All of us knows that there are a lot of delicious food and desserts available in IKEA Tebrau and AEON Mall Tebrau City, Johor Bahru. But both of these shopping malls are always packed with people who are coming to shop and enjoy delicious food there too. Hence, it may required some waiting time if you would like to have your meals there.
Located in Tebrau district, there are actually a lot of cafes available nearby IKEA Tebrau and also AEON Mall Tebrau CIty. Some of the administrative area in Tebrau like Taman Desa Tebrau, Taman Mount Austin and Adda Heights are actually food paradise for all the foodies too.
Below are some of the recommended cafes, bars and bistros available near IKEA Tebrau and AEON Mall Tebrau City which are great to have a try.
Cafes, Bar and Bistros Near IKEA Tebrau and AEON Mall Tebrau City
- The DreamLiner Airways Cafe
- Image Cooker
- People & Places Cafe
- Lamuse Coffee
- Jborn Cafe & Bistro
- A Tempo
- Adda Heights Ikiyoyo
- The Reference Book Cafe
- The Sunbird Cafe
- Atlas Coffee Embassy
1.The DreamLiner Airways Cafe
All of us know that airplane food is not really that taste buds attempting but this ‘airline’ would surely break the stereotype. Need not to getting 30,000 feet away from the ground, Dreamliner Airways Café would provide you an experience of enjoying meals in an aircraft like setting as you imagine yourself away to your dream destinations.
This special themed cafe is located just 20 minutes from Woodlands and easily recognizable with its prominent blue-yellow signage mimics an airport’s placed outside the cafe.
The Dreamliner Airways Cafe founded since 2016 is the very first airplane interior-themed café in Malaysia that serving customers with Western, Asian, Japaneses, Korean, local food and so on.
With the serving of varieties of cuisine and totally halal ingredient, their food is suitable for a wide range of customers from all the races and cultures and therefore always crowded with customers until the business hours ended.
Upon entering, you will see a counter area that looks like the reception counter of an airport decorated with lots of cute teddy bears in pilot suit. There is also a pilot hat and luggage box near the entrance too, and you are allowed to use them as your photo snapping props for your Instagram photo.
After being seated , you will be presented with a menu list and also a ‘boarding ticket’, you are needed to write down your choice of food on this ‘boarding ticket’ to order your food. It’s interior is perfect furnished with cushioned chairs mimics the plane seats and also window seats which comes with cloud background, making you to feel that you are up in the sky.
To your surprise, all of their waitresses are also fully donned in the cabin crew uniforms!!!
One of the selling point for this café is that customers can choose among business or economy class seat same as a real airplane, before their foods being served. Their signature Mozzarella Baked Oyster is highly recommended. It is great to have it as a starter as it is really creamy and undeniable, cheese goes well with almost every kind of food. If you are not a fan of oyster, then you can go for their Mozzarella Baked Scallops instead.
Another best selling dish of Dreamliner Airways Café would be the Signature Salted Egg Deep Fried Chicken Chop. You would not regret of ordering it as it comes with a generous amount of battered chicken chop garnished with creamy salted egg sauce. This dish is served along with the complimentary salad and french fries as its side dish too.
And the foods are served with affordable price from RM8.90 to RM29.80 and efficient portion. They are having a Value Lunch Set Meal on every Monday to Friday from 11am to 3pm. A main course plus a free drinks only costs RM9.90. Some of the main course available for you to choose include Captain’s Special Nasi Lemak, Curry Chicken Rice, Fish and Chips Bento and so on.
Additional Information:
Address: 7, Jalan Harmonium 35/1, Taman Desa Tebrau, 81100 Johor Bahru, Johor
Contact No.: Daily, 11AM – 11PM
Business Hours: 07-288 1708
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2.Image Cooker
Image Cooker is a combination of Western and Vegetarian food restaurant in Taman Desa Tebrau. This restaurant serves every of their diners with creatively fusion of both western food and vegetarian food, which means that diners are now able to enjoy vegetarian western food options instead of the common vegetarian starchy food.
