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Japanese Taste in Johor

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Recommendation- Japanese Restaurant

Within this month, we have visited 25 Japanese restaurants, which are famous in Johor Bahru. We are classifying these restaurants into 5 groups, which is sushi, main dish, steamboat, takoyaki and light food.

Sushi

1.      Sushi Mentai

2.      Sakae Sushi

3.      Warakuya Japanese Restaurant

4.      Sushi Zento

5.      Azuma Japanese Restaurant

6.      Sushi King

7.      Dontaku Japanese Restaurant

8.      Sushi Zanmai

9.      Kinsahi

10.  Niko-Niko

Main dish (Ramen, Udon and Rice)

1.      Wafu Japanese Casual Dining

2.      Yuzu Japanese Restaurant

3.      Hanamaru Udon &Yoshnoya

4.      Yokosuka Curry House

5.      Azuma Japanese Restaurant

6.      Dontaku Japanese Restaurant

7.      Dry Ramen Iwata

8.      Ichiban Ramen

9.      Sukiya

10.  Nobita Japanese Cafe

Steamboat (Shabu Shabu)

1.      Arashi Japanese Shabu Shabu

Tokoyaki

1.      Dontaku Japanese Restaurant

2.      Ichiban Takoyaki

3.      Yakihami Takoyaki

Light Food

1.      Cup Noodles Mart

2.      Komugi Japanese Bakery

3.      Miyakori Coffee

4.      Tokyo Secret

It is very pressure to lead all of you to visit these restaurants by our recommendations. We are also very grateful to lead all of you for sharing your experience and provide feedback in our blog.

We are thanks to you all followers to follow our blog. We will do better in future and provides more restaurants selection to all of you.

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Nobita

Nobita is a Japanese Cafe which is nearby Senai International Airport. The restaurant has provided many types of rice bowl, small dish, and entree to let customers choose. The food is good and well presented. Besides that, the price is affordable and reasonable. The most important is the place is cozy and the staff are hospitable. 

This is Tori Katsu Don. It is very appetizing and tasty. The chicken is very crisp. The price is RM 14.90 and it can be accepted by customers because there are many meats.

This is Tori Kastu Curry.The curry is very fragrant and not spicy. Besides that, the chicken is very crisp.The price is RM 14.90 and it is worth. We are very like this cafe and we recommend this cafe.

Opening Hour: 11.30a.m. - 9.00p.m.

Location:  29, jalan terminal 5Senai, Johor, Malaysia

Tel: [phone]

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Sukiya

          Sukiya is Japan’s leading Gyudon restaurant chain with about 2,000 outlets nationwide. Customers can enjoy the Gyudon, ginger chicken bowl, rice and curry and others in the restaurant. Suliya in Japan has sold the pork cuisine, but Sukiya in Malaysia is a halal restaurant, so Muslims can eat at the restaurant.

    In there, we can see many Muslim enjoy their dinner at the restaurant and the workers also all Muslims. Therefore, we take order by using Malay.

     This is Tokyo Oyakodon and the taste like the Chinese ginger chicken. However the taste is not greasy but the taste is bland. This Tokyo Oyakodon is cost RM 11.40.

     This is Chicken Katsu Ramen. The Ramen is like normal maggi noodle. Besides, the chicken is crisp but tasteless. The soup is strong flavour. This dish is cost RM 14.90. We do not recommend this restaurant but we will try this brand again in another place like Kuala Lumpur or Japan.

Opening Hours: 10.00a.m.- 10.00p.m.

Location: Aeon Shopping Mall (Bandar Dato Onn)

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Yakihami Takoyaki

       Yakihami Takoyaki is a stall which sells delicious Japanese takoyaki in Bandar Dato Onn Aeon Shopping Mall. Takoyaki is a main segment when introducing the Japanese cuisine. Takoyaki is basically a grilled or fried octopus in a ball shaped. Todays, takoyaki has more types of flavour like putting chicken ham, crab or prawn to replace octopus. 

    There are a promotion that buy 5 takoyakis can get one free and it is cost RM 10 for buying five takoyaki. We can see the workers make the takoyaki from outsides. They are very hardworking.

