Markets and independent shops in Johor Bahru

30 markets, bookshops, record shops and makers in Johor Bahru.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

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AEON Mall Bandar Dato' Onn
Shopping mall with beer garden and small outdoor gym facilities. This is the major and largest mall in the northern part of the city.
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AEON Tebrau City
Almost half of the mall's three-level floor area is occupied by the AEON hypermarket (on all the 3 levels). There are numerous international fashion shops like Giordano, MNG, Esprit, Dorothy Perkins. It is at the junction of Tebrau Highway (also known as Jalan Pandan) and Jalan Desa Tebrau. It consists of Japanese-themed section called Japan Village featuring many Japanese restaurants and shops and Fanpekka Theme Park for children.
Sun-Thu 10AM-10PM, Fri Sat 10AM-11PM
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Angsana Johor Bahru Mall
A shopping mall for traditional clothes and electronic goods hunting, located at the western side of the city.
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Galleria @ Kotaraya
Shopping mall with UTC Johor, a centralized government-related service centre.
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Hiap Joo Bakery
This traditional family-run Chinese bakery has been baking bread and cakes the same way since it was founded in 1919, in a wood-fired oven. Particularly famous for its banana cakes. Breads and cakes are ready piping-hot from the oven at around 12:30 and 2:30PM respectively. The products must be consumed within three days of purchase because no preservatives are used.
Mon-Sat 12:30 to 6PM. Preparation of the breads and cakes for baking start at around 8AM
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Holiday Plaza
A very long shopping mall built in the early years of the city. It sells various mobile and telecommunication products.
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Jalan Segget Bazaar
Daily open-air bazaar along the street that runs between Jalan Ibrahim and Jalan Wong Ah Fook. This bazaar sells mostly clothes, and also a wide range of other products - bags, belts, electric fans, food and drinks, footwear, mobile phone accessories, perfumes, sunglasses, toys, wallets and watches.
6PM-2AM
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Johor Area Rehabilitation Organisation
JARO Handicrafts Centre
The JARO Handicrafts Centre sells hand-made products such as rattan baskets, customised book-binds, batik handbags, denim shopping bags, patchwork bed linen, soft toys, etc. all produced by the physically-disabled people. JARO is a charitable organisation that provides vocational training and paid jobs for the physically-disabled.
Sun-Thu 8AM-5PM
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Johor Bahru City Square
A pedestrian bridge connects the mall to JB Sentral, which is connected to the CIQ by a pedestrian bridge. There is an mmCineplexes on levels 5 and 7.
10AM-10PM
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KOMTAR JBCC
KOMTAR JBCC is a four-level shopping mall in the KOMTAR Johor Bahru complex, which consists of KOMTAR JBCC Tower, JLand Tower and Holiday Inn Johor Bahru City Centre.
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KSL City
The 4-storey shopping mall that is part of a shopping-residential-hotel complex. It has 350 sales outlets, including 70 food and beverage outlets.
daily 10AM-10PM
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Lavender Bakery
Flagship branch of a popular citywide bakery chain that has also expanded into Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. Best known for their Japanese-inspired hanjuku cheese cake.
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Paradigm Mall Johor Bahru
Shopping mall with Camp5 climbing wall, Blue Ice Skating Rink, Star Archery, Future Land and Fun Space game arcades, Utopia Jungle World kid playground and visual art centre and Paradigm Mall Convention Centre.
10AM-10PM
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Plaza Larkin
This is a place for those interested in the latest fashions, with its number of clothing boutiques. There is an Internet cafe, a computer shop and a money changer on the first level.
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Plaza Sentosa
The main tenant here is The Store department store, which occupies 4 levels. The shopping mall building also features the Grand Sentosa Hotel.
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R&F Mall
A shopping mall with an open space at its central area facing the Tebrau Strait. It is connected to the Permaisuri Zarith Sofiah Opera House.
10AM-10PM
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Suria Market
Market and food court. Many of the stall operators were transferred from the now defunct Tebrau Market.
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The Mall, Mid Valley Southkey
The largest shopping mall in Johor. The main tenant of the shopping mall is SOGO and it also consists the Mid Valley Exhibition Centre for MICE events, KF Kiddy Circuit and children playground Kiddytopia.
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The ZON Duty Free
The ZON Duty Free is a shopping mall which has several duty-free (chocolate, alcohol and tobacco) specialty outlets. It also has a supermarket and food court in the basement. The Berjaya Waterfront Hotel is also housed in the same building. You have to declare all dutiable goods purchased in the complex and which you intend to bring out of the complex at the customs checkpoint upon leaving the complex.
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Today's Mall
The only mall in Ulu Tiram area of Johor Bahru. It consists of the Tiram Indoor Water Park and the Tiram Bowl.
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Toppen Shopping Centre
Shopping mall, adjacent to IKEA Tebrau. It features The Topp, located at its top floor which has big screen for free movie screening, small water park and various sport facilities, such as ball, skate, and climbing wall. It also consists of The Pantheon Toppen, Malaysia's largest e-sport and gaming centre.
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Beletime Danga Bay
Shopping mall facing the Tebrau Strait.
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Johor Jaya Wet Market
Pasar Awam Johor Jaya
Wet market.
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Larkin Public Market and Bazaar
Pasar Awam Larkin dan Bazar
Market.
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Majidee Malay Village Market
Medan Niaga Kampung Melayu Majidee
Market.
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Pandan City Mall
Shopping district with various shops and food stalls.
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Paragon Market Place
Train station-themed shopping mall.
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Plaza Pelangi
Shopping mall and centre for computer and IT-related items.
10AM-10PM
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Southern City
Supermarket with Giant as the main anchor.
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Stellar Walk
星海广场
Shopping mall with focus on education.

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Johor Bahru (CC BY-SA 4.0).