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Restoran Ya Wang [Johor Bahru]


Restoran Ya Wang is pretty hard to find because it's not on the main street. The easiest route from City Square Mall is to head to the curry fish head place. Once you are past it, you can then jaywalk to across the main road on the right. Restoran Ya Wang is located right in front of a parking lot.


For those who need to plan in advance, here's a snapshot of their menu! The zichar dishes look tempting hor, maybe should come back for lunch with the family some day!


A lot of customers were having their roast duck noodle (7rm). So as typical Singaporeans, we also had to try. The noodles were QQ but the sauce was your run-of-the-mill soya sauce concoction. Serving was on the small side, I think one person could eat like two of these plates.


Of course, have to order the signature herbal roast duck rice (7rm)! Restoran Ya Wang is supposedly the consultant for Dian Xiao Er. While the duck was decent, the herbal sauce was disappointing -- they barely drizzled a tablespoon of sauce over your rice lor. And it was quite mild. (You need to pay 5rm to top up the sauce) I think we still prefer DXE.


S wanted some roast pork because it 'looked good' hanging by the window. It was quite salty and totally not crispy at all.

Perhaps we will give it another try in a bigger group - ordering the whole herbal roast duck.

Restoran Ya Wang
Address: 28, Jalan Segget, Bandar Johor Bahru, 80000 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Opening Hours: Mon-Sun, 08:00-18:00
Contact: +60 7-224 8624
Damage: from S$2

Kam Long Curry Fish Head @ Jalan Wong Ah Fook (Johor Bahru)


Conveniently located near the CIQ and City Square, Kam Long Curry Fish Head is one of the best eats in JB. Well-known for being cheap and good, the queue at this stall can get pretty insane. Even though it opens till 430pm, the fish head curry usually sells out by 2pm.


Good thing we decided to head down early. This was the queue at 10am. We were lucky that we waited for only 15mins. By 1030am, there were at least 20-30 people in line.


Look at how cheap the portions are. For RM22 (currently S$7.33), you get half a fish head, lots of vegetables and a bubbling clay pot full of one of the most lemak curry we've ever tasted. The fish meat was firm and there was no fishy aftertaste.


Sher kept insisting that small was more than enough for two (she read from some other blogger's review). But the guy sitting opposite us (be prepared to share table) was having a medium all to himself. Maybe our stomachs were full from the buffet breakfast earlier, and so we almost couldn't finish the whole pot of curry. We think the medium pot would suffice 2 starving customers for lunch.


After finishing your meal, it is customary to pay and leave without delay. With so many hungry eyes glaring your way, you would be obliged to. We'll definitely be back for more! Can't stay the same for the popiah and char kway tiao along the Meldrum Walk Food Street though... but that's a story for another time.

Kam Long Curry Fish Head
Address: Jalan Wong Ah Fook, Johor Bahru
Opening Hours: Mon-Sun, 08:00-16:30
Damage: ~$6/pax