The environment of Image Cooker is uniquely modernized, with some touches of photo shoot studio, where its lighting is really great. Hence, creating a bright and comfortable dining venue for all the foodies to enjoy their meals here.
Interesting as its sounds, their food menus are as interesting as the ambience of the restaurant itself too. Here, Image Cooker will totally change your old perception towards vegetarian dishes.
Can you imagine a vegetarian pizza? Yes, Image Cooker is offering Pizza with Mashed Potato Base and vegetables toppings. As unique as it sound, this vegetarian pizza is made with mashed potato base that taste kinda like the actual bread base of an ordinary pizza. Crispy and not overly cheesy, this pizza do make a great food option.
As a quick appetizer, it is recommended for you to have a try on their Fried Mushroom. This fantastic light snack has crispy savory thin layer of batter wrapping the soft mushroom. The help of seasoning powder on the surface of the fried mushroom provide the overall dish its saltiness and it is really addictive. You would not be able to stop eating it once you tried one.
For the drink, Image Cooker’s cold beverage might surprise you with their serving method. Yes, they are using DSLR lens like mug to serve all of their cold beverages. This will make every photographers to feel excited and be fascinated with it.
Easily reached via driving, you just need to drive up north towards the South highway direction via Lebuhraya Tebrau road (also known as the road towards KSL City Mall) after you cleared the Singapore – Malaysia custom and continue north until you see the large AEON Mall Tebrau City. Then, make a left turn into Jalan Persiaran Desa Tebrau. Image Cooker is located at the left of Jalan Harmonium. Do remember to look high up while searching for this restaurant as it is located at level 3 shophouse.
Additional Information:
Address: 19b, Jalan Harmonium 33/1, Taman Desa Tebrau, 81100 Johor Bahru, Johor
Contact No.: 016-776 9790
Business Hours:
Tuesday – Sunday, 12Noon – 10PM
Closed on every Monday
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3. People & Places Cafe
People & Places Cafe is a newly opened cafe that is located in the industrial area near Taman Mount Austin. This cafe serves every of their foodies with Melbournian coffee and also light brunch. If you are not really sure on what to eat here, you can always have a quick stroll on their Instagram and Facebook pictures for some ideas.
All of their food and beverage menus are great in both appearance and also the taste. There is always something for everyone at People & Places Cafe. This is a dining place where you can expect fine brunch with high quality coffee.
The interior design of People & Places Cafe is clean and simple, with touches of modern industrial feel. Everything from the two storey high ceiling to the grey colored concrete layout and also not-so-overly-green plants makes every corner of the cafe looks like an industrial warehouse.
If you are coffee-drinking friend or coffee addicted person, please do not miss out the coffee menu here, especially their Mocha. You will totally be surprised with the smoothness and the richness of their Mocha prepared by their professionally trained barista. The acidity level and concentration was just right, and it does make a great mix with the cream used.
If coffee is not your favorite, you can go for their Matcha series beverage too. Many food bloggers even claimed that People & Places Cafe has the best cup of Matcha beverage as they are using real Uji Matcha powder instead of the common matcha powder.
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The distinct tone of each cup of People & Places Cafe’s Matcha Latte is really addictive, and surprisingly, it does not leave the taste bud any powdery aftertaste too.
As for the main course, it is highly recommended for you to have a try on their Aussie’s Avo On Toast. This dish looks Instagramable, it’s platting is clean, prompt and pretty. The pink poached eggs do provide a highlight for the overall dish, making it simple and matches the sides of mashed avocado, pomegranate, dukkah, dried chili flakes and feta that sandwiched between the slices of dark rye bread. We bet that you will be in love with the colours at play too.
Besides that, People & Places Cafe also serves healthy and delicious brunch menu to every of their diners. This is the place where you can enjoy great, healthy food under groovy atmosphere. Also known as one of the latest check in hotspot in Johor Bahru, it should be a strong reason for you to include it in your next cafe hopping trip list.
