Johor Bahru is never runs out of options if you are searching for a place to savoir delicious food. Whether it is hot pots or Chinese food, Western or Japanese food, Vietnam or Japanese delicacies, Johor Bahru always have it all. There is always something for everyone in Johor Bahru. Of course, you would not leave your stomach empty whenever you are here. Get this list of the javanese food in johor bahru
Despite all of the choices mentioned above, there will always be times when you get bored of visiting the similar restaurants or eateries to delight your taste buds with the selfsame food, right? In this situation, how about trying some Indonesian dishes?
Lucky to you, there are also plenty of Indonesian restaurants available in Johor Bahru where you can pamper yourself with wide varieties of mouth watering Javanese food seasoned with flavorful spices. In this blog, SGMYTRIPS is going to reveal some of the most recommended Indonesian restaurants in Johor Bahru that are worth for a try.
Top 8 Javanese Food Trip In Johor Bahru You Must Try
- Mandalika Restaurant Lombok Indonesia
- Naughty Nuri’s Warung Johor Bahru
- Restaurant Acheh
- Batavia Kitchen
- Restoran Sari Wangi
- Mampir Lagi
- Indonesian Corner Fast Food
- Niniq Javanese Cuisine
1.Mandalika Restaurant Lombok Indonesia
As a popular tourism attraction, Bali Island is one of the most popular island hoping destination among travelers during every holidays. But do you know that there is such a “Pulau Lombok” in a place that is only 40 kilometers away from Bali Island? Imagine tranquility offered by the blue ocean of Lombok and also its magnificent volcanic landscape, isn’t that amazing.
Well, this island is also famous for their tropical taste, the Javanese food. Lucky for you, there is one Indonesian restaurant available in Johor Bahru area that serve these delicious Javanese delicacies, the Mandalika Restoran Lombok Indonesia.
Prepared by the senior chef from Lombok, the restaurant specializes in using a variety of imported spices to make a variety of unique chili sauce that are best paired with every dishes on their menu list.
It is highly recommended for you to have a try on their signature Ayam Bakar Taliwang, which is their special charcoal barbecue chicken rice. This dish is prepared by using the most traditional manual charcoal method. The chef cooks first marinated the chicken with home made secret sauce before grill it on the sizzling hot grill.
On the same time, more home made sauce are brushed during the grilling process to ensure the chicken is flavorful. It is then topped with spicy sauce and served along with some satay and fragrance coconut milk rice. Absolutely spicy and enjoyable!
You can even enjoy a great bowl of Nasi Rawon upon your visit to Mandalika Restoran Lombok Indonesia. This bowl of savory saucy braised meat delicacy is prepared with the finest spices like pepper, cloves, cardamom and turmeric powder which exude a unique aroma. The diners can choose chicken, lamb or beef as the staple meat upon ordering too. Best eaten with the restaurant’s fragrance coconut milk rice while still hot.
Additional Information:
Sutera Branch
Location: L2006 & 007, Sutera Mall, Jalan Sutera Tanjung 8/4, 81300 Skudai
Operating Hours: Daily, 10:30am – 9:00pmTaman Molek Branch
Location: No.11, Jalan Molek 1/5A, Taman Molek, 81100 Johor Bahru
Operating Hours: Daily, 10:30am – 9:00pm
2.Naughty Nuri’s Warung Johor Bahru
Considered as one of the popular international franchise, Naughty Nuri’s Warung is a small warung type eatery located near Sutera Mall that offer every foodies with Halal food. Inspired by the legendary beach side’s barbecue pork ribs and martini stall in Ubud, Bali, every menu of Naughty Nuri’s Warung are a fusion of Balinese style grilled ribs and local style food.
This warung is proudly presented by a husband and wife team, Ibu Nuri and her American husband, Brian. Ibu Nuri specializes in the naughty ribs menu while Brian acts as a wicked martinis. This perfect match make a great combination in providing the best food menu to every of their customers.
