Johor Premium Outlets as known as JPO is an outlet store in Indahpura, Kulai district, Johor Bahru, Malaysia. It is the very first luxury premium brand outlet in the Southeast Asia. If you ever wonder what to eat here but couldn’t find what suits you well, this blog is about to suggest you on Johor Premium Outlet food that you must not missed during your visit.
Below are the recommended list prepared by SGMYTRIPS on food to try upon your visit to JPO.
Top 11 Food You Must Try In Johor Premium Outlet
- Absolute Thai
- George & Dragon Café
- Nyonya Flavors
- O’Briens Irish Sandwich Café
- Souper Tang
- The Grove
- Liang Sandwich Bar
- Shihlin Taiwan Snacks
- Crepe & San Churros
- Dome Café
- TCBY Frozen Yogurt
1.Absolute Thai
Craving for some delicious Thai style delicacies? Then Absolute Thai is a must when you are at JPO.
Absolute Thai is one of the most popular restaurant available in JPO to enjoy some delicious food. So, be keep in mind that you may expect long queues at the outside of the restaurant especially during the weekend and also peak shopping session.
Upon arriving at Absolute Thai, you will be welcomed with the modern industrial design of the restaurant. The entire place looked very chic and it is also dimly lit due to the dim lights used.
If you like seafood, then it is a must for you to order their Steamed Siakap with Garlic, Chilli and Lime Sauce. The fish used in this dish is fresh, and does not have any trace of fishy smell that disrupt your dining experience. Best eaten with warm fragrance rice along with the broth. Be remind that the broth taste quite spicy and it would be a little bit spicy for non spicy taker.
For non-spicy taker, you may have a try on their Pandan Leaf Chicken. This fried chicken marinated with lots of aromatic spices has strong non spicy flavor.
Wrapped and fried along with pandan leaves, there are hints of pandan leaf’s fragrance in every bite of fried chicken too. Its alluring fragrance and flavors will keep every foodie craving for more.
Absolute Thai serves the customers with others amazing Thailand dishes too. For instance Tom Yam Seafood Soup, Massaman Curry Chicken, Crab Casserole Vermicelli, Pineapple Fried Rice, Mango Salad and so on.
Additional Information:
Address: Unit1002, Jalan Premium Outlets , Indahpura, 81000 Kulai ,Johor Darul Takzim
Contact No.: +607 590 9221
Business Hours: 10am – 10pm
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2. George & Dragon Café
George & Dragon Cafe Is an English style cafe with some touches reflecting the time gone past. This cafe is unique for their delicious food, wine and also world ambience. First established in year 2002 I Taman Tasek, Johor, George & Dragon Cafe is now expanding their second branch in JPO, Kulaijaya.
Upon arriving at the cafe, you will be amazed with their interior design just like the ancient England. Decked out in their stone walls, swords, shields and also silver amours. Stepping into this cafe will make you feeling like travelling back to medieval times when people believed in quests adventure and slaying mythical beasts.
George & Dragon Cafe provide every foodies with simple yet tasty dishes in an old world ambiance. It is the culmination of simple creative ideas, founded in design, historical value and a passion for food and wine.
Let’s start with the appetizers, George & Dragon Cafe’s Baked New Zealand Mussels in Garlic Herb Butter is a must try. The creamy and buttery butter sauce that drizzled on the mussels is really addictive. And you will find out that you are dipping almost everything on your plate with it after having a try on it.
In order to pair with their delicious meal, wines are essential. There are extensive selection of wines available on their menu list, ranging from California to France, and even Chile to Italy. If wines are not your favorite, you may go for their iced cafe latte with Irish ice-cream instead. These perfect combination is creamy and silky smooth. Every sip of it will coat your insides just like a blanket and leave an aftertaste of bitter sweet o your taste buds.
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Currently, George & Dragon Cafe is introducing their set lunches during the lunch time. Available on every weekdays from 12PM to 2:30PM, you are allowed to choose between a baked whole chicken leg or seafood pasta to paired with their soup of the day. These amazing lunch sets do provided with choice of peppermint or chamomile tea as drink too.
Looking for amazing afternoon tea? George & Dragon Cafe have it also. They even introduced their valuable afternoon tea set with just RM35, daily from 2:30PM to 6PM. This enable every sweet tooth to have some sweet munching moments upon their visit to George & Dragon Cafe.