Additional Information:
Address: 6, Jalan Kencana Emas 2/3, Kawasan Perindustrian Tebrau 3, 81100 Johor Bahru, Johor
Contact No.: 07-351 5303
Business Hours:
Monday – Thursday, 10AM – 6PM
Friday – Sunday, 10AM – 9PM
4. Lamuse Coffee
Lamuse Coffee is one of the cosy cafe available in Taman Desa Tebrau that offers Japanese, western and local delicacies at an affordable price.
Opened early in the morning everyday, this cafe serves delicious and worth to try breakfast menu that makes a great start of a beautiful day. Get ready to sink your teeth into their fantastic sandwiches in the morning.
Feel the crunch of the grilled toast and silky smooth texture of the runny sunny side up’s egg yolk in every bite of the sandwich. Perfected with some slices of crispy fried chicken ham slices and refreshing cabbage salad, this sandwich of theirs will make you feeling energetic throughout the day.
If you are a local food lover, then you should go for their Nasi Lemak. As Malaysian, all of us are unable to deny that Nasi Lemak is the all times favorite and also the most classic food in Malaysia.
Rich, creamy fragrance rice cooked in coconut milk served along with sweet spicy sambal and paired with sides like refreshing cucumber slices, fried sunny side up with crispy edges, toasted peanuts and crispy fried anchovies. This dish of heaven surely will fulfil your growling stomach and satisfy your taste bud.
Currently, Lamuse Coffee is introducing their new Japanese menu in their menu list. These newly launched Japanese delicacies do included the classical Omurice Curry with Chicken Karaage and also Chicken Katsu Curry. Both of these Japanese delicacies are served in a generous portion.
The generous serving of Japanese style curry will drown the rice, making it not overly dry or plain. For the chicken katsu, it is perfectly deep fried into golden yellow, with crispy breaded skin. It is crunchy enough that you will be able to hear the cracking sound upon every munch of it in your mouth.
As for the beverage, one of their hot selling cold beverage would be the Ice Blended Popcorn Caramel. Every sip of it will offer you an endless sweetness of home cooked caramel and also the silky smooth vanilla flavored blended ice.
The additional of the caramel popcorn helps to provide an additional crunchiness to the overall drink too. If you are rushing of time, take away are available. You just need to place your order at their counter and wait for the beverage to be served.
Additional Information:
Address: 28, Jalan Harmonium 23/13, Taman Desa Tebrau, 81100 Johor Bahru, Johor
Contact No.: 07-351 8838
Business Hours: Daily, 7:30AM – 6:00PM
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5. Jborn Cafe & Bistro
JBorn Cafe & Bistro’s main branch is situated in Kempas and this cafe offers a wide array of food ranging from local delights to the westerns. There is always something for everyone at Jborn Cafe & Bistro. Every of their menu are prepared heartily and passion. Of course, no pork, no lard, since it is a Halal cafe and bistro.
For the Western dish, it is highly recommended to order their Cheesy Chicken Chop. This dish of theirs might sound common, but it will surprise you with its generous food amount which can make you full throughout the day.
Its chicken chop is battered and deep fried into perfection where it has a crispy skin while retaining the tender, juicy chicken flesh. It is juicy enough that you still able to taste its natural meat juice in every bite. Best eaten while still hot when the mozzarella cheese is still drooling and creating strings while pulled.
Besides chicken, their western cuisines like Grilled Salmon, Grilled Fish, Lamb Chop, Grilled Chicken Chop, Spaghetti Beef Bolognese Meatball are ranked top in the menu too!!!
All of these Western menus of theirs are prepared fresh on spot with daily purchased food ingredients. If you are looking for local cuisines, you can also try out their Mee Bandung, Mee Goreng and Nasi Ayam Ujang!
It doesn’t just stop here, snacks and appetizer like Beef Nachos, Salsa Nachos, Pulut Mangga are available to complete your meal too. These food are not only serve quick, but make a great munching time too.
Situated alongside Tebrau main road within Kampung Melayu with accessible roads, it is now easier to hangout with your besties! Not forgetting great ambiance compliments great food too!
