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Chinatown

This historical Chinese community area is located mostly along the Tan Hiok Nee Street. It consists of various restaurants, shops and landmarks, such as Johor Bahru Chinese Heritage Museum, Museum of 24 Festive Drum, Senso Art Gallery, Art 52 Gallery and the nearby Johor Bahru Kwong Siew Heritage Gallery.

Address: Jalan Tan Hiok Nee
Getting there: walk from JB Sentral bus terminal or train station
Price: Free, except when visiting individual establishment

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Listing from Wikivoyage: Johor Bahru, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Art 52 Gallery
Art gallery.
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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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Senso Art Gallery Cafe
Art gallery with cafe and workshop section.
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India Mosque
Masjid India
This mosque has two different minarets and was founded by the city's Indian Muslim community. It is a modern-looking mosque with white walls, blue-tinted glass cladding on both its minarets and a blue and silver dome.
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