This afternoon tea set do comes with a Tea Tower which consists of both savory and sweet treats. There are sandwiches with tuna, smoked salmon, cream cheese and cucumber slices, freshly baked English scones and cake of the day. A pot of traditional English tea is provided in the set also.
Additional Information:
Address: Unit204, Jalan Premium Outlets , Indahpura, 81000 Kulai ,Johor Darul Takzim
Contact No.: +607 590 9268
Business Hours: 10am – 10pm
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3.Nyonya Flavors
If you are craving for Nyonya cuisine, pay a visit to Nyonya Leaf and you will definitely feel thankful for the amazing dishes served at there!
This is a Nyonya cuisines restaurant which serves the customer with varieties of Nyonya dishes such as, Nyonya Curry Laksa, Rendang Chicken Pandan Coconut Rice, Nasi Lemak Rendang, Nyonya Cendol and varieties of Nyonya Traditional Kuih.
Among all the traditional dishes served, Rendang Chicken Pandan Coconut Rice are highly recommended. It is served along with generous amount of side dishes such as fried anchivors, fried peanuts, spicy sambal sauce, freshly sliced cucumbers and also rendang chicken.
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Prepared with using only natural ingredients, the green pandan coconut rice is actually fragrance rice cooked with pandan juice and creamy coconut milk that offer it a green color and creamy flavor. This dish would surely keep you full and energized throughout the day.
If you would like to have some traditional kuih at the moment, you must try with the Kuih Sago, Kueh Tiga Musim and Kuih Talam, which are the three best kuih that usually sold out a couple hours after opening. And there are a promotion for the traditional kuih, which you can get one free by purchase two pieces of traditional kuih.
You should not miss out the Bubur Pulut Hitam (Hak Lo Mai), which is warmth and taste perfectly by adding some coconut milk.
Additional Information:
Address: Unit1112, Jalan Premium Outlets , Indahpura, 81000 Kulai ,Johor Darul Takzim
Contact No.: +607 660 6614
Business Hours: 10am – 10pm
4.O’Briens Irish Sandwich Café
Founded since 1988 by Broady Sweeney in Dublin, O’Briens Irish Sandwich Cafe is an Irish’s lifestyle chain cafe that serves the communities with healthy wholesome made-to-order hand cut sandwiches meals.
Expanded their business by locating their branches all around the world, they do own some outlets in Malaysia too. If you are visiting Johor Bahru or a local Johor people, you may have a visit to their outlet in Kontar JBCC to have a taste on their healthy Irish sandwiches.
Their Toasted Sandwiches are a highlight. This signature sandwich of theirs is a super-heartyy Chicken Triple Decker Toastie Sandwich. It is served in room temperature, with the slightly toasted into crispy wholemeal bread, generous amount of healthy ingredients such as the shredded chicken, fresh lettuce leaves, cheddar cheese, red onions, tomatoes and tomatoes.
For your surprise, they even include some chicken crips for an additional crispy texture to the sandwich. This plate of sandwich is surely will make your stomach full throughout the day.
Cold sandwiches filled with food ingredients such as Smoked Salmon & Cream Cheese and Tuna & Sweet Corn are available too if hot sandwich is not your type of food. Customization of sandwiches is allowed too for you to build your own sandwiches at their sandwich counter.
Besides just sandwiches, O’Briens Irish Sandwich Cafe also serves great salads, soups, wrappos, Irish snacks, cold and hot beverages in their cafe. Only using the premium ingredients, these menus of theirs are worth for you to have a try.
Additional Information:
Address: Unit504, Jalan Premium Outlets , Indahpura, 81000 Kulai ,Johor Darul Takzim
Contact No.: +6016 626 2400
Business Hours: 10am – 10pm
5.Souper Tang
Looking for something that is more oriental in flavor? Then it is a must for you to have a visit to Souper Tang. This is one of the best restaurants available in the town that serves hearty soups and healthy herbal desserts.
With its spacious dining area, Souper Tang is able to fit family members and guests in large size. They are having separate dining area in their restaurant too, so do not be hesitate to request it from the staffs if you would like for a little more privacy.