One of Naughty Nuri Warung’s signature dish, the Charcoal Grilled Baby Back Ribs is a must order. Char grilled on a sizzling hot grill with some sweet honey sauce, the strong aroma of this dish would make you mouth watering. Its meat is tender and juicy despite its crispy char grilled skin too, you may even feel that the meat do fell off easily from the bone in every bite.
The coating of sweet savory and tangy glaze that wrap the baby ribs also levels up the deliciousness of the overall ribs.
Other Balinese fusion delicacies of theirs that are worth for a try would be the Traditional Indonesia Gado Gado, Balinese Mee Goreng, Jimbaran Seafood Rice, Fisherman Soup, and Porky Cheese Popiah. The generous amount of these food would totally keep you full throughout the day too.
For the martinis, it is said that Naughty Nuri serves the best mocktails and martinis in Johor Bahru district. All of their mocktails and martinis menu are uniquely designed and created according to the preferences of the locals. To your surprise, they even own Anthony Bourdain’s favorite martini on their menu list.
Last but not least, Naughty Nuri Warung has two outlets in Johor Bahru. There is one in Taman Sutera Utama while another at Jalan Serampang. Both of these warungs serves the similar menus which are equally delicious too.So, if you are around Taman Sutera Utama or Jalan Serampang, do remember to have a cisit to their restaurant for some ribs too.
Additional Information:
Address: 1, Jalan Serampang, Taman Sri Tebrau, 80050 Johor Bahru, Johor
Operating Hours:Daily, 12Noon – 1am
Contact No.: 016-717 4628
3.Restaurant Acheh
Despite its normal looking shopfront, Restoran Acheh might surprise you with their authentic Indonesian food that will make you revisit the restaurant again and again. This recently opened Indonesian restaurant is popular for their Indonesian common food which can be found in almost every restaurants or eateries in Indonesia.
The good thing about Restoran Acheh is that they do not include any MSG in their dishes, so there are nothing to be worried about.
It is said that Restoran Acheh’s Mee Acheh Basah is the most recommended dish in Restoran Acheh. Mee Acheh Basah is one of the typical culinary of Acheh that has a very spicy taste. This dish uses thick yellow noodles as its main ingredient, mixed fried with selections of meat like beef slices, goat meat, or seafood.
The secret to the deliciousness of Mee Acheh Basah? Of course would be their Bumbu gravy, which is a savory spicy curry soup.
It is then sprinkled with fried onions, crispy crackers, raw onion slices, raw cayenne, cucumber slices, and lime upon serving too, making it a great meal. What’s more amazing? The big portion of prawns they offer in their Mee Acheh Basah!!! The restaurant owner generously provided at least three XL size prawns in every plate of their Mee Acheh Basah.
Besides that, the Nasi Gurih Ayam Goreng and Nasi Gurih Rendang Ayam of Restoran Acheh are worth for a try if you would like something simple but yet delicious. Both of these dishes are served along with a bowl of coconut milk and spices fragrance rice, complimentary stirred fried vegetables and choices of side dishes of the day.
But remember that these delicacies taste really spicy. The after effect spiciness kick will directly hit your taste buds in every bite. Options of fried egg is available if you would not like to have chicken in your plate of Nasi Gurih.
Additional Information:
Location: 61,Jalan Setia 3/3, Taman Setia Indah,Johor Bahru, Johor
Contact No.: 012-722 7835
Operating Hours: Daily, 11am – 9pm
4.Batavia Kitchen
Have you ever imagine that the City Square is more than just fast food restaurants as you would be able to spot an Indonesian restaurant that serve sinfully mouth watering Javanese food? Give Batavia Kitchen a try upon your visit to City Square. This Indonesian restaurant will surprise your taste buds with their unique and flavorful traditional Javanese delicacies that will keep you craving for more.
Batavia Kitchen’s Indonesian rice cuisines with Serundeng Fried Chicken. Are highly recommended if you planned to enjoy your meal there. This plate of Indonesian delicacy is served with a bowl of rice, crispy fried Serundeng Fried Chicken, and side dishes like broiled eggs, cucumber slices, fried anchovies, fried peanuts and fried onions.
