13 Units Hong Kong Cafe
60G Jalan Pertama 1
Pusat Perdagangan Danga Utama
Johor Bahru
Johor Darul Ta'zim 81300
Malaysia
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| Bolo Bun With Double Butter (MYR RM8.80) |
Delicious Bakes And Desserts
(Ratings: On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 = Worst and 10 = Best)
Overall: 8
Ambience & Setting: 8
Food & Beverage: 8
Service: 7
Value for Money: 8
Spent about MYR RM25 / SGD $8 per person.
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Opened in July 2026, the name of 13 Units Hong Kong Cafe is a mahjong reference, symbolizing luck and nostalgia, tying into their overall theme. Popular for their baked pasties, 13 Units Hong Kong Cafe tends to draw a crowd across breakfast, lunch, and afternoon tea.
Ambience at 13 Units Hong Kong Cafe is retro, with neon signage and vintage celebrity photos adorning the walls. The wide booth seats and repurposed mahjong tables in the brightly lit space are comfortable. The mahjong-inspired decor lends a quirky character. Vintage drama serials play in the background, while the display of baked pastries smell delicious.
Service at 13 Units Hong Kong Cafe is friendly, with staff greeting and interacting with customers. They display good product knowledge in recommending and explaining dishes, and I note they clean up relatively efficiently when diners leave. Order fulfilment is prompt, yet the overall dining experience feels unhurried and pleasant. Suitable for lingering conversations.
Food at 13 Units Hong Kong Cafe is Chinese Cantonese cuisine, with a focus on Hong Kong style dishes and pastries. Regarded as authentic, hearty, and comforting, flavours of dishes strike a good balance between nostalgia and accessibility. Portions are large and generous, very filling. Prices are reasonable for a cafe, budget about MYR RM25 / SGD $8 per person.
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| 13 Units Hong Kong Cafe Exterior |
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| 13 Units Hong Kong Cafe Interior |
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| Display Counter |
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| Mahjong Decor Table |
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| Display Of Pastries |
The Iced Lemon Ribena With Mahjong Tile Cup (MYR RM6.80) has a fruity zesty tangy sour sweet flavour, nice and refreshing. The tiny mahjong tile in the lid of the cup is a removable collectible souvenir. Good!
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| Iced Lemon Ribena With Mahjong Tile Cup (MYR RM6.80) |
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| Iced Lemon Ribena With Mahjong Tile Cup |
The Mahjong Iced Milk Tea (MYR RM8.80) has a straightforward blend of black tea with whole milk, thin with earthy milky sweet flavour. The novelty here is a cube of frozen milk tea, imprinted with a mahjong character to resemble a playing tile. Good!
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| Mahjong Iced Milk Tea (MYR RM8.80) |
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| Mahjong Iced Milk Tea |
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| Mahjong Iced Milk Tea |
The Chee Cheong Fun With Peanut Sauce (MYR RM7.80) features chewy thin steamed rice noodle rolls with grainy sweet flavour, coated in a thin creamy peanut butter sauce with buttery sweet nutty flavour. Garnished with thin soy bean paste with earthy sweet flavour, and crunchy sesame seeds with nutty flavour. I would have preferred the sauce to be a little thicker. Worth ordering!
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| Chee Cheong Fun With Peanut Sauce (MYR RM7.80) |
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| Chee Cheong Fun With Peanut Sauce |
The Portuguese Egg Tart Original (MYR RM6.80) is delicious. The puff pastry base is crisp and flaky with a buttery savoury flavour, while the wobbly soft vanilla custard within has floral earthy sweet flavour. Nicely addictive. Highly recommended!
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| Portuguese Egg Tart Original (MYR RM6.80) |
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| Portuguese Egg Tart Original |
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| Portuguese Egg Tart Original |
The Portuguese Egg Tart Pistachio (MYR RM8.80) is a novel rendition. The puff pastry base is crisp and flaky with a buttery savoury flavour, while the wobbly soft pistachio custard within has earthy nutty sweet flavour. Good!
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| Portuguese Egg Tart Pistachio (MYR RM8.80) |
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| Portuguese Egg Tart Pistachio |
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| Portuguese Egg Tart Pistachio |
The Bolo Bun With Double Butter (MYR RM8.80) has a crisp crumbly crust on the exterior, while the interior is warm soft fluffy, with bready sweet flavour. The thick slabs of butter lend buttery salty flavour, yum. Well-executed, will order again. Good!
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| Bolo Bun With Double Butter (MYR RM8.80) |
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| Bolo Bun With Double Butter |
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| Bolo Bun With Double Butter |
The Pork Luncheon Meat, Chicken Egg, Sesame Oil Nissin Instant Noodles (MYR RM13.80) is a comforting bowl of noodles. The springy bouncy wheat flour instant noodles has grainy sweet flavour, the tender pork luncheon meat has meaty salty savoury flavour, the crunchy kai-lan / Chinese kale / Chinese broccoli has vegetal sweet flavour, and the wobbly runny chicken egg has eggy sweet flavour. The think soup / broth is warm with earthy nutty salty savoury sweet flavour. Soulful. Highly recommended!
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| Pork Luncheon Meat, Chicken Egg, Sesame Oil Nissin Instant Noodles (MYR RM13.80) |
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| Pork Luncheon Meat, Chicken Egg, Sesame Oil Nissin Instant Noodles |
The Steamed Milk Pudding (MYR RM5.80) is uncomplicated, with a wobbly bouncy soft texture and bright milky sweet flavour. Good!
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| Steamed Milk Pudding (MYR RM5.80) |
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| Steamed Milk Pudding |
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