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State capital city and district capital in Johor, Malaysia
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Johor Bahru (Jawi: جوهر بهرو, Chinese: 新山) (also Johor Baru or Johore Baharu, or just JB) is Malaysia's second largest city, and the state capital of Johor. The city is surrounded by suburbs, industrial parks and long waterfront areas, in the southern part of Peninsular Malaysia. Johor Bahru together with Iskandar Puteri and Pasir Gudang cities and Kukup, Kulai, Pekan Nanas and Senai towns form the megaregion Iskandar Malaysia.
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This historical Chinese community area is located mostly along the Tan Hiok Nee Street. It consists of various restaurants, shops and landmarks, such as Johor Bahru Chinese Heritage Museum, Museum of 24 Festive Drum, Senso Art Gallery, Art 52 Gallery and the nearby Johor Bahru Kwong Siew Heritage Gallery.
This historical Indian community area is located mostly along the Ungku Puan Street. It consists of various restaurants, shops and landmarks, such as Arulmigu Rajamariamman Devasthanam Temple, India Mosque, Gurdwara Sahib Johor Bahru and the nearby Arulmigu Sri Rajakaliamman Glass Temple.
Kampung Melayu Majidee
This Malay community area is located mostly along the Masjid Street. It consists of various restaurants, shops and landmarks, such as Majidee Malay Village Market and Majidee Malay Village Jamek Mosque.
AICC
Convention centre.
Menara JLand
An iconic skyscraper with lightshow on its outer glass windows at night. It has a gallery and viewing platform at its 34th level to see the skyline of Johor Bahru named Skyscape.
Dataran Bandaraya Johor Bahru
Johor Bahru City Square is a public square that was constructed in conjunction with Johor Bahru being granted city status on January 1994. A grey-coloured building with a gigantic clock tower built stands on the north edge of the square. The square is surrounded by two sports fields on the south side and three sports fields on the west side. Many outdoor events are held here.
Johor Public Library Corporation
The main public library of Johor Bahru. It also consists the Petrosains PlaySmart Johor Bahru science centre.
Makam Diraja Mahmoodiah
This is a royal mausoleum of Johor state. The first sultan of Johor laid to rest here was Sultan Abu Bakar in 1895, as are the three sultans that reigned after him: Ibrahim, Ismail and Iskandar. Other persons interred here include: sultanahs (wives of the sultans) Sultanah Fatimah, Sultanah Ungku Maimunah Ungku Abdul Aziz, Sultanah Rogaiyah, Sultanah Tun Aminah; other royal family members; notable politicians like Dato' Jaafar Muhammad, Dato' Onn Jaafar, Tan Sri Othman Saat and Dato' Muhamad Salleh bin Perang. The mausoleum is not open to the public.
Performing arts theater with modern architecture design facing the Tebrau Strait.
Dataran Permas
An open space square which also consists of football field, hockey field, children playground and roof-covered futsal field.
Pusat Konvensyen Antarabangsa Persada Johor
Convention centre designed with an architecture that resembles the official hat of Johor Sultanate.
Laman Serene
This is a public square in front of Serene Palace. Built on a 433 m² of land, it costed RM6.8 million to be built. It features a 12-m-high star and crescent statue. The ground features a double 5-corner star, which makes it in total of 10, representing the total numbers of districts in Johor.
Perpustakaan Sultan Ismail
Public library of the Johor Bahru City Council.
Memorial Peringatan Tragedi Tanjung Kupang
This memorial was erected by the Johor state government in memory of the 100 passengers and crew members killed when Malaysia Airlines Flight 653 (MH653) Boeing 737 crashed at Tanjung Kupang (about 20 km west of Johor Bahru) on the evening of 4 December 1977. The names and nationalities of all the 100 victims are inscribed on a less than two-meter-high wall clad with shiny, black stone.
Free admission for visitors. Everyone has their shoes in the racks beside the gate entrance. The temple also features the Indian Heritage Centre cultural centre.
