Cafe hopping is an exciting thing to do while visiting Johor Bahru as you would be able to immerse yourself in various environment of the themed cafe of Malaysia’s booming cafe industry nowadays.
Below would be the themed cafes in Johor Bahru that SGMYTRIPS would like to recommend which are found to be unique and worth for trying. Each of these cafes do own their special theme, serving great aromatic artisan food and beverages.
So, do remember to have a visit to these Cafe while you are in Permas Jaya. We hope that cafes hopping would be listed in your things to do in JB list during the future.
Permas Jaya Cafe
- The Toast 土司坊
- One Two Eat Cafe
- Cafe BLD @ Renaissance JB Hotel
- ASAP Cafe
- Kolla Coffee
- Sunflower Bakery & Cafe
- Cocorica Permas Jaya
- Anmour Cafe
- Moonlight Cake House
- La Strada Coffee
1.The Toast 土司坊
The Toast is one of the local brand cafe in Johor Bahru. Originated from a shop house business, The Toast is now expanded their business and opening more and more outlets in Johor Bahru area. This cafe is always crowded with people, especially during the morning and also the lunch break where the diners come for their decent food at reasonable price.
Upon entering The Toast, you will first greeted by the cafe’s ambiance environment, where the lofty high ceiling, huge windows and galaxies of hanging lights created the bright, homey atmosphere for every diners to enjoy their meals just like their home.
The wooden furniture even add an additional comfortable and warm looking to the overall design of The Toast too.
The signature menu of The Toast would be their Egg Mayo Toast. This simple dish is prepared with generous amount of scrambled eggs and creamy homemade mayonnaise slathered on a thick piece of slightly toasted white bread. It does make a great breakfast to start the day with a cup of hot black coffee or tea, based on your preferences.
Besides the common breakfast toast and coffee, The Toast also serves an extensive menus of all times local favorite food such as the Kampung Fried Rice, Mee SIam, Nasi Lemak, Nasi Ayam, Rendang and so on, just like the traditional kopitiam in Johor Bahru. Very of these local cuisines do offer the real Malaysian style cooking and flavors in every bite.
Not only that, The Toast also offers a number of choices of drinks in their menu too. To be honest, this cafe is a very good venue for family breakfast as the wide variations of delicacies will definitely satisfied every of the diners. Although the cafe was quite crowded, they were actually serving their food and beverages quite fast.
Additional Information:
Address: Jalan Permas Utara, Bandar Baru Permas Jaya, Johor, Malaysia
Contact No.: 07-388 6880
Operating Hours: 8:00am to 8:00pm (closed on alternate Tuesday)
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2.One Two Eat Cafe
Extended to five outlets in Johor Bahru, One Two Eat Cafe can be considered as a popular cafe around Johor Bahru area. This cafe serves wide varieties of menus ranging from Western style dishes to all times local favorite. All of these menus are prepared freshly upon order and served at reasonable pricing despite their generous amount.
If you are craving for Western style cuisines, it is recommended that you should have a try on their fried chops series such as the Fried Chicken Chop and Fried Fish Chops. Every of their fried chops menu are perfectly fried until crispy golden yellow skin while retaining its juicy and tender meat.
Since they are using only the freshest proteins, you would not be able to smell the gamey smell of the meat in every bite. This chops series of theirs is best eaten hot, with some specialty sauces homemade by the cafes.
Besides that, local cuisines such as Nasi Lemak, Mee Goreng Mamak, Rendang Chicken Rice and Fried Beehoon are available in One Two Eat Cafe too.
There is always something for everyone upon their visit to the cafe. And it is guaranteed that there would be nobody will left the cafe with the stomach empty during every visit.
This cafe is a successful family run business, well-known for their homegrown brand. With its popularity based on a wide ranging menu at reasonable prices, it can be a reason why this cafe is a must visit while you are in Permas Jaya. Besides that, this cafe also opens for long hours from 8am to 1am, making it really convenient when you are hungry or thirsty at odd hours.
Additional Information:
Address: 102, Jalan Permas 10, Bandar Baru Permas Jaya, 81750 Johor Bahru, Johor
Contact No.: 07-382 1482
Operating Hours: 8AM – 12:30AM
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3. Cafe BLD @ Renaissance JB Hotel
Pamper yourself after a day of hard work at Cafe BLD at Renaissance Johor Bahru Hotel. This five stars rated luxury cafe serves both ala carte menu and also buffet in their cafe. With wide varieties of food menus prepared by their professional chef, it is really recommended that you should revisit the cafe at least twice or more – one day for ala carte and following for buffet.
Everyone love buffet and Cafe BLD is always ready to serve their customers with wide arrays of dishes during the dinner time. But keep in mind that these dishes are subjected to rotation and there might be no repeating of food menu every time.
