Address: No.1,2,3 Gerai, Jalan Loo Hong Jon, Kampung Baru Pandan, 81100 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Google Map Link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/GbECebMaja4hdF957
(Please refer to the Timings provided in the Google Map Link for the Operating Hours.)
About this 班兰公园美食阁 Pandan Park Food Court (Hawker Centre)
This was an Adorable Little Mini Neighbourhood Hawker Centre that I spotted on Google Maps while researching for Places to eat in Kampung Pandan so I thought I might as well give it a go.
Located near to a Children Playground, this was Really a Very Small Hawker Centre with only 4 Stalls. Other than a Tze Char Stall and a Drink/Snack Stall that were Open, the rest of the Stalls were closed on a Saturday Evening at 7.39pm when I visited. Not sure if they're closed or No Longer in Business tbh.
Restroom Facility is available at a Corner near to the Tze Char Stall side.
I have tried my best to Take Photos of ALL the Available Food Stalls here. 📷
This may be the Most Comprehensive List of Food Stalls of this Place Online.
Very Sleepy Little Place with Not Much Customers and feels like this Place is catered More for the Locals living around the Neighbourhood. The Hawker Center itself looks like it has been around for Many Years at least. I believe our Favourite JB Resident Amelia mentioned something about this place as she stayed in Kampung Pandan in the Past.
Her Quote was:
"During the 80's the playground area at night got several Chinese stalls, the best is ikan bakar and laksa. Those days si ham so cheap, so our laska always got 2 big table spoon of laksa. hahaha... These 2 stalls retired already."
So as you can see, this is the Sort of Place that brings back Fond Nostalgic Memories for Current and Former Residents of this Neighbourhood. I could also feel there is alot of History in this Place as I explored around.
As I observed and took Photos of the Place, there were of course several Curious Stares. Hahaha I felt so Outsider that time. As time went on, I observed More Customers coming to eat the Tze Char but its also never like Full House like that.
Unless you're specifically in Kampung Pandan (itself is already a Lesser Known JB Suburb) with Nothing to Eat or just simply Curious, I don't feel its really necessary to visit this place. This Post is just made because I simply cannot find any further information about this place on the Internet.
I hope at the very least this post can at least help spark some Fond Nostalgic Memories for Folks who remember this Place in the Past. Do you have any Fond Memories of this Place? Do share with us in the Comments below!
Hi Ryan, during the 80's the stalls are self built with wooden plank and zinc roof. We ate quite often at the stalls here cos during the 80's not much varities and also no cafe or modern kopitiam. Last time also not many stalls, I think around 5 or 6 stalls only. The one we ate most often is ikan bakar and laksa/noodle soup stalls. Cos we are regular so we allowed to scoop our own siham without extra charge. hahahaha...
ReplyDeleteIt was after quite sometimes only bandaraya built the concrete hawker stalls and children playground. Morning only have 1 Malay stall selling roti prata, roti jala, nasi lemak, etc... Have not eaten here after the laksa and ikan bakar retired.
Very classic feel u describing using wooden plank and zinc roof. ❤️ wa hahaha so nice the boss let you ownself scoop siham sia. 😅 whats "Bandaraya" btw? I'm guessing this is some District Governor? 🤔 i'm glad this brings back some memories for you. 😊
DeleteBandaraya is town council.
ReplyDeleteThe other food court infront of the mutton soup is better but open at 6pm and Sunday close. Famous is the Sin Huat ikan bakar, then have KCT, nasi lemak, fried chicken, ice kacang, YTF, Galaxy WTM, very power name Galaxy. hahahaha....This food court every day also crowded, need go early like 6pm to get seat.
ah ok so bandaraya means town council. 👍 ah yes Sin Chop Food Court you mentioned the other time. 👍 it was closed the last time i visited, next time got chance I'll explore again. 😋
DeleteThere is an old folks home near the food court, it's actually a house facing the Malay cementry. Not many old folks cos it's just a small units. I went few times to give donation.
ReplyDeleteAfter playground, used to have homemade taufu fah, soya bean drink and YCK. He used to sell infront of his house but now retired. Last time during the 80's damp kanasai type of attitute cos he is the only one selling in Pandan area. Then married a wife also KNN type of pattern sibeh how lian and lansi cos business very good mah. hahahaha... I used to asked my FIL or MIL to tapau cos I don't like to see their face.hahaha...
By the way during the 80's the kampong Pandan road had pasar malam until the 90's then don't know why town council don't allows to sell. One reason maybe it effected a lot of houses cos they cannot go out or can only go home after 10pm. Cos only 1 main road, pasar malam stalls started from Sin huat ikan bakar food court until to our house lorong. But those days pasar malay very shiok and the food also tasty.
wow lots of history indeed. ❤️ hahaha with all the lansi haolian, haizz end up also retired in the end. 😅 having made soya milk myself, I would have love to taste how its like if its those super gao gao type. 😋 Also interesting trivia of a Pasar malam last time. 👍
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