Additional Information:
Address: 150, Jalan Tebrau Lama, Kampung Melayu Majidee, 81100 Johor Bahru, Johor
Contact No.: 017-761 1125
Business Hours:
Tuesday -Sunday, 5PM – 12:30AM
Closed on every Monday
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6.A Tempo
Sit down and relax yourself with cups of refreshing ice cold beverage at A Tempo. This is the cafe where you can have a quick snacking time and also some cold beverage to refresh yourself under the hot day of Malaysia.
Just like the common beverage bar and beverage shop, A Tempo offers wide selections of ice cold beverages from different categories.
Foodies will surely be spoilt with the menu list consisted of fruit tea, chocolate, matcha, ice blended series of theirs. Also, in order to ensure the freshness and the texture of their boba, they even made their own boba everyday. These bobas are best enjoyed along with their premium milk tea.
For the quick snack, A Tempo is providing every foodies with Hong Kong style Egg Waffle. These popular spherical egg-based waffle is usually served hot, with toppings like honey, kaya (coconut jam), fruit jams, oreos and chocolate drizzles.
Options of original flavored egg waffles and charcoal flavor egg waffles are available to be chosen from according to preferences too.
Additional Information:
Address: 35, Jalan Harmonium 23/13, Taman Desa Tebrau, 81100 Johor Bahru, Johor
Contact No.: 017-773 1883
Business Hours: Daily, 11AM – 8PM
7.Adda Heights Ikiyoyo
Ikiyoyo is a newly opened Japanese restaurant located in Adda Heights. This Japanese style restaurant serves every foodies with delicious fusion Japanese delicacies.
Literally, Ikiyoyo means high energetic in Japanese language, the owner intended to offers every of his customers with real Japanese food that will keep them energized throughout the day. Every food menu of theirs are great in both appearance and taste, creating a cheerful dining moments to every of the diners.
Ikiyoyo is famous for their Omu Rice recipe. Over the years, this Japanese style restaurant had creatively invented more than 10 different types of Omu Rice recipe in their menu. To name a few, there are Omu Rice with Japanese style Curry, Omu Rice with Creamy Butter, Omu Rice with Teriyaki Sauce, Omu Rice with Savory Chicken Gravy and much more.
These Omu Rice’s omelets do have a silky smooth texture and rich, creamy taste due to the generous amount of cream added during the preparation process. If the ordinary Omu Rice still unable to satisfy your appetite, you can upgrade it with side dishes like grilled chicken and fried chicken chops.
Besides that, Ikiyoyo do offers Japanese and Western fusion delicacies in their menu list also. These special combination might surprise your taste buds and make you craving for more. Some of their hot selling fusion delicacies do include the Japanese style Curry Pasta, Miso Pasta, Napoleon Spaghetti and Shrimp’s Egg Spaghetti.
These may be uncommon combination and hard to be found in any Japanese or Western restaurants, but trust us, these dishes are really delicious despite its creative combination of food ingredients.
With an affordable prices at around RM10, why not giving Ikiyoyo a try whenever you are around Adda Heights?
Additional Information:
Address: 80, Jalan Adda 7, Taman Adda Heights, Johor Bahru
Contact No:
Business Hours: 016-513 3865
Monday – Friday (11am – 3pm / 6 – 10pm)
Saturday – Sunday (11am – 10pm)
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8. The Reference Book Cafe
The Reference Book Cafe is one of the cafes in Adda Heights that offer wide varieties of delicacies like Chinese food, Japanese food, Soup, Western food, salad and so on. This enable every foodies to enjoy their meals with different culture at the same time.
This cafe can be said as a one stop cafe to satisfy cravings for some international cuisines. Over the years, The Reference Book Cafe offer every of their foodies with menus at the price on the average of RM10 to RM25 only.
As a recommendation, it is strongly recommended that you have a try on their Bacon Spaghetti. In order to fulfill every of the diners taste buds, The Reference Book Cafe provided options of sauces such as the tomato sauce, cream sauce and bologna sauce to be paired with their Bacon Spaghetti.
The bacon is meaty, creamy and rich in texture while the amount of sauce is generously given, making the spaghetti not so dry upon enjoying.