Inaugurated in 1996 and touted as "The First Glass Temple in the World". The inner surface of the walls and the columns inside the temple are clad with imported glass, hence the name. The floor is paved with granite. There's a canteen at the back of the temple building and sells only Indian vegetarian food. Thousands of tourists and pilgrims coming here everyday. There are food and drink stalls lining both sides of the driveway in the front of the temple. Temple prayer hours 7:30AM-noon daily; Temple closure Tu-Su noon-1PM & M noon-7PM; Temple visiting hours daily except M (closed to visitors) 1-6PM. Chitra Pournami Paal Kudam Festival held every Wednesday and Glass Chariot Procession held every Thursday at the temple.
Beige building with a single steeple (with spire) is one of the main Roman Catholic churches in Johor Bahru. Built in 1883 in the British colonial style, it is one of the oldest structures still standing in Johor Bahru. Try to get here for the Tamil feast of Pongal in mid-January, when an intriguingly colourful harvest festival service is held within the church.
Johor Bahru Sikh Temple
This Sikh temple was built on the site of the smaller and older Sikh temple and was inaugurated on 28 August 1992. This is a 2-storey white building with yellow window frames and an all-round, crenellated roof parapet. The Darbar Sahib is located on the second level. The Granthi quarters and two rooms for Sikh visitors are located at an annex on the second level. The Guru Ka Langgar hall, kitchen and office are located on the first level. There are about 250 Sikh families who participate in the religious activities in this Gurdwara Sahib. The normal weekly prayers are held Su 9:30-11:30AM.
Masjid India
This mosque has two different minarets and was founded by the city's Indian Muslim community. It is a modern-looking mosque with white walls, blue-tinted glass cladding on both its minarets and a blue and silver dome.
柔佛古廟
It is a Chinese temple believed to be built in 1870 by a group of Chinese community leaders led by Tan Hiok Nee, a famous, local Teochew businessman. This is where five different Chinese dialect groups - Cantonese, Hainanese, Hakka, Hokkien and Teochew - worshipped their respective deities and their effigies are all found inside the prayer hall. The Goddess of Mercy and the Weather God are also worshipped here; their effigies are found outside the prayer hall. The prayer hall is straight ahead as you enter the wooden gate entrance from Jalan Trus. There is a small museum behind the prayer hall which have illustrated descriptions of the five deities and the history of the temple, as well as giant photos showing Chingay Parade. Captions are mostly in Chinese only. The temple organizes the annual 4-day Chingay Parade. The climax of the parade occurs on the night of the 3rd day when the deities are paraded around the city centre.
Masjid Negeri Sultan Abu Bakar
Located on top of a small hill and overlooking the Straits of Johor, this state mosque took eight years to construct (1892-1900). It has four minarets that resemble British clock towers. It was inaugurated by Sultan Ibrahim. It is made of white marble and is a combination of Moorish and Victorian architecture. It can accommodate 2,000 worshippers.
Masjid Sultan Iskandar
Built in 2013, the mosque has been declared as Malaysia's first tourism-friendly mosque after the Malaysia Tourism Quality Assurance certificate issued by the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture. It also consists the An-Nur Gallery.
The city's only Thai Buddhist temple.
Muzium Diraja Abu Bakar
The Royal Abu Bakar Museum is one of the oldest buildings in Johor and is one of the main attractions in the state. This building was built in the year of 1866. It is formerly the Grand Palace of the Johor Sultan and has turned into a museum since 1982. The museum is filled with information and rare artifacts of the Royal Family. There are picture galleries featuring the family tree lasting many decades. The belongings of the Royal Family are exhibited there including the weapons of Malaysia. Nearby attractions which are related to the history of Johor and the Sultan himself, include the Sultan Abu Bakar State Mosque and the Sultan Abu Bakar Monument.
Muzium Tokoh
The museum is housed in a building constructed in 1893 which was once used as the official residence of the first Chief Minister of Johor. As of July 2024, it is under renovation with an unknown date to reopen.
Muzium Warisan Tionghua Johor Bahru
Housed in a restored 4-storey building. Learn about the history and culture of the Chinese community in Johor Bahru. The displays are spread out over four storeys. There are numerous captioned photos on display, several TV screens showing video clips, objects/artefacts on display, mannequins dressed in traditional Chinese wedding clothes, a replica of the entrance door and sedan chair of the Roufo Chinese Taoist Temple in Jalan Trus, etc.