One of their best soup served, the Scholar Excellent Soup can win everyone’s heart with its delightful flavor and also generous amount of premium food ingredients. Reminiscent f those served at the common Chinese style wedding dinners, the broth of Scholar Excellent Soup had a mix of scallops, shiitake mushrooms, ranges of Chinese herbs, wolfberries and also natural meaty taste of chicken that offer a truly satisfying flavor. The chicken meat still retained its juiciness and tenderness although being boiled in the soup for long times.
For something strong in flavor, it is highly recommended for you to have a try on their Stewed Chicken with Ginger Wine Broth. This bowl of soup has strong ginseng flavors mixed with slightly spiciness of the ginger.
The combination of the Chinese style herbs and also ginger makes the overall dish really appetizing. On the other hand, the chicken meat is slightly chewy when compared to the Scholar Excellent Soup, but these chicken meat do absorbs all the flavor from the herbs used in preparing the soup.
Moving to the desserts, Souper Tang’s Caramel Ginger Beancurd does make a great dessert. It can be eaten both cold nor warm, according to your preferences. The silky smooth bowl of white tau fu fah is supple, yet solid enough to not break into pieces although touches. The sweet caramel provide the overall dessert its sweet taste. It even has a hint of spiciness from the ginger to mild away the sweetness of the caramel too.
Additional Information:
Address: Unit2000, Jalan Premium Outlets , Indahpura, 81000 Kulai ,Johor Darul Takzim
Contact No.: +607 590 9336
Business Hours: 10am – 10pm
6.The Grove
This cafe have their main focus on coconut. If you are having a quick scroll on their menu list, you would be surprised by their wide variations of coconut series food and beverages. This do included the desserts, main meals and even snacks.
Fill up your tummy with The Grove’s chef special meals, ala carte and also homemade cakes along with cup of coffee or tea.
For the desserts, The Grove offers refreshing coconut desserts such as the coconut Jelly, Coconut Shakes, and Honey Lemon Coconut Slushee. If you are looking for something healthy, you may have a try on their Healthy Smoothies.
Their Healthy Smoothies are made with pure fresh fruits that are blended on spot. Fresh fruit slices, Chia Seeds and fresh coconut flesh as sides are provided in the bowl of the smoothie too, making it a nice dessert to be enjoyed during the hot day.
Additional Information:
Address: Unit924, Jalan Premium Outlets , Indahpura, 81000 Kulai ,Johor Darul Takzim
Contact No.: +6011 2627 2597
Business Hours: 10am – 10pm
7.Liang Sandwich Bar
Hey, do you know that actually Jay Chou has a favourite sandwich bar?
Being inspired by the traditional Taiwanese onion pancakes, Liang Sandwich Bars only uses the premium ingredients in preparing their sandwich menus. Each of their menus are prepared by using premium grade flour and also non-GMO soybean oil as the major ingredients.
All of their unique sandwiches consists of generous amount of wide varieties of fresh ingredients sandwiched between the crispy, fluffy scallion pancakes. The scallion pancake is really delicious and it can even be eaten alone, without the sandwiched ingredients.
With the help of scallions oil added during the preparation of this scallion pancakes, it do offer the scallions a strong fragrance which will make every foodies mouth watering. For the taste, it is said that it taste like Malaysians’ roti planta with meat and vegetables sandwiched inside.
They serve different varieties of sandwich menus such as the Cheese & Egg Sandwich, Chicken Floss Sandwich, Chicken Ham & Egg Sandwich, Mushroom & Egg Sandwich, Chicken Bolognese Sandwich and also Scallions Sandwich. These sandwiches are also worth for a try too.
One tricky point upon enjoying this sandwich is that you are required to eat it as soon as possible in order to enjoy the crispiness. This little piece of goodness is best paired with Liang Sandwich Bar’s Jay Chou Soya Drink that is hot and concentrated, with slightly sweet taste.
Additional Information:
Address: Unit25, Jalan Premium Outlets , Indahpura, 81000 Kulai ,Johor Darul Takzim
Contact No.: +6017 707 1008
Business Hours: 10am – 10pm
8. Shihlin Taiwan Snacks
Missing out the Taiwanese street food? No worries, now you can get it at any of the outlets of Shihlin Taiwan Snacks. Luckily, you have one available in JPO.
