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8 Best Bak Kut Teh Spots in Johor Bahru [2025]

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Bak Kut Teh Johor Bahru

Best Bak Kut Teh Johor Bahru
Best Bak Kut Teh Johor Bahru

If you are looking for the best Bak Kut Teh spots in Johor Bahru, you have come to the right place! In this blog post, we will list 8 Best Bak Kut Teh Spots in Johor Bahru. From small roadside stalls to elegant restaurants, we have got you covered. So what are you waiting for? Start reading and start eating!

1. Ah Soon Bak Kut Teh

Ah Soon Bak Kut Teh - Bak Kut Teh Johor Bahru
Ah Soon Bak Kut Teh – Bak Kut Teh Johor Bahru (Credit: Ah Soon Bak Kut Teh’s Facebook)
Key ServicesBak Kut Teh Spot, Restaurant
Website https://www.facebook.com/Ahsoonbakkuteh141/
AddressNo. 141, Jalan Keris 1, Taman Sri Tebrau, 80500 Johor Bahru, Johor, 80050 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Phone +60 16-773 1262
Operating hoursTuesday to Sunday 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Ah Soon Bak Kut Teh is one of the finest Bak Kut Teh restaurants in Johor Bahru. It provides delicious yet soupy Bak Kut Teh to all its customers.served in a steaming claypot, you can see the golden brown herbal broth with lots of pork chunks swimming inside, which is served in a piping hot dish.

A tantalizing blend of herbs, spices, and red wine gives these pork chunks a robust herbal flavor that is fully absorbed into the meat after hours of low-heat simmering. Despite this, when you take a bite, you will notice that the pork still has its natural sweetness and creamy texture.

Key Differentiators:

  • Serves savory soupy Bak Kut Teh
  • Cooked in traditional charcoal
  • Reasonable price

Customer’s Review:

It was excellent! Tried both the BKT and their sesame chicken, it was so fragrant and flavorful. Sat outside and it was really warm plus quite a long wait but overall it was worth it!

Tan Jermaine

2. E Pin Bak Kut Teh

E Pin Bak Kut Teh - Bak Kut Teh Johor Bahru
E Pin Bak Kut Teh – Bak Kut Teh Johor Bahru (Credit: E Pin Bak Kut Teh’s Facebook)
Key ServicesBak Kut Teh Spot, Restaurant
Website https://www.facebook.com/yipin9998/
Address26,jalan indah 15/1Taman bukit indah 81200 (bukit indah hong leong bank 81200 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Phone +60 10-663 6296

According to E Pin Bak Kut Teh, MSG is not used in the making of Bak Kut Teh. They use higher-quality pork and ingredients in their own recipe, stressing that there will be no MSG included.

The soupy and dry types of Bak Kut Teh would be served. The pork ribs for the soupy version are cooked until they are very soft and moo without being mushy, while still maintaining their form. It also takes its dark broth with a distinctive herbal broth flavor that you won’t find anywhere else.

The dry version of Bak Kut Teh is simply claypot dry pork knuckles, which is known as Bak Kut Teh. These pork knuckles are cooked to perfection and come off easily with a light bite because they’re done correctly. It also has a spongy, creamy texture.

Key Differentiators:

  • Authentic dishes no MSG included
  • Nostalgic setting
  • Friendly staff

Customer’s Review:

Good taste, soup Bak Kut Teh and specially dry Bak Kut Teh.

Aye Mon

3. Kedai Bak Kut Teh Hin Hock

Kedai Bak Kut Teh Hin Hock - Bak Kut Teh Johor Bahru
Kedai Bak Kut Teh Hin Hock – Bak Kut Teh Johor Bahru (Credit: Kedai Bak Kut Teh Hin Hock’s Facebook)
Key ServicesBak Kut Teh Spot, Chinese Restaurant
Website https://www.facebook.com/hinhockbakkutteh
AddressJalan Dato Toh Ah Boon 81200 Tampoi, Johor, Malaysia
Phone +60 12-316 9908

Kedai Bak Kut Teh Hin Hock serves rich and flavorful Bak Kut Teh. Many people find it delectable, and they are unable to stop drinking once they start. They served in a claypot and made fresh on the spot. The braised pork trotters and steamed poached fish are also must-eats. The meat in their braised pork trotter is incredibly soft, and you’ll feel as if it’s “melting” on your tongue after just a bite.

Key Differentiators:

  • Gained support from the local customers for more than 30 years
  • Serves local Malaysian Chinese cuisine
  • Serves signature dishes are “Bak Kut Teh” in herbal soup and the freshly steamed fish.

Customer’s Review:

The fish is really fresh and the Bak Kut Teh soup has the real herbal taste. Food not bad, reasonable price. Will come again.

Cody Lim

4. Hwa Mei Bak Kut Teh

Hwa Mei Bak Kut Teh - Bak Kut Teh Johor Bahru
Hwa Mei Bak Kut Teh – Bak Kut Teh Johor Bahru (Credit: Hwa Mei Bak Kut Teh’s Facebook)
Key ServicesBak Kut Teh Spot, Chinese Restaurant
Website https://www.facebook.com/Hwa-Mei-Bak-Kut-Teh
Address146,Jalan Lumba Kuda, Bukit Chagar 80300 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Phone +60 12-700 1776
Operating hoursTuesday to Sunday +60 12-700 1776

Hwa Mei Bak Kut Teh, which has been operating for more than 50 years, is the only store in Johor Bharu that still cooks Bak Kut Teh, rice and even boils the water using charcoal.