新山福建文物馆
The museum showcases the important historical events, such as Malaya during World War 2, cultural relics and the historical development of Fujian.
Muzium KTM
The museum used to be the main railway station of Johor Bahru.
廿四节令鼓文化馆
Museum about Chinese drums, located above a cafe.
Art gallery.
Galeri Glulam
It is a gallery which was opened on 22 May 2012.
Galeri Warisan Kwong Siew Johor Bahru
Museum occupies 2 units of adjoining 2-storey shop houses that were completed in 1907. They used to be the headquarters of the Kwong Siew Clan Association established in 1878 by Wong Ah Fook, a China-born, successful and influential entrepreneur who developed close links with the Johor Sultanate. The exhibits are all the second level (A/C). Here you can find the illustrated biographies of the 13 past and present presidents of the Kwong Siew Wai Kuan (Clan Association), other prominent Kwong Siew Wai Kuan figures, Wong Ah Fook and three of his sons. The history of Kampung Ah Fook, which was established by Wong Ah Fook and corresponds to the very heart of the city, is described here. Some of the exhibits in this museum are: Cantonese opera costumes, weapons used in Chinese martial arts, lion dance troupe equipment and costumes, old Chinese musical instruments, jewellery, opium pipes, and Cantonese opera scripts. Photography is forbidden.
Kompleks Kraf Johor
Contains a so-called Treasured Possession Gallery exhibits batik, embroidery and beads. It also hosts a handicrafts fair on its premises once a year.
Yayasan Warisan Johor
Cultural centre for Johor, which consists of Mawar Gallery.
Galeri Bola Sepak Johor-Jepun
A gallery built in 2018 by Johor Japan Friendship Association and Johor Darul Ta’zim Football Club which serves as a symbolic reminder of the 20th anniversary of the Japanese national football team’s qualifications into the World Cup after beating Iran to progress to the 1998 World Cup.
Cultural centre.
Art gallery with cafe and workshop section.
Park.
Park.
Kawasan Rekreasi Kampung Dato Onn
Park.
Park with big circular amphitheater and children's playgrounds.
Park.
An urban park with walking path and children's playground.
Park.
An urban park with walking path encircling a lake.
Hutan Bandar MBJB
13-hectare recreational park. Maintained by the municipality, this gem of a public recreational park contains seven lakes surrounded by tropical rain forest. There is a big fountain at the north end of the southernmost lake. Within the park are jogging/hiking tracks, wooden bridges and platforms, a children's playground, climbing wall, skatepark, parkour ark and an open-air water park. There is also an orchid park with many different species of orchids. There is a car park just beyond the park's entrance on Jalan Tasek Utara. There is a food court beside the car park.
Taman Merdeka
Public park surrounding a large lake with pavilions, an open-air theatre, rock sculptures, an independence monument, 2 bridges, two twin 2-storey white buildings, cannons and a clock tower. There is also a paid-per-entry shared gym within the park.
Tasik Mount Austin
Lake surrounded by high-rise residential buildings, ideal for relaxing and fishing.
Laman Tasik Pandan
A park with lake in its centre. It has a food court around its vicinity.
Urban lake surrounded by residential area, equipped with pedestrian around it.
Town in the middle of a residential area with lake at its centre, equipped with children playground and picnic site.
Tasik dan Taman Taman Pelangi Indah
A park which consists of 4 different lakes, surrounded by forest vegetation and walking path.
Teluk Danga
It is a waterfront development with residential properties, commercial buildings and recreational facilities. The area features the Country Garden Danga Bay and Danga Bay Convention Centre. To get there from the city centre, take any of the very frequent bus (one-way fare RM1.60 or 1.70) that goes to Bukit Indah/Kulai/Selesa Jaya from JB Sentral Terminal. You can take a tourist tram along the coastline area (RM5 per person, free for children below 3 years old).
Zoo Johor
This is one of the oldest zoos in Malaysia. The zoo was built by Sultan Ibrahim in 1928 and became the private menagerie of the royal family. It was opened to the public in 1962. 5-hectare, run-down zoo that provides a dismal diversion to locals and Western tourists. It only has birds and mammals on display. There is a pond inside the zoo where you can rent boats as well as a children's playground. To get there from the city centre, take any of the very frequent buses (one-way fare RM1) that go to Bukit Indah/Kulai/Selesa Jaya from opposite City Square (starting point) at Jalan Wong Ah Fook or from the bus stop in front of KTM Museum at Jalan Tun Abdul Razak.
