Hiap Joo Bakery, one of the oldest and famous bakery in Johor. It has been in operation since 1919 selling freshly baked malt-flavoured breads and aromatic banana cakes. One of the most prominent icon of Hiap Joo Bakery is the wood fired oven where they still employed traditional method of making the pastry.

It was located minutes walk away from city square johor. You can easily spot queue snaking outside the stall waiting for the freshly baked breads and cakes.

The aroma was simply too tempting to resist. Especially for those who has already try their goodness. This goodness was from this traditional wood fired oven. Perhaps it’s this traditional feel that makes the cakes even more tempting.We bought the coconut buns and the banana cakes. The banana cake was really soft and fluffy. The banana cakes was lightly sweeten, which makes it healthy. The top of the banana cake was slightly toasted to golden brown, giving it more texture.Banana Cakes Big ( RM9.60)The coconut buns was really too yummy to care about calories. It was generously filled with grated coconut. The buns are really soft inside and toasted on the outside. It sold out really too quickly. I have too many failed attempt before this successful try. So be early!!Coconut Buns, 5 pieces (RM 3.70)

It’s really a bakery to visit. Too much wonder in this traditional bakery. Do come early as the pastries sold out real fast!

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Coconut ice-cream has always been the talk when we mentioned about chatuchak weekend market. Almost all who visit will be hooked on by the refreshing and tasty ice cream. Now, we no longer have to take a plane to satisfy our craving. Sangkaya, a Malaysian founded ice cream brand specialized in coconut ice cream is here to save us!

I find came across Sangkaya in mount Austin, their first outlet in Johor. They have many several outlets in Malaysia. Mount Austin outlet has a very simple decoration and lesser crowd due to the problem of accessibility. Thus, it was not long before they expand their second Johor outlet in Jalan Dhoby, which is minutes walk from the JB city square.

Although mount austin was slightly less accessible and less fancy looking, it was spacious and quiet. A place suitable for relaxing. Mount Austin OutletMount Austin Outlet

In my recent visit to the Jalan Dhoby outlet, I was admired by the pretty decoration and shopfront. The entire café was fully occupied and we have to wait for 15 mins to get a little corner to eat.There is a standing table outside the café to satisfy smokers who want to have dessert while taking a puff. Entering the café makes you entered seeing so many coconuts within the refrigerator, waiting for you to consume it. Pretty Decoration

There are new items being launched (Coconut Shake). The process is very easy. You order that the order point and collect it at the collection point. Beside the collection point, you will see the boxes of topping for you to add to your ice cream. New Flavour Of Coconut ShakeOrder PointCollection PointChoice of Toppings

Upon ordering the signature, you will be entitled to add 3 toppings to it. For me, I have chosen to add sweet corn, cornflakes and kidney beans. The topping helps to provide texture to the ice cream. The coconut ice cream was really creamy and refreshing. It feels really shiok consuming it.

The coconut shake was another big hit for us. It was cooling and creamy .You can even taste bits of coconut meats within. Signature (RM 9.90) & Original Coconut Shake (RM 8.90)

To brave through the hot weather or to satisfy your coconut ice cream craving, drop by and have a try.

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Going green is in, and plant-based choices these days are aplenty. Now, eating green no longer is restricted to eating salad. Looking for a fine dining restaurant with mouth-watering
vegetarian food?

Those want to have gourmet foods in a relaxed ambience can find pleasure in exploring Vegetalk Gourmet which make both the vegetarians and non-vegetarians ask for more. Vegetalk Gourmet was situated in Taman Molek where many hips café was situated, thus being easily accessible. When you entered the restaurants, it feels very spacious and brightly lit. The staffs are fast to guide you to the seats and present you their menu.

Upon looking at the menu, there is a wide variety of food. They all look appetizing and delicious. Unlike those vegetarian mixed rice we usually see.

Enclosed herewith the menu for your reference to see how vegetarian food can be that deliciously-looking.

These are what we ordered: Tomato Corn Chowder (RM 9.80), Fruit Salad (RM 13.80), Spiral Pasta Salad (RM 10.80), Hawaiian Pizza (RM 21.80), Cod Fish with Tomato Chilli Spaghetti (RM 23.90), Pineapple Orange Juice (RM 7.80) & Guava Apple Juice (RM 6.90). My favourite was the cod fish with spaghetti. Tomato Corn Chowder (RM 9.80)

I must say that the tomato corn chowder did well as appetizer as the sweet and sour chowder did help to draw out our hungry taste bud.Cod Fish with Tomato Chilli Spaghetti (RM 23.90):The cod fish was made of the soya beans. It was soft, light and chewy. It even has light soya fragrance. The chilli tomato spaghetti was chewy yet soft. Despite its name, it does not have any spiciness at all. Hawaiian Pizza (RM 21.80):The crust was thin and crispy. It was topped with generous amount of cheese. However, I find the serving of pineapple and meat small. Furthermore, it would be nicer that mock ham was used instead of “crispy chicken cube” was the crispy
cube does not stick well to the pizza and tend to be overly fried. Spiral Pasta Salad (RM 10.80):The pasta was chewy. It was topped with lettuces, olives and mayonnaise sauce. I personally don’t fancy it as I’m not a fan of mayonnaise.Fruit Salad (RM 13.80), Pineapple Orange Juice (RM 7.80) & Guava Apple Juice (RM 6.90)

These fruit series was very refreshing as the fruits used were very fresh and sweet.