The aromatic, full-flavored Bak Kut Teh not only has the finest pork ribs, but also the pig’s skin and belly. Both are delicious. The broth has a delicate herbal taste that is both pleasant and tasty.

Key Differentiators:

  • Running more than 50 years
  • Using the charcoal to cook
  • Aromatic and Rich Flavored

Customer’s Review:

If you haven’t eaten here, you are seriously missing out.

Henry Kim

5. Chicken Claypot House Malaysia

Chicken Claypot House Malaysia - Bak Kut Teh Johor Bahru
Chicken Claypot House Malaysia – Bak Kut Teh Johor Bahru (Credit: Chicken Claypot House Malaysia’s Facebook)
Key ServicesBak Kut Teh Spot, Chinese Restaurant
Website https://www.facebook.com/chickenclaypothouse/
Address66, Jalan Sutera Tanjung 8/4, Taman Sutera Utama, 81300 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
Phone +607 555 9668
Email info@chickenclaypothouse.com.my

The Chicken Claypot House Malaysia is a contemporary chicken-centric claypot restaurant that serves delectable cuisines in classic Sze-Chuan style using the finest ingredients.

Their most well-known specialties, which are renowned for their pleasant smell that greets us from miles away. They’re made with a secret recipe passed down through the years until it was rediscovered and auspiciously arrived with us today.

Key Differentiators:

  • First Restaurant Specializing in Chicken Claypot
  • Use fresh and organic kampung chicken in all of their chicken claypot dishes
  • Already-Solid nationwide expansion more than 14 branches

Customer’s Review:

Used free range chicken. Flavorful soups. Choice of dry, pepper and herbal. Do order the sliced meat, they go well with the soups and special mother sauce.

Pinky C.

6. Soon Chiang Bak Kut Teh

Soon Chiang Bak Kut Teh - Bak Kut Teh Johor Bahru
Soon Chiang Bak Kut Teh – Bak Kut Teh Johor Bahru (Credit: Soon Chiang Bak Kut Teh’s Facebook)
Key ServicesBak Kut Teh Spot, Chinese Restaurant, Family Style Restaurant 
Website https://www.facebook.com/soonchiangbkt/
Address41 Jalan Maju, Taman Tebrau Jaya Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Phone +60 7-332 6757
Operating hoursTuesday to Sunday 7:30 AM – 4:30 PM

Soon Chiang Bak Kut Teh, which is located at the busy intersection of “Newspaper Street”, specializes in a traditional favorite of both pork ribs in dark gravy and pig stomach in white pepper soup since 1982.

Soon Chiang Bak Kut Teh that consists of piping hot, spicy pork and its entrails. Their clear herbal broth has a lovely sweet flavor, which was enhanced with additional herbal notes.

Key Differentiators:

  • Good Services
  • Affordable
  • Serving a traditional staple of both pork ribs in rich dark broth

Customer’s Review:

Traditional cuisine for a long time.

Toh Choon Kheat

7. Old Place Bak Kut Teh Restaurant

Old Place Bak Kut Teh Restaurant - Bak Kut Teh Johor Bahru
Old Place Bak Kut Teh Restaurant – Bak Kut Teh Johor Bahru (Credit: Old Place Bak Kut Teh Restaurant’s Facebook)
Key ServicesBak Kut Teh Spot, Asian Fusion Restaurant, Family Style Restaurant
Website https://www.facebook.com/oldplacebakkutteh/
AddressNo.1, Jalan Kota 1/2, Taman Cahaya Kota Puteri, 81750 Masai, Johor, Malaysia
Operating hoursDaily 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Having something home-cooked is always uplifting. Fortunately for you, at Old Place Bak Kut Teh, you may get exactly that. You will undoubtedly savor bowls of translucent and light broth thanks to a homey cooking technique and recipe. But don’t be fooled by the lack of visual appeal; the tastes and aromas are strong, savory, and have a natural sweetness derived from the delicate pork ribs.

Key Differentiators:

  • Asian Fusion Restaurant
  • Homey recipes and flavors
  • Offers Promotion 

Customer’s Review:

Bak Kut Teh…a great price at a fair price.

Leong Jet

8. Restoran Sze Wah

Restoran Sze Wah - Bak Kut Teh Johor Bahru
Restoran Sze Wah – Bak Kut Teh Johor Bahru (Credit: Restoran Sze Wah’s Facebook)
Key ServicesBak Kut Teh Spot, Chinese Restaurant
Website https://restoranszewah1982.business.site/
AddressNo 2 & 3 Jalan Seruling 1 Taman Sri Kulai Baru 2 Johor, Kulai
Phone 012-785 2234, 012-759 3877

Enjoy a bowl of Delectable Bak Kut Teh at Restoran Sze Wah. The restaurant has a special secret recipe that truly satisfies the appetite of people.

Key Differentiators:

  • Affordable
  • Quality ingredients
  • Special secret recipe

Customer’s Review:

The best Bakuteh. The broth taste really good. I love the combination of intestine and pork belly. It’s full pack all the time.

Daud Tanri

Bak Kut Teh Johor Bahru

Bak Kut Teh is a popular dish in Johor Bahru, with many restaurants specializing in this traditional Chinese soup. We’ve provided a list of the 8 best Bak Kut Teh spots in Johor Bahru, so you can try them all and find your favorite!

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