Sinar Agro Farm
Agritourism in a farm.
Pantai Stulang
This small stretch of beach facing the Johor Strait is a great relaxing place at night, which is also near to many eateries establishment which all are within walking distance.
Pedestrian zone with container as theme. It consists of eateries, shops, supermarket and a performance stage for regular entertainment and art-related performances.
Little Paris at Mount Austin
A French-themed street with various shop houses, cafes and outdoor eateries, brighten up by lights during evening time.
Hang out places for colourful eateries and retail in an outdoor pedestrian setting with cafes, convenient store, shops, studios, laundry and playground.
Outdoor concept of retail and F&B parks, which includes various restaurants and shops.
Has 40 interactive rides and attractions and is the first Legoland in Asia. There are public buses from JB Sentral, Larkin Bus Terminal, Johore Premium Outlets, Gelang Petah, the Second Link and Senai Airport.
Water Park Big Splash, Adventure Park, Jump Street Austin Heights, Drift in Austin, Skating Rink Austin Heights.
Water park at the rooftop of a shopping mall.
Water park.
Indoor water park.
Mini 4WD and radio-controlled drifting.
密室逃脱
Try to escape from this virtual reality maze game if you can.
Commercial airline flight simulator.
Haunted house.
Go-kart on dirt and stone track in the middle of palm oil plantation.
Personal watercraft riding along the Tebrau Strait.
Explore the magnificent of Johor Bahru city skyline from the top of JLand Tower at level 34.
Mini 4WD shop and race track.
Dirt biking.
VR+乐园 VR Zone
Virtual reality game venue.
Nestled amidst the lush greens of the 27-hole golf course, the resort clubhouse boasts 66 exclusive suites, free-form swimming pool, tennis courts, 8-lane bowling alley, sauna, jacuzzi, karaoke and banqueting facilities all under one roof.
Golf course.
Golf course.
Golf course.
Golf course.
Golf course.
Indoor golf simulator.
Sports complex with facilities such as swimming pool, badminton court, gymnasium, table tennis and sauna.
Pusat Latihan Tertutup Dato' Suleiman Mohd Noor
Indoor football field.
Arena Larkin Indoor Stadium
This 7,000-seating capacity indoor stadium houses facilities for badminton, takraw, basketball etc. The architecture of the building is derived from traditional Johorean houses, which is a hybrid of square and circle.
Sport area which consists of 5,000-seat track and field athletics stadium, badminton stadium and recreation centre for the general public.
Sports complex.
Sports centre.
Larkin Stadium
The former football stadium for the JDT football team. It also consists of the Johor Japan Football Gallery.
Sport centre.
Sports complex.
Wall climbing centre.
Indoor wall climbing.
Wall climbing inside the forest, divided into the low wall and high wall.
Open space runway for light aircraft and aeromodellers enthusiasts, suitable for fixed-wing, gliders, helicopters and drones.
Bowling centre.
Indoor futsal court.
Horse riding ranch.
Kompleks Kolam Renang Majlis Bandaraya Johor Bahru
Swimming pool.
Stadium Bola Keranjang Persatuan Bola Keranjang Daerah Johor Bahru
Indoor basketball stadium.
Stadium Hoki Taman Daya
Hockey stadium.
Pawagam Broadway
This is an old movie theater in the city centre, about 100 m southeast of the Sri Raja Mariamman Hindu temple, that shows only Tamil-language movies.
Large Chinese-style spa with overnight facilities inside KSL City Mall.
Thai massage chain employing masseuses from Thailand, with complimentary transportation to/from the spa.
Science centre for children.
新食代, Connoisseur
Modern food court adjacent to the Johor Bahru border checkpoint, with two separate covered areas (featuring the various food stalls) and a large alfresco beer garden seating area with a rotating fan in the middle of the garden, a musical stage at the rear of the garden, palm trees surrounding the garden seating area. Entrance contains a refurbished relic of a white bus.