With the slogan ‘If Taiwan has it, then Shihlin has it’, Shihlin Taiwan Snacks offers wide selections of local delicacies of typical Taiwanese night market in their menu list. These snacks are also considered as all time favourite snacks of almost all Malaysian and Singaporeans too.
Lets start with their signature handmade Oyster Mee Sua. The Oyster Mee Sua is actually an idea of adding oysters and braised chicken broth into simple bowl of plain mee sua. During the preparation process, the mee sua will release some starchy components that acts as a thickening agent, making the bowl of Oyster Mee Sua soup thick and concentrated.
For the stock, it is prepared with dried cuttlefish, bonito flakes and also chicken stock, which makes it really flavorful and savory. Its smooth texture, coupled with juicy fresh oysters is simple, but yet irresistible. In order to enjoy it fully, you might need to slurp the mee sua into your mouth. For those who would like for some kick of sourness, black vinegar is recommended to be added.
Whenever talking about Taiwanese snacks, what will first appear in your mind? Perhaps would be their XXL Crispy Chicken right? Coated with a layer of seasoned flour and then deep fried in the hot oil, these XXL Crispy Chicken of Shihlin Taiwan Snacks is extremely crispy on its skin, while retaining its juiciness and tenderness of the chicken meat.
The adding of condiments like salt and chili powder do offer the overall crispy chicken its flavor too. Popular due to its extra large portion size and not overly thick flour battered skin, this crispy chicken is best eaten while still hot.
Besides that, Shihlin Taiwan Snacks also offers other Taiwanese snacks such as fried sweet potato fries, Crispy Floss Egg Crepe, Seafood tempura and Sausage Cheese Egg Crepe. These authentic Taiwanese snacks will keep you mouth watering by just looking at it. Also, these snacks could be a quick grab to fill up your tummy during your shopping in JPO.
Additional Information:
Address: Unit13, Jalan Premium Outlets , Indahpura, 81000 Kulai ,Johor Darul Takzim
Contact No.: +6017 799 3203
Business Hours: 10am – 10pm
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9. Crepe & San Churros
Craving for some sweet desserts or quick snacks? Head to Crepe & San Churros.
Just as its name stated, this little dessert shop is selling delicious and sweet churros in their food menu. These fried dough pastry is originated from Spain and Portugal, usually served while still hot. Normally eaten as a dessert or a quick snack, these churros are dipped in champurrado, hot chocolate sauce or even honey dressing to offer the fried dough its overall sweetness.
During the preparation process, churros are deep fried until they become crunchy, then coated with a layer of sugar or sugar and cinnamon powder. It has a ridge shape as it is piped from a churrera, a syringe like tool with star nozzle.
Additional Information:
Address: Unit401, Jalan Premium Outlets , Indahpura, 81000 Kulai ,Johor Darul Takzim
Contact No.: +6012 779 4759
Business Hours: 10am – 10pm
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10.Dome Café
Dome Cafe offers the world’s finest coffees, meals and dessert treats, all under one roof. The extensive menu is comprised of scrumptious creations including All-Day Breakfasts, soups and salads, gourmet sandwiches, hot kitchen specials including pastas, pies and burgers, and rich delectable cakes. The wide-ranging repertoire caters to practically every culinary desire from different hours, all day long!
Originally from Perth, Australia, Dome Cafe is now having more than 100 outlets available in 7 countries, including Malaysia. Currently Dome Cafes outlets in Malaysia. In today’s topic we are talking about the one in JPO.
Upon arriving, you will be amazed with their signature classical colonial, classic and yet casual ambience atmosphere. Its interior decoration are quite familiar with other Dome Cafe’s outlets with warm inviting feeling.
The Dome Cafe is popular with their signature dome with a vintage world map as its centerpiece. This vintage world map can be founded in every outlets of Dome Cafe too. This does offer every Dome Cafes an Instagrammable venue to have check ins and also photo taking session while waiting for the food.
Have your food roll in with their signature cup of homely Wild Mushroom Soup. This mushroom soup of theirs do make a great appetizer to warm the tummy. Prepared with generous amount of chopped mushrooms, this bowl of warm, creamy Wild Mushroom Soup contains interesting bites from the spongy chopped mushrooms bits.