For the Japanese style food, it is recommended for you to have a try on their Katsu Don. This popular Japanese cuisine is made with a bowl of rice topped with a deep fried pork or chicken cutlet, eggs , vegetables and also condiments. The condiments taste sweet and savory, making a perfect combination with the hot bowl of rice and the silky smooth eggs.
On the other hand, the pork and chicken cutler is cooked into perfection, where it is crispy on its exterior while retaining its juiciness inside.
For your information, there is also modern tradition for Japanese students to eat this katsudon the night before taking a major test or school entrance exam. This is because “katsu” is a homophone of the verb 勝, meaning “to win” or “to be victorious”. This soulful and symbol of a warm, tasty meal will be able to melt even the coldest part of your heart in one bite. Best eaten while still hot, along with some miso soup.
Additional Information:
Address: 83, Jalan Adda 3/1, Taman Adda, 81100 Johor Bahru, Johor
Contact No: 07-287 4122
Business Hours:
Friday – Wednesday, 11:30AM – 10:30PM
Closed on every Thursday
9. The Sunbird Cafe
The Sunbird Cafe is a hidden gem located quietly on the second floor along the shophouses at Taman Johor Jaya. In order to get to this cafe, you are required to carefully look for the signboard to avoid missing it. It is worth to climb up the flight of stairs up as this cafe will offer every of their foodies with surprises in their own-inspired food and dessert menus.
Upon arriving at The Sunbird Cafe, you will be amazed with its ambience and also the comfortable dining atmosphere. Its simple decoration with personal touches do added a cozy and homey feel to every corner of the cafe. Also, the light colour of the paintings do blended well along with the natural lighting too.
First, start with their uniquely designed rice bowls, Every of their rice bowls are looks really delicious and contain all the necessary nutrients that everyone need throughout the day. These bowls of rice bowls do own special names too. To name some, there are the Chicken and Corn Rice, Cat Style Fish Rice and also the Spicy Thai Minced Pork Rice.
Besides that, you may have a look at their dessert counter and choose for your dessert of the day after enjoying some delicious meal. All of their desserts are 100% homemade, without adding any additional preservatives, colourings and artificial flavoring.
One of the most recommended cake of theirs would be the Cendol Cheesecake. This special combination of local dessert with western cakes would totally blown your mind.
The sweetness of the gula melaka matches perfectly with the creaminess and richness of the cheesecake. More amazingly is that you even can taste the bits of cendol within the cake, giving the overall cheesecake an additional texture and flavor.
Additional Information:
Address: 23, 01, Jalan Ros Merah 2/8, Taman Johor Jaya, 81100 Johor Bahru, Johor
Business Hour:
Tuesday – Sunday, 9AM – 6PM
Closed on every Monday
10.Atlas Coffee Embassy
Atlas Coffee Embassy is a single-unit small café with white-color theme. Upon arriving at the cafe, you will see every corner of the cafe from the open kitchen to washroom is in white color. It does create a comfortable environment for every diners to dine in. Atlas Coffee Embassy is also a café that mainly focus on coffee and desserts.
The big breakfast here is surprisingly amazing. It is served with generous amount of common Western breakfast choices. To name a few, there are fluffy buttered toast, well-seasoned scrambled eggs, herb sautéed mushrooms, grilled tomatoes, hash brown and bacon available in the breakfast plate. It would definitely above your expectation and double your satisfaction.
You can also have a try with the Atlas French Toast. This sweet type of breakfast is best for the sweet tooth. Atlas Coffee Embassy’s French Toast is served with three slices of brioche buns and topped with homemade caramelized bananas.It is then finished with drizzles of honey and powdered sugar.
Fresh fruits are included in the dish too as decorations and also side dishes.
For the drinks, you may have a look at their specialty coffee menu that will never fails anyone. All of their coffee menus are brew freshly from milled coffee beans. Some of their coffee menus are really special with great toppings and latte arts too.
Additional Information:
Address: No 32, Jalan Austin Heights 8/7, Taman Mount Austin, 81100 Johor Bahru.
Business hours: 8.30am to 11pm from Monday to Saturday. 8.30am to 7pm on Sunday.
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