食得福美食中心
Open-air hawker centre with performance stage and stalls selling some goods.
Taman Sri Tebrau Hawker Centre, Pusat Penjaja Taman Sri Tebrau
Hawker centre with 118 fixed stalls.
Hawker centre serving Malay foods.
Johore Delights
22 fixed food-and-drink stalls food court serving, as the name suggests, mostly Johorian cuisine.
Malay and Indian food.
Tepian Tebrau Hawker Centre
32 fixed stalls underneath a long and narrow open-air shed serving a catch-all of Malaysian food. It is famous for its seafood, especially ikan bakar (grilled fish).
4 main stalls, two of which (Cathay laksa and duck noodles). Cathay laksa (small/big serving RM4/5); beef noodles (RM7); duck noodles (small/big serving RM4/5); fish ball soup RM/fish slice soup RM6-8. No air-con.
Restaurant with 5 branches (self-proclaimed as "the best banana-leaf food in town") offering South Indian meals. Excellent and friendly service. The menu (140 items) is displayed on one of the walls inside the restaurant. Indian sweets are also sold here, on a per piece basis. There is another branch (no air-con) at 109 Jalan Trus just around the corner - it is 30 m southwest of the main branch at Jalan Ungku Puan.
Well-regarded Indian Muslim bakery opened in downtown Johor Bahru in 1937, and shifted to it current premises in 2024.
This restaurant serves cheap Malay and Mamak food. No air-con. Free Wi-Fi Internet access. There is another outlet (also open 24 hr and no air-con) at the junction of Jalan Lingkaran Dalam and Jalan Ah Siang, right beside the Menara MSC Cyberport skycraper. This outlet has a more extensive menu than the one at Taman Pelangi, and some of its dishes have different prices compared to similar dishes at Taman Pelangi.
順利麵粉粿
'Mee hoon kueh' is the only dish served here, it is a popular Chinese delicacy where pieces of flour cake, meatballs, mincemeat, vegetables, fragrantly deep-fried anchovies and eggs are cooked in a thick soup. A noodle version is also available. Expect large crowds of office-going workers during lunch hours and it can get very crowded on weekends. Non-halal.
Popular low-key eatery serving Malay and Thai dishes, with a total of 60 items on its menu. Besides ordering full-plate or full-bowl dishes (different menus for breakfast, lunch and dinner), you can also get servings from the more than 20 dishes on the buffet counters (self-service) - you will be charged accordingly for each of these servings. No air-con, seating capacity for about 100 persons.
水塘。辣沙
As the name suggests, it specializes in laksa. It also serves 'dry mee' and 'mee soup' for the same prices. No air-con.
This restaurant serves mostly local cuisine such as mee goreng, chicken/beef/mutton murtabak, naan, capati, nasi beriani ayam/daging/ikan/kambing (chicken/beef/fish/mutton), nasi campur, nasi goreng, nasi kandar, nasi lemak, roti (23 types), chicken/beef/mutton soup, tandoori chicken, tosai (7 types), etc. The restaurant has 2 flat-screen cable TVs and a bigger white screen with cable TV projector. No air-con.
A popular place for good Johor laksa, Hyderabad biryani rice, mee siam Kuah.
Chinese Muslim restaurant.
Housed in a converted 2-story, colonial bungalow built about 120 years ago, it has been in operation for more than 60 years. It serves cuisine from all parts of the Indian subcontinent. It also offers catering services.
This is a Chinese restaurant that has been around since the 1990s. It still serves up piping hot Chinese food. It specializes in seafood, soups and desserts.
Aeroplane-themed restaurant where you will sit in an airplane seating style with big central television showing general video about airplane flying in the sky. Nevertheless, the foods are served on normal plates as usual.
Restaurant with a dining experience inside a cave theme.
Harry Potter-themed restaurant. Get dressed up in of the character and enjoy magical show during the dining time at a particular time.