      Takoyaki is very soft and good-tasting. We ate this takoyaki when he takoyaki still hot but the taste is very delicious. we recommend this stall for ssomeone who like to eat takoyaki.

Opening Hours: 10.00a.m. - 10.00p.m.

Location: Aeon Shopping Mall (Bandar Dato Onn)

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Tokyo Secret

     Tokyo Secret is a stall which sells many taste of tarts. The tastes are matcha, cheese, hazelnut and others. It is very famous when entering into City Square, Johor Bahru. At that time, people must line up to buy the cheese tarts.

     We bought the matcha tart and origin cheese tart. The matcha tart is very fragrant and delicious. The origin cheese tart is very soft when eating the fillings. However, this two of tarts are very tasty and delicious, the price also amazing. It is cost above RM 7 to buy one piece. Those who have not try it can go and try.

Opening Hours: 10.00a.m. - 10.00p.m.

Location: City Square Shopping Mall (Johor Bahru)

Tel: [phone] 

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Niko-niko

         Niko-niko is a Japanese restaurant which Japanese rice ball. There are many different taste rice balls such as fried chicken rice ball, tuna rice ball and others. This restaurant has sold their rice ball to school’s stall owner and the school’s stall owner resales the rice ball to students. We can buy the this restaurant rice ball in Foon Yew High School (Kulai). We even bought the rice ball in Sunway College Johor Bahru, but the school’s stall owner does not sell the rice ball a few month ago.

      We have tasted this three rice balls. The first one is Fried chicken rice ball, the second one is tuna rice ball and the last one is chicken wire rice ball. This three rice balls are very tasty and appetizing. We prefer like to eat fried chicken rice ball because the meat is large piece.

Opening Hours: 11.00a.m. - 7.30p.m.

Tel: [phone]

Address:  No. 49, Jalan Molek 1/8, Taman Molek, Johor, 81100 Johor Bharu, Malaysia

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Ichiban Ramen

      Ichiban Ramen restaurant is established in 13 December 2002 in KLCC, Malaysia. Ichiban Ramen is a chain of restaurant in Malaysia. It has provided many types of ramen, udon and soba for customers to choose. The owner has maintained the standard of cooking in all franchise strictly to make sure customers can eat the best quality food. Besides, the owner also buy the higher quality material to cook for customers.

     The service of the staffs is very friendly and warm. The serving speed of staff is very fast. We had required the staff to get more bowls and tableware for us and he took for us very quickly.

        This is Chicken Chashu Ramen. The taste is very appetizing and the ramen is not too salty. The price for this ramen is RM 17.90. However the price is too expensive for a student, but the taste is very good.

         This is Ebi Curry Rice. The taste is not too spicy and sweet. The Ebi is very crispy and palatable. The price of this curry rice is RM 18.90. The price is very expensive but it is worth. We are like this restaurant cuisine and we will come back again.

Tel: [phone]

Opening Hour: 10.00a.m. - 10.00p.m.

Location: Aeon Mall (Bandar Dato Onn)

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Dry Ramen Iwata

      Dry Ramen Iwata is not a popular Japanese restaurant in Malaysia. Ramen is very famous in Japan, but dry ramen is not famous. Normal ramen cuisine is cook with soup. Hence, the boss is very brave to launch the dry ramen restaurant.

         This is Japanese Dry Ramen with chicken. The exterior of the ramen is not stimulate our appetite. Besides that, the taste is also not good for us. The most important is the price is slightly higher. The price of this ramen is cost above RM 15.00. 

Tel：[phone]

Opening Hours: 10.00a.m. - 10.00p.m.

Address： S111, 2rd floor Aeon Terbau mall, Johor, Malaysia. 

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Kinsahi

As the Kinsahi Japanese Restaurant, it has six branches in Johor Bahru and Klang since 2002.  The Kinsahi restaurant has an interior with a blend of the modern and traditional Japanese style. It has been creating a contemporary and cozy dining atmosphere for the dining customers. In 2013, Tokyo TV’s Japanese cuisine television program has awarded Kinsahi as “the most distinctive Malaysian style Japanese ramen and the most creative Japanese restaurant” .