Moreover, the cafe also offers special seasonal selections during festivals celebrations. So, it depend on when you will visit their cafe, you will be bound to find something special in their menu list.
To make the dining experience more amazing, Cafe BLD even have fresh pizza from the oven in their ala carte menu. All of their pizzas are prepared with generous amount of food ingredients, then baked in an actual wood-fire oven in the open kitchen. They offers five different pizzas to be chosen from,but customization of pizza is allowed. You can build your own pizza from scratch too at their Pizza Counter.
For the drinks, Cafe BLD serves their customers with great selections of Cocktails, fruit juices, and oft drinks which goes well with their food menu too. You even can find table full of cute and adorable desserts such as cakes, puddings, mousses, cookies and cheesecake sticks at the cafe’s desserts section. All of these desserts are worth for a try.
Uniquely decorated and prepared by using their own inspired recipe, these desserts are not just great on their appearance, but also their taste.
From local delights like Nasi Lemak and Char Kuey Teow to sandwiches to pasta and Western delights like Fish and Chips and Steak, these are what Cafe BLD will offer. So, if you are a big foodie and always craving for a eat till you full moments, Cafe BLD will be your first choice.
Additional Information:
Address: Renaissance Johor Bahru Holel, No. 2, Jalan Permas 11, Bandar Baru Permas Jaya, Johor, 81750 Masai
Contact No.:07-381 3333
Operating Hours: 6:30AM – 10:30PM
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4.ASAP Cafe
Want to be SWAG??? Then just pop by the ASAP Cafe Permas Jaya. They have all the trendy things ready, so just remember ASAP (As Swag As Possible) is where you can be dope and swag at the similar time. SKR SKR~~
Upon arriving at the cafe, you will be welcomed with an eye catching blue and red LED board of ASAP, which is also the most photogenic item in their cafe. Opening till late in the midnight, this cafe offer a great place with nice ambiance where you can chill out with some family members and also friends to enjoy some OOTDs and POTDs moments while having some delicious food.
Every corner of the ASAP Cafe are really photogenic, with lots of different LEDs designed decorations hung on the walls.
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ASAP Cafe serves their customers with Western and Local Fusion menu. These creative innovations of theirs never failed any of their guests during their visit as these dishes suits the preferences of the locals too despite its special combination.
If you are looking for some food that can fill your tummy up, it is really recommended that you have a try on their Fried Chicken Cordon Blue with Cheesy Wedges. This caloric bomb might be greasy and fat in its appearance, but it is not greasy a it seems, there would no oily stains appearing on the plate once cut.
This dish is flavorful, juicy and crispy on its skin, the additional of a layer of mozzarella cheese on the top does level up the overall deliciousness as we know that cheese is a best friend of almost all kind of food , right?
Besides that, ASAP Cafe also serves their customers with some upgraded version of local mamak food. These upgraded version of mamak food is more flavorful and served along with more side dishes. These plate of deliciousness are also in a generous portion too, which is able to keep you full throughout the night.
To name some of their local mamak food, there are the Nasi Goreng Kampung, Maggi Goreng Special, Nasi Lemak, Nasi Tomato and so on.
Besides that, the cafe also serve light snacks and refreshing drinks in their menu. Imagine the modern futuristic environment and also the great food, ASAP Cafe is the cafe that you must visit during night time upon your trip to Permas Jaya.
Additional Information:
Address:8, Jalan Permas 11/1c, Bandar Baru Permas Jaya, 81750 Masai, Johor
Contact No.:017-658 0507
Operating Hours: 5PM – 2AM (Closed on every Wednesday)
5.Kolla Coffee
Located in Permas Jaya, Kolla Coffee attract the attentions of their customers by using an astronomy observation instruments as their cafe’s iconic symbol!
This cafe has pure black color motif which looks elegant with its large floor and windows, which makes a photogenic venue for some OOTDs and POTDs. Aside from its relaxing ambiance, you will enjoy their good food here. This cafe serves delicious brunch, desserts and specialty coffee menus.
Upon entering Kolla Coffee, you will first be greeted with the fragrance of the coffee in their cafe. All of their coffee menu are freshly brew by their barista at the coffee counter. In order to provide the guests with the original coffee flavor and smooth texture, Kolla Coffee mill and brew their coffee on spot. They offers wide varieties of coffee menus such as the Latte, Cappuccino, Espresso, Mochaccino and so on.
Kolla Coffee also serves delicious Western cuisines if you demand for something that can fill up your hungry tummy. One of their signature dish would be the Classic Red Lake. This Western dish is prepared with pastas dipped in a bowlful of savory sweet and sour tomato puree gravy.
Topped with generous amount of mozzarella cheese and baked into perfection, we are very sure that you would not be able to resist this dish of heaven. Best eaten while still warm, along with some baked bread or french buns.
