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Sedap Corner THAI/CHINESE/MALAY Sedap Corner is very popular ill the locals. It's dressed down in metal chairs and Formica-top tables, with a coffeeshop feel. Local dishes like sambal sabah, otak-otak, and fish head curry house specials, and you don't have to worry about them being too spicy. 11 Jalan Abdul Samad. 07/224-6566. Reservations recommended. Main courses RM4.50-RM24 St.20-US$6.30), though most dishes no more than RM6 (US$1.60). No credit cards. Daily 9am-9:45pm.

Selasih MALAY For a broad-range sampling of Malaysian cuisine, try Selasih, which has a daily buffet spread of more than 70 items featuring regional dishes from all over the country. Each night, the dinner buffet is accompanied traditional Malay music and dance performances. Children and seniors . Live a 50% discount.

Puteri Pan Pacific, "The Kotaraya." 071223-3333, ext. 3151. Reservations recommended. Buffet lunch aJ8 (US$7.35); buffet dinner RM40 (US$11). AE, DC, MC, V. Daily 11:30am-2:30pm; Fri-Sat 6:30-10:30pm dinner on weekdays). The Tepian Tebrau Stalls in Jalan Skudai (along the seafront) and the stalls near I , Central Market offer cheap local eats in hawker-center style. The dish that ii s Johor Bahru on the map, ikan bakar (barbecued fish with chiles), is out of this world at the Tepian Tebrau stalls. The sights in Johor Bahru are few, but there are some interesting museums and a beautiful istana and mosque. It's a fabulous place to stay for a day, especially if ,it’s day trip from Singapore, but to stay for longer may be stretching the point.

Bangunan Sultan Ibrahim (State Secretariat Building) The saracenic i% or of this building makes it feel older than it truly is. Built in 1940, today it houses the State Secretariat. Jalan Abdul Ibrahim. No phone Masjid Sultan Abu Rakar This mosque was commissioned by Sultan Ibrahim in 1890 after the death of his father, Sultan Abu Bakar. It took 8 years and RM400,000 to build, and is one of the most beautiful mosques in Malaysia at least from the outside. The inside? I can't tell you. I showed up in "good Muslim woman" clothing, took off my shoes, and crept up to the outer area (Where I know women are allowed), and a Haji flew out of an office and shooed me off in a flurry, He asked if I was Muslim, I said no, and he said I wasn't allowed in. When I reported this to the tourism office at JOTIC, they thought 1 was nuts, and said anyone with proper attire could enter the appropriate sections. Let me know if you get in.
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