Fan of Jay Chou, will surely seen the beautiful café scene in the music video for Hand-written Past 《手写的从前》where Jay chou sits in a wooden café with full-height glass panel. With the scene in mind, the Eco Palladium Café recreates it and has attracted large volume of crowd to visit this café.

The little glass house is located within Eco Spring Show Village where the showroom of the Eco World development was situated. It was very near to where 22 Korean Fried Chicken Factory and M2escape, about 10 mins driving journey from the previous café I went.

This is definitely a very instagrammable place even though it is still fairly inaccessible. 

Menu is simple with just coffee and cakes. The plus point is that it was very pretty.

Within the café, it can only fit about 5 people. But the atmosphere was cool and modern. You can easily spot visitors trying their best to recreate the Jay Chou MV scene. Jay Chou MV Scene
Credit: JVR MusicMy Version

Apart from the pretty glass house, the surround was pretty as well. And the wall of the café was also decorated with 3D wall art for patrons to enjoy and take photo with. I did not stay long as the crispy cotton candy from lis gelato (situated beside palladium café, read more) was out of stock and will only stock up in the night. So I decided to visit hours later, nearing to the sun set to take night view of this stunning café. Outdoor Sitting AreaHave a drink before leaving for other errandsWhen the sun was about to setwhen the sun was about to set

We are back from our errands. The sun is about to set. But it still takes some time so we sat down for their Christmas special brew (chilled coffee soda witha hint of mint and zest of orange. We also order the mint chocolate brownie to go along with it. Chilled Coffee Soda with hinge of mint and orange: The coffee was a very nice experience for us. As it taste light yet carbonated. The mint and orange taste was minimal.

Mint Chocolate Brownie: Chocolate brownie with a layer of mint cream was topped on the cake. The brownie tends to be dry and hard while the mint cream tends to be overly sweet. However, the mixture of the two combinations helps to neutralize the sweetness of the cream. Furthermore, the coffee soda, being bitter in nature helps to prevents the cake
from being gelat.

This cake & drink combination (RM18.90)when the sun set. It was still incredibly beautiful

In Eco Spring Show Village, carnivals are held periodically. We are lucky to be visit when there is a Christmas carnival happening. The event
Credit: Palladium CafeThe carnivalThe cafe informationCredit: Palladium Cafe

How to Go:
After driving to JP Perdana, continue to drive straight until you see “SETIA CASCADIA”. Turn make a right turn and continue straight and you will reach Eco Spring Show Village. See this and you can make a right turn.

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In recent years, Korean Fried Chicken, also known as another "KFC" has been gaining popularity due to the K-wave entering Asia. There are many different recipes for Korean Chicken but all carry the same characteristic -crunchier and less greasy than the usual
fried chicken. This is due to the chicken being fried twice. There are sweet or spicy or garlic version of it available in the market.

It is very common to find Korean Fried chicken outlet in Singapore but in malaysia?? I have not heard about its existence in Johor Bahru , Malaysia. Upon hearing the opening of the 22 Korean Fried chicken, I am dismay and over-joyed. With the power of my puppy-eyes and glib tongue, I managed to persuade my BF to cross the border with me for it .....and of course for other cafes nearby. haha

With the aim to conquer 22 Korean Fried Chicken, M2escape,Palladium Café and Lis Gelato which are situated in the same area – Mount Austin, I have successfully completed my mission and went even more places. I went to the Cats Café and Zoom Park too. Do read the individual post for more details.22 Korean Fried Chicken is the first Korean Fried Chicken open in Mount Austin, Johor Bahru. The interior design of this restaurant forms a space which fills it with the industrial style concept which is in contrast with the foods being served. Inside the restaurant there are also shelves selling Korean products which allows patrons to buy these products after dining here. However it also imposed patrons with a challenge of finding a seat for dining due to its limited space.We went at 1.30pm on a Saturday afternoon. The place was packed with no indoor seat except maybe 2 benches outdoor. The environment was so noisy that we literally need to shout across the table to talk to each other. We proceed to the ordering counter to order our food before securing seats as we believe that by the time we obtain our food, we should be able to find seats. Yay, Success!!Since it is a Korean Fried Chicken Shop, of course we decided that the best selection was fried chicken. Each Chicken Wing Set (4pcs) Set comprises of two chicken wing (cut into 4 pieces) , wedges as well as a drink (choice of lime water or orange juice). There are 5 flavours (Crispy, Garlic, Gangjeong (Sweet), Bul Dak (Spicy), Hot BBQ). Since bf is not a spicy eater, we wanted to try the garlic and gangjeong flavour. Unlike Four Fingers in singapore, 22 Korean Fried Chicken does not allow us to mix the chicken flavours. This is why we are 'forced' to order two sets.After 15 mins of wait, the paging system finally display our numbers and our food is finally here - Garlic (Left) & Gangjeong (Right).