Teluk Senibong
Several high quality establishments offering a variety of local and international food – sensitive to all diets – provide some of JB’s most prominent food right on the marina’s edge of Senibong Cove, at the end of the Lunchu River. F&B establishments include: Vanilla Bean, Goldman, Yew's Café, Harvests Bar & Grill, Delicious 8, Bora Bora, Bierhaus, My Liberica, Paik's Restaurant, La Olla, Chang 9, Aristo Gastrobar. The waterfront community also features Cani Hair Studio and Granville Groceries minimart.
Authentic French cuisine and a fine selection of wines. Established in 1999 by Dominique Muller. The restaurant also offers a cosy and intimate wine bar with music. The Wine Room has a wine list of more than 80 wines, over 20 types of imported beer, serves cocktails and tapas.
Fantastic Italian cuisine. Pizzas (each of these are of one size only), pastas, soups, meat and fish dishes, appetizers. Daily set lunch consisting of soup, main course and iced lemon tea.
Seafood restaurant.
Located on the ground floor of a unit of a row of white, three-storey shop houses. Authentic Italian dishes like ossobuco.
Bar and lounge.
A cosy and intimate, no-nonsense pub. Bert’s Keller has a small menu that is big on quality and portions, serving chicken chop, lamb chop, oxtail stew, stir-fried noodles, etc. Its signature oxtail stew comes with a side of toast. This special stew is served a day after the meat has been steeped in its sauces and is so tender that it is ready to fall off the bones. Live music on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Night club.
Night club.
Night club.
Pub and bistro.
Bar.
Mulligans Signature
Irish pub.
Beer bar.
Hotel CIQ
25-room, 4-storey budget hotel. Single/superior double/deluxe double or triple room RM68/88/108 net per room per night. Long-term rates per 30 nights and 3-hour rates are available. All rooms with air-con, 32-inch LCD TV and attached bathrooms. Free Wi-Fi Internet access for guests. No breakfast is provided.
Rooms clean, breakfast, free wifi, tea and coffee whole day. Comfortable living room where guest can relax, play games or watch movies.
Hotel Dragon Inn
All 37 rooms are air-conditioned, have satellite TV and attached bathrooms. Laundry service, free Wi-Fi Internet access throughout and 24-hr CCTV security system. No breakfast is provided. Cash payment only.
A budget hotel in Setia Tropika area.
Budget hotel in Ulu Tiram area.
All rooms with attached bathrooms (hair dryers inside), air-con, minibar, electronic safe, writing table, complimentary coffee and tea making facilities, LCD cable TV and telephone. No breakfast is served. Facilities: free Wi-Fi and there are three PCs in the lobby with free, wired Internet access; iron and ironing board (upon request), laundry, and 24-hr CCTV.
Hotel Seri Malaysia
All rooms with air-con, attached bathroom and cable TV. Free Wi-Fi but available only in the lobby. Buffet breakfast included. It has a restaurant that serves à la carte meals, and sometimes buffet lunch (noon to 1:30PM) when there is sufficient demand for RM20. Other facilities: multi-function rooms, meeting rooms, courtyard, terrace garden, laundry service, convenience store, prayer room and free parking.
All rooms with attached bathroom, TV with selected Astro satellite channels, air-con, free Wi-Fi, IDD telephone, coffee and tea making facilities, daily newspaper, hairdryer and iron. There is a hot and cold water dispenser on each floor corridor. Daily housekeeping, laundry service, concierge, elevator and 24-hr CCTV surveillance. No breakfast is provided.
6-storey, 218-room, no-frills, chain hotel. All rooms are double-occupancy and have attached bathrooms, with either 1 queen-sized bed or 2 single beds. The basic room rate will get you: ensuite bathrooms with heated showers, a ceiling fan and an electronic key card. The following are optional, chargeable add-ons: air-con, in-room Wi-Fi, TV with satellite channels, towel/bath essentials. There are 24-hr CCTV security, a car park and reception staff on duty 24 hours. Luggage storage RM2 per piece per day. No breakfast is provided.
shared bathroom, free wifi, tv, key deposit RM 50.
Hotel.
All rooms have air-con, TV with cable and satellite TV channels, IDD telephone, free Wi-Fi and ensuite, fully-equipped bathrooms, personal electronic safe and wardrobe. Walking distance to the famous pedestrian street, Meldrum Walk, and within easy reach of the CIQ (Customs Immigration Quarantine) Complex as well as local taxi stands.