Not forget their weekly special cakes that are prepared uniquely with their own inspired recipe too. All of their cake recipe goes well with a cup of coffee to make a great afternoon tea.
As a recommendation, you can have a try on their Salted Egg Yolk Pumpkin Cheese Cake. This combination might be new to you, but it is heavenly delicious with its rich, smooth texture and strong cheesy flavor. You even can taste the hint of natural sweetness of the pumpkin in the cake too.
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With its cosy and comfortable environment, Kolla Coffee is the best place for you to enjoy your brunch and desserts. Their coffee and desserts menu never failed anyone and hence, it could be one of the reason why you should give it a try when you are in Permas Jaya.
Additional Information:
Address: Lot 2110 & 2111, Jalan Permas Utara, Bandar Baru Permas Jaya
Contact No.: +6016 755 7318
Email: shao.wee@hotmail.com
Operating Hours: 12Noon – 11PM
6.Sunflower Bakery & Cafe
Sunflower Bakery and Cafe is a combination of cafe and a bakery. This special cafe bakes their own breads, toasts, pastries and cakes in their kitchen and serve them freshly after baked on spot. Upon arriving at the cafe, you can have a look at their cakes displaying fridge located nest to the counter to choose for your cakes or desserts which makes a great appetizer before proceeding to their savory menu.
Sunflower Bakery & Cafe serves delicious sandwiches to their guests during early in the morning. But what make their sandwiches different from the other breakfast sandwich is that it actually serve a dark version of sandwich. If this is not your liking, you may go for their healthy version of sandwiches too.
This dark version of sandwich of theirs is as known as the Charcoal Egg Mayo Toast. They are using Charcoal flavored toast which is believed to have more fibre and minerals that benefits the body due to the activated charcoal powder used. For the breakfast sandwich topping, there are generous amount of egg mayo filling topped on the toast.
This simple combination does make a great breakfast to start the day. It is best eaten while still hot, with a cup of hot coffee or hot tea. Remember that the cafe bakery only serve this breakfast menu in the morning from 9am to 11:30am. So, you should wake up early if you would like to have a try on their Charcoal Egg Mayo Sandwich.
The cafe offers a new brunch item every weekend. One newest innovative creations of theirs recently would be the Belgian Waffle with Whipped Cream, Fresh Berries and Chocolate Ganache.
This dessert is prepared with soft fluffy vanilla flavored waffle topped with generous amount of fresh, juicy black berries, strawberries and cranberries. It is then decorated with some semi sweet chocolate garnish and powdered sugar that make it looks appetizing.
Not only that, Sunflower Bakery & Cafe also offer their guests with some delicious and stomach filling Western cuisines if you are looking for something to eat.
One of their hot selling dish would be the Turkey Burger. This burger is prepared with fresh hand made turkey patty sandwiched between the cafe’s hand made organic oat buns along with some vegetables. It do comes with the complimentary french fries too. With its generous portion, we are sure that this dish will be able to keep you full throughout the day.
Besides that, customization of cakes are available too upon ordering. The owner of Sunflower Bakery & Cafe is friendly enough to help every of their customers in cake designing and offer professional advise on menus. Hence, need not to be shy when you need some advise for your cakes and bread menus during any events.
Additional Information:
Address: 9, Jalan Dedap 21, Johor Jaya, 81100 Johor Bahru, Johor
Business Hours: 8AM – 10PM
7.Cocorica Permas Jaya
Established in Malaysia since year 2015, Cocorica is an international brand which received numerous awards from the Malaysia Government such as the Asia Honesty Product in year 2016, Asia Top 100 Honesty Brand Award 2016 and also the Asia Enterprise Honesty Award 2016.
What make Cocorica special and easily distinguished from their competitors are they even manufactured their own coffee powder and chocolate powder by using the latest technology – vacuum roasted fryer and also the deep freeze fermentation system in order to ensure the quality of their essential beverages ingredients. All of their drinks have high quality and strong in flavor too.
With an intention to offer three types of happiness to every of their customers, Cocorica blend the Liberica Coffee with Malaysian Cocoa to offer a special mix. The first sip of it is named ENTRY TASTE, that make you wonder, secondly would be the MID TASTE which is the deliciousness and the smoothness of the beverage and lastly the AFTER TASTE where the flavor and aroma of their beverages tend to stay in your taste buds after enjoying their drinks.
If coffee and chocolate drinks are not your favorite, then you can go for their Matcha and Fruity series which are also great for a refreshment under the hot day in Malaysia.