In the restaurant, we have tasted some kinds of sushi. The sushi is very fresh and delicious. Therefore, the sushi illustrated below is recommended to you all.

First love maki

Imperial Ebi Maki

Tempura maki and soft shell crab maki

Temaki

 Lot S115, 2nd Floor, AEON Tebrau City Shopping Centre No. 1, Jalan Desa Tebrau, Taman Desa Tebrau, Johor Bahru 81100

Operation hour: 10.30 a.m. till 10.00 p.m.

Tel: [phone]

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Arashi Japanese Shabu Shabu

Arashi Shabu Shabu is a Japanese restaurant that serves mainly steamboat. Their steamboat usually comes in a small pot with variety of soups to be chosen from. They charged price vary with the dish they illustrate on their menu.

The Arashi Japanese restaurant focus more on high class customers and it is considered to be quite expensive for a student. However, they highly emphasize on the quality of ingredients.

This is the logo of Arashi Japanese restaurant in Tebrau Aeon, Johor Bahru.

There have various types of soup broth. For instance, Kimuchi Broth, Arashi herbal Broth, Arashi Spicy Sichuan and so on. I enjoy taking the Arashi Miso Broth at there.

Moreover, there also has various types of combo set at there. For instance, pork and chicken combo, salmon and pork combo and seafood and meat combo. The price is set around RM30 which is quite reasonable.

The environment of the restaurant is very comfortable as I am able to enjoy my meal in a quiet situation. Moreover, the service of the employee in the restaurant are very friendly and efficient.

Lot S113，2nd Floor, Aeon Tebrau City Shopping Centre, No 1, Jalan Desa Tebrau, Taman Desa Tebrau

Tel: [phone]

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Sushi Zanmai

Sushi Zanmai is a traditional conveyor-belt sushi restaurant. It has provided fresh and clean sushi for the people. Zanmai in Japanese means luxury. Sushi is a Japanese food consisting of cooked vinegared rice combined with other ingredients, such as seafood, vegetables  and tropical fruits and so on.

The ebi specials of Spicy Unagi Roll is delicious and its ingredients are very fresh.

Cheesy chicken fry is served when it is still hot. The chicken fry with cheese has a very good taste. It is very crispy when eating it.

The Double Choco Monaka looks very nicely. When having a bite with it, the ice-cream is rich of chocolate flavour. I am enjoying to eating this ice-cream waffles. It is so delicious.

Lot 209, Johor Bahru City Center, 80000, Johor Bahru, Johor.

Komtar JBCC

Tel: [phone]

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Ichiban Takoyaki

Ichiban Takoyaki sells delicious Japanese takoyaki in City Square, Johor Bahru. It is well known for introducing Japanese Takoyaki in fast food segment. Takoyaki is basically a grilled or fried octopus in a ball shaped which may also be termed as Japanese Dumpling. It is made in a special Takoyaki pan. There are various types of takoyaki. For instance, octopus, chicken ham, crab and prawn flavours have been sold at there.

This is the logo of Ichiban Takoyaki. It is seemed like a cute octopus.

The Takoyaki, which sold at there is seem delicious and bigger. The fillings in the Takoyaki is  served fully.

It is very tasty. I recommended to try it and get a bite when walk around in City Square.

 Location: Level 3 in City Square

Tel: [phone]

Operation hour: 10.00 a.m. till 10.00 p.m.

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Dontaku Japanese Restaurant

Dontaku Japanese Restaurant serves mouth-watering, authentic Japanese food which gentle tantalizes tastebuds in a mounthful of flavour. This bamboo-inspired restaurant makes a feeling of relaxing while taken the delicious Japanese cuisine.

While walking into the restaurant, there is two rows of bamboo on the both side of the road. That lead us felt very comfortable and relaxing.

The Tonkotsu Ramen at there is putting in a big bowl and there are sufficient ingredients in the bowl. It looks very nicely and neatly.  However, the soup has a bit salty. Overall, it is quite good and delicious.