Hotel.
Hotel.
Hotel.
A high-rise, tranquil, business-class, 3-star hotel with 413 rooms. Facilities: indoor car park, indoor swimming pool, gymnasium, 2 ballrooms, 6 meeting halls, Palm Garden Cafe, massage centre, sauna, and gym.
Hotel.
Non-buffet continental breakfast included. All rooms have cable TV, air conditioning, direct dial telephone, refrigerator, attached bathrooms and free Wi-Fi. Facilities: conference/function room, banquet hall/ball room, laundry service, car park. This hotel has two restaurants - Furusato Japanese Restaurant and Marina Seafood Restaurant - both on the first level.
It is in a duty-free zone and shares its building with The ZON Duty Free shopping centre. The hotel has the usual 5-star hotel amenities: spa, business centre, grand ballroom, convention and exhibition centre, 6 function rooms, 2 auditoriums, shops, bar and three restaurants. Free and unlimited Wi-Fi for guests.
Pretty decent, large rooms. Facilities: business centre, massage and spa centre, 24-hour coffee house, cocktail lounge, Kirishima Shuzou Japanese restaurant (daily noon-2:30PM, 6-10:30PM. All rooms have en-suite bathroom with hairdryer, air-con, TV, coffee/tea-making facilities. Buffet breakfast is included.
Grand BlueWave Hotel Johor Bahru
Hotel.
This hotel has two restaurants: Cafe Para Para (international and local cuisine) and Kishin-Tei (Japanese cuisine). Free and unlimited Wi-Fi in all areas.
Hotel.
This is an all-suites, 4-star hotel, with 128 suites (for 2, 4 or 5 persons) ranging from 513 to 1117 square feet. The hotel is equipped with the usual 5-star facilities. Fixed-line, broadband Internet connection is available in the suites, and free Wi-Fi is available in the public areas on the ground floor. There are occasional discounts on the hotel's website offering the cheapest suites at RM200 per suite per night.
A high-end hotel located nearby many eateries and entertainment area, perfect for those doing business trip to the nearby Pasir Gudang industrial areas.
Rooms are large and very well maintained and it has one of the best views for hotel chains in Johor Bahru. It has two restaurants, two bars, one outdoor swimming pool and two tennis courts. Other facilities: ballroom, meeting and function rooms, banquet hall, spa. Hive Nightclub has live bands every night. Location is awkward if using public transport, with very limited selection of shops or restaurants nearby.
Shopping mall with beer garden and small outdoor gym facilities. This is the major and largest mall in the northern part of the city.
Almost half of the mall's three-level floor area is occupied by the AEON hypermarket (on all the 3 levels). There are numerous international fashion shops like Giordano, MNG, Esprit, Dorothy Perkins. It is at the junction of Tebrau Highway (also known as Jalan Pandan) and Jalan Desa Tebrau. It consists of Japanese-themed section called Japan Village featuring many Japanese restaurants and shops and Fanpekka Theme Park for children.
A shopping mall for traditional clothes and electronic goods hunting, located at the western side of the city.
Shopping mall facing the Tebrau Strait.
Shopping mall with UTC Johor, a centralized government-related service centre.
A very long shopping mall built in the early years of the city. It sells various mobile and telecommunication products.
A pedestrian bridge connects the mall to JB Sentral, which is connected to the CIQ by a pedestrian bridge. There is an mmCineplexes on levels 5 and 7.
KOMTAR JBCC is a four-level shopping mall in the KOMTAR Johor Bahru complex, which consists of KOMTAR JBCC Tower, JLand Tower and Holiday Inn Johor Bahru City Centre.
The 4-storey shopping mall that is part of a shopping-residential-hotel complex. It has 350 sales outlets, including 70 food and beverage outlets.
The largest shopping mall in Johor. The main tenant of the shopping mall is SOGO and it also consists the Mid Valley Exhibition Centre for MICE events, KF Kiddy Circuit and children playground Kiddytopia.
Shopping mall with Camp5 climbing wall, Blue Ice Skating Rink, Star Archery, Future Land and Fun Space game arcades, Utopia Jungle World kid playground and visual art centre and Paradigm Mall Convention Centre.