This generous plate of food will totally keep your stomach full throughout the day. Options of turmeric rice or fragrance coconut rice are offered to be chosen upon your preferences too.
Another highlight of Batavia Kitchen would be their Nasi Padang with traditional Indonesian delicacies. Visit Batavia Kitchen during lunch hours and you would be able to enjoy Batavia Kitchen’s value set lunch promotion at just RM9.90. This value set do comes with free ice-cream and free steamed rice, which means that you can refill it if you would like to eat more. However, it is advised that you must not waste the food.
Batavia Kitchen will spoil every foodies’ taste buds with their wide selections of spicy authentic Indonesian food. To name a few, there are Ayam Cabe Ijo, Curry Fish Head, Ayam Penyet, Bakmi Kering, Bakso and many more. These Indonesian cuisines comes in ala carte or set.
Additional Information:
Location: J2-16, Level 2 Johor Bahru City Square Jalan Wong Ah Fook, Johor Bahru
Contact No.: 07-207 0711
Operating Hours: Daily, 10am- 10pm
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5.Restoran Sari Wangi
Restoran Sari Wangi is one of the Indonesian restaurant available in Johor Bahru that serves delicious traditional and common Indonesian delicacies with really reasonable price. This Indonesian restaurant is located at the first level of a row of shophouse in Johor Jaya. So, always keep your alertness to the max in order to avoid overlooking of the restaurant.
What makes Restoran Sari Wangi’s Indonesian cuisines stand out from other Indonesian restaurant is that this restaurant serves Indonesian Style Ramayana delicacies.
Unlike the common Indonesian delicacies, this style of Indonesian food is slightly milder. You can request the kitchen crews to prepare your food a little bit more spicier if you are spicy food lover.
For some light snacks, you can go for their Indonesian satay. The Indonesian style satay is distinctly different from Malaysia’s version of satay, both in taste and gravy served. It is marinated in special soy sauce mixture instead of the sweet yellow turmeric sauce.
Fried onions are used as garnish and it does levels up the deliciousness of the satay by giving it an additional crunchy texture. Also, this satay is usually paired with fine grained peanut sauce and soy sauce that offer the satay its overall savory flavor. There are no any chunky peanut crushes in the sauce too.
Another recommended dish of Restoran Sari Wangi would be their Nasi Tumpeng. Upon ordering, you are allowed to choose for your favorite chicken dishes among the four options provided to pair with your Nasi Tumpeng.
These options do included the Rendang Ayam, Ayam Masak Merah, Kari Ayam and Fried Chicken. Compliment side dishes like Assambal Goreng Ati, Urap, Perkedel and Andorak-Arik will be included in the Nasi Tumpeng set too.
Additional Information:
Location: 58, Jalan Dedap 9, Johor Jaya, 81100 Johor Bahru, Johor
Contact No.: 07-364 3566
Operating Hours:
Thursday to Tuesday. 11am – 9pm
Closed on every Wednesday
6.Mampir Lagi
Mampir Lagi a newly opened Indonesian restaurant in Johor Bahru. In order to ensure the real taste of Indonesian food to every of the customers, every food menu in Mampir Lagi are prepared by the owner and also the head chef of the restaurant, Miss Henny.
She is a great chef from Lombok and she is able to cook various types of wonderful Indonesian dishes. With the support and encouragement from her husband, Jason, this provide her with confidence to establish Mampir Lagi in Malaysia.
Do remember to have a taste on their iconic East Javanese Ayam Penyet whenever you are paying a visit to Mampir Lagi. This dish comes with a fried chicken thigh, fried tofu slices, tempe, raw long beans, sliced tomatoes and cucumbers, white fragrance rice and a bowl of chicken soup.
The meaty and juicy Ayam Penyet taste really flavorful, where you will be able to taste the strong flavor of spices and herbs used during its preparation process. With just RM12.50, you will be able to enjoy a plateful of Indonesian food that surely keep you full throughout the day.
For the beverage, it is recommended for you to go for their Jus Avocado. This quintessence Indonesian avocado juice only available seasonally as Mampir Lagi only uses the fruits imported from Indonesia. This version of avocado juice of theirs taste slightly creamier and smoother than the local variation. Chocolate milk is added into the avocado juice to boost some sweetness too.
