🇲🇾 Johor Bahru
30 minutes from Woodlands. Where Singaporeans go for cafes, food, and everything that costs half.
8 cafes rated by ShiokScore
Drive via Woodlands Checkpoint (BKE) or take bus CW1/CW2 from Kranji MRT. Weekday mornings are fastest. Weekend 7-9am expect 30-60 min queue.
Most cafes have street parking or nearby malls. Mount Austin has a public car park. RM 1-2/hour.
Cash (RM) is safest. Many cafes accept Touch n Go or DuitNow. Some accept Singapore cards but the exchange rate is worse.
Grab works in JB. Rides are cheap (RM 8-15 within JB). Set pickup point carefully as GPS can be inaccurate in shophouse areas.
One of the most Instagrammed JB cafes. Floral interior with natural light. Run by the same team behind the former Roost Cafe. Strong brunch menu.
JB's original container cafe since 2012. Customisable chai and milk teas served from a converted shipping container on the Tan Hiok Nee heritage strip. Open late until midnight.
JB's pioneer specialty cafe since 2014. Also a coffee roastery and barista training academy. Converted factory space with industrial-chic interior. Open until 11pm most nights.
Melbourne-inspired brunch cafe in a restored 1940s heritage shophouse on Jalan Dhoby. Big Breakfast and Berries French Toast are the signatures. Founded 2015 by Edward Ng.
Specialty coffee roaster since 2015 with 3D latte art. Blind-tasted single-origin beans roasted in-house. Coffee only, no food. Second outlet on Tan Hiok Nee opened October 2025.
Malaysia's first and only Liberica coffee specialty producer. They grow, process, and roast their own beans from their family plantation. Also has a cocktail bar (DCAFF Bar) doing coffee-based cocktails.
The vine-covered cottage cafe that became one of JB's most photographed exteriors. Freshly baked pastries from The Atlas Bakery replenished daily. Looks like a fairytale house on a hill.
Japanese-French patisserie run by two sisters. Famous for honeycomb standing waffles and handcrafted seasonal cakes. One of Bukit Indah's most established cafes.
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