jalan Besar, Pekan Nanas, 81500 Pontian, Johor

Also Read : Top 10 Bak Kut Teh In Johor Bahru

10. Mee Rebus Sentap Anim

If you are craving for a nice bowl of mee rebus during the night when you are traveling to Pontian, then it is a must for you to visit Mee Rebus Sentap Anim. They do serve their guests with their best mee rebus with an affordable price regarding the generous amount of it. The noodle they served in their mee rebus would be the yellow noodles.

The dish is also served with a thick spicy potato-based gravy and garnished with a hard-boiled egg, spring onions, bean sprouts, fried shallots, tau kwa (dried/ fried beancurd) and lime juice which makes a great combination. What make their mee rebus special would be their potato-based gravy that is mild in flavor and suitable for all categories of foodies, especially for those who does not take spicy food.

 

Besides that, do try put their chicken or beef satay which are also their signature dish. Freshly marinated with turmeric and other spices, grilled until golden yellow in color, their satay is sweet and juicy.

You even can feel the meat juice of the chicken or beef once you have a bite of it. These satays are best paired with their thick homemade peanut sauce.

Additional Information:
Address : No.52, Sri Damai, Kampung Mesjid, Pekan Nanas, 81500 Pontian, Johor Malaysia
Contact: +6017-7628 646

11. Kopi ‘O’ Kampung

This Malaysian traditional style Warung Kopi or coffee shop offers great coffee and several Malaysian favorite beverages either in cold or hot that are freshly brewed every morning to their customers.

Upon arriving at the coffee shop, you surely will see locals with different ethnicity sitting inside it and having their breakfast there while having little chit chatting with their friends there, creating a harmonious atmosphere among Malaysians. If you also like their coffee, you can purchase the pre-packed coffee powder available in the coffee shop with an affordable price too.

Besides, they also sell various kind of home made cookies and buns in their coffee shop. These cookies and buns are free from preservatives and also coloring, hence need not to be afraid that you will consume the unwanted chemical substances ya.

Additional Information:
Address : Kampung Batu Dua Puluh Sembilan, 81500 Pekan Nenas, Johor, Malaysia
Operating Hours: Caily, 8:00am-6:30pm
Contact: +6012-7577 920

12. Li Guoqi Laksa

Whenever traveling to Pontian, do remember to have a bowl of curry noodle or laksa at Li Guoqi Laksa, which is also one of the traditional stall that serve the best laksa and curry noodle there. Formally known to locals as “婆婆叻沙” the eatery hold this official name for decades.

But then the media caught up with her a few years ago, they named the stall after Mdm Goh’s late husband, hence the name 李国旗 laksa was created and re-know for. Madam Goh 胡玉香 still runs the stall she founded 50 years ago with the help of her sister-in-law. She still personally cooks the curry and sambal chili, the heart and soul of the dish.

The simple set up of her eatery consist of a collection of assorted tables and chairs scattered around the front porch of Madam Goh’s family home. To everyone that are pining for old kampung life, this carefree, unpretentious setting would surely steal their heart.

For only RM5, her bowl of laksa and curry mee are huge and loaded with generous amount of noodles, fried tofu, fried tau pok, ngoh hiong, fish cake, and a couple of pork balls as side dish also.

 

Additional Information:
Address : Kukup LAut, 82300 Pontian, Johor
Operating Hours: 4:00pm-10:00pm (Closed on Wednesday)
Contact: 07-6960930

13. No.8.8 Fruit

Demanding for an icy cold drink or fresh refreshing fruits after a long period of time traveling under the hot and humid weather of Malaysia? At No.8.8 Fruit, you would surely get what you demand for by enjoying the beverages and fruits they offered.

This small but fully facilitated shop sells wide variety of cold refreshing drinks such as carrot milk, Thai Green Tea, Soya Drink and home cooked herbal tea which could you hydrated throughout the hot weather. All of these beverages are 100% prepared by the owners themselves everyday to ensure their quality and freshness.

Besides, do try out their mixed fruit plate which consists of different kinds of fresh fruits in one plate, which is good for health. Need not to worry about the price, all of the food and beverages in No.8.8 Fruit are really cheap and affordable.

 

Additional Information:
Address : 8, Jalan Besar, Pekan Nanas, Johor

Also Read : Top 11 Sweetness Overloading Yam Desserts in Johor Bahru

 

 

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