Besides that, she is a good baker too. All of her cakes are tender, have balanced moisture and not overly sweet. Head up to their dessert displaying fridge to choose your dessert for the day after savoring the delicious Indonesian delicacies.
Mampir Lagi offers wide selections of home made desserts like pies, cakes, tarts, pudding and cookies that are great as after meal desserts. She even accept cake orders for any occasions like wedding, birthday celebrations and parties.
For your information, Mampir Lagi literally means come again in Indonesian. This restaurant name is generated by Miss Henny’s eldest daughter, Jessica. She hopes that every customers will revisit their Indonesian restaurant again an again for their wonderful Indonesian delicacies.
Additional Information:
Location: 40, Jalan Pingai, Taman Pelangi, 80400 Johor Bahru, Johor
Contact No.: 07-336 5568
Operating Hours:
Monday to Saturday, 11am – 9pm
Closed on every Sunday
7.Indonesian Corner Fast Food
Still looking for a Halal certificated restaurant where you can feast nice Indonesian delicacies while having some gathering moments with your beloved family and friends? Indonesian Corner Fast Food could be your best choice!!! This is the restaurant where you are able to savor the real authentic Indonesian food from wide variations.
Indonesian Corner Fast Food is a family friendly Indonesian restaurant where they always welcome big group of family to enjoy their meals there. They even launch various sets of Indonesian meal like Bumbu Bali Set, Traditional Nasi Tumpeng set and Bali Wangi Set for the convenience of their customers.
All of these meal sets comes with the complimentary fragrance rice, golden crisps and selection of vegetable dish of the day. Best to be shared among three to five person due to the generous portion of food.
For your information, Indonesian Corner Fast Food also offer catering services for 20 to 5000 people upon request. So, if you are planning to hold a party or retreats of any kinds, do include Indonesian Corner fast Food in your consideration list.
Additional Information:
Location: 1b, Jalan bayu 2, Taman Perindustrian Tampoi Jaya, Johor Bahru
Contact No.: 07-232 8366
Operating Hours:
Monday to Friday, 10am – 5pm
Closed on every Sunday
8.Niniq Javanese Cuisine
Niniq Javanese Cuisine owns ranges two open shop parts. There are “semi outdoors” segment which is open on two sides. This breezy space is incredible for mornings and evening, and on cooler days too. On the other hand, the “air conditioned” segment could be great for hot days, where you can enjoy your meals under a cool atmosphere.
The design of Niniq Javanese Cuisine is simple, with lots of hard wood and earth tones in every corner of the restaurant. It helps in providing a warm, tropical and close to natural feeling to every diners upon their visit.
Every Javanese delicacies of Niniq Javanese Cuisine are prepared according to the owner’s grandmother recipes which contains the taste, aroma and flavors of her childhood. One of the recommended Javanese dish by her would be the Ayam Goreng Bakar.
It is a Javanese style grilled chicken marinated with savory sweet soy sauce (kicap manis). Perfectly grilled until achieving a dark caramelized glaze on its exterior, it still retained its juiciness inside despite the crispy skin. Best eaten while still hot with spicy sambal chili and fragrance rice.
Another hot selling Javanese cuisine of Niniq Javanese Cuisine would be their Rawon Daging. This bowl of beef broth is generously served with large chunks of beef in the dark, complex and flavorful soup. Every beef chunks are tender and juicy.
Most of the natural beefiness and sweetness of the beef are surrendered into the soup base, while its soft fibres are infused with the buah keluak and spice flavor. On the other hand, the soup base is prepared with various of ingredients like buah keluak, lemongrass, turmeric, red onions and garlic, which offer the overall unique robust savory flavor of the soup.
Additional Information:
Location: 19 & 21, Jalan Molek 3/10, Taman Molek, 81100 Johor Bahru
Contact No.: 07-352 4800
Operating Hours:
Monday to Saturday, 9:00am – 10:00pm
Closed on every Sunday
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