Best Mee Suah in Johor Bahru (JB)

A renowned Taiwanese chain that has won the hearts of all walks of life. Perpetually packed during peak hours, you may need to wait to be seated and served, yet it’s truly worth the hassle. The best seller here is their Oyster Mee Sua – a dish that triumphs in both texture and flavour. The key here is the stock which is made from secret ingredients, drenched on homemade silky smooth noodles and topped with fresh oysters and shredded chicken. Despite the generous portion, you couldn’t get enough of it. 

If one says that mee suah is commonly a cut from the same cloth and does not charm your palate with bold flavours, Restaurant Lima Ratus is eager to prove you wrong. Resonating with rave reviews both online and offline, their Red Wine Chicken Mee Suah is a showstopper and it does look good on Instagram too. This dish hits the mark with smooth noodles soaking up the savoury and slightly alcoholic red concoction and tender chunks of chicken doubling your satisfaction. 

What you’re looking at is a rewarding bowl of mee suah that comes with a pocket-friendly price tag. Seemingly simple but the flavours are greater than good. The slender noodles swim in a pristine broth flooded with bouncy fish balls, meatballs, slices of pork and handful of bitter gourd. And be sure of adding the chopped chillies to take the flavours up a notch. 

This famed eatery is no stranger to the locals, especially those who go head over heels for meaty galore in a soupy bowl. Upon entering, be spoilt for choices as fresh ingredients are laid on a bed of ice cubes such as fish slices, abalone slices, fish cakes and prawns, to name a few. You might have guessed already, cherry-pick your favourite toppings and hand it over to the master who ladles a flavourful broth on the noodle of your choice. Koey Teow may top the noodle selection yet their mee suah deserves a special mention too. This soul-warming bowl is best consumed with chopped chillies and dash of soy sauce. 

Fellow vegetarians, we do hear your scream too. Beans Talk is a popular Taiwanese restaurant that offers both vegetarian and non-vegetarian mee suah. The vegetarian bowl boasts the noble addition of shiitake mushroom to resemble oysters as it’s juicy and soft in nature, while the soup is thick, flavourful and absolutely divine. The eminently slurpable thin noodles and a smattering of herbs round up a memorable meal. And leaving this charming eatery without chomping down their famous desserts is close to a crime. 

Another reliable Taiwanese restaurant at the heart of Johor Jaya that never fails to impress with authenticity and affordability. Expect a casual interior that invites you to linger a little longer after scarfing down goodies like mee suah. It has everything you can ask from an exemplary mee suah – simple yet satisfying broth, slippery smooth noodles, smatterings of juicy meat and sprinkle of herbs towards the end. Delicious!