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Fan of Jay Chou, will surely seen the beautiful café scene in the music video for Hand-written Past 《手写的从前》where Jay chou sits in a wooden café with full-height glass panel. With the scene in mind, the Eco Palladium Café recreates it and has attracted large volume of crowd to visit this café.

The little glass house is located within Eco Spring Show Village where the showroom of the Eco World development was situated. It was very near to where 22 Korean Fried Chicken Factory and M2escape, about 10 mins driving journey from the previous café I went.

This is definitely a very instagrammable place even though it is still fairly inaccessible. 

Menu is simple with just coffee and cakes. The plus point is that it was very pretty.

Within the café, it can only fit about 5 people. But the atmosphere was cool and modern. You can easily spot visitors trying their best to recreate the Jay Chou MV scene. Jay Chou MV Scene
Credit: JVR MusicMy Version

Apart from the pretty glass house, the surround was pretty as well. And the wall of the café was also decorated with 3D wall art for patrons to enjoy and take photo with. I did not stay long as the crispy cotton candy from lis gelato (situated beside palladium café, read more) was out of stock and will only stock up in the night. So I decided to visit hours later, nearing to the sun set to take night view of this stunning café. Outdoor Sitting AreaHave a drink before leaving for other errandsWhen the sun was about to setwhen the sun was about to set

We are back from our errands. The sun is about to set. But it still takes some time so we sat down for their Christmas special brew (chilled coffee soda witha hint of mint and zest of orange. We also order the mint chocolate brownie to go along with it. Chilled Coffee Soda with hinge of mint and orange: The coffee was a very nice experience for us. As it taste light yet carbonated. The mint and orange taste was minimal.

Mint Chocolate Brownie: Chocolate brownie with a layer of mint cream was topped on the cake. The brownie tends to be dry and hard while the mint cream tends to be overly sweet. However, the mixture of the two combinations helps to neutralize the sweetness of the cream. Furthermore, the coffee soda, being bitter in nature helps to prevents the cake
from being gelat.

This cake & drink combination (RM18.90)when the sun set. It was still incredibly beautiful

In Eco Spring Show Village, carnivals are held periodically. We are lucky to be visit when there is a Christmas carnival happening. The event
Credit: Palladium CafeThe carnivalThe cafe informationCredit: Palladium Cafe

How to Go:
After driving to JP Perdana, continue to drive straight until you see “SETIA CASCADIA”. Turn make a right turn and continue straight and you will reach Eco Spring Show Village. See this and you can make a right turn.

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In recent years, Korean Fried Chicken, also known as another "KFC" has been gaining popularity due to the K-wave entering Asia. There are many different recipes for Korean Chicken but all carry the same characteristic -crunchier and less greasy than the usual
fried chicken. This is due to the chicken being fried twice. There are sweet or spicy or garlic version of it available in the market.

It is very common to find Korean Fried chicken outlet in Singapore but in malaysia?? I have not heard about its existence in Johor Bahru , Malaysia. Upon hearing the opening of the 22 Korean Fried chicken, I am dismay and over-joyed. With the power of my puppy-eyes and glib tongue, I managed to persuade my BF to cross the border with me for it .....and of course for other cafes nearby. haha

With the aim to conquer 22 Korean Fried Chicken, M2escape,Palladium Café and Lis Gelato which are situated in the same area – Mount Austin, I have successfully completed my mission and went even more places. I went to the Cats Café and Zoom Park too. Do read the individual post for more details.22 Korean Fried Chicken is the first Korean Fried Chicken open in Mount Austin, Johor Bahru. The interior design of this restaurant forms a space which fills it with the industrial style concept which is in contrast with the foods being served. Inside the restaurant there are also shelves selling Korean products which allows patrons to buy these products after dining here. However it also imposed patrons with a challenge of finding a seat for dining due to its limited space.We went at 1.30pm on a Saturday afternoon. The place was packed with no indoor seat except maybe 2 benches outdoor. The environment was so noisy that we literally need to shout across the table to talk to each other. We proceed to the ordering counter to order our food before securing seats as we believe that by the time we obtain our food, we should be able to find seats. Yay, Success!!Since it is a Korean Fried Chicken Shop, of course we decided that the best selection was fried chicken. Each Chicken Wing Set (4pcs) Set comprises of two chicken wing (cut into 4 pieces) , wedges as well as a drink (choice of lime water or orange juice). There are 5 flavours (Crispy, Garlic, Gangjeong (Sweet), Bul Dak (Spicy), Hot BBQ). Since bf is not a spicy eater, we wanted to try the garlic and gangjeong flavour. Unlike Four Fingers in singapore, 22 Korean Fried Chicken does not allow us to mix the chicken flavours. This is why we are 'forced' to order two sets.After 15 mins of wait, the paging system finally display our numbers and our food is finally here - Garlic (Left) & Gangjeong (Right).

We would expect the chicken to be hot or at least warm. But apparently it was not. Sauce that was spread on the chicken skin was tad little. Furthermore, the meat was a dry with no marination. It would taste much better if the juiciness of the meat was retained and more
sauce was applied. Would appreciate if more drink choices was made available.

If I was to choose which flavor I like better, that would be Garlic flavour as the taste was
richer.

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