We would expect the chicken to be hot or at least warm. But apparently it was not. Sauce that was spread on the chicken skin was tad little. Furthermore, the meat was a dry with no marination. It would taste much better if the juiciness of the meat was retained and more
sauce was applied. Would appreciate if more drink choices was made available.

If I was to choose which flavor I like better, that would be Garlic flavour as the taste was
richer.

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Miyakori Coffee, a Japanese theme coffee and desserts café located at Bukit Indah with cute theme interior design and menu, was established since 2013. They aim to provide diners with “A Taste Of Happiness!”

Bf and I chanced upon this café on our way to the bukit indah mall. The cute cartoon exterior drew my attraction making me bug bf to bring me here. The
simple, white background with the use of wood furniture makes this place very cosy yet chic place to have your time spent here. The cute japanese cartoons (rabbit and grumpy bear), which I have not sure if there is a name for it, really helps to bring the inner child in me. I believe that this place will definitely be a popular hangout place especially for girls, since many of us like pretty and cute stuff. Cute rabbit decorationGrumpy bear decorationThe popular spot to take cute selfieGrumpy bear doesn’t seems grumpy hereMy favourite cheerful rabbit

The café do not just decorate the place with the cartoon, they also infused the food with them too. It makes it just irresistible to not order and to eat after ordering.MenuDessert SelectionCoffee SelectionSpecial Weekday
Set Meal

Oreo Cheesecake (RM12.90): The cake tends to be harder than normal. But I love how the fact that cheesecake was not overly sweet. Oreo and cheesecakes were placed in layers so that one can have a taste of both worlds in every bite. Cafe mocha (RM9.50): I love how the mocha is being brew as the taste of coffee and chocolate does not overpower each other.

Even when I’m super bloated with cakes, I pester bf for another order of brownie to take photo and eat because I see how pretty the dish was from the neighbouring table.Miyakori's brownies (RM10.90) : Rich chocolate brownie coupled with the vanilla Ice-cream makes it a perfect match especially under a crazily hot weather. You will be surprised to find a waffle being hidden under the ice cream which I find it complementing the desserts as it gives a “crunchy” texture to this smooth and soft dessert.

Before leaving the place, I went to the washroom only to find the washroom decoration very
interesting. I quickly went back to my seats to take my phone for a snap of these. How To Go??Next time, if you are looking for a cute place for a hangout with friends, why not give Miyakori Coffee a chance and drop by these for “ A Taste Of Happiness”.

** Updated**

They have opened their 2nd Outlet At City Square Level 5 on December 26, 2015. This outlet makes it a convenient for Singaporean to enjoy their cute cartoon design cakes and beverage as compared to their first outlet at bukit indah. While waiting for my friend to finish her hair treatment, I decided to chill at this outlet.

The place was brightly lit due to the influx of natural daylight. I have a great chilling time at their cosy and quiet place. However, I find it a little disappointing to see that the city square outlet's decoration has minimal cartoon design as compared to their bukit indah outlet. having said that, Is till enjoy myself there as I love seeing how the food is also decorated with cute rabbit and bear design.

Being tempted by the poster, I order a sakura latte to have a taste of it. The only cartoonish decorationBeing tempted by the poster, I order a sakura latte to have a taste of it. Sakura Latte (RM13.50): It was my first time trying sakura latte. I was surprise by the taste that it was sweet with some floral after taste. However, the natural taste of coffee
was completely eliminated in this drink.

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Location
Miyakori Coffee
Johor Bahru City Square Shopping Mall
(Level 5, J5-19)
106 - 108 Jalan Wong Ah Fook, 80000 Johor
Bahru
Operating Hours: Daily: 1200 -2200

M2escape = Escape Room + Mickey Cafe

Bored at night? Finding a hangout place with your buddies? M2escape is the place to be. It is the cafe for you to chill and play with board games. If the board games are not challenging enough, why not be slightly more ambitious, join in their escape room. Escape room are basically adventure games where participants are locked in a room. You have to solve a series of games, puzzle and finding of clues to aid you to escape from the room in a given time limit.