The California Temaki at there is also very exquisite. The vegetables and rice of the sushi is quite fresh and delicious.

The Cheese Tako Yaki is full of cheese. When eating the Cheese Tako Yaki, it is very tasty.

It is very affordable to visit this restaurant. It is quite peace and relaxing.

 MF-19, Level 3, City Square, Jalan Wong Ah Fook, 80000 Johor Bahru, Malaysia.

Tel: [phone]

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Sushi King

          Sushi King is a chain of restaurants and it is providing many types of sushi and other Japanese cuisines. There is the latest Sushi King franchise at Bandar Dato Onn Aeon shopping mall in Malaysia. The restaurant provides the cuisine with fresh ingredients to the customer. The staffs are friendly when serving the customer however they are busy and tired. The staffs are very hardworking because they clean the table quickly for next customer after the previous customer has pay the bill.

           We have tasted the four of sushi which are CKT Maki, California Maki, Inari and Unagi Slice. We were eating the sushi with the wasabi source. We felt that all sushi are very delicious but we most prefer Unagi Slice.

       Tempura is also a famous Japanese cuisine. It is very crisp and fresh.

       Dumpling is not Japanese cuisine but we also can eat at Japanese restaurant. Japanese taste dumpling is made by cabbage and meat. When comparing with Chinese style dumpling, we prefer to eat Chinese style dumpling.

       Simon fish also is famous Japanese cuisine. It is very expensive for a student because it costs above RM 20. However, it is too expensive for us, we still order it because it is too delicious and fresh. We are very like it. 

Location： Aeon shopping mall (Bandar Dato Onn)

Operation time: 10.00a.m. - 10.00p.m.

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Azuma Japanese Restaurant

Azuma Japanese Restaurant was created by Kimitaka Azuma in Sydney in 1990. In that time, the Japanese tourism in Australia started to boom. By his passion and independent spirit, he started to open the restaurant successfully. He has used the freshest ingredients to create simply delicious food. His cuisine says that ‘Simple is best!’. 

Azuma Japanese Restaurant has opened all around the world. This is the Azuma branch in JBCC, Johor Bahru. This is the Logo of the restaurant.

The sushi looks very fresh and exquisite. 

The tempura with rice is also very delicious. It is a very good taste with the brittle tempura. 

Besides that, there is nicely prepared and peaceful environment at there. 

Lot 202C, Level 2nd Floor, Komtar JBCC, 80000 Johor Bahru, Johor. 

Tel: [phone]

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Yokosuka Curry House

Yokosuka Curry House is a small stall in the level 3 in City Square, Johor Bahru. 

There is various type of main dish at there. It can mixed with white rice, carrot rice or udon. The Japanese curry is very famous at there. There is also have a wide variety of vegetables and meats. 

This is the Tori Katsu kare set in the stall. It has included yokosuka kare, chicken fry and salad with rice.

The Mizu Shingen Mochi is also very famous at there.

The Mizu Shingen is looked like jerry. When it mixed with the Mochi, it is tasted good and delicious. So Yummy!

There is a 10 percent discount, which is specialised for the students. It is very worth to eat at there. 

Location: Level 3 in City Square

Tel: [phone]

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Miyakori Coffee

Miyakori Coffee is located in City Square, Johor Bahru. It is the second cafe in Johor Bahru.The first cafe is located in Bukit Indah, Johor Bahru.

The Miyakori Coffee in City Square is located in a convenient point, which is in the midst of gaming or shopping at level 5. It is decked in an all-white furnished with wooden furniture. 

This is the logo in the Cafe. It represents a taste of happiness.

The menu is kept simple in premium coffee and dessert. Their cake will have a bear signature and it looks so cute.  

The cotton cheese cake is very softy and it is so delicious.

The kurogoma cheese cake is also very tasty. It is the cheese flavour cake  a cute bear. The bear logo is made by rich chocolate. There is some orea biscuit under the cheese cake.

Address: Lot J5-19, LV 05, 106-108, Jalan Wong Ah Fook, 80000 Johor Bahru, Johor.

Location: level 5 in City Square

Open hour: 10am till 10pm

Tel: [phone]