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Get Unique Dry Bak Kut Teh With Cheese At This Johor Bahru Eatery

Restoran Ah Peng Bak Kut Teh has dry cheese BKT at Johor Bahru


Image credit: 世界动漫

Some may find the dish depicted above appetising, while others will shudder in disgust. But regardless of what you think about the concept of bak kut teh with cheese, there’s no denying that it is a novel concept. If you’re curious to try this dish yourself, be sure to drop by Restoran Ah Peng Bak Kut Teh at Johor Bahru.

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This is quite the highly-rated bak kut teh stall—it frequently draws sizeable crowds to its premises and has a 4.5 star Google Maps rating at the time of writing. While most are there for, understandably, their bak kut teh, the zi char fare here is said to be pretty good, too.

Image credit: Lim We Siang

The Soup Bak Kut Teh, which gets you a pot of soup tinged with herbal flavour, pork ribs, beancurd skin and more, starts from RM18/~S$5.20. Instead of pork ribs, you can also have the same soup with Pork Cartilage (RM20/~S$5.70), Pork Belly (RM18/~S$5.20), and even Pork Tail (RM20/~S$5.70).

Image credit: 阿彬养生肉骨茶

But of course, the must-try dish here is the Dry Cheese Bak Kut Teh (RM22/~S$6.30), which is exactly what its name suggests. While this may seem like a strange combination to most, we are told that the pork ribs’ sweet dark soy sauce pairs really well with the cheese. You can even get an IG-worthy cheese pull with this dish, like in the picture above!

For more eateries in JB to try, read our best Johor Bahru hawker stalls guide. For JB cafes to try, read our Johor Bahru cafe guide.

Address: 10, Jalan Setia 3/2, Taman Setia Indah, 81100 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Opening hours: Daily 10:30am to 9:30pm
Tel: +60 16-839 3699
Website
Restoran Ah Peng Bak Kut Teh is not a halal-certified eatery.

Feature image adapted from 世界动漫 and Lim We Siang.

Enze Kay

Enze is a Singapore-based food writer. He enjoys noodle dishes from around the world, but local classics such as bak chor mee, wonton mee, and hokkien mee hold a special place in his heart.

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