Chinese / zi char in Johor Bahru: 21 places

The best-known chinese / zi char places in JB, with hours, price and halal status.

A

Ang Moh Pork Organ & Fish Soup (Restoran Tampoi)

紅毛豬雜湯

Fresh pork organ and fish soup plus homemade egg tarts in one Tampoi kopitiam

Larkin Non-halal

C

Cedar Point Food Centre

食得福美食中心

Claypot curry fish head and late-night satay under one roof

KSL pork-free, not certified

Century Street Food Court

世纪美食中心

Late-night open-air food court near KSL with 80+ stalls

KSL mixed food court (pork and beer stalls present); individual stalls vary RM8–20 per person

D

Da Zhong Hwa Saunaboat

大中华蒸汽火锅

Sauna-style steamboat dining in Taman Sutera Utama

Skudai Non-halal Group meals reported around RM497.50 for five people; no per-item menu found

D

Dian Xiao Er Chicken Rice

店小二鸡饭

Hainanese chicken rice stall inside a Gelang Patah kopitiam

Bukit Indah Non-halal

G

Grand Seafood Restaurant

海霸王

A Stellar Walk seafood restaurant in the Permas Jaya dining strip

Permas Jaya no data

H

Honbin Seafood Restaurant

宏运海鲜

Permas Jaya seafood restaurant known for exotic game dishes alongside the usual seafood

Permas Jaya Non-halal

K

Kam Long Ah Zai Curry Fish Head

金龙咖喱鱼头 (阿仔)

JB's original and most-queued curry fish head, running since 1983

Old Town pork-free, not certified Curry fish head from RM18 (individual) up to RM44 (large); some 2026 sources quote from RM31

M

Master Crab Seafood Restaurant

螃蟹师傅

Crab-focused zi char seafood near Sutera Mall

Skudai Non-halal

O

Ong Shun Seafood Restaurant

no data

Halal-certified Chinese zi char seafood, salted egg crab in particular

KSL Halal / Muslim-owned Dishes from around RM2.40 upward

P

Permas Seafood Village

15-plus years serving fresh live seafood with a Chinese-Thai-Malay mix, part of the Senibong waterfront seafood row

Permas Jaya no data

R

Restaurant Teck Sing

德星茶餐室

Paper-baked herbal chicken that most tables order without asking

Taman Sentosa Non-halal

R

Restoran Ah Chuan Fish Soup

阿全鱼湯

Morning-only fish soup inside a Taman Pelangi coffee shop

KSL Non-halal

R

Restoran Ah Kaw

亚九咖喱鱼头店

The original san lou mee hoon, invented here in 1979

KSL Non-halal

R

Restoran CM

亚明潮式鱼头鱼汤

Traditional Teochew fish head and fish soup, fish picked fresh off the ice display

KSL Non-halal

R

Restoran Hao Bi

好比鸭王

Hong Kong-style roasted duck, especially the herbal dang gui version, near KSL City Mall

KSL Non-halal

R

Restoran Sekee (Ah Hua Kway Teow)

司機餐室亞華粿條

Charcoal-cooked Teochew kway teow soup, an old-town institution

Old Town pork-free, not certified

R

Restoran Ya Wang

鸭皇药材烧腊大王

Pioneer of JB's herbal roasted duck

Old Town Non-halal Roasted pork around RM18, char siew around RM16 (per source, exact date of pricing unclear)

S

San Low Seafood Restaurant

三楼海鲜园

San Low fried bee hoon, in business since 1978

Taman Sentosa Non-halal A meal for 4 typically runs around RM200 or more depending on order

T

Tong Guan Nyonya

Nyonya dishes at kopitiam prices in the old town

Old Town no data Nyonya ayam buah keluak RM14.90

T

Treasure Trove

丰合餐厅

Mixed Chinese-Western menu and local soups in Nusa Bestari

Bukit Indah no data

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