We are not adventurous enough so we are satisfied with just having our high tea in this mickey themed cafe after visiting the 22 Korea Fried Chicken Factory (read more). It is located at the newshop areas at Mount Austin. You need to be on a lookout for it as it is located at the 2nd storey. Alternatively, you can plot your way to "DISTRICT 7" as it is situated opposite from the cafe. You will realise that it is beside 7 eleven store.Exterior of the CafeThe signboard of M2escape
Credit: M2escapeAfter parking our car, we have to walk up the stairs to the 2nd storey. Their entrance was locked, so you will need to wait a minute for the staff to click their auto gate for entrance. The cafe can definitely satisfy mickey lovers as the wall are decorated with mickey wall art. Even the menu, cakes and drink cups are also in line with the theme.It was too crowded for us to take a photo of the surrounding. But i managed to find this photo online.

Credit: M2escapeThe soft toy at the sofa

We look through the cute menu and finally decide on the Opera Cake (RM15.90), Tiramisu (RM12.90), strawberry yogurt (RM6.90) and matcha latte (RM9.90). We did not order those milk drink which enable us to use the special mickey cup, neither did we order tea set which comes with disney teapot. But I went over to other customers that order and request to take a photo of their cute teacup/ teapot.Cute menu which is in-line with their Disney theme

The entire place was very children-friendly where boxes of board games where provided. There are also wall-arts painted. Which waiting for your food, why not take some selfies.Food We OrderThe Cute Milk Cup If you order the Milk seriesThe cute teapot if you order teaThe cute teapot if you order tea

I am attracted by the decoration of the place. However, food has always been my priority. Thus, I was hoping that the food would take extraordinary. But I was kind of disappointed by it.The Coffee Tiramisu (RM 15.90) comes with a scoop fo vanilla ice-cream and a slice of tiramisu cake. This café has another flavor to choose – Matcha tiramisu. But somehow, I feel that tiramisu tasted the best in its original flavor, thus I order the coffee Tiramisu. The vanilla ice-cream was yummy, but it melts in my mouth too quickly and disappears. It is slightly milkier and you can still taste bits of vanilla beans in the ice-cream. As for the cake
itself, it was served cold. In fact, I believe it was frozen before being served. The spongy cake was moist with creamy mascarpone and espresso – liquer. It was really tasty. The opera cake (RM 12.90) comes with a layer of chocolate fudge on the top layer. The cakes are then layered with cream in between. It was slightly sweet to my liking. Nothing fancy about this chocolate cake, as the cake layer was tad dry and hard.

The opera cake lack the “chocolate taste”, apart from the top layer of thin chocolate fudge, it taste more of a usual buttercream cake. It could have been better if it was served cold enough. RM12.90 for this cake was slightly pricey to me because the satisfaction I get from this cake is somewhat similar to the RM3 buttercream cake that I can get from normal bakery store. With the same price, I can even get 4 slices. But I believe that the effort to decorate the cake, helps to increase customer experience in this cafe. OF course, for people who prefer drier cake, this maybe suitable for you.

Despite the food standard falling below my expectation, I do believe that this place is worth-going due to it s pretty interior , the pretty Disney theme food as well as the ability to play board games & escape room games.

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Paik' Pan is a popular korean eatery serving mouth watering teokbokki (korean rice cakes) and Dakgalbi (Korean spicy chicken stew). It was a new addition to City Square, Johor.
Paik’ Pan allows you to choose from their menu different set meal. The difference between the sets was mainly due to the different marination and meat choice. It was their requirement to order minimum two sets. You can mix your order.We have order Spicy Dakgalbi Pan (Chicken) With Cheese (RM 38.80) and Teriyaki dakgalbi Pan (Chicken) (RM 30.80). We mixed both flavour together I feel that it mixed very well. The staff will serve you with the ingredients on the table before pouring in to stir fly for you. All you have to do is to sit down and wait till they tell you it’s done. Really love the food mixture. The teriyaki chicken was tender and sweet while the spicy dakgalbai was sweet spicy. Portion was big enough for two person sharing. If not enough, you can even add more topping (Ramen, Tteokbokki, cheese, Udon and sweet potato).

It was pretty cheap in my sense because in Singapore, the same will cost 3 times more due to currency difference.

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