Additional Information:
Address:14, Jalan Permas 10/9, Bandar Baru Permas Jaya, 81750 Masai, Johor
Contact No.: 017-779 8553
Operating Hours: Daily, 11:30PM – 7PM
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8.Anmour Cafe
If Permas Jaya’s branch is too far for you, relax there is another five AnMour Café branches in Johor, Taman Pelangi, Gaya, Mount Austin, Sutera Utama and Kulai. This is the place where you can enjoy a great western food in a comfortable environment just like home.
Carbonara and Mushroom Pasta is recommended by the chef if you are a pasta lover. This pasta of theirs has creamy mushroom sauce coated on every spaghetti noodles, providing it with a flavorful flavor. It is then perfected with crispy bacon bits that offer an additional crispy texture to the pasta. This dish is best eaten hot, with the runny egg yolk mixed in the creamy mushroom sauce.
Other than that, the cafe’s Classic Caesar Salad with Bacon Bits is also worth for a try too. What makes this salad so special is that the cafe include crispy bacon bits in that bowl of salad instead of broiled chicken breast.
These bacon bits added do offer an additional crispy texture to the plain salad. The Classic Caesar Salad is served along with generous amount of various vegetables too, such as lettuce leaves, red cherry tomatoes and also onions.
AnMour Cafe at Permas Jaya also offers wide varieties of desserts such as cheese cakes and also lava cakes to their customers. These desserts are great to be eaten after enjoying the savory meals. Not only that, refreshing drinks that they offered in their menu are uniquely designed in order to stand out form their competitors too, making a reason on why you must giving them a try.
Additional Information:
Address: 17, Jalan Permas 10, Bandar Baru Permas Jaya, 81750 Masai, Johor
Contact No.: 07-382 0975
Operating hours: 12Noon – 11PM
9.Moonlight Cake House
Just like the Sunflower Cafe & Bakery, Moonlight Permas Jaya is also a combination of cafe and bakery that serves their customers with delicious bakeries, western food and local delicacies in their cafe. This cafe bakes and serve their bakeries freshly upon done in order to ensure the freshness everyday.
Using the most premium food ingredients, all of their bakeries and delicacies are guaranteed with quality, flavor and even texture.
If you are here for a meal, do remember to have a try on their Pasta menus that are really worth for a try. Coated with creamy, unique secret recipe sauce of the cafe, the pasta menus of theirs can make you craving for more.
They offers Tomato Sauce Pasta, Carbonara Pasta, Aglio Olio Pasta and also Seafood Pasta in their menu list. Each of these pastas menu are served in an adequate portion, where you are able to leave some space for desserts later.
For the desserts, Moonlight Permas Jaya do serves wide varieties of freshly oven baked bakeries in their cafe such as cakes, macaroons, puddings, swiss rolls and mousses. All of these desserts are kept in the displaying fridge next to the counter to ensure the freshness and ease the selection of desserts by the customers upon visiting.
For your information, Moonlight Permas Jaya do have other branches available in Kuala Lumpur and other Johor Bahru district. This bakery cafe is famous for their Fresh Durian Cream Cakes too, however reservations are required if you would like to have a taste of their popular durian cake.
With great food and also sweet desserts that will just melt your heart, why not having a visit to Moonlight Cake House now?
Additional Information:
Address: No.1, Jalan Permas 10/5, Bandar Baru Permas Jaya, 81750 Johor Bahru, Johor.
Contact No.: 07-387 3322
Operating hours: 9AM – 1PM
10.La Strada Coffee
La Strada Coffee is a small cafe that offer every of their customers with a comfortable hang out place for a cup of coffee in an ambiance atmosphere. This cafe offers their customers with wide varieties of specialty coffee menus and also western delicacies which will make you revisit the cafe.
One surprising news for all the foodie, La Strada Coffee is now providing all day breakfast menu in their menu list. This enable you to enjoy delicious and hearty breakfast during anytime of the day upon your visit to the cafe.
One of their signature breakfast menu, the Big Breakfast, is a western style breakfast plate consisted of scrambled eggs, sausages, salad, baked beans and also baked tomatoes. This plateful of breakfast set is offered in a generous amount to keep you full and energized throughout the day too.
For their desserts menu, they offers great pancakes, souffle, waffles, molten lava cakes and so on. These sweet desserts menu of theirs do make a great afternoon tea with a cup of black coffee to wash down the sweetness.
Not only that, you even can purchase their homemade jams, spreads and coffee beans if these products suit your preferences. To be honest, La Strada Coffee’s Matcha Spread is really worth for a try. Prepared with real Uji Matcha Powder imported from Japan, these Matcha Spread of theirs have sweet bitter taste and a smooth texture. It is best eaten with some toast or make it into milkshakes. Moreover, these bottles of spreads do not contain any preservatives and artificial coloring too.
Additional Information:
Address: 45-01, Jlan Permas 10/7, Bandar Permas Jaya, 81750 Masai, Johor
Operating hours: Daily, 12 Noon – 10PM