Also known as Chaozhou cuisine, Teochew consists of seafood and vegetarian dishes and commonly regarded as being healthy. This cuisine is also known for serving congee, steamed rice or noodles with meals. To savour the best teochew food in JB, you better check out these restaurants.
1. Come & Eat Restaurant
You’ll find a wide range of freshly cooked veggies, tofu, fish, pork and duck dishes with white porridge that is yummy and comforting. There’s also braised eggs, braised duck, and braised pork belly with seven layers of meat, fat and skin.
Location: 34-2-A, Jalan Stulang Darat, 80300 Johor Bahru
Hours: 4:00pm – 8:00pm (closed on Mondays)
2. Restoran Wah Yew Teochew Cuisine
You have to taste Wah Yew’s kampung chicken and piping hot Hor Fun to satisfy your taste buds. Their famous Rabbit Fish which is cooked in traditional Teochew style, and their signature Teochew style pomfret fish porridge are another must-tries.
Location: No. 41, Jalan Perang, Taman Pelangi, 80400 Johor Bahru
Hours: 11:00am – 9:00pm (closed on Tuesdays)
3. Swee Ang Restaurant
Been operating for more than 60 years, Swee Ang is famous for their Crab Ball – their signature dish. It has a mild taste soup with compressed crab meat that tastes like heaven in every bite! They also have pork tendon, bean paste fish, and a lot more.
Location: No. 70, Jalan Kuning, Tamn Pelangi, 80400 Johor Bahru
Hours: 11:00am – 9:00pm (closed on Tuesdays)
4. 980潮州小食
Tucked in a housing estate in Masai area, 980 Teochew Eatery serves home style Teochew dishes such as cabbage soup, steamed sotong, claypot shark lips, claypot duck and pork and more.
Location: Blk D G-02 Jln Jelatang 2 Taman Cahaya Kota Putri, Masai
Hours: 7:30am – 3:00pm (closed on Saturdays)
5. Restoran Woon Kiang
Come and munch on Woon Kiang’s popular kuey teow kia which consists of thinner noodles in a piping hot herbal flavoured soup with fresh spring onions and fried onions. The noodles are served with different side dishes. They also have braised pork intestines and pig skin, braised pig ears, braised belly pork, braised duck teochew style and more.
Location: #G-06, Jalan Pandan 1, Pangsarpuri Impian, Stulang, Johor Bahru
Hours: 9:30am – 3:30am
6. Kedai Masakan Itek Taika Huat
Serving delicious Teochew Styled Braised Duck since 1970s, Taika Huat is being loved by foodies. Some are even willing to travel far just to taste their braised duck with tender meat in a thick braised sauce. They also serve pork trotters, stewed eggs, bean curd, stewed duck, and kueh teow.
Location: Jalan Kilang Nenas, 81300 Skudai
Hours: 8:30am – 4:00pm