Train station-themed shopping mall.
This is a place for those interested in the latest fashions, with its number of clothing boutiques. There is an Internet cafe, a computer shop and a money changer on the first level.
Shopping mall and centre for computer and IT-related items.
The main tenant here is The Store department store, which occupies 4 levels. The shopping mall building also features the Grand Sentosa Hotel.
A shopping mall with an open space at its central area facing the Tebrau Strait. It is connected to the Permaisuri Zarith Sofiah Opera House.
星海广场
Shopping mall with focus on education.
The only mall in Ulu Tiram area of Johor Bahru. It consists of the Tiram Indoor Water Park and the Tiram Bowl.
Shopping mall, adjacent to IKEA Tebrau. It features The Topp, located at its top floor which has big screen for free movie screening, small water park and various sport facilities, such as ball, skate, and climbing wall. It also consists of The Pantheon Toppen, Malaysia's largest e-sport and gaming centre.
The ZON Duty Free is a shopping mall which has several duty-free (chocolate, alcohol and tobacco) specialty outlets. It also has a supermarket and food court in the basement. The Berjaya Waterfront Hotel is also housed in the same building. You have to declare all dutiable goods purchased in the complex and which you intend to bring out of the complex at the customs checkpoint upon leaving the complex.
Supermarket with Giant as the main anchor.
Pasar Awam Johor Jaya
Wet market.
Pasar Awam Larkin dan Bazar
Market.
Medan Niaga Kampung Melayu Majidee
Market.
Market and food court. Many of the stall operators were transferred from the now defunct Tebrau Market.
This traditional family-run Chinese bakery has been baking bread and cakes the same way since it was founded in 1919, in a wood-fired oven. Particularly famous for its banana cakes. Breads and cakes are ready piping-hot from the oven at around 12:30 and 2:30PM respectively. The products must be consumed within three days of purchase because no preservatives are used.
Flagship branch of a popular citywide bakery chain that has also expanded into Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. Best known for their Japanese-inspired hanjuku cheese cake.
Daily open-air bazaar along the street that runs between Jalan Ibrahim and Jalan Wong Ah Fook. This bazaar sells mostly clothes, and also a wide range of other products - bags, belts, electric fans, food and drinks, footwear, mobile phone accessories, perfumes, sunglasses, toys, wallets and watches.
JARO Handicrafts Centre
The JARO Handicrafts Centre sells hand-made products such as rattan baskets, customised book-binds, batik handbags, denim shopping bags, patchwork bed linen, soft toys, etc. all produced by the physically-disabled people. JARO is a charitable organisation that provides vocational training and paid jobs for the physically-disabled.
Shopping district with various shops and food stalls.
By road
Due to the separation of East Malaysia from Peninsular Malaysia by sea, Johor Bahru can only be accessed by road from the peninsula.
By bus
Larkin Sentral Terminal serves as the major long-haul bus terminal for the whole of Johor Bahru.
By taxi
Johor Bahru can be easily accessed from other parts of Johor Bahru District, such as the neighboring Iskandar Puteri or Pasir Gudang with a relatively cheap price due to its extensive highway…
By train
JB Sentral is the southernmost station of the Malaysian railway network. It is well connected to surrounding malls as well as the border and the JB Sentral bus station.
By boat
You can take 123 or S&S1 bus departing from Permas Jaya or MV2 bus departing from Mid Valley Southkey, both depart to JB Sentral terminal passing through Stulang Laut area.
On foot
Walking from the surrounding cities and towns (Iskandar Puteri, Pasir Gudang and Senai) to Johor Bahru is nearly impossible because the city is almost fully connected by highways.
By taxi
Taxi prices in Johor Bahru are fairly affordable.
On foot
The city has many suburbs or areas with concentrated tourist points or locations.
By bicycle
Bicycle lanes in Johor Bahru are limited, with only few roads marked with such lanes.
By ride hailing services
Local ride hailing service app Grab is affordable and very popular in JB, and is likely the most hassle-free way for visitors to get around without a car, if they have a mobile Internet connection.
By car
Driving is generally the most convenient way to explore the city. Roads in the city are wide and well-paved with plenty of available parking lots during the weekdays. Malaysians drive on the left.
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