Hibi by Wizards (Eco Botanic)

A newly opened cave-themed Japanese cafe that serves matcha and japanese tea, cocktail, rice bowls, soba noodles and Kushiyaki. The cafe is so packed when we arrived for lunch, good to make reservation before heading down. We waited about 30 minutes before getting a table. 

Eye-catching cafe exterior

Nori Sesame Pesto Soba (RM32)

Rich creamy pesto sauce which tastes yummy but good to share between 2 person

Chargrilled Chawanmushi (RM18)

Assorted Tempura (RM28)

Recommended to us which comprises of the egg plant, prawn, sweet potato, lady finger, chilli and mushroom

Smoked Chicken Katsu (RM35)

Kushiyaki (Thigh and Wings)(RM7 each)

Both thigh and wings are a bit dry

Ayame (RM18)

Matcha with milk + green tea kit kat

How to get there?

Address: 42 Jalan Eko Botani, Taman Persiaran Eko Botani 2, 79100 Iskandar Puteri, Johor Bahru, Malaysia

Phone: +60 12 252 5788

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Opens from Mon to Thurs: 12pm to 3pm, 5pm to 10pm

Fri to Sun: 12pm to 10pm

Yard & Co. (Desaru)

Yard & Co. offers a cosy ambience with nice seaview for relaxation, photo taking and to have a good family lunch bonding. Ample parking lots in front of the cafe. 

We've ordered Salsa Salmon (RM38.90), Fun with Captain (RM16.50), Latte (RM11), Pu'er Tiramisu (RM19.90), Day at the Beach (16.50) and Off Duty Mermaid (RM16.50).

Prefer to have spicy food, I've ordered Laksa Pasta (RM32.90).

How to get there?

Address: Lot4785, Jalan Siakap, Kampung Sungai Rengit, 81600 Pengerang, Johor Darul Ta'zim, Malaysia

Phone: +601155833319

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Opens from Mon to Fri: 12pm to 10pm

Sat & Sun: 11am to 10pm

The Laundry Man (Eco Botanic)

The Laundry Man locates just next to Good Times Cafe which is convenient for us while we wash the bedsheets and blankets and have our meal next door. 

Change for the tokens to be used for the machines

Usually we pay RM8 for "Hot" wash under 14kg and RM8 (40 mins) for "Hot" dryer

How to get there?
Address: 28 Jalan Eko Botani 3/2, Gelang Patah, Johor Darul Ta'zim, Malaysia
Opens 24 hours

Good Times Cafe 好时光 (Eco Botanic)

Good Times Cafe opens at 8am which allows us to have a good breakfast whenever we drive to Eco Botanic in the early morning. Sometimes while we are having breakfast, we will wash the blankets and bedsheets at The Laundry Man next door. 

Half boiled kampung eggs is a must order for our breakfast

Curry & red sauce chee cheong fun, and Gu Zao Hokkien meat balls

Dulang Porridge Set for a hearty meal

How to get there?
Address: 24 Jalan Eko Botani 3/2 Taman Eko Botani, 79100 Iskandar Puteri, Johor
Phone: +6075103008

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Opens from Tues to Sun: 8am to 5pm

Closed on Mondays

Big Bowl Noodles 大碗公猪肉粉 (Eco Botanic)

The restaurant specialises in pork noodles, serves the noodles dry or with soup bases and ingredients such as meat slices, pork intestine, minced meat, meat balls and pork liver.

Choose from the soup bases (herbal pumpkin, herbal pork bone, beauty tomato), type of noodles (kuey teow, yellow noodles, bee hoon, cintan noodles) or rice and sauces (white, black, tomato and mala sauces) for the dry noodles.

Milk Tea

How to get there?
Address: No 6 Jalan Eko Botani 3/6 Taman Eko Botani, 79100 Iskandar Puteri Johor

Phone: +60 7585 9588

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Opens daily from 10am to 8.45pm

Fit My Bowl (Eco Botanic)

A short drive from Tuas Checkpoint to Eco Botanic, Fit My Bowl provides healthy meal choices. They have Korean Bibimbap, Sambal Smoked Duck Pasta, Nanyang Mala Tofu, etc.

You can choose your own poke bowl.

Unagi Kabayaki Pokebowl

Smoked Duck Nasi Lemak Pokebowl

How to get there?

Address: No. 16 Jalan Eko Botani 3/6 Taman Eko Botani, Gelang Patah, Malaysia
Phone: +60 16885 9778

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Opens daily from 10am to 9pm

Chi-Gui Mala Hot Pot 赤鬼麻辣火锅 (Mid Valley Southkey)

Chi-Gui Mala Hot Pot serves a variety of soup bases such as the green mala spicy soup, mala with milk soup, red mala spicy soup, fresh tomato soup, tonkotsu soup, etc.

We had the quarter pot to enjoy 4 different soup bases which consist of Chinese herbal chicken, pepper pork herbal, fresh mushroom and tonkotsu soups. 

Ordered the pork belly and kurobuta collar slices, ham meat balls, pork liver, seafood tofu, fried bean curd sheets, fried luncheon meat, dry noodles and enoki mushroom.

They have the scallop pork meat paste, shrimp paste, etc.

Sauce bar and dessert is at RM6 per pax, comes with free flow of ice cream and fruits.

Matcha ice cream is recommended!

Also recommend to order the brown sugar ice jelly (RM8)

Jasmine flossy cream tea (RM11.90)

How to get there?

Address: Mid Valley Southkey, No. 1 Persiaran Southkey 1, Southkey, 80150, Johor Bahru, Johor Malaysia (Level G-058, near North Entrance)

Phone: +6017 665 3899 / +607 276 3668

Facebook: www.facebook.com/ChiguiHotpotMidvalleySouthkey

Make reservation to avoid waiting during peak hours.

Opens daily from 10am to 10pm.

Driving to Mid Valley Southkey, one can use the Touch 'n Go card for carpark entry.

Web: https://www.midvalleysouthkey.com

Tasixi 大四喜香港点心楼 (Eco Botanic)

A short drive from Tuas checkpoint to have an early breakfast at Eco Botanic before the shopping begins!

Slip for keeping track of the orders

Our breakfast!

Stir fried carrot cake

Cha Siew bun

How to get there?
Address: 58 Jalan Eko Botani 3/2, 79100 Iskandar Puteri, Johor Bahru, Malaysia

Phone: +60 16778 9933

Opens daily from 7am to 4pm