Move on to the main course, it is highly recommended for you to have a try on their Italian Spaghetti. This cafe serves every foodies with not really classic Italian spaghetti, but a very likable locally inspired one in order to suit the preferences of the locals living here. There are a lot of spaghetti variations available in their menu list.
To name a few, there are the Creamy Chicken and Mushroom Sauce Spaghetti, Seafood Spaghetti, Creamy Carbonara Spaghetti and much more. These spaghetti are served along with generous amount of sauces and sides which can make the tummy full throughout the day too.
For something meaty and flavorful, you may have a try on their LOT Burger. This burger of theirs is a hearty stack of grilled ground beef patty, cheddar cheese, sunny side up, aromatic beef rasher, tangy tomato relish and refreshing vegetables sandwiched in a toasted focaccia bun. It is tall enough that you might need to keep your mouth wide open in order to enjoy all of its food ingredients to enjoy everything in just one big bite for the stack.
Wash down the tummy with a slice of their cheesecake that are 100% homemade, freshly everyday. Their pieces of cheesecakes are dense and heavy, with rich and robust cream cheese flavors in every bite. Their cups of speciality coffee will never fail your taste buds as well. Be it in cold or warm, every cuppa are heavenly satisfied and will keep you craving for more.
Besides that, Dome Cafe also serves delicious Western delicacies like pizzas, chicken pot pie, snack platters, salads and chops in their menu. There are always something for everyone in Dome Cafe. So, if you are interested in trying out some international delicacies, Dome Cafe would be your first choice.
Additional Information:
Address: Unit 633, Jalan Premium Outlets , Indahpura, 81000 Kulai ,Johor Darul Takzim
Business Hours: 10am – 10pm
Also Read : How To Go Johor Premium Outlet From Singapore
11.TCBY Frozen Yogurt
TCBY Frozen Yogurt is an international branded frozen yogurt that is gluten and dairy free which is friendly to every strict vegetarians. In order to ensure all the natural flavors and the amazing taste of the yogurt, all of the ingredients to prepare TCBY Frozen Yogurt are directly imported from United States.
To your surprise, JPO is one of the first outlets of TCBY Frozen Yogurt in Malaysia, aside from the one in NU Sentral, Kuala Lumpur. Located just next to the Cafe Barbera’s previous lot, this frozen yogurt outlet is quite easy to be founded, due to its cute pink logo.
Need not to count the calories upon your visit to TCBY Frozen Yogurt. Here, TCBY Frozen Yogurt are offering every foodies with joy of feasting on creamy, decadent frozen yogurt without any extra fats. Their frozen yogurt will keep every foodies cool and refreshing under the hot day of shopping.
For the toppings, TCBY Frozen Yogurt has wide selections of toppings available in their outlets, from the freeze-fried fruits to the crushed toasted peanuts and also chocolate sprinkles. These toppings will make every foodies to go crazy with their very own frozen yogurt creations.
For the soft serves, TCBY Frozen Yogurt are providing every foodies with creatively designed soft serves flavors. There are more than 30 types of innovative creations of soft serves flavors that will spoilt every foodies too.
For dairy intolerance person, you can go for their dairy free soft serves like Chocolate Almond, Dairy Free Coconut, Kiwi Strawberry Sorbet, Watermelon Sorbet and also Mango Sorbet. For healthy, zero sugar soft serves, there are options of Butter Pecan, Mountain Blackberry, Salted Caramel, Classic Vanilla, Strawberry and Chocolate flavors available in the menu list.
Besides frozen yogurt, TCBY Frozen Yogurt also offers specialty items like milk shakes, banana splits, chillers, cakes and pies in their menu list. All of their cakes and pies are perfect addition to any kind of parties and events. Cool and refreshing, festive and fun, these cakes and pies are made with frozen yogurt which make you feeling great to serve to your family and friends.
To name some, there are the classic Golden Vanilla, Low Fat Chocolate, White Chocolate Mousse and Low Fat Strawberry flavors available. Special orders can be placed upon order as they accept customization of cakes with your options of yogurt flavors and toppings.
Additional Information:
Address: Jalan Premium Outlets , Indahpura, 81000 Kulai ,Johor Darul Takzim
Business Hours